Things I've been working on....

I'm in the midst of a cross-country vacation/relocation right now, so I haven't had too much time to draw recently, but I have managed to do some things artistic in the past few weeks. Here's a sand dragon (named Bill) that Adam and I made on the beach at Perdido Key in the past week. If the tide and the wind haven't killed him yet, he's still there keeping watch over a neighborhood of sand castles nearby:

And these are some mock-ups I made as part of a timed art test for an illustration job that I didn't end up getting. It was for a company that makes mobile MMOs and while it was definitely not within my usual style...it was an interesting challenge. I had to give them a title/logo for a GTA-style driving combat game , dual barettas (as a game element) for a Mafia-themed game, and specific character sketches for a fantasy/dragon fighting game. Yeah.....

.....At least the orc-viking guy was fun to draw (and I can't take full credit for the driving game title/pun - props go to Adam and Nate for that)!

I'll be updating again regularly once I get back to CA (for good this time I hope!)

An old one...

I was going through my art folders today while updating my portfolio and I found this drawing. It isn't really portfolio worthy, but I still think it's fun. I drew this as part of a project proposal that my boyfriend and his friend were working on about a year ago. It was supposed to be a full body controlled theremin, so this is them in spandex suits playing music.

Pin-Up Doodle

This isn't my favorite sketch that I've ever done, but it was an interesting experiment with a slightly more realistic drawing style.  I'm too impatient to color it properly though...

Pig-Nosed Bat Monsters

I realized my blog has been called "pig-nosed bat monsters" for over a year without any drawings of the aforementioned creatures. So, here they are ready for their grand debut: 

I used the draw these guys all the time on my notes in high school. They weren't as cute then, and they had more teeth, but their hearts were in the same place

Tree Guy Final

I just realized I never posted the finalized version of this painting:

I finished this quite some time ago. It was a collaboration between myself and my boyfriend (he worked a lot on the lighting/shading and the textures of the background). It was an experiment in coloring styles and although I'm not completely happy with the final outcome, I learned a lot from the process. I still like the story though.

The worst thing about the summer...

...is getting a mosquito bite behind your knee.

Pablo and Nora

We have a pregnant gerbil at my house...

Illustration Work

Just an update with some artwork I did for a proposed children's book illustration job. I'm not sure if I got the position, but I was very happy with the drawings that I produced for the project. Here are some character sketches and a scene mock-up that I created:

Guppets take Northampton

The Guppets were out on the town today promoting Church Street and celebrating Northampton Pride! The website for Church Street has officially launched and videos of the show will be coming soon. Check out www.welcometochurchstreet.com for more pictures, updates, and information about the guppets and the show.

Finished Crow Mask!

Here's the final version of the crow mask! It was painted with a number of thin layers of black and blue acrylic paint, followed by layers of blue india ink. The feathers were take from a boa that was originally going to be cut up to make guppet hair.  With the right attitude the mask can be quite intimidating :)