Drawn With Tiger’s Blood And Adonis DNA…

I have been ridiculously busy lately! That’s a great thing for business; but it has been mostly graphic design work, as opposed to caricature and illustration. So, once again I must beg forgiveness for taking so long to post any artwork. This sketch is a quick caricature of the totally bonkers, yet hilariously funny, quick quip man, Charlie Sheen. Here’s to hoping he can escape the ride before it crashes!

Warm Up Sketches...

Drawing is a bit like working out. You have to warm up before you can do the heavy lifting. This was my warm up sketch this morning; before tackling a day of intricate illustrations…

Taylor Lautner...

Everybody seems to be drawing this guy these days. So, I did a quick sketch of him this morning as a little warm-up.

John Cleese

I havn't been doing a lot of caricatures lately, which is really what I enjoy doing most. So, here is a sketch of legendary "Monty Python" comic John Cleese. As always, comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

George Carlin...

One of the greatest ever...

Drew Carey...

Pete Townshend...

Rick & Bubba Sketches...

Above are a few preliminary sketches I did trying to nail down a likeness for southern radio DJ's "Rick & Bubba". These guys have a pretty funny morning show that is syndicated throughout the south and was just picked up by XM/Sirius. These sketches were drawn in preparation for a magazine cover illustration. I have resolved to both do more sketching and post more sketches. I think my work will progress if I pay a bit more attention practicing my rudimentary drawing skills, rather than concentrating so much on full color illustrations.

"HANCOCK"

I watched the movie HANCOCK, starring Will Smith, last night. His character has a very unique look in the beginning of the film, so I had to take a stab at him. It's funny, but this caricature turned out a bit more simplified than most of my sketches. I think it's because his character is pretty cartoony in the movie. Regardless, I'm fairly happy with this simplified piece.

Quick Sketch...

This dude’s been in the news an awful lot lately, pushing this brilliant "bail out" legislation – so, I just HAD to draw him. I’m constantly amazed at how much he looks like a toad. And it’s like the more angry he becomes, the more his neck fat inflates. So, here’s to you, esteemed U.S. Senator from Connecticut, Christopher Dodd. Good luck with the flies...

Warm-up Sketch...

I've been working on this sketch of John McCain for about a week now. I'll only spend about 5 or 10 minutes per session on it, so that I can keep coming back to it with fresh eyes. Like I've said before, I struggle with values, especially balancing them throughout the drawing, so I'm hoping these types of sketches will help me improve.

I'm posting it now, as a work-in-progress, with the hopes that some of you will be kind enough to leave any comments, suggestions or critiques that come to mind. Believe me, any and all thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Warm-up Sketch...

This is a very simplified graphite sketch of myself that I just finished for a wrestling fan. I tried to keep this as loose as possible. I was also shooting for a minimum of lines while still maintaining a decent likeness.

Warm-up Sketch...

This is a warm-up sketch I did of conservative radio host/Fox News talking head, Sean Hannity. I have a lot of trouble with values. That's something I've really been trying to work on.

Warm-up Sketch...

This is a warm-up sketch I did in about twenty minutes of Dominic Monaghan, who plays "Charlie" on LOST. To be quite honest, I am not at all happy with this sketch. I think a good measure of the problems I have with it stem from the fact that I attempted to draw him completely from memory, rather than utilize any reference photos.

Regardless of how ineffective the result is, I chose to post it anyway – as my main ambition for this blog is to enhance my abilities through criticisms both negative and positive. For me, there’s no integrity or growth in posting only work that I’m happy with. Therefore, if you have any critiques, please fire away!