Evil Baby Groot

This is one of the sketches that I did for Friday night's Drink N Draw event at the Cherry Capital Comic Con. The drawings were then auctioned off the next night for charity. 

The Canine Persuasion Sketch Cards

Earlier in the year I did these sketch cards for 5finity to be auctioned off by them to raise money for the March of Dimes. I know that a few of them went up on ebay within the past month or so and a few sold, so that is good (the first three). I don't know when the rest will be put up for sale, but they all will eventually. 

As a perk for doing the set, we were given 10 Feline Persuasion sketch cards to do with as we like. If any are interested in a cat commission, send me a message!

Superheroes For Babies Sketch cards

Last year I was asked by 5finity to do some sketch cards for The March Of Dimes to raise some money for their charity, Superheroes For Babies. Now they are available to bid on. The links for each card are below.

Batgirl

The Black Cat

Dark Phoenix

Wonder Woman

Catwoman

So, if you are in a charitable mood, please feel free to bid away. Someone somewhere will appreciate it, I'm sure.

Stan Sakai Charity Project

Comic creator Stan Sakai has been going through some tough time as of late. His wife Sharon has medical needs and he recently lost a grandson, so paying medical bills should be the last thing on his mind right now. Many artists have donated a piece of artwork to auction off in hopes of raising money to help out the Sakai family. This here is my contribution. I chose to portray Stan's character, Usagi Yojimbo as a samurai. I think the red mask kind of pulled me in on this one.

If you are an artist who would like to help out, or if you just want to make a donation go here. To check out Stan Sakai's work, go here. Stan will also be at the MSU Comics Forum this weekend in Lansing, MI

I sure hope that my drawing can help out some.

Yoda

I am participating in a fundraiser for a little boy named Matthew from northern Michigan who is receiving treatment for a brain tumor, which is being put together by the Cherry Capital Con's very own Rob Humphrey. Matthew is a huge Star Wars fan, so Rob contacted a bunch of us arty types to draw up something Star Wars related that we could give to him to uplift his spirits during his struggle. And from what I have heard, Lucasfilm and the 501st are involved with the assistance of creating a book of the artwork that can be sold to raise further funds for Matthew and his family. I will definitely post further details as I receive them.

Some of the other artists on tap for this project seem to be mostly Michigan based and they include such talents as Jay Jacot, Guy Allen, Jeff Manley, Matthew Minor, among others.

Above is my contribution, an aggressive Yoda fighting the good fight. As usual, click on the image to engorge.

And keep Matthew in your thoughts while he fights the good fight.

Treasure Chest Foundation Sketch cards

Periodically I'll do sketch cards for the Treasure Chest Foundation that raises funds for children's oncology research among other things,  I'm sure. This is the latest batch that I did for them and as you can see, they vary greatly among yesterday and today's pop culture icons. I don't know when these will be available, that depends on when they are put into the chests and purchased, I suppose.

More info can be seen here, as well.

Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo 2010

Fresh off my appearance at the Durand Fantasy Expo, I will now be heading to the Chicago area (Carol Stream, IL) for the Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo this Thursday through Sunday. Way back in the winter, February or March, I think, I did a few sketch cards for their Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation event. You can get more info at their website. The sketch cards are shown above. I believe that I just heard recently that some of these are still pending for approval by the various licensees, but should be available in time for the event. Just so you know. Back when I did these I really had no idea that I would actually be in attendance for this show, but things fell into place and lo and behold, I will be now. So, stop by and say hello.

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