Hipster Captain Marvel
I’m not much in the habit of doing fan art any more, but every now and then I just can’t help myself. I’ve been wanting to do Captain Marvel since she was redesigned, but I never really got to it…
Mystique.
Back in November I had an opportunity to show some small paintings at a coffee shop here in town. I was fortunate to share the show with a dear friend of mine. I honestly can’t remember how we both wound…
Jean Grey: Woman of Wonder
I just found out about this wonderful thing that happens in Portland, Oregon every year and I couldn’t not participate! It’s called Women of Wonder Day, and it’s a benefit for Domestic Violence programs in Portland, Oregon; Flemington, New Jersey;…
Shadow Cat and Colossus
Since I’ve been showing pretty steady updates of the Shadow Cat and Colossus piece I thought it’d be fun to put it all in an animated gif. From thumbnail to final, you can watch the piece come together one step…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part V
After staring at it all day, I really only found a few small (but critical) moves to make to bring this piece to a satisfactory finish. Of course the more I look at it the more I’ll find that I…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part IV
I think this piece may be done, but I’m going to sleep on it. Chances are I’ll find a few things here and there to fiddle with to make the piece stronger — I usually do. (Well, I usually fiddle…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part III
After a little more time things are looking pretty solid. If I had to guess, I’d say I’m about halfway done at this point. But sadly it’s the back half that — as I slow down to make better choices…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part II
Here’s the first in progress shot as I was plugging away at this piece. Most of the hard work with these is figuring out the value strings — once that’s done it’s just a matter of rendering, which, really, is…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part I
I’m going to try something new over the next couple of days; I feel as if I’ve been posting a lot of sketch work recently, and not a whole lot of finishes. So, I’m going to post some progress shots…
Good bye, Sanity!
There are thirty-seven days left until the Rose City Comic Con, and last week I was concerned that I wasn’t going to have enough to show. My original plan was to spend the last two weeks in July drawing and…
the whimsical illustrations of Valentine Barker