The Brainiac-Luthor Team

This is the finished art of a commission for Royce. He had given me a list of Superman family characters for me to chose from to do a commission piece. When I saw Luthor (in prison grays) and the silver age Brainiac on the list, I suggested pairing them up in a re-imagined image of the cover to Superman #167. He liked the idea and we were off. This was really more fun to do than I can express. I did my best to channel the late, great Curt Swan. Thanks again Royce!

This is ink on 11" x 17" Strathmore Bristol Board.

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Medusa

Just a little sketch of Medusa from my sketchbook. The figure/pose was done early today but I had no idea what to do with it. Crystal (Fantastic Four/Inhumans) was my first thought but then I went with Medusa in order to play with the long hair. :)

Have a good weekend everyone!

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Sketchbook Thursday

It was a full day. Most of it was spent doing some commercial work and then most of the late afternoon and evening was working on a commissioned painting. The good news is the commercial work got done and the painting is about 95% done. It's at the point where I will add some effects and little touches and then it's finished. That will happen tomorrow. The bad news is there was very little time for sketching. I started two ideas that I quickly abandoned. They weren't working out the way I wanted them to and I think it was because todays busy schedule was on my mind. So much so that I almost forgot to scan the sketches. Oy.

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Intense

Just a doodle in my sketchbook using a carmine red Col-Erase pencil.

Other news, I just noticed I am down to the last five copies of my sketchbook. Send me an email if you are interested in purchasing one.

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Attitude

Another very busy day and another doodle from the sketchbook this morning. Added some colors in Photoshop in the afternoon. This is something I would like to do on a canvas. Loose sketchy lines with splashes of color. Maybe I will make some time to do one after the holidays.

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Plug & Play

This started out as just the figure in my sketchbook. Then it morphed into this after putting a piece of copy paper over it and redrawing and simplifying the figure. I have no idea where this came from but I think it is interesting.

Other news, Deena and I will be going to Ruth Ekhard Hall tonight to see the Pinellas All County Orchestra perform. Our daughter Dakota auditioned and made the cut. She is 3rd Chair Viola and we are extremely proud of her. Tonight is their first performance. Please join us in wishing Dakota to "break a leg" tonight! :)

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On the edge

It has been an incredibly busy day so just a little cliff hanger from my sketchbook. :)

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