Grackle

I'm continuing my bird-inspired series with birds common to central Texas, so here I present a grackle. Like a mean shitty small crow. If a grackle was a person, I'm pretty sure this is the kind of person it would be.

Quick ideas

A while ago my roommate comissioned me to design a piece combining our two major fears: giant squids (mine) and Charlie Chaplin (his). This was a tricky piece for me to get through, but I managed, and I think it turned out pretty well.

 This second piece is a person I saw at a drag show the other week. Apparently she's a local drag queen here in Austin. I was so interested in the look she put together, I just wanted to jot it down.

Old things made new

 I finally got around to finishing up a couple older pieces. Here's Bad Luck Tony all colored up:

And a piece I started ages ago, but finally touched up and decided to put up here. I was really into spies at the time:

Baba Yaga's House

Drawn several months ago, painted today. Baba yaga's hut!

Books books books

I'm playing around with prototypes of books I could make a lot of and maybe sell, so here's one in a cigar tin!

BchzBcrZ95

I had a silly idea to draw a picture of the worst online dating profile picture I could think of. The result was not so extreme, perhaps, but I'm pleased with the reaction of mild revulsion most people seem to experience when they see it.

More books! More leather!

Here's a word I discovered: rejectamenta: things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.
I like this word! So I made a book out of scraps and called it rejectamenta. A journal for bad ideas!

Making Good on Blog Titles.

I've been into bookbinding for a very long time, though I've been horrible at documenting my work. Recently for a friends birthday my girlfriend and I made a leather-bound book - my first ever - and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Linocut Castle

I haven't done any printing in ages, and lino has never been my favorite process, but I'm pretty satisfied with the results here.

Bird Women, reprise

A while back (years) I was into an idea of drawing women inspired by birds. I passed over a really obvious choice then, but have come back to it. Peacock!

Another Work Binge

After a long time of not working and/or not posting work, here comes some stuff. Less finished first.

Just a quick colored pencil drawing of a cameo-style antlered woman. Ok!

Disapproving Moon

There are nights when I get bored and do absolutely nothing. Then there are nights when I get bored and something dumb falls out of my brain and I obsess over it for hours until I have it just the way I want it. So it was with Disapproving Moon.

The moon can totally see what you're doing, and it just wants you to know: gross, dude. Seriously? Come on. Ew.

I Love it When My Friends Have Birthdays.

Very recently my dear friend and roommate celebrated his birthday. Dude's a big fan of the x-men, one member in particular, so what do I do? Well, here, allow me to show, rather than tell.

This is the front, center, and back of the card I made for him. Is one of my favorite activities drawing hilariously effete/sexualized versions of men my friends and loved ones admire as gifts for them? Yes. I think I can answer yes to that with a fair amount of confidence.

Bad Luck Tony, and other musings.

Here are a couple of other things I've done recently. I did a very silly ink design of some weird dude:

His name is Bad Luck Tony. I may color him one of these days, but HOW? That's the big question.

I also did a lino-cut for the first time in quite a while, and pulled a few different versions.

The yellow one is far and away my favorite.

Until next time, friends!

Dr. Sketchy

Oh, hi! Last weekend I went to a figure drawing event here in Austin (Dr. Sketchy's anti art school). Super fun, and I haven't done figure drawing in ages, never mind figure drawing with costumes and props and junk. Here's some of the result:

The poses ranged from 2 minutes, to 20. The two below were 20 minute poses.

Drawin' ladies, yessir.

Scenes from a Bad Life: Volume III

Hey there, would you like some concept art for short films I haven't made (yet)? Of course you would. Here you go, just for you!

"Disaster bros"

"Untitled Atmospheric Horror Short"

Please bare in mind that these are working titles. I'm almost definitely not going to name something "Disaster bros."

For more news and information about my film life in tandem with my good friend Tim Printup, look at this! Our film blog!

Until next time, friends.

Scenes from a Bad Life: Volume II

I've continued working on the "Scenes From a Bad Life" series, and here are a few of the later ones that I had some fun with.

It's Worth Mentioning that this is not social commentary.

It's just that if I were absolutely forced to make a zombie movie,

this is the one I would make. Also, fever dreams can be a blast.

Cragoe, out!

And now, Evidence of my Mom Being a Weird Lady

These are images from a calendar I made for my mom for her birthday. They are all of historical/entertainment figures that she has a thing for. It's an odd collection, as you will see, and the calendar itself is entitled "A Year of my Mom's Weird Crushes."

Enjoy the pinups of dudes who should never be pinups: