Brave

Brave
9x12
ink on bristol board
$30

Today's Friday Ink is an image made up from the movie Brave. I like the simplicity of the composition and I think it works well here. This might even look ok with some color. What do ya think?

Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta's oeuvre ranged from comics to book and album cover's to interior book illustrations to fine art (albeit considered low brow by some). He was the first artist that I was exposed to that could bring the fantasy world of barbarians and sorcerers  to life in such a vivid way that I felt a part of the action, that I was in the room, or in that jungle. His was a world of beautiful women, swordsmen, spacemen and monsters and it was awesome. Frazetta's ink work was just as unique and identifiable as his brushwork.

I chose to represent FF as he looked when a younger man. I could have as easily taken the more older version and that would have been just as fun, but I always liked the young artist that he was ready to take on the illustration world and all those years ahead of him. Plus, he has a cool Rat Pack, Sinatra, 50's tough guy look to him here.

King Of America

King Of America
9x12
ink on bristol board



For today's Friday Ink I have chosen to portray Lee Marvin as the King of America from the John Wayne movie Donovan's Reef. Excellent flick! If you haven't seen it, you should see one of The Duke's rare forays into comedy.

Dog Park Logo

Awhile back I did the logo for the Eastpointe Dog Park group MiDog and since then they have made some strides toward opening the park. They have the site, now need the funds to put the fencing up among other necessities. On their sign you can see the logo as well as the fundraising thermometer.

MSU Comics Forum 2013

 Official event poster created by keynote speaker Nick Bertozzi

Lost In Spaces Cover



Friday evening will find me in Ypsilanti  for the Comics, Cartoons and Caricature show and the following day I will be in Lansing for the 2013 MSU Comics Forum. This will be my third year at this unique show focusing on the art of comics and will feature such artists as Jay Jacot, Ryan Claytor, Bill Pulkovski, Tony Miello, Jay Fosgitt, Chad Sell, Joe Foo, Jeff Manley, among many other wonderful talents.

I will be unveiling my 2013 artist's sketchbook (finally!) at this show, so if you collect such things, this will be a chance to pick one up. Everything in the book are directly from my sketchbooks, raw and unpolished. as they are. Most people do not get to see the scribbles from the sketchbooks, so I was happy to go that route.

So, if you are in the Lansing area on Saturday, stop by and say hi, or eh, or whatever.

MSU Comics Forum
Michigan State University
Snyder/Phillips Hall
East Lansing, MI
48825-110

Comics, Cartoons and Caricatures Gallery Show

The Riverside Arts Gallery in Ypsilanti, MI will be hosting a show called Comics, Cartoons and Caricatures, in which I will present eight samples of different kinds of cartoons that I do from single panel gag toons to full page ones, such as Muck Man and ink.re.ments. Other than myself, the show will be represented by more Michigan cartoonists, such as Dave Coverly (Speedbumps), Phoebe Gloeckner, Birgit Keil, Carl Lundgren, Tony Miello (Gapo The Clown), Mike Pascale, Nate Pride, Jesse Rubenfeld, Harley Schwadron, BK Taylor, Mike Vosburg (Archer & Armstrong), Aaron Warner and Gale Williams.

It all begins this Thursday and the Artists Reception will be Friday, March 1st from 5-7pm and the show will run through March 23rd.

Riverside Arts Center
76 N. Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-480-2787

www.riversidearts.org

Jor-El

Jor-El
9x12
ink on bristol board


Oops. Friday Ink is a day late. I was busy getting some work done for a couple of upcoming gallery shows and it slipped my mind that it was even Friday. So, here is a Friday Ink on a Saturday.

A while back I came upon an image of Marlon Brando as Jor-El in the 1978 Superman movie, liked the all white wardrobe and thought it would look good with an all black background for some contrast. Add in a little Krypton design element and Jor-El is good to go.

As with any Friday Ink drawing, it's $30 shipped.