Watercolor Portraits At Rainy Day

For those that might find themselves in the vicinity of Rainy Day Art Supplies in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, some of my watercolor portraits from the Facets of Inspiration show that was on display at the River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte will now be available to be seen and purchased there. The River's Edge still has some of the portraits, so one can always head over there, as well.

Thanks to Kelly and Rainy Day for being so accommodating! All of your art and framing needs can be met there, as well, so head on over! 

Deepo Prost

This guy here is a minor character in the forthcoming issue #2 of my comic, Second Star. He helps push along a resolution to a long seething conflict between two other characters and in doing so helps the adventure along. 

As most of the main characters are modeled after people that I know or have known. Deepo is based on a guy who I met in high school and through odd circumstances, I still see from time to time to this day. This guy was one of the first people who I met that also read Heavy Metal magazine and his sketches from that time had that very European feel to them. So, the hat is a nod to Moebius, who as you know, was ubiquitous to Heavy Metal Magazine. The name Deepo is a reference to Moebius, as well. Deepo is the name for the bird-like creature from The Incal. His last name is a contraction to his actual last name, so there's a teaser for ya.

The uniform? That is from the character Tan Divo from the animated series, The Clone Wars. And that is because Tan Divo looks and talks just like this friend. I have no idea why I chose orange shoes. It just fit with the color scheme, I guess. 

So, I hope that you enjoyed this little bit of trivia from the comic and I plan to post more tidbits like this as I go along. 

I don't have a store yet, but if you are interested in purchasing Secon Sta #1, just shoot me a message or an email and I will get one out to you.

Go Figure! Sketch Night At Rainy Day

This past Saturday was Rainy Day Art Supplies monthly gathering to sketch from a live model. I was eager to get back at it because I missed last month's gathering due to a comic convention. This month's model was one Stacy Buck who did a great job as a pirate. She even brought along her two dogs, which always sits well with me.

The sketch on the left is a blind contour, which means that I didn't look at the paper, nor lift my pen. This practice is good to hone those observation skills.

On the left are sketches of some of the artists taking part.

Sadie the Dog on the right.

Our host Kelly was able to join in on the action, as well as the other dog, Taz.

Among the artist taking part in the festivities was our host Kelly O'Hara Nemzek, Darin Palmer, Jay Fosgitt and Jim Anderson. Check out their art.

Steven Universe Artist Proof Sketch Cards

A day later than I promised, but here are my Artist Proof Steven Universe sketch cards and the eBay links are below.

Sour Cream    Rose Quartz    Jasper    Sapphire    Lars Barriga  

Steven Universe Sketch Cards

The Steven Universe card set was just released today by Cryptozoic and these are my contribution to the set. I'll post about the Artist Proofs on Friday.

A Talk With Bruce At The River's Edge Gallery

Gallery Director Jeremy Hansen, Owner Patt Slack and Gallery Dog Duchess.

Tomorrow from 3-5pm I will be at the River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI to have an informal talk/Q&A type thing about my show of watercolor paintings. It's open to the public and you can check out the details on the Facebook event page. I do believe that this is the closing of the show, as well, so there will be pizza and beverages. 

Rick & Morty, Season 2 Artist Proof Sketch Cards

These cards were done as my Artist Proofs for the Rick and Morty, Season 2 out now through Cryptozoic. All have been sold, so there will be no links and such, but thought I'd show them anyway.