She's POISON for My Hero | My Villain THIS Saturday!

Inks on Bristol / 2012

We're down to the wire for My Hero | My Villain Exhibit curated by Joe Melanson at No Egrets Tattoo this Saturday night at 7PM.  I'll be in the flesh, painting live and watching people dance to my interactive exhibit where four NEW paintings will have headphones hooked up to them with dubstep Superhero Theme tracks composed by TEADS!

I want to give you one last preview of the show since we're 48 hours away.  In addition to the interactive paintings, I'll be exhibiting some new illustrations including a Rogues Gallery of some of my own favorite villains in 5in x 7in form including the likes of Bizarro Superman, Carnage, Brainiac and our feature here today, Poison Ivy!

After you check out the process pictures below, drop by The Leaf-Chronicle's website with an insightful and in-depth look into the local art scene written by Karen Parr-Moody by CLICKING HERE!  She gives a great promo for My Hero | My Villain and the story at some of the artists involved.

It's pretty tight and tiny work as I outline the vines in green...

Of course there is a THIRD EYE in my form and fashion!

Completed Line Work

I want to see YOU in a set of my headphones Saturday!  Drop by No Egrets Tattoo here in Clarksville THIS Saturday night from 7-10PM! 

Superheroes: Evan and River

Last year, I posted a commissioned portrait of Joey Holmes, my friend Joel Ray's uncle.  This week I went on to draw up Joel's two sons for him as well.  River and Evan came by the apartment a few weeks back so that I could get a picture of them for reference and hang out.  River was talking about getting a heartagram tattooed on himself when he turns 18 and both the boys got talkative when they noticed my graphic novel collection.  Joel knew he wanted two small illustrations of the boys separately and one of them together, we just weren't sure what to have them doing.  River mentioned how cool he thought it would be to have the ability to throw fire as we were talking about different comics and such and after they left, the idea to draw them as comic heroes came to me...

inks on bristol / 2011 / commissioned portrait

Line Work

Initial Sketch

Thumbnail Sketch- Everything starts from humble beginnings!

River & Evan

Click HERE to visit my Portrait Page for more examples and how you can get your own custom portrait started today!

[Update 03/06/2011]
Joel got his portraits picked up from the frame shop and send me a nice picture of the final product on his wall at home... Thanks for the project, Joel!

 

VIRAL (Create a Superhero For the Stan Lee Foundation)

Viral Concept Art / 2011 / inks on bristol

An experiment in subdermal networking and the exchange of information by touch transformed scientist Brian Marshall into Viral. He is one with the internet, leaving him omnipotent with the all-knowing eye and ability to control anything managed by computer or network including natural resources, entire weapons arsenals, and the flow of information. 

This is the story my good friend Dan and I developed for The Create a Superhero Contest sponsored by The Stan Lee Foundation, Prismacolor,  Todd McFarlane and Talenthouse.  The winner will get their design turned into a toy created by McFarlane himself.  Two of my biggest influences and legends of the comic industry will be judging the most popular entries and voting starts, well right NOW!  So I need your help-  just be logged into your Facebook and CLICK HERE and VOTE for Viral on my profile at Talenthouse!

The lucky winner gets a trip to the San Diego Comic Con to meet Stan Lee and a day at Todd McFarlane's Arizona studio.  Thanks for all the support guys!  (And be patient with these links... their site it taking a beating today with the voting just starting.  I'm just one of hundreds of artists so click again if it doesn't connect!)  You can vote through your phone or with Facebook... it's easy!

Sketch and Line Work for Viral Concept Art