Tom Robbins

(Probably my favorite author)

Ted Berrigan

Part of why I'm using this blog is an effort to develop a new style I can apply to my paid work. I've painted myself into corners (no pun intended) sometimes with the dense linework and am trying to experiment to find a looser style that would be a little more fun and a little less headache. The last few posts have been me reverting back to the dense stuff which is still fun from time to time. On this one, I must've tried about 5 different styles before I ended up back where I began. Maybe it's true about tigers and stripes. And I put the colored and uncolored together because I think I like the non-colored more. Ha! What can you do?

Anyway, my good friend Hannah kindly loaned me a book of Ted Berrigan's poetry which I enjoyed a great deal and this is my way of saying thanks. Thanks!

More Life Drawings, By Request

Pat Falls Through the Kitchen Floor

Pat's a big, dopey guy I worked with in Philly who, apparently, fell through Tim's mom's kitchen floor.

Party Foul!

A commission to accompany a story wherein the evil Director of the Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia unknowingly asked if the volunteers setting up the annual book sale were (something worse than stupid) to their faces, when, in fact, they were all mentally incapacitated. The result was many hilarious months of anger management classes.

L-R Symphony Sid, Biggy Bighead & Josh White, WHOM1948

L-R Symphony Sid, Biggy Bighead & Josh White, WHOM1948

More Demons With Malaise

For Tim & Savannah!

The Adventures of Charlie the Gnome and His Pal Feathers

i'm loving some additive highlights!

The Little Grey One

Yeah, I drew my cat. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?

David Byrne

I did a David Byrne portrait for my uncle a few years ago and it came out kind of bleh. Here's a second try.

Goats!

From a Conversation

This Weird Guy

So a few of you have asked me about my process. Here are 4 stages of a new technique I'm playing with:


Step 1- Tons of sketches of who knows what


Step 2- Brush and ink-style drawing


Step 3- Flat colors for reference


Step 4- Insane amounts of time making dots and toying with it until cross-eyed and brain dead

Ta-da!

Little Idiots

Ah, little idiots, how fun you are to draw

I don't know who this guy is either, but I love his expression. Please feel free to add your opinion as to what he is reacting to in the comment section, if you would. My guess is someone just informed him his'86 Lincoln Continental was towed.

Whatever, It's True

(Get the money, dolla dolla bill, y'all)