Not much to say

. . . Other than I got less than a month now before the big wedding. Unfortunately, my bride-to-be has been laid off, so we're in a tight spot at the moment. I know we'll find something, but it's scary jumping into the abyss, so to speak. I'll be in a new home with new responsibilities, looking for a new job.

Don't have much to post here other than I colored the MODOK.


I need more RAM for my computer. :(

Actually, scratch that. I need a new computer. lol

It's March already?

Gosh, so much has happened within two months. I apologize about not posting here more often!

I've been to two conventions in the past month, one in Savannah, one in New York. Met some wonderful people, discovered new job prospects, etc. I'm thankful I was able to make it to these places with someone who has the know-how as to what to do and say there. I basically showed up with my portfolio and business cards and hoped for the best!

We've also ran into a somewhat dire family medical situation, and it's a bit taxing on us all. We'll pull through together, and our friends have never been more supportive! We're truly blessed being within driving distance of some of the most generous and kind people (as well as Duke Medical Center) I know. My sister turns 16 this month, and is scouting colleges for good dance programs. She's very passionate about ballet and musicals, so I hope she finds the right school.

Well, in the art department, things have been sluggish. I have no finished projects to show, but quite a few that I'm working on.



Yeah, that last one threw you off, didn't it?

Left 4 Dead - Boomer

I've been playing this new game Left 4 Dead by Valve recently. I love all of the stuff they put out, and this is no exception.

Zombies are always fun to draw, and the "special infected" were no exception. Here's the first of many that I hope to finish.

He's obviously the most grotesque of the bunch, throwing up on the survivors, which I suppose contains some sort of pheromones because after the player is drenched in zombie vomit, a huge horde of zombies seem to show up.

My first Star Wars drawing

Work's partially done. For the time being, I have it painted monochromatically. Hope to have this fully colored sometime soon.

In the meantime, here's Boba Fett:

And here's the final product (for now)

Holidays are Here!

Only a few more days until my family finally visits my fiancee's . . . with less than five months to go until the wedding. Oh well. It needs to happen later than never. So I'll be off in Birmingham for a few days, but not before I finish off some fanart for a Christmas contest. I'll also be dogsitting this Saturday, so maybe that'll give me some free time to draw . . . or to vegetate in front of the TV and watch the Boomerang channel.

+15 points if you can guess the characters below (Hint: they're from Star Wars)

The Fett man will be added in later digitally, and I may color this (hopefully all before Saturday).

Bwaah!!

One more day of work left, and then I finally have a weekend!! Woohoo!!!

Though, I probably shouldn't complain. My fiancee Nikki has currently been working 50 hrs this week designing the layout for Hilton Head Monthly. I'm so proud of her!

And I've got some things to look forward to this weekend. 1) Paying off the first bill for my student loans! 2) Buying my plane tickets to the NY Comic Con! 3) Christmas shopping! 4) Going to see my best mate graduate from UNC! My friend Eric had majored in Japanese and he hopes to teach English in Japan. Here's his unupdated blog from his two visits in Japan ---> blog.

As with all my posts, I need to post some new art. Luckily, I've been doodling for some Spider-man pages for my portfolio. The script is for issue #112 of Ultimate Spider-man.
Never drew a Hummer before, and the script called for one, so here's my first attempt! And, uh, mind the glass roof that is customary for all Hummers to have . . . <_<
I can't wait to draw this thing all busted up!


I'm drawing the first six pages of the issue, which introduces Shocker, a throw-away villain from the Spidey series. The villain has these vibro-sound blasters that creates miniature sonic booms. I thought it would be fun to make him more . . . home-made, so I've created his sound guns to be modified hair dryers. And . . . uh, they're also currently invisible.

The Holidays Are Showing Their Ugly Side

Business is picking up at the workplace! I have to work seven days in a row, all eight-hour shifts, aside from two days that will grant me with nine hour shifts.

But I have a goal to reach (namely paying off my student loans) and sometimes that means sacrificing time (and a little sanity) to get things done.

In the meantime, I have some sketches here I can drop off.


The good news is I work at a place where I'm not pestered with listening to the same holiday album since October.