Belle Isle Aquarium Coming Soon!

 

Recently, the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit asked me to come up with a sign to let visitors know that a variety of tanks in the alcove that are under construction will soon have new residents. This was a challenge with a broken wrist, but I was determined, so I laid the composition out with my left hand and as each day went by I was able to do more and more with my right hand and it became easier, as well. A fun side project, for sure.

Another Red Octopus Sketch

The grumpy guy is back for more, this time with some snarky oysters.

Red Octopi Sketches

The month of April has been a very trying month computer-wise. On the 2nd, my desktop took a dump on me. All the Apple stores are closed because of the pandemic, but I was able to find a local repair place that did porch pick-ups and he had good reviews, so I went with him. Plus, the only game in town... He was able to save all my data, but the computer was damaged during a brownout. Now I know! Then, my laptop had problems, not as bad, but everything had to be reset. So, For most of the month, I had no scanner and no Photoshop (thanks, Darin!). Hence, the absence of posts.

So, without further ado, here are a couple of red octopus sketches. It's part of a project that I've cooked up, so more to come in the future. 

Inktober Day 21: Drain

Today's Inktober word prompt is 'Drain.' I was going to go with some unfortunate soul being drained of his life fluids while those said fluids were going down the drain, kind of a double whammy, but went with the tentacle instead. Who doesn't like tentacles? Tentacles, I said tentacles. 

Octopus Eye Sketch

This here is a sketch of the eye of an octopus, one of my many spirit animals. These eyes sketches, if you have been paying attention, will be part of a larger piece that I have been tinkering with. Stay tuned.

The Deep Sketch Cards, Part One

These are a few of the sketch cards that I did for The Deep set by Viceroy Cards. I'll post the rest later in the week. As with the Insectae set, this one was a lot of fun and I think for my Artist Proof cards I may explore some prehistoric sea life. Unless, of course, someone might want to commission something else…

Debaucheri Magazine Cartoon

Here is a cartoon that I did for the folks at Debaucheri Magazine and will be published in their next issue (March, I think). I have a cartoon in the current issue that was shown awhile back. You know the one. The sex doll one? Well anyways, the theme for this one is aphrodisiacs.