Other Worlds cover for Comics Forge

I was asked to do a new cover for a limited edition comic from Comics Forge collecting three of Justin Zimmerman's Other World's stories (one of which I drew). The comic is the first in a series of books coming out called Comics Forge Presents that showcase indy comic book types like Justin and me. The art direction was pretty simple: "sexy space lady fighting a  monster". This is what I came up with.

My initial thumbnail

The inked drawing

11x17, watercolor and colored pencil on Arches hot press

sold

And finally, the painted image. This was painted with watercolor with a little bit of colored pencil for highlights. I don't have a title for it...so I've been calling it: 

SEXY SPACE SIREN TRIUMPHS OVER INTERGALACTIC CEPHALOPOD!!

Its fun to take a break from my kid comic stuff to do some high brow art like this.

Mural Design

Hopefully I'll be spending my summer painting an 800 sq ft mural in Portland, here's the design. The mural committee didn't have a theme in mind, so I got to wing it.

I drew this thing in ink and then painted it in Photoshop

Wild Boy

Wild Boy

9 x 12 acrylic on canvas

I painted this for my best friends' baby shower, they're conveniently making my son a best friend, so they get a painting. I've never painted something out of my head with acrylic on canvas. The surface was a bit too rough, but I had a lot of fun being able to paint over my mistakes instead of hiding them like I do with watercolor.

Making Progress

I have the colors mostly blocked in and am starting to get some details figured out. I still feel like I'm stumbling along with this painting. I have started to "turn the corner" where the painting is shaping up enough for me to be interested and motivated to work on it. I still have a LONG way to go and I have to finish it this weekend.

Mostly I'm happy with how Caliban is shaping up.

Roller Derby Painting

Well, I had to call it "done" on the Rose City Rollers painting. At least, for the physical painting. I'm not quite sure I'm sold on the background colors, so I've been changing them in Photoshop endlessly. I'll post whatever the final color scheme ends up being.

I must say, I'm thoroughly enjoying acrylic paint.  The next painting is going to be my first mock theater poster, and I'm 50/50 on whether it will be "The Tempest" or "Little Shop of Horrors".  I have what I think are good ideas roughed out for both, so it will probably depend on how fast I can find a friend to pose for reference photos to be my Prospero or Seymour.