Recent work-- Gift Pictures

Many thanks to Javier. A good friend and repeat customer. Pictures are 12x 16. Medium is graphite and Airbrush.

Archive II

From the Fantasy Sketch Groups at the St. Louis Artist Guild. Black paper with colored pencils. Original size 12x17.

Belated Follow-up & Archive

So the "WEIRD AL" concert was awesome!! All the songs he sang I knew, so I sang along. After the concert, my friend Quince and I tried to see Al and get him to sign a print of the pic and give him the original (the one from the last post). Unfortunately, they didn't let us in but promised to give it to Mr. Yankovic. Props to Quince for being extremely supportive and the talker through it all as I was star struck. There were people there with VIP Backstage Passes. Ohh well, perhaps next time. Stupidly, I forgot to put my contact info with the Caricature, so I sent the same pic for the Gallery Page on his website and added my contacts. Time will tell what will happen. Stay tuned. So people often ask me if I do anything other than caricatures and comics. The answer is yes! This is from my archive probably Ricks(now BYU Idaho). Nowadays, I attend a Monthly sketch group when I have the time. So variety will be on the menu this week on the blog. Expect a post every other day. Who knows what it could be? Medium: white conte. On 9x12 Canson Brown textured paper.

Gone to the concert! Wish me luck!

"Dare To Be Fanboy" Day 4: Steve Jay/ Al 2

Day4: Steve Jay. Weird Al's Boss Bass Guitarist. Great Forehead. Rock on! Graphite & Airbrush. Original 12x16.

Day4 continued: Al 2. The Happy Man himself with the greatest instrument of all time! Graphite & Airbrush. Original 12x16.

Finished Color version Jim West.

Dare to Be Fanboy Day 3: Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz

Day 3 Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. Weird Al's drummer. And unbeknownst but now knownst his official archiver of the Weird Al band. I found out they have just came out with "Weird Al"
Trading cards. A definite must have for me. And, I would not be surprised if images came from Bermuda's inventory. He also did the Weird Al website. Way to go Bermuda! Pencil sketch. 5.5x 8.5 paper.

"Dare to Be Fanboy" Day 2: Jim West

Day 2: Jim West. One of Weird Al's multi-talented guitarists. A true Rocker. Graphite & Airbrush. Original 12x16.

"Dare to be Fanboy" Week: Day 1 "Weird Al"

Day 1-- "Weird Al" Yankovic Doodle. I've decided this week will be Al all week. In preparation for the caricature I am planning on presenting him and his band at the concert. I figured why not? I have been a caricaturist for 8 years. Why not draw my favorite group and present him with it? Yes I am a fan and it may be shameless but I'm sure I'm not alone. Anyway rather than babble, for the next five days you will see here the sketches thumbies and/or roughs leading up to the picture of him and his band. Perhaps I'll even get him to sign it. That would be sweet! Graphite & Airbrush. Top corner of a 12x16 sheet of paper.

2010 Monkeys in the Park

It's often been a un-established tradition that I usually draw everyone as something. My most favorite was the everybody's a superhero year which was posted here a few years back. (Noteworthy: This was also the first drawing of my alter-ego "Cookieman" in costume.) Which is soon to be fleshed out on comic book form by years end(if not sooner). But I digress, this year EVERYONE'S A MONKEY. Not to be confused with one year everyone's an animal(not posted). So here are: L-R Robert, Jacob, Linda, Jordan, Me(with cookies), Colin, Jimmy, Anthony, Greg, Ryan(with pride), and Mike. It's been a bit of a slow year thus far so, I admonish you to come down to the park(Six Flags St. Louis) and patronize us (in the business sense).

Lost

Since the final episodes are airing I thought it fitting to jump on the bandwagon and do a Lost Caricature. Having Only seen the pilot and a couple episodes, I am definetly not an authority on the above series. But J.J. Abrahms story is engrossing enough to contine my watching it on Hulu. If only I had more time.(like an extra month). Anyways, I hope you enjoy this entry. Original size: 12 x 16. Medium: Graphite & Airbrush. (Included, is the quasi-complete black/white drawing. Added as a behind the scenes look at my process.)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! This caricature was done for my eldest sister. Meet my neice, Molly. This picture actually does two things at once. You see Molly's Birthday was yesterday. So, Happy Birthday, Molly! Medium: Graphite & Airbrush Original 12 x16.(photo courtesy of Heidi M. Weber).

Bullock's Blind Side

Sandra Bullock. Oscar Winner Best Actress of "The Blind Side"(great movie). Unfortunately this wonderful actress is being overshadowed by her former husband Jesse James' escapades and according to Entertainment Weekly he is now "the Most Hated Man in the World". I agree. Poor, poor Sandra!!

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins. Also done for "Let's Draw". Medium-Marquette, Blue colored pencil, and Photoshop colors.

Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His birthday was yesterday, another "Lets Draw" entry. Medium green colored pencil and Marquette.

Paul Newman

Cool Hand Luke. Butch Cassidy. Newman's Own. Nobody's Fool. However you remember him an all around nice guy and founder of the Hole-in-the-wall Gang the late great Paul Newman had a birthday the other day. Drawn for the "Lets Draw" section at www.caricature.org the website of the International Society of Caricature Artists to which I have belonged since 2007. Medium-blue pencil and Markette.

Nick Jonas Fan

Raffle winner!! My sister asked me to be one of the raffled items in a Church Auction. From what I learned later, it was the second most sought after item gleaning $20. The highest was an i-pod at $75, if I remember correctly. I guess Apple Tech is better than me(I had a sneaking suspicion this was the case). One of the few times I never met the subject or the parents. It was to be a surprise birthday gift(I was told it was well liked). Besides including Nick Jonas, the gap was also requested. Graphite and Airbrush. Size: 12x16.

Christmastures

Commissioned by my mother-in laws' sister as gifts. I've always enjoyed personalizing caricatures with interests, jobs, and environment when occasion permits. Unfortunately, the third picture's reference was not saved. All pictures Graphite and Airbrush. Size 12x16.