Belle Isle Aquarium Koi Transfer 2010

Tomorrow morning at 9:00am the Belle Isle Aquarium will be transferring the koi from the basement to the outside pond. So, if you happen to be in the area of Belle Isle, come on down and lend a hand. It's a fun time for both the little kids and the big kids, such as myself.

Belle Isle Aquarium Koi Pond Cleanup 2010

This Saturday, April 24th, the Belle Isle Aquarium will be having their annual koi pond clean-up at 10:00am. Of course, I will probably be there early since my koi wrangling skills have come under fire since we missed about 75 of the slippery little critters last fall and they need to come out so that we can clean their summer home. So, that should be some messy fun.

Avengers Additions Sketch Cards

I've done so many sketch cards lately that I forget which ones I've posted or not. So, here are a few of the 55 cards that I did for Strictly Ink's Avengers Additions Collection. This was my first time working for a company across the pond and as it turns out, it won't be the last either (more on that soon). And I must say that it was a pleasant experience to work with them and to work on material related to the 60's television series.

Robert DeNiro Poppin' A Few Veins

Here's a drawing that I did of old Bob doing something to some poor schlepp who may or may not deserve his wrath. Who knows. Probably, Bob doesn't even know, he's just in the mood to crack some skulls.

DeNiro

12x17

colored pencil and black gesso on tinted paper

Red Arch

Here is a landscape that I did back in the fall. This was one of those paintings that started out all wrong and just couldn't get it to where it needed going. But, I stuck with it and I think it came out alright in the end. I don't use this technique all that often, so when I do, it's a struggle to get out of the starting gates. It was tricky for me to get the atmospheric perspective right and the kind of colors that are needed when doing something like this, but I really like how the arch itself came out with its reds and browns.

Red Arch

15x20

acrylic on illustration board

Zombies vs. Cheerleaders sketch cards

How about some more sketch cards? Sure, you got it. Here are the 25 Zombie vs. Cheerleader sketch cards that I did for 5Finity back in the fall. The set was released earlier this year, I believe, so they are out and about. And I do have 5 blank cards left if anyone is interested in a custom made zombie/cheerleader image.

The Search

This is a drawing that I did about this time last year that was intended to be a series of a knight-errant, of sorts, looking for some mystical lady of the forest. Or something like that.

The Search

11x14

pen & ink on bristol board