30 Day Drawing Challenge (AGAIN!)

So I've been pretty busy recently with teaching and decided that I need to spend some more time drawing. Working on bigger projects is ok, but I miss sitting down with my sketchbook as much as I did during the summer. With that attitude in mind, a fellow art teacher and I have begun a 30-Day Drawing Challenge! (Well this is the second challenge for me) I will be creating a sketch/drawing every day and doing my best to post them up each day. I apologize in advance for the scan quality, I'm going to do these quickly. So below you will find my drawing for Day One!

"Draw instructions for a simple task"

 (It's a lot harder than it looks for some people...)

Also for those of you interested in work from my previous 30-Day Drawing Challenge you can check out the links below:

• Drawings 1-5
• Drawings 6-10
• Drawings 11-15
• Drawings 16-20
• Drawings 21-25
• Drawings 25-30

Self-Portrait

(Digital)

The title says it all. Here is a self-portrait that I've spent the past little over a week on. This entire painting was digital from start to finish.  It has gone through a series of revisions and I have incorporated some feedback (BIG thanks to Team Awesome) to the work to this level (and of course snuck some halftone pattern into at about 2% opacity). I may be posting up some in-process work in the future if I can get all of my screenshots together.

Dusting Off The Cobwebs

Whoa. It's been quite some time since I've posted anything - so today I have a small teaser snapshot of some work I've been developing.  I've recently set up a new studio space that I am very happy about and makes for a much more conducive art environment. Without further ado below is a sneak peek at what is most likely going to be has already become a very time-consuming project (But it's a ton of fun!)

(Pen/Ink)

Brock Samson VS. Thor (Again!)

(Pen/Ink/Digital)

So who do you think would win? The Marvel superhero God of Thunder OR the one-half Swedish, one-quarter Polish, one-quarter Winnebago murder machine Venture Bros. bodyguard? I did a quick sketch some time ago: Old Brock and Thor Sketch and I really wanted revisit that idea because it was a lot of fun.

**ALSO!**

This Sunday, July 28th, I will be at The Brass City Comic Con in artists alley so come visit! And of course I will have prints of this legendary battle for sale.

The convention details:
Date: Sunday, July 28th
Time: 10am - 6pm
Location: Naugatuck Valley Community College - Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Ct
Admission: $2.99 OR come in costume and admission is FREE! (children under 12 free) 

Pacific Rim Kaiju Sketch

(Pen/Ink/Marker)

I REALLY enjoyed Pacific Rim, so I whipped up a quick sketch of my favorite kaiju, nicknamed "Leatherback"

Megaman X Boss Fight

(Pen/Ink/Digital)

This piece went through a few different ideas before I came up with this one.  The most fun part of this drawing (for me at least) was creating all the various objects in the piles of rubble, there's a little bits of tribute to everything in there.  The *cough* "FINAL" *cough* showdown between Megaman X and Sigma!

Albert Einstein Quote

"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

-Albert Einstein.