Sketchbook Sharing: Ice Ice Baby

Well Michigan is still experiencing the harsh effects of winter, complete with high winds and frozen rain. Though for all the talk about the "polar vortex", this winter hasn't really given the Great Lakes State much in the way of weather conditions that are out of the ordinary.

But since everyone else can now understand the kind of stuff we deal with every year, heres a good a time as any to share some cool sketches from this past week.

The first thing anyone living were snowstorms are a regular occurrence is learning to rely on your neighbors, so here are some doodles of the Canadian Women's Olympic Curling team. 

Then here are some sketches of Elsa, the Snow Queen from Disney's "Frozen", because I don't think I've given her enough love in my own sketches, editorials, or twitter posts. 

And it wouldn't be complete with an appearance by the Ice Man himself, stocking shelves at a grocery store. Really, isn't that just the way we always thought Vanilla Ice would end up? 

Stay cool guys! 

Sketchbook Sharing: Let's do the Time Warp Again!

Not as much in the post here as last week on account I've been very busy making sure the sidewalks are safe to tread on. I tell you nothing makes you feel more civilized than beating the ground with a stick... to chip apart the ice of course.

Something I have been tinkering with recently is a new self portrait. I'm considering some kind of full body shot, maybe with some props, definitely in color, just so I can have something to liven up the front page of my website.



To try and determine how best to draw myself, I looked at some photos that I took as references for some earlier projects. I think I can safely say that I have my boxy mug, but am still a little uncertain how to proceed from here.


In the meantime, here are some warm up sketches of some of pop culture's most famous time travelers, Marty McFly and Doctor Who's Fourth Doctor.

 

Now let's wrap up with Wonder Woman. 

Summer Studies 2013

A collection of portraits I drew over the past few months while at the church's summer Bible study for students.

Drawing in the Dark

I was at a friend's house for dinner last night where I tried drawing the other attendees. The open buffet table meant that everyone was getting up, getting food and sitting down in different chairs depending on which side of the room was having the more interesting conversation. This was considerably frustrating, but an unexpected opportunity arose when we settled in to watch a movie. While everyone sat reasonably still, it was pitch black, say for the couple sitting near the back were they were illuminated by the hallway light. The result is this unique caravaggio sketch.

I've got some projects in the pipeline that I'm close to finishing that I hope to share soon so stay tuned!