Still Alive

Been awhile since I have added anything to my sketchbook, though I have been painting. I blame that on Travis. He lent me Grand Theft Auto 4, a game I never wanted to play because I have never liked any of its other incarnations. Well, I like this one... dammit.

Well, in case you don't follow Lee's blog, I might be helping him with his He-Man comic, colorwise. I think he did a great job, but if you wants a hand I am willing to lend one. You can see what he has "completed" here.

Very sore today. I blame that on Tim. His bachelor party was last saturday, and we had a great time. It's been almost 4 years since I have played Schleuderball and it feels like it. Supposedly Kristin will have some pictures up on her flickr site soon, but below is my favorite picture for the day:



Usually the bachelor is the only one to be dressed funny if at all, but he made us all dress up like it was renfest. Though, Tim did look the "best" out of all of us.

5 Month Break

I finally started to work on my painting again. It's been about 5 months since I have touched it. To even say that makes me feel like a bad "artist". Anyway, I am really looking forward to finishing that thing. You can see a pic of it below and how far I have to go below.

Speaking of finishing, my good friends Andrew and Alison look like they will become parents in about 4 days. A little earlier than expected, but this is taking into account Alison and the baby health. Hopefully all goes well there.

Waterhouse Sketch

It's been a little while since I have posted. Not as long as it normally takes me, but still...

Anyway, not a whole lot is going on, but I have a bunch of weddings and other engagements creeping up on me. I really am wanting to finish my painting that I haven't worked on since November. Maybe I can do that this weekend. Below is a sketch I did from a John William Waterhouse painting. It was one of those drawings where after I finished pencilling it, I thought that pen would take away some of the finer detail. I was right. I was much happier with it when it was just in pencil. I overworked it a bit, but I am relatively pleased with it.

Gaming

I have been playing a LOT of video games recently. I know it, my wife knows it, but I just have to ride it out and get it out of my system. The real culprit is Resident Evil 5 which I like a lot more than I ever thought I would. Thats because it plays the same as Resident Evil 4, and I was not really into that game. The difference: cooperative play. I have mostly been playing online with a friend, and it makes all the difference. That fact that I have a partner to watch my back helps SO much. He actually made a comic about us playing which you can see here.

As for other news, it looks like baby Willey (1 up) might be coming sooner than expected. Alison is having some complications, but thankfully its nothing too serious so far. So we all hope for the safety of Alison and the baby.

Haven't been drawing in my sketch book as often, which makes me pretty sad. Though, I am getting the urge to finally finish my Zelda painting. Below is a sketch of a piece by Mike Mignola that I liked. I think its a zombie cowboy:

Vacation

Well, I just got home from my vacation to Florida. It was really a great trip and I am glad that we took it. It was nice to see my family and spend some time in a different climate. Though, it seemed like KC was actually pretty warm while we were gone. Anyway, besides a few sunburns it really couldn't have been a better trip.

I am sure there will be pictures up on flickr soon. below is a knocker from the condo we stayed in.