Cat Pig!

This little guy was christened "Cat Pig" by my classmates. I like making cats look like potato footballs.

Birthday Cat Pig!

Is It Public Domain?

The final chart I made for my copyright class last term (this one is a fancy flowchart!):

Fair Use & Copyright Infringement Chart

Another chart I created for my copyright class last term:

Copyright Basics Chart

A copyright chart I put together for a final project last term:

George Washington in Boxers

Happy April Fool's Day!

Line Art

With color!

Cat Noir Finals

Here's how the final pieces turned out! If you're in the Portland area, you can check them out at Gallery Mini on SE 8th and Main St.

I definitely created the "cartooniest" work on display in the gallery. I'd like to go back in and work on these pieces a bit more because I really like the concept. I was just a bit rushed to complete them (which was entirely the fault of my time-management skills).

Cat Noir

Here are the pencil sketches for my 3 cat-themed noir pieces currently on display at Gallery Mini in Portland. I'll post the final pieces later this week!

Thursday Afternoon Cartoons: Ooodles of Noodles

Another very silly idea:

Sir Slothington

May I present to you, Sir Slothington:

He is a proper gentleman sloth.

Pabst and Presidents!

It's been a bit since my last post, mostly because I was doing some last-minute illustration work on this guy:

 It was entered in a Pabst art contest here in Portland at the lovely Grand Central Bowling. The winner was determined by voters, so I was very fortunate to have many of my friends stop by and drop their tickets into my envelope - I won the contest and this image will be transformed into a billboard in Southeast Portland! How awesome is that?!

I'm excited that so many people will see my art! I'm going to brag about it like crazy, since it's not everyday that your artwork becomes a billboard (unless you work closely with a marketing department, I suppose).

So yay! Here are some images of this work in progress:

The rough sketch that started it all!

The line work for the illustration!

After the PBR cans were colored in (minus the white logo)

All done!

I should have taken some close-ups of the cans - there are many details packed on those cans. Once the billboard is up, I'll be sure to take more detailed photos!

Aukward.

I got thinking about auks, and that led me to draw this:

If this makes no sense to you, may I recommend this Wikipedia page?

Thursday Afternoon Comics: Ooh Baby!

The concept for this comic popped into my head a little while back, so I had to draw it out in comic form:

 

I am going to be in some art shows this month! Yay! Now I just need to make artwork for the shows!

Readin' with Sasquatch

Here's the final art for my Powell's tote bag submission. I really liked it, but it didn't crack the top 10. Since a very similar idea did make the top 10 (and was way less cute, in my humble opinion) I have a feeling my design was passed over because I didn't make the Powell's logo big enough. Whatever! At least I got a nice little portfolio piece out of the contest.

More Sasquatch!

I've been thinking a lot about the Sasquatch because he's the main component of an image I created for a tote bag design contest at Powell's books. Here's my linework for the submission - next week I'll upload the color version (which is looking pretty adorable so far!)

Sasquatch on the Brain

A little doodle I did before trivia this past week. You'll better understand why I have Sasquatch on the brain after Thursday's post. :)

Thursday Afternoon Comics: Fat Wolf

Fat Wolf! Fat Wolf! I love Fat Wolf. Fat Wolf will be in future comics.

A Tale of Two Cupcakes

This was originally a mini comic I created last year - I scanned it all in and cleaned it up for your viewing pleasure!

AmeriComics, Part II

Just in time for Independence Day, here are some comics reflecting on my AmeriCorps term of service:

 

I learned a lot this year!

 

One of the mentor leaders did work with a student to get her several thousand dollars in scholarship money. So awesome.

 

Advising at Portland State is a bit of a mess. I'm sure students have similar experiences at campuses all over the country. We need better advising systems so students aren't taking classes they don't need!

Materials: Micron pens

Gone Fishin'

A nice little line drawing I did last summer, based on an image in a California guide book I had checked out of the library...

Easter Egg Hunt

A quick little drawing I did based on an old family photo of me:

Materials: Micron pens and Prismacolor Markers on cardboard