Father's Day Doodles!

I'm not being trite when I say that being a father is the very (second)* best thing that has ever happened to me.  Everyday I am thankful to God that I am able to live life with those that I love--and to make drawings with them on occasion.

My four year-old son, Sawyer, has grown increasingly interested in drawing over the last year or so, and I love sitting with him to talk and draw.  The mark-making of a four year-old is so intuitive and unrestrained by ideas of what's "right."  It is really freeing to sit and talk with him, and then explain our drawings to each other when we're done.  Frankly, I love that he's never offended when I ask him what he drew.  I've made it something of a personal goal to become a little more fearless when making things.

Happy Father's Day to my family!  Thanks for making me a daddy.  I love you!

A drawing I made, after the unfiltered genius of a child

 The aforementioned genius drawing

The artist, in his post-modern period

*Incidentally, the very best thing that ever happened to me is that I somehow convinced my wife to marry me.  She is as talented as she is lovely--and a heck of a cook.  Check out her blog for delicious vegan treats and more pictures of my adorable children.  I love you, my dear!

Lunch Comic

One Piece: Usopp

引き続きまたOPのキャラを描いてます。今回はウソップくんのGIFアニメ。新世界に出てやっと勇敢なる海の戦士になりかけているような気がしてきた。逞しくて少しカッコイイ。

泥棒猫のナミはコチラへ
三刀流の海賊狩りのゾロはコチラヘ

また暇の時に残りのメンバーを皆描きますので、よろしくお願いします！


More One Piece Fan Art!  This week: Usopp.  I think he get's a bad rap, when he's actually a totally stand-up dude.

If you're looking for other OP characters (since that's apparently all I draw these days), you can find Nami here and Zoro here.  In time I hope to get to all the Strawhats... but who knows how long that will take?  :)

Apple Dames

My brother has been staying with us for the last little bit, and my 2 year-old can't quite say "Uncle James."

Hence, this image.

Happy Mother's Day!

I'm a day late, but that's because we were busy having a memorable Mother's Day at our house yesterday.

Thank you, Allison, for being the wonderful mother of my two little monkeys!

You may not have known this, but my wife is also a world-class vegan chef.  I know, because raising children wasn't enough of an accomplishment.  Yeah, she's amazing like that.

Airport Sketches

A little while ago, I flew up to Portland. I don't get to fly without my family very often, so I took the opportunity to do a lot of sketching at the airport.  I love all the cool stuff you see at airports.  The tarmac is full of vehicles that I have no idea what they're even for--so fun to draw.

Also, I'm in love with the Lamy Safari, a basic but really cool pen.

Sketches are done with fountain pen on color copy paper, in my hand made found-materials sketchbook.

Slideshow version HERE.

One Piece: Zoro

麦わらの一味、海賊狩りのロロノア・ゾロ。


Oh, Zoro, three swords are so much cooler than one.

One Piece: Nami

麦わらの一味　泥棒猫のナミ。新世界に出て少し格好良くなってきた。率直言って、アニメの中でワンピースが一番好きです。３０才のパパである僕はこんなこと言ってちっとも恥ずかしくない。

I think that I cannot adequately express how much I love Oda Eiichiro's One Piece.  It is currently my very favorite thing.

Lost Doodle

I was digging through my hard drive when I found this doodle from 2009.

It's cool to see some old stuff, and compare it to what I'm up to now.

Redheads

Daphne and Velma

 

Twins, reunited by the pursuit of mystery.

Fountain pen and crayon

Cops and Robbers

  Since Dave Pimentel left DreamWorks awhile back, Rad Sechrist and I have taken over his post as instructors of the biweekly gesture drawing class.  It's been an awesome and humbling experience, both to follow in Dave's footsteps, and to learn from Rad while teaching with him.  Here are some drawings that I made during last Wednesday's session.

I begin with these quickie warm-ups, usually under or around a minute.  These end up being some of my favorite drawings of the day--no time to fuss, only enough time to get a feeling down.

Lucky day!  We happen to have a lithe, angular model--which is great because I feel like drawing with straights, and only straights

(possibly as a remnant of having made these drawings a few days prior).

 

Then we get into some "longer" two-minute poses.  By this point, I'm becoming more and more interested in the graphic qualities of the costume,

sometimes completely ignoring the rest of the figure.

鉄の男 Ironman

Man of Iron, he's freaking boss.

...and for your listening pleasure...

Monday Monday

Back from vacation.  Gettin' my warm up on.

In Your Eyes

Abiline is talking more and more these days.  Judging by her smart mouth, she's taking cues from her brother.

Bonus points if you can guess my real eye color.

3 Green Comics for YOU on St Patrick's Day

I love you guys so much, I made three green comics to celebrate the weekend.  Have fun, and play responsibly!

Starring: Green Arrow

Green Goblin

and Green Lantern.

I hope you love them.  Be good!

Crono Needs Your Help!

Did you ever read Highlights Magazine when you were a kid?  My son has a subscription (thanks to Abuela), and we love searching through the hidden pictures and other puzzles.  I'd never made an image like that before, so I gave it a shot.  So much fun.

Can you help Crono find his friends?!

(Interested parties can download a larger resolution image HERE)

Fanart Friday: Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger

I'm working on something bigger, but didn't get it finished in time for this week--so I did this little doodle.  Check back in next week for an extra special secret surprise!

Sorry I'm a day early.  I'll be on the road today and tomorrow with my family, with no access to a computer for posting.  Better early than no post, yeah?  :)

Fanart Friday: Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest

Pencil on Moleskine A3 Folio Sketchbook

HERE you will find Mr. Wyatt's Assistant Pig Keeper.

Fanart Friday: Dr. Slump

Arare-chan and Dr. Norimaki Senbei drive along peacefully

More Toriyama Fanart.  You can read Dr. Slump HERE.

Fanart Friday: Toriyama Akira

Once upon a time, I loved Toriyama Akira so much that I drew this fanart.


Then I happened upon THIS UNFORTUNATE TRUTH.


So, instead of killing myself, I drew this (as though it were a rebuttal of some kind).