Getting set to go APE!

Well, the time has come for me to get back into the fray of comic conventions.  Yep, I'm going to be at the upcoming Alternative Press Expo (APE) con!  This year will be a bit different for me and a lot of my fellow artists, since Comic-Con International has transferred the ownership & operation of the convention back to Dan Vado, the fellow who first started APE over 20 years ago!  With that change, there has been a change of venue; APE will be held at the San Jose Convention Center on the weekend of October 3-4

My illustrations, books, stickers & tees (and me!) can be found at Table 237, right in the center of the convention hall.  Hope to see you there!

Tickets to Alternative Press Expo (APE)
Get your tickets now at: http://www.alternativepressexpo.com/#!tickets/cq53

 San Jose Convention Center - Saturday and Sunday October 3rd & 4th

My latest sketches from Dr. Sketchy's!

If you live in the Bay Area (or even other major cities around the country) you should check out Dr. Sketchy's life drawing events.  There are branches in many cities, but I only recently started going to the San Francisco one, held at Chicken John's space in the Mission.  They are scheduled roughly every other Tuesday night.   Here are a few of my most recent sketches!

A few nude sketches from Kroeber Hall workshop

I haven't had too many opportunities to do life drawings of nude models, what with my schedule and the limited amounts of such workshops convenient to me.  These are a few I did at the Friday night life drawing workshop on the UC Berkeley campus:

Life drawings - clothed figure

Some recent life drawings from the character design clothed figure drawing workshop at the Academy of Art.

Animal drawing at the Oakland Zoo

It's been a while since I've posted any updates, so I though I'd share some recent sketches I did on my visits to the Oakland Zoo.  While it's overlooked by a lot of people, I say the Oakland Zoo is the best one in the Bay Area, and it's especially cool for drawing tigers and elephants, with up-close enclosures that give you some great views.  Plus, they've got a great Bat House, which is always a plus in my book!

Ready for my first Big Wow Convention!

Next weekend is pretty exciting for me, as it will be both a new experience and a return to the familiar, as I exhibit for the first time at San Jose's Big Wow ComicFest! It's be a while since I've been on the convention floor, so it feels good to get ready for a return to showing and selling my stuff.  I will be sharing my table with my good friend Daria Drozdzal, who will be selling her artistic creations as well.

This convention will also be the first time I offer for sale my first published children's book, Homer's Big Adventure! 

I illustrated author Rosemary Parker's sweet tale of her carved wooden Alaskan bear's "true life adventure" through the woods on a dark and windy night!  The book is also available online at: http://bookstore.xlibris.com/Products/SKU-0109928037/Homers-Big-Adventure.aspx

We'll be at Table Number 721I (eye)  Stop by anytime on Saturday May 17th or Sunday May 18th, and either Daria or I (or often both of us) will be there.  Hope to see you all there next weekend!

Have a cool Yule!

Craaaaa-zy Christmas to all, and to all a swingin' night!

My first children's book illustration is complete!

For much of this year, I've been working on my first commissioned children's book illustration.  I recently completed the book and it has now been published!

Author Rosemary Parker has written a quirky and charming story of a carved wooden bear who finds himself on a surprise journey away from the familiar.

At last, Homer's Big Adventure makes it's debut!

Homer's Big Adventure is available for sale at Xlibris.com:

http://bookstore.xlibris.com/Products/SKU-0109928037/Homers-BigAdventure.aspx

Homer's story is fun for parents and little ones to read together, and makes a cute Christmas gift!  I'll have it for sale at my next comic convention appearance, but in the meantime it's available exclusively through Xlibris.  Check it out!

Roadfood Rush Game Art - Buildables, NPC and UI Assets

I've completed the remaining elements of my retro-futuristic game concept, Roadfood Rush! 

 

Below I've posted various restaurants the player can choose as they build their business, as well as a four-stage "buildable" of the same restaurant from its intial stage to fully expanded version. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating the art for this project has been a lot of fun and a great chance to explore my design side, not to mention indulge in my love of Googie-influenced architecture and old school diner/coffee shop culture!  Enjoy!

 

Game Art character concept - Robo-waitress

Just finshed up one of the additional characters for my retro-future diner game, this is the "Waitress of the Future" who is the alternative to the two main waitresses you can choose from.