a little proof that not everything i draw is in black and white.
Logan Study. Got a gig to do a cover for Ye Olde Marvel! They gave me a long lead time because, well, I’m slow. And there’s the day job. But I’ve been a big fan of the old gumshoe paperback covers by Robert McGinnis, Mitchell Hooks and Robert Maguire since my Batman Animated series days when I’d follow Bruce Timm into used bookstores as he collected Carter Brown paperbacks. Been meaning to test if my fascination translates into a real cover.
I know from experience that my excitement to get going can be dangerous. It can mask how unprepared I am. If you’re not painting everyday you’re in for a lot of trouble. I needed the time to limber up and get my research done for all aspects of the job. This image is an attempt to keep my mind on the game.
Nicole Eisenman
Breakup
2011
135. A man of many hats. Self-caricature by Ward Kimball, 1963.
Plein Air Malibu Lagoon
Painted this morning with @shinypinkbottle and @dbleich. Thanks fellas!Gouache on illustration board. 6”x4”
116. Model sheet of the “Little Guy” from Dumbo (1941).
Character animated by Ward Kimball.
From the late 1950s to the early 60s, Disneyland had two serious competitors in the form of Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica, and Freedomland USA in New York.
POP was funded and owned by CBS to compete directly with Disneyland, ironically a little over a decade after CBS refused to invest in Disneyland because they thought it was a bad idea that’d never take off. Freedomland USA was designed by Disneyland’s chief planner, Cornelius Wood, after a falling out with Walt Disney in order to spite him and steal away potential east coast visitors to Disneyland.
Awesome Ronnie del Carmen
Color. A sketchbook entry. Color is not part of my day usually and I’m feeling like my muscles will atrophy. Even worse, not improve. At some stopping point I take a photo and take time to see it—it’s just a momentary hold. I’ll have to see it completed. The exercise was fun, which is the whole point. I may have to do a couple more. Inspired by Sadamitsu Neil Fujita, needed to walk myself through it to understand. Such an amazing artist and designer.
Silverlake Presbyterian Church on Hyperion
Moebius has left this plane. After I found out yesterday I found myself looking at all the posts worldwide about his passing. I know most of the images he’s made in his career. Nothing would surprise me. But I wanted to seek them out. I read tweets and news sites. He is gone. I was settling with this idea.
Then I had to draw. It’s the only way to start saying goodbye and paying my respects. He had ignited my imagination and made me see larger scopes of realities I had never known to look for. I am indebted.
All my best to those who knew him and were inspired by him.
graphic score
Rodin Sculpture
Superb!
