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Sheryl asked me to draw her a picture. She had this wacky idea that she wanted to get a temporary tattoo on her belly now that she's pregnant. She wanted a picture of an alien baby ripping it's way out of her. So I drew this up for her. Here is a pre-colored image. Yeah, you ask me for something sick and disgusting like that and I'm more than happy to oblige. Seems to come naturally to me. I don't know where it comes from... I had such a happy upbringing.... so no, Mom, it's not your fault. Finished April 2006.
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After months of procrastination, I finally finished the drawing of the girl with the steak to compliment the baby dragon for my Tattoo care sheets. After the sketch, I did a final vector drawn image with color. Finished April 2006.
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This big guy walked into SleeveMasters and got to talking to Lee. Lee convinced him that I was really good at drawing dragons. I had to bang this out while Sheryl was visiting Ella and I. I didn't even have time to finish the scales on the neck, but it served it's purpose. You can check out the tattoo here. Finished February 2006.
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While I was working at SleeveMasters, I needed something cute to use as a personal identifier. I wanted to use this primarily for my tattoo care sheets, but figured I could use him on a number of other signs as well. I drew this original design and then vector drew and colored the image. This way the dragon can be changed to any color with a simple click. Finished October 2005.
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After reworking the original idea for years, finally getting a permanent design (as seen on my homepage), and reworking a simpler, stamping design (as seen in the side navigation bar), I decided to make an artistic rendering of my crest. One that could facilitate more decorative uses. Something that could be hung on a wall or used as a tattoo. Finished February 2003.
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This is the design for the back of my 2002 Halloween invite. I worked from a number of different pictures to create this sexy version of the Bride of Frankenstein. Finished September 2002.
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This sketch was originally supposed to be a new logo for Grave Sights Hearse Club, but when they decided to go with a different design, I used it for the header on my 2002 Halloween invitations. The finished product had a lot of fancy computer effects, but this is the original artwork. Finished September 2002.
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This was produced as a tattoo design for a friend of mine. He just wanted a simple design incorporating 3 hearts
and a banner on which to put the names of his mother and sisters. I tried to do one better by giving the picture
a feeling of unity and fullness. Finished February 1999.
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This picture was started back in 1995 but for some reason it was put off. When I finally finished it, I felt that
I couldn't finish it in the same manner that I began it. The end result is a collage of Jim that mimics our
friendship... fresh and solid at one point, but fading into a mess at another. Finished June 1998.
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I began this picture of Stefanie on our honeymoon of all things. The final version was used on the First
Annual Chase All-Hallow's Eve Gathering invitations. Everyone but her loved them.
Finished November 1997.
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I took a number of pictures of my wonderful bride to be while she was still in college. This is one of the
results. Finished June 1996.
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In college, Stefanie had a screen name and description in an online
chat venue called NAILS. This is my depiction of her alter ego. Finished November 1995.
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The idea for this drawing came from a culmination of a poem I had written while I was having back problems and a sketch of a dragon that I had seen at Carthage College. I really liked how the wings of the dragon stretched into a shape that seemed seperate from the rest of the body, giving the impression of three foes instead of one. I tried to capture that same feeling with the demon foe in the drawing. It was a big departure from my normal style of drawing which would use real world anatomy to construct the wings. Finished October 1995.
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I had snapped a quick informal picture of Erika and I really liked the leisurely output. I had also been wanting to do a Negal-esque drawing for some time. This quote just seemed to go with Erika's personality when it came to men... I couldn't resist the odd combination. Finished August 1995.
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This drawing was created in an effort to assure Erika Fountain that I was not a sleeze for
drawing her naked in the following two pictures. My intentions were only ever to have a slim female figure in
my pictures, never to embarrass her. Although she didn't say anything, after she saw
Madness I could tell that she had some doubts as to my intentions.
This seemed to make up for it. Finished April 1995.
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This drawing was created while I was doing a drug study in Madison. In preparation for this study I collected
a page of quotes from Bartlett's and took some reference photos of Erika Fountain (she was clothed at the time, if
anyone is curious). Finished April 1995.
