X-Mas Ornaments Round 2

These are actually some ornaments I made for this year.  The first I made out of Sculpy and painted for my son.  It's the character Bloo from the series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, a highly underrated show that went off the air after three seasons, I think.  I've also sculpted an Eduardo from the same show.  I just have to finish painting him.  Then I'll post some more pictures.

This next ornament I painted for my best friend Adam.  I'm not sure if he's actually a fan of Donald, but the first ornament I sculpted for him didn't make it.  I rolled out the Sculpy too thin, so it was very fragile after baking it.  Eventually, I'll redo the original ornament (not saying what it was because it could be his X-mas present for next year), but he'll have to settle for Donald for now.  Why Donald?  He's one of my favorite characters, so I spent a lot of time making this one look as good as I could.  So on that level, at least, it's worthy to give to Adam.





Baby's First Show

My wife and I went to a Dave Matthews Band concert a few months after we found out she was pregnant.  It was the first DMB show we went to together, and, because it's one of my favorite bands, it was a big deal to me.  So, in honor of the occasion and in celebration of our baby news, I made a t-shirt with my rudimentary screen print kit for her.  It's kind of weird:  a baby in utero with a large pair of old school headphones on with a curly cord  that seems to have replaced his umbilical cord.  Not sure what it all means, but I thought it was a fun shirt and certainly unique.  No one else was going to have one at the concert.  The screen print ink has gotten a little worn with several runs through the washing machine, but you'll get the idea.

Murals Round One

When I first moved into my house, I painted a couple of murals, mostly out of summer boredom.  The first one was in my living room, but I don't have pictures of that yet.  The second one is in my bedroom.  It's based on a Gustav Klimt painting, The Fulfillment. 

Here's a copyof the original by Klimt.







Psychology Club T-Shirts

My best friend and his wife both teach at the same school that I do.  She is the sponsor for the school's psychology club, and, since they know I like to draw, they asked if I would consider designing the club's shirts.  They always have the ideas for the shirts; I only do my best to execute them.

This was the first design I did two years ago.

This was the design from last year.

X-Mas Ornaments Round One

I've painted a few ornaments over the years as gifts for family and friends, mostly cartoon characters.  Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of many of them and lost those that I did.  I'm in the process of getting new pictures of these ornaments, as I visit those friends and family this year.  I made the one below last year for my wife.  We both love animation, and she particularly favors the films of Don Bluth. 

Langston's Looney Tunes Canvas

These are a few shots of a canvas I've been working on for my son's room.  It's actually much further along than these show, and it's the first of three.  This one features his middle name, Langston, surrounded by Looney Tunes characters.  I've got layouts for two more for his first and last names, Joseph and Wilkins, surrounded by Hanna-Barbera characters and Disney character, respectively.  This one's taken me close to a year to finish, only because I've had so little time to work on it with my full-time teaching job.  I'll post pictures of the final product when it's finished...hopefully very soon.

Getting Started

I've started this blog to feature some of my dabblings in drawing and such.  It's a way to showcase what I really enjoy doing, as well as motivate myself to create more stuff.  None of what I'm posting, at least at first, is for sale.  They will be things I've mostly created as gifts or just for fun.  Commissions for similar projects, however, will be welcomed.