you know it'll be a long school year when....

when...this is how ya look on the second day...yes, this is my kid, starting the second grade with a ...attitude...

DONE!!!!!!!!!...well almost.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I know I've commented about this kitchen remodel project I'm doing before, but I thought I'd post some pics of the "almost" finished project. This all started because this lady in my neighborhood decided to remodel her kitchen and when I asked what she was doing with her old cabnets, she said I could have em...for free. Her old kitchen was real nice, so I took her custom made maple cabnets and retro fit them into a house that I rent out. Here are the results of almost 2 months of work...(at night after work)

this was the old kithen...very 50's huh?


This was half way through the demolition...I knew I was in too deep.


Here is how it all turned out pretty satisfying!

just more painter experiments...

I'm starting to figure things out a little...20-30 more of these little doodles and I might find a few comfort zones. Always nice to paint in your comport zone!

even though it's not art, it was still fun!

My son, who is a hard core soccer player and fan, and I went to the Real Madrid vs Real Salt Lake game last Sat night. Even though our seats were WAY up there it was still fun! kind of like watching the game from a plane!


for those of you that can't tell...I know it's hard...that's the man himself, David Beckhem!

It's almost Friday, and I AM ready!

another little painter doodle.

quick painter sketch.

here is a little painter sketch I painted yesterday morning just to get back into it on a Monday

I'm still here...and almost done with all the destractions

Here is a fun little drawing I did of my wife while we were sitting in church today...I think she actually liked it!

It's never too early!!

As hot as it is right now it sure seems a little wierd to be painting Santa, but I thought I'd get a jump on it this year. Last year a neighbor asked if I could do a Christmas card for a charity thing she was doing and I wanted to but didn't make the time to get started...Soooo, here is a w.i.p that should get done by Dec!! Merry Christmas!

Wasatch Classic XIII

Well, I did one of those things I've always wanted to do yesterday. I put my VW bug in a local VW aircooled only show. That's right I put the car I restored all myself in a carshow. It was fun! A lot of people had nice things to say and a few even voted for my car! I didn't take home the trophey, but it was fun just the same. Here are few pics of the event.


This is my 1961 ragtop




There were a LOT of really nice cars there...like this '64 bus and this '56 bug with a roof rack and tons of excessories...it even had an old period correct Judson supercharger. You don't see those very often! There was even a fantastic '59 Porche that showed up. It wasn't officially in the show, but they let him stay because he is like a "vw aircooled cousin"... and because it was almost flawless and really impressive!!

mood swings!

life sure has been all over the place lately! I'm workin way to hard on my apt. kitchen remodel...and spending too much money. So here is a little editorial sketch in my old conceptual style...see it's me!? I really do like drawing like this. Sorry Miles, not much I know. I'll start posting again when...or if life calms down a little.

mobster

sat down this morning and doodled out this guy.

ever start something ya wish ya wouldn't have?

I've got this "little project" I started...wow, when and how did I ever become so optimistic. This is how I feel every night just before I go home take a shower and crawl into bed. Still a long way to go.

exercise

well, I'm back at work after nearly a week off. Sorry no posts for a while. I'm half way through a total kitchen remodel and haven't had much extra time. My older sister called yesterday and demanded something new to look at. When the older sister asks, I jump! sometimes....well here ya go. This illustration shows that exercise can only take ya sooo far. Aint nothin makin up for too many years of hard livin!

dragonflyer

I sketched this out yesterday and really had fun with it. I know it isn't anything that exceptional, but I thought it turned out. I used to live in Korea, and saw kids there flying live dragonflys on the end of strings...kinda like a kite.

here is a little sketch from this morning.

this is nothing special, just a little doodle to get that cake thing outta sight. Monday...it's an unusual Monday payday...makes it much easier.



and another...just goofy pencil sketches...who knows where this stuff comes from.

illustration friday: cake

thought I'd do something for illustration friday since I haven't had any time to post anything else this week. Cake....a little boring. How do you make cake fun? Well, guys seem to always put a cute girl wearing something skimpy in cakes...I've never seen this in person, but this is what I came up with...it kind of turned into a big mess!
Happy friday everyone.

I found a girlfriend for sucker boy!

well, this proves there is a match out there for everyone! Ok, maybe it doesn't prove that, but I felt suckerboy needed a girlfriend...they might be cousins!?
here she is...

where does this stuff come from?

I started to doodle today and this is what came out....where does this stuff come from??

longboard.

here is a sketch for a monday morning. I guess this comes from my California childhood. There is nothing like a quality skateboard. My son has a sector seven longboard and I borrow it all the time. skateboards have sure come a long way since the first sealed bearing roadrider wheels I had as a kid. Ah the good ol days!

"tomboy"

things sure have seemed busy for me lately. my goal to sketch everyday has not worked out so well, but I'm trying to get back into it. I started sketching this little girl this morning and it reminded me of my little niece. She is a girl, but you better not tell her that...she may just beat you up.

I've been trying to model in 3d.

I've been experimenting in Max. Here is a little character (actually the very first post here on my blog) I've been trying to model up in 3D. I'm still working on things. I've got him all there almost, now I've just got to mess with it a while more until I can get it closer to my drawing....but hey it's a start!

illustration friday: fat

I forgot to check the topic until just a few minutes ago....fat...that is fun.
here is a very quick little sketch. it needs some refinement, but I did it real fast just to see what I could come up with. I've been modeling my own little character this week so didn't want to take too much time away from that....Happy Friday Everyone!

sketch.

we as artists sure spend a lot of time developing our skills...I saw a lot of illustrators leave the profession over the past several years while things have been a little slow...I wonder what they are all doing now?

Illustration Friday: Robot

I know I promised no more old stuff, but this is 3d and is something I textured at work just a few years back....I thought it would work nicely for this topic...so I'm postin it anyway! I know, I can already hear it from you Pepe!

Happy Monday Morning!

I started a digital painting on Friday and I thought I'd post a sneak peek at a face detail. I'm not very far on it yet, but am having fun doing something a little more realistic. We'll see how things go and try to get some more painting time in on it this week.

something new!

my littlest brother called me on something last night. he asked, "how does posting 10 year old stuff help you find a new style?" Truth is, it doesn't. I was just trying to give the 2 people who look at my blog something else to look at. So that's it, no more old junk will be posted here! Duane, here is something new I did yesterday. It was done completely on the computer in painter. There ya go...go take care of your houses!

traditional stuff

here are some old "dark" pieces that were done over 10 years ago now for bookcovers. Keep in mind that a lot of these had type added over (or around) the illustration...that usually helped. I picked these few pieces out 'cuz they matched my mood. ;-)

Concept Sketches.

I love concept sketches, especially when they set a mood. I'm not very good at doing nice bold strokes and leaving it alone...I've always appriciated those concept guys that just lay it all out there so fast. Anyway, here is a concept type piece using my Tarzan sketch from last week

Happy Easter!

here is a little easter doodle. Don't let you kids eat too much candy!

Illustration Friday: Speed

Here is a little computer doodle that I did yesterday. I used painter and experimented a little. The overall look is quite a bit different for me. Anyway, here is a my character I nicknamed speed. He is the holder of 4 land speed records!...Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Mo sketches.

Here are a few sketches from last week.