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This piece was created on the off week I was doing a drug study in Madison. This is one of my favorite pieces because of the movement in the picture. Everything is spiraling towards the center giving it a feeling of falling into the madness that the quote is talking about.
Finished April 1995.
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This piece was also created while I was doing a drug study in Madison. I didn't have anything that I could think of
drawing so I started to sketch the church outside the window. I put the dragon in as a symbol of any sort of
hardship. People are always praying in church and in essence expecting their religion to save them. Religion
can't save you, only proactive steps in your own life can change anything. God himself may be able to save you,
but I prefer to think that he enjoys seeing how good we are at getting out of our own messes. These are the
thoughts I was trying to convey. Finished April 1995.
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I came up with this in an effort to have a symbol or crest that I could call my own. You'll notice that the dragon
forms a yin yang on the interior of the circle. The circle itself has the 12 points and symbols of the zodiac.
The dragon is holding an ankh (the Egyptian symbol of life) in his left hand and his tail contains Om
(the Hindu holy word refering to Brahma, the Hindu god of creation). Finally, the entire drawing is underlined
by the symbol for infinity. You can see a finished version of this symbol on my homepage,
but this is the original hand-drawn version. Finished November 1994.
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This was drawn from a photo that was taken only moments after Stefanie and I met. I then reproduced it as a fine
line ink drawing to try to impress and woo her. (Who says woo anymore?) One of my favorite sketchbook
drawings. Finished July 1994
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This is a representation of my ex-girlfriend. Michelle was by far the best model I ever worked with. She
was very adept at following directions when it came to poses and facial expressions.
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During a Social Economic class, my professor said this phrase during his lecture. He meant one thing but I took
the phrase and turned it into my own idea.
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Most of the following were from one semester class in college. Our assignment for the class was to fill the sketchbook and use only non-eraseable media. All non-class drawings will be noted as such. |
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This is the last picture that I drew in my sketchbook. I knew I didn't have much room left and I wanted to go out with a bang. The drawing sort of took on a life of it's own. I started out drawing the green dragon, but he turned out so well, and so active looking, that I decided to have him battling another dragon. The angle that I had drawn his head at was an odd one, so it neccesitated a low-slung foe. One thing just kept leading to another, I then needed to have a reason for them to fight, hence the crystal heart. The little gnomes were just a last minute idea to bring a little comedy to the picture. The end result took up two pages of my sketchbook, hence the seam in the middle. 16x10 in.
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This was one of my last pieces, as well. This is a portrait of my girlfriend at the time, Michelle Mestan. I like the piece and how the colors flow, but it really isn't a good representation of who she was. It looks like her, but it doesn't feel like her.
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This character, created after I graduated, was for a mascot/logo for my employer at the time, Video Gallery. The owner wanted something much more whimsical though, and this was relegated to the trash heap. I still like this idea more. Titled: Super VG Media: Ink in Sketchbook Back to Top |
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This drawing was long after my class was over, while I was working as a security guard. I found that being a security guard gave me an unbelievable amount of free time to draw and write. If only it paid more. The picture was just another of the odd things that floated through my head. When they begged loud enough, I would put them down on paper.
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This dragon was created when my employer at the time, Video Gallery, sponsored a stock car and they wanted something really cool looking for the hood that would attract attention. I sketched this out and they really liked it and wanted to put it on. For some reason, it never happened though. Too bad really. Titled: VG Dragon Media: Ink in Sketchbook Back to Top |
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I also created this drawing after the class ended while I was on a drug study. It is a graphical representation of a poem that I wrote. If you don't understand it, I really can't explain it.
