[Sketch 34 - Art Barf]

So I haven't disappeared or given up yet. Works in Progress and sketches for fun. More to come. Heading North for some R&R soon. Recharge. Go.

"Sometimes late at night
While runnin' from the rain
Running from the voices
Filling up my brain
Now I wish they'd leave me alone
And let me be
To go off on my own
Let me be to go home
I feel like going home." - Yo La Tengo (I Feel Like Going Home)

[Sketch #33 - Some Uncharacteristic Fanart]

Not much to say this time around, except HOLY CRAP, some fan art! Been busy writing mostly, but discovered it can be very fun to sketch with prisma col-erase and then try and get your drawings to SHOW UP IN PHOTOSHOP. So this looks much differently than it does in person. I find that kind of fun. Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase from the Heroes of Olympus/Olympians series. I didn't even really intend to draw these two. I started with a different pose and two of my own characters and decided (after placing that silly looking face on Annabeth) that I had to change it. So walla. I've been looking at Burdge-Bug's art quite a bit. Love her drawing style and she definitely sketches these two a lot.

I hope Percabeth gets a happy reunion soon. :<

More to come.

"So high tonight and I don’t feel like coming down
I can lie to you all my days, But you’re the one, you’re the one
And I’m a fool for waiting so long to let you know." -Rosi Golan (Come Around)

[Sketch #32 - GEORGIA!]

It will be a year in AUGUST! Holy Hell. The time does fly... and yet it didn't feel fully official until my parents signed over the title to Skids and I fitted him with Georgia tags. Now, I'm totally ligit when I shake my fist at the tourists who stop in the middle of the street to snap pictures of horse drawn carriages and "haunted" hotels. Bastards. :D



In celebration, SOME MORE GEORGIA NON-NATIVES/NOMADS!


It has been so, so, so long since I have drawn something as quick as I did this picture (which is still, sad to say, incredibly slow) and been thrilled with it despite its many flaws. I know Ryan's torso is too short and Clarity's face is a little lopsided... but this has been the most fun drawing I've had in freakin' months. And you've got to admit, they're ADORABLE! :3 Left to right, Jacqueline, Clarity, and Ryan. The three amigas who fight the things that go bump in the night down in the dirty south. LoVE.

And one more Georgia girl for good measure...




Smile. Because you know you're not going to see anything cuter than this face today.


"And if you feel just like a tourist in the city you were born
Then it's time to go
And define your destination
There's so many different places to call home
Because when you find yourself the villain in the story you have written
It's plain to see
That sometimes the best intentions are in need of redemption
Would you agree?
If so please show me." -Death Cab for Cutie (You Are a Tourist)

[Sketch #31 - Rabbit Heart]

Bought some rag paper to experiment on. This was the first result (from several weeks ago... :/). Partial print transfer, Caran D'ache technalo graphite, F.W. Acrylic Ink, and Acryla Gouache. A lot of stuff for something pretty simple. But I like it. Sometimes its good just to throw some paint around. I'll probably do some more this weekend, I've been hoarding paper from work. Got sooo much now. :D;;

Three days off after a rough week sounds good to me. Can't wait to visit my friends in Ohio in two weeks. Life is alright. Oh, and something else in the works:


Possibly the permanent works. Soon.

More to come.


"I went down among the dust and pollen
To the old stone fountain in the morning after dawn
Underneath were all these pennies
Fallen from the hands of children
They were there and then were gone
And I wonder what became of them
What became of them?" - Fleet Foxes (The Shrine/An Argument)

[Sketch #30 - Sticker Stuff]

So, another post after far too long! A short one too, because I have work tomorrow! WOO! Two more stickers for the line of animal skulls I'm doing. Coyote and Jackrabbit. Rabbit skulls look very, very weird, but kind of awesome. I'm happy with how things are going. And I managed to get these done in a timely manner for once. Trying to decide on the next two critters, also writing and working on Devour Them, so hopefully more soon. Is it bad that I'm too lazy to scan things lately? Probably so...

More to come.



"I was carried to Ohio on a swarm of bees
I'll never marry, but Ohio don't remember me
I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe
I never thought about love when I thought about home
I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe
The floors are falling out from everybody I know
I'm on a bloodbuzz
Yes I am, I'm on a bloodbuzz
I'm on a bloodbuzz
God I am, I'm on a bloodbuzz." -The National (Bloodbuzz Ohio)

[Sketch #29 - Work]

Been a while since I've updated after being on such a role there.. damn. Lots going on, still working lots, but I had a few visits from friends and family in the past two months. Rightly so, I've fallen down on the job of internet updates. Here's a little tidbit for now. A business card design I'm working on for myself.


Hopefully I'll post more stuff later this weekend. Ta ta, for now!


"Now there's no holding back, I'm making to attack
My blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it out
The Saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
The hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallowed ground."
-Florence & the Machine (Howl)

[Sketch #28 - Hades Progress, Poseidon FInished]

This piece was first started nearly a year ago. It has taken me nearly as long to complete as the first piece I did, which I now realize I never posted the finished painting. I'm bad at starting too many things and finishing none of them. This is the progress I've made on Hades. For those who don't remember I, forever and ever ago, wanted to do a series of paintings featuring the Greek Gods as gender opposites. So, you get Hades and Poseidon as women. Soon to come (hopefully), Zeus. This was also, originally, going to be a gift. Unfortunately times change. I really love this piece for everything it is and everything it still represents to me. Its taken me so long, because there is a lot tied to it in my memory. The things that were happening in my life when I started this painting were not easy. But I have learned a lot since then, been given time to figure things out and finally lay to rest some of my mistakes and remember only the things worth remembering. Love and friendships, though they come and go should be cherished for the good things they brought you. You may wish things had gone differently, you may regret your actions or the actions of others, but in the end, none of that matters. You can only take ownership for you own actions and go from there.

I'm rambling.

It's not finished yet, but I will finish it soon. There's something its missing, I just need to figure out what that is. Still working on skulls n things.

More to come.



"Well someone said I made a mistake
Kept looking forward on paths sideways
It's everything that is connected and beautiful
And now I know just where i stand
Seasons always shift too late
Spent too much time now on paths sideways
Everything that is connected and beautiful
And now I know just where i stand
Thank god it's over..." -Silversun Pickups (Kissing Families)