Sudden Chaos!

As I said in one of my previous comments, I plan on selling a special edition of my book "Belle du Jour" that is going to include a bookplate with original art on it. I haven't figured out how many I'm going to make yet, though I'd like at least 100.
So I decided to "assembly line" them, do 10 at a time and use the same paint for each of that 10. This way I can get them done more quickly.
So to test this idea out I'm using my friends as guinea pigs (no offense). Instead of drawing in their books I'm doing the book plate thing for 'em.
Here's a few from the first batch.

Beware the Belle du Jour!

I HAVE BOOKS!!
Okay, so I've been holding out on you guys. I was planning to build the suspense a little, but heck, the books arrived today a week ahead of schedule and I couldn't resist.


I think I've been working on this book for the better part of 2 years, so you can imagine the kind of thrill it is for me to see them fully realized. It's quite addictive in fact, makes me want to make all sorts of books.

Anyway, as you can probably tell, it's a book of cheesecake/pin-up art type drawings and paintings. A "best of" compilation spanning 10 years to be exact. I'll be at the San Diego Comicon this year doing my best to sell them.

In Deadly Peril. Part 2

Here's a sort of progression. The one on the left side is the underpainting, which essentially establishes the values in acrylic washes. Acrylic doesn't reactivate with water so it's safe to apply a transparent medium like concentrated watercolor (or colored ink) on top, these are used to apply the more superficial colors as you can see with the final on the right.

I paint the study simultaneously, using it as a testing ground for the colors.

Booby Trap!

Check out this awesome Greta pin-up over on Lauren Monardo's blog.

Heartwarming isn't it?

In Deadly Peril.

I did this piece for my friends' wedding gift. She's the Hindu Goddess of art, music and knowledge. Painted with acrylic and concentrated watercolor.

Orders For Eagles.

I was in LA this weekend for a friends wedding. While I was there I went to Disneyland mostly because I wanted to see this exhibition of Disney Golden Book art. Fantastic! Very inspiring! It's amazing to see such art up close, you can really see the technique. I highly recommend going, It's small but great. It's a little bit hidden in a small room off to the side of the gallery above the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

Fight Rex Fight! Part 4

Roughs!