Second Annual Artist Alley Comics Fest!

On Sunday, August 7, I'll be exhibiting prints and original artwork at The Spritely Bean's Second Annual Artist Alley Comics Fest! (AACF)

The event begins at 11am and ends at 6pm. If you're in the area, please consider dropping by to support local creators! We would all appreciate it.

BRAINSICK: Mired by Complacency

Mired by Complacency
9x12 acrylic ink on cold-pressed watercolor paper

Final sketch compared to sketchbook drawing.

As one of my most developed characters, Finch is someone I turn to often when I need to express myself. This painting serves as a character study and an outlet for the negativity I'd felt during most of the year before leaving my retail job.

BRAINSICK: Cyclical

Cyclical
9x12 acrylic ink on smooth bristol paper

Sketchbook page inspired by 2004's Hallucinatory Apex.

Hallucinatory Apex (2004)

Cyclical is a quick reworking of Paranoid as he appears in Hallucinatory Apex. You can bet I'm going to do a full rework of this piece!

BRAINSICK: Warning Cry (unfinished, 2012)

The 3x0 Rapidograph is seldom used because it's hard to keep ink flowing.

Photo snapped today. Never finished!

Quick update showing an unfinished drawing of Paranoid from 2012. Gotta get back into my ink work! Yesterday was my last day at my retail job, which I'd worked for two years. It was a convenient paycheck, but I was desperate to feel like an artist again. I'll have more time to devote to my art as I search for another job.

BRAINSICK: Cleansed in Silence

Cleansed in Silence
9x12 Derwent Inktense and Prismacolor pencil on Stonehenge paper

Here's my post on the original concept!

A recent revamp of one of last year's INKtober pieces. Much-needed art therapy.

BRAINSICK: The Binding Tongue

The Binding Tongue
9x12 technical pen on Canson Montval watercolor paper

"The Binding Tongue" is a continuation of my INKtober-type Brainsick work. I aim to produce one each month until Rose City Comic Con in September! (I should squeeze in another Oaxacan Animal somewhere, too...) Again, I initially shared these photos on my Instagram account.

Paranoid will forever be my go-to art therapy dog. <3 p="">

BRAINSICK: Lucidity As Food For Madness

Lucidity As Food For Madness
9x12 technical pen on Canson Montval watercolor paper

"Lucidity As Food For Madness" is based off a notebook cover I designed in 2009. It's the type of illustration I would like to have produced for INKvember - but better late than never!

Taking photos with my new phone is a blast; I've taken over 700 since getting the darn thing in January. Having it linked to Dropbox means I can download photos to my computer without worrying about a camera cable. Aaaaah, simplicity. Makes photographing my artwork that much faster.

I'm going to exhibit at Rose City Comic Con again this year. Need to make some new illustrations to sell as prints!

Rough sketch drawn with Staedtler Mars Graphic 3000 duo
and some Prismacolor marker.

Mirrors are helpful for drawing expressions...
which I need to practice more often!

2009 notebook cover on left.

Square photos are fun!

Took my work to Rockaway Beach for a little getaway.

Pentel G-Tec-C used for extremely fine lines.

I shared a handful of these progress photos on my Instagram account. It's a little addicting, but I need to put more focus into cross-posting to my main art hubs.