Daily Sketch #17

T-Minus 4

We're down to the final four days in Maryland. Whew. That's crazy to think about. I've spent over a third of my life in this state and area. I'm sad to leave my friends behind, but excited about the possibilities that lie ahead.

Here's another cheat sketch for you. The cover I did for Dead Men Tell No Tales from Arcana Studios. I think this may have been the first time I saw my work in print and really felt it turned out pretty well. Most of the time I feel good when I send the work out to the publisher and then I see it in print many months later and wince. Sometimes I groan. But this piece turned out pretty well, it was a simple effective image and the coloring turned out quite complimentary.

Daily Sketch #177

Cheat Week

It's a definite cheat week for me as I'm focusing primarily on packing for the next few days. Things are going okay, but we're definitely feeling the pressure of the looming deadline. The past few days have been a combination of excitement, stress, and exhaustion. Some of my closest friends threw me and D a "bon voyage" party Sunday night and we had a great time. Until about 7:30-8pm when we started to fall asleep. Yep, we're tired and lame!

Anyway, here's a look at one of my early published pieces and my first with Dynamite Entertainment. It's colored by the hella talented IFS crew.

Daily Sketch #174

Crazy Train



As Ozzy Osbourne sang, "I'm going off the rails on a crazy train". That's how I'm feeling these days trying to juggle everything in the final two weeks before the big move to LA. D and I are trying to finalize everything for the move which includes packing (which we just started this weekend), updating all of our various utilities, credit cards, insurance companies, etc., seeing each and every one of our friends on the East Coast (I think last night may have been our last free night until we leave), sell her car, rent the house, and probably five or twenty things I'm forgetting. On top of that is the wedding planning, which D is heroically handling largely on her own. Work is doing the opposite of slowing down and I'm quickly becoming aware of why being in the office for this new job was necessary as I try to coordinate things from 3 hours and 2000 miles away. All of it is quickly adding up to a couple of space cadets running around our house.



So other than venting and whining like a big baby, why am I sharing this?



Just to give you advanced warning that the sketches in the next few weeks may be sporadic. What can I say, sometimes real life interrupts. If you are signed up to the feed, it shouldn't affect your life too much since you'll be notified when I make a new post.


Without further ado, here's today's sketch an updated and completed panel of Ashley from "Dead Inspector". Enjoy.

Daily Sketch #166

We Got a New Place

Another sketch from a page in progress in "Dead Inspector". David wakes up some place unexpected. Not exactly sure if this conveys the motion in the most ideal way so I may have to continue working on this one.

In positive personal news, D and I found a new apartment in LA to move into in March. Woo-hoo! The place looks really nice with a fair amount of space, a great looking community with lots of amentities, and a beautiful location in West LA near the ocean. We're both getting quite excited about it!