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I also created this drawing after the class ended while I was on a drug study. I was still a bit heart-broken by my girlfriend. I've always thought about making this into a large poster. Titled: Damn Eros Media: Ink and Marker in Sketchbook Back to Top |
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This is another drawing created after the class ended while I was on a drug study. It was taken from the lyrics of a Blue Oyster Cult song, before I had seen the movie Heavy Metal. Once I had seen the movie, I found the similarities to be astounding. (NOTICE: This double-wide piece is currently unviewable, please be patient.) Titled: The Pact Media: Ink in Sketchbook Back to Top |
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This is one of my favorite sketchbook pictures because it is from when I was on top of my game with life-drawing. It was created after my class ended during the summer of 1992. This drawing was finished in about 5 minutes, completely in ballpoint pen. It is admittedly rough, but I consider it one of my best drawings because all the errors are still on the page, there was no erasing, and I believe it took the most skill.
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This was another drawing that I just decided to pick up and do. Roscoe was sitting there and I decided that I was bored so I sketched him. This was when I really realized how much my life drawing class had done for me.
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I drew this the same day that I drew Roscoe. I just had nothing to do. The outcome was nice though. I really liked the flow of some of the lines.
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My good friend, Rich Paro, commissioned me to do a cover for a book of poetry he was trying to put together. I never finished the drawing because he never finished his book, but the idea still merits notice.
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This piece was one of a series that I drew for a friend of mine in college. We had been having lunch together and I told "Michelle" that I was in the art program. She requested that I draw some pictures of her and since I was in my Life Drawing class, I said sure, since it would be something that I would have to do anyway... it may as well be her. She showed up the following day with a series of nude photographs of herself that her boyfriend had taken (He was in the photography program) and wanted me to draw them for her. Who am I to say no to an offer like that? I'm especially proud of this piece because it's not that easy to watercolor on sketchbook paper.
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This was a class assignment in which we were to draw from some sort of action. (ie. aerobics class, soccer game, basketball game, etc.) I chose to sketch from some local skaters that were ripping it up. I did an initial sketch in pencil and filled in the inks later. Titled: No Posers Media: Ink in Sketchbook Back to Top |
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This picture was put together quickly as something to fill up my sketchbook before it was to be graded. This character eventually became one of my leads in Anathema, a comic book I started writing.
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This dragon was also drawn in a hurry as something to fill up my sketchbook before it was to be graded. I like the outcome, but it really didn't show off my life drawing skills. Here is an airbrush rendering of the same dragon when I applied it to a wall mural at Northwestern University.
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This assignment was to draw an impression of ourselves. I opted for a collage. The intent was to fill the page, but time constraints being as they were, this is the end result.
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After I parted with my long-time girlfreind, Jenny, I still had a number of pictures we had taken together. I chose colored pencil because I had wanted to try out a new set of pencils that I had just purchased. This is a culmination of those pictures and a little bit of imagination. Unfortunately I gave the pictures back to her and I'm sure they're long since destroyed.
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This is another picture of the Michelle from school. I finished this as a filler piece for my sketchbook. I've always loved the detail that I can render with pointalism. It takes an awefully long time, but the results are always satisfying.
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This was the first dragon that I drew after high school. It was also one of my first drawings after I discovered Pigma pens. I still use Pigma pens, almost exclusively, when I'm doing ink work. In this section, when I refer to "ink" it's usually Pigma pens I'm refering to. All other felt-tips are refered to as such. This drawing also showed how far my life drawing had come in just a few months.
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This was an in-class assignment. We had a nude model for the class period, and I was surprised how my skills in life drawing had advanced at that point. This is straight ink, no preliminary pencils, of the live nude from class. Several dozen were drawn during this time, but these are my favorites out of the entire assignment.
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The assignment for this project was to have a friend sit for you and to sketch their portrait. As usual I procrastinated and ended up drawing this from a picture about an hour before class. It's a good thing I had such a crush on this girl that I carried around her picture.
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This drawing was an in-class assignment. The teacher brought in a full size skeleton and we were to sketch it, as with most projects, straight ink, no erasing. I misjudged the length and started to run out of room. So I made the skeleton sitting. It got a laugh.
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This little guy was just a doodle in my sketchbook during one of my more boring classes. I've always really liked him though, so here he is.
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