nuclear cherry bomb

hey guys- long time, no post!
so, life's been tough after the ely- feeling a little lost, without purpose. after being so focused, it's hard to move on to other things.
but this piece was a nice little kick in the pants- i don't know if i would call it a break through, but it has definitely made an impression on the way i work. it went so quickly, but no part of it looks rushed to me.

it was originally my submission for the portfolio day card, but since it didn't really work without the cheesy tagline, i just dropped that aspect of it.
now it's an illustration of the atomic holocaust that is the kitchen every time i attempt to cook. seriously, i just look at the stove and the smoke alarm goes off.

south western

wow, the fisherman's wife pieces are turning out so nice that i'm kind of kicking myself for not participating, but i've been super busy working on spots for the fall.
i will be all over the next theme.

for now, here's one of my spots- it's the poor drunken cowboy who was led off by a half a dozen cops after being dragged into the southwest terminal where i was waiting for my flight.



the poor guy was so drunk, he said, because he was so terrified of flying. this was the point at which the police were all standing around him discussing what to do with him after sitting him down and taking the alcohol that he somehow got into the terminal- and he just looked so embarrassed and so ashamed.
he begged them to just let him leave, and i don't know if they just escorted him out of the airport or if they actually booked him.

i kind of hope they let him go.

skinned elbows

hey guys- sorry it took so long for me to actually contribute, i haven't really been on top of my game this summer.

so i've been trying to work on my likenesses during the break, because all i'm interested in drawing is human interaction and life- but all of my figures end up having most of the same characteristics and looking largely the same. doing portraits of my friends ended being a good way to both practice resemblances and knock out some spots for the fall semester at the same time.

so here is my friend linnea in one of her finer moments:



... she is just so graceful.