I'm not a sports fan. In fact, athletic events bore me to tears. But last night my wife rented "Coach Carter" starring Samuel Jackson, and I have to admit it's a pretty good flick. It's based on the real-life story of an inner city basketball coach who insisted that grades and character come before athletics. Carter...
A late night doodle I was fairly happy with...
This morning I was supposed to be the sketch artist for a local murder trial. But after we waited all morning, the judge announced that the trial had been postponed. So before leaving downtown St. Paul I decided to grab some lunch and sketch some of the local city life. It was wonderful! It's been a...
I've been hired to design characters for a simple racing game. The characters are various breakfast pastries (bagel, donut, croissant, etc.) to be animated in Flash. Each character is from a different ehtnicity or part of the world. Here's my first few concept sketches, not sure if I am satisfied with them yet. Feel free to...
I saw this link on Drawn! (The Illustration Blog) and had to post it. As some of you may know, Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, is an extrememly private man. Photos of him are practically nonexistent, he never grants interviews, and even the residents of his home town seem unsure of his real identity. ...
I've recently joined a small artist's group. Every two weeks we sketch or illustrate a different theme, just for fun. The current topic is "Hansel and Gretel". So for my warm-up this morning I did a quick sketch of the witch. I like drawing old people, their faces have so much character. And I...
