Hm, some girls and plants

Work has been pretty busy...been building lots of stuff out of clay which has been super fun and exhausting. I've managed to do some drawings here and there though. Ladies are fun to draw.

Lady #2 is inspired by episode 367 of This American Life.

I am also excited to unveil my little new york apartment gardening project, that's been going on since March. I gots some tomato action going on, and just started some rosemary and peppers. I know diddly about growing plants so it's so far been improvisation mixed with a little common sense and dumb luck.

A little snow for a summer day

Two mini paintings come together as one.

Colorin

I just finished a sketchbook and realized I haven't painted a single thing since I went on vacation. So I took some time to slap some color and niceness on some old drawings.

Sketch from Costa Rica.

If pirates got cold.

I had this pretty intense dream a while ago about grass bunnies and bunny spirits. It's weird how some dreams are so easy to forget but others are just burned into your memory. WHAT DOES IT MEAAAAN?? I drew this out in brushpen and did it up in Photoshop. Thinking about doing a giant painting of this, but not sure.

My fish died

Oh no! There's a whale in my kitchen!

Gauze and plaster of paris over cardboard. The first of what's to hopefully be a parade of sea creatures floating in the apartment.

Also somewhat exciting: the layout has recently been revamped on the blog. Check it out! It features happier things instead of the obnoxious red and green.

Ice cream poo

It's been almost two years but...Ice Cream Man is officially FINISHED.

It's kinda interesting to see the very first storyboards I did back in 2008, and comparing them to the final product now. I cringe a little now seeing these old drawings, but I think I'm more embarrassed by the few drawings I did where I apparently failed to notice the possible sexual connotations i.e. second board panel. Oh well, good thing I revised that shot.



It's been an insanely long process but I learned a lot from making this film. I think I'll take my time before jumping into the next one. Watch for Ice Cream Man to be up on youtube sometime soon.

In the meantime, check out this comic I did when I went to Costa Rica two weeks ago. A lil slice of life.

Boy, I sure am gettin the winter blues...

...can't wait til I'm sweating like a pig again.

I finished up backgrounds on Ice Cream Man. Woohoo. Here are a couple screenshots.



I am so so close to being finished.

A feline snow day

I had a lot of down time at work this week, so I fooled around in Photoshop, trying to do something different instead of the usual paint and draw on paper.


I got pretty lazy towards the end and sorta slapped the background together. Maybe when I get better at Peeshop, I'll get more into illustrating digitally. Nothing beats doing it old school, though!

Meanwhile, I've been watching a lot of David Attenborough stuff. Just finished The Life of Mammals, and now starting Life of Birds. I highly recommend everyone to check that shit out! It's instant play on Netflix. Look at Dave stalking a kiwi!


And this is awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy67XU6xEi8

Drawins

Some watercolor stuff!

The first one is something this guy I worked with once told me to draw. "DRAW ME a rusty pick-up truck with a tire missing set up on a cement block and cracked windows. Oh yeah, and there's a octopus in the trunk." Well, here you go.
This one is based off a Richard Brautigan poem called Adrenalin Mother. I just like the words he used.

Adrenalin Mother
with your dress of comets
and your shoes of swift bird wings
and shadow of jumping fish,
thank you for touching,
understanding and loving my life.
Without you, I am dead.

And a comic! True story.
Besides illustrating things literally, I have started working on backgrounds on my film. Will post some later. In the meantime, check out my bohemoth stack of animation that have been cleaned up and colored. Those babies can finally go in the closet!

Me so cold!

Sketch dump! Old drawings and recent drawings.


The effervescent Rob Malone

Harry Potter, the College Kid.

I went back to Delaware for the holidays and had a nice arts and crafts session and bound some notebooks. Looked up some tips on the internet and found it to be surprisingly easy. Try it out and make your own! All you need is some paper, thread, and a sewing needle.

Anyway, feels good to be back in the city. Feels not so good out in the cold. That's why I stayed inside and made a fort.

I am a Dinosaur

I got a sewing machine and I was so excited I made a dinosaur costume for Halloween.

Some brainstorm doodling. These were the blueprints.


Preeeetty goofy! Anyway, besides going apeshit over my sewing machine, I've been working more on my film (oh yeah...that) and trying to get it done by December. Also drawing some but not so much. Think I'm due for a sketchbook dump of some stuff from summer. Hope everybody had a merry Halloween!

Cars

Did this a few weeks back for fun during some downtime at work. Mmm, cars.

Finished those damn heads!

Thanks to Steve and Barb for helping me out, especially that one painfully late night...

If you're free this Friday night, come on over to Erebuni at 158 Roebling St. and see the show!

I heart Ira

Still been pretty tied up last couple weeks. I wish the Earth's rotation would slow down and add an extra day to each week. Like in that one episode of Doug when Quailman makes a new day called Funday? Yeah.

I've been listening to a lot of This American Life. I was really gung ho about it at first, but now I sort of keel over every time I hear a David Sedaris story. I still keep listening though. It's for the background noise. I don't really listen to the stories anymore, I just like the sound of Ira Glass's tinkling voice. It's like a pleasant buzz in my ears.


I also get distracted a lot and doodle in Photoshop, when I should be working.