quickpaint

Feeling under the gun, painted this yesterday.   Yup, still feel under the gun.  GenCon ahoy.

Pacific Rim fanart

Saw Pacific Rim a few weeks ago, and I found it to be spectacularly fun.  This was drawn in red pencil, inked/finalized with my preferred type of pen, and slathered with black acrylic paint.  That's actually my preferred "traditional" methodology.  Often I'll draw elements separately & composite them in Sketchbook Pro; not necessary in this case.

Warnings From History! episode 117

This was intended to be a mock "Man's Finest"-style periodical, catering to individuals whose paths cross with those of a super-scientific bent.  "All-True!" type stuff.  Plus, I really wanted to draw a capuchin monkey wearing spectacles.
Fun fact- I drew a separate background for this, and filled all the shelves despite knowing they wouldn't be visible.  Included:  A Fiji Mermaid, a full set of World Book Encyclopedias, Inspector Legrasse's recovered swamp idol, a doctor's bag, a Hand of Glory, two volumes of The Pnakotic Manuscript, a pirate chest, a display frame of butterfly wings, the complete collection of Monster Women Magazine to-date, a large volume of De Vermis Mysterius, a skull, two decorative plates. and a copy of the latin Necronomicon.

this post was too awful to let live.

Monster Women #6: Shuna Sassi

Direct from Midian and lovely in quills, Miss Shuna Sassi!

A few years ago I did a rougher version of Shuna, much more sexualized.  That piece is what gave me the idea for this series.  I upped the wholesomeness for Monster Women magazine, but Shuna Sassi has always seemed really striking to me.  A mix of danger, sexuality and genuine other-ness.  Yes, I'm a little strange. 

...and now for something completely unrelated

  I've been obsessing over painters that create images that I cannot...a lot of loose strokes, minimal blending.  Which runs completely contrary to how my creative brain works, when it comes to painting.  So.  This was an hour or two in artrage, from ref of the always adorable Miss Heather Holiday. 

Monster Women update: PROGRESS!

   Progress!  Monster Women Magazine presents:  The Bride of Frankenstein's Monster, and Athena, the Girl from the Green Dimension.  Super-happy with these two.  Well, for now at least.

  Layout & graphics work continues on the mock covers. 

...and 3 more paintings are in-progress.  One more to go for the base set of 9 images.  Will have 3 additional paintings as extras, as well as a final surprise 10th image for the set.   It is, in fact, getting there.