Pull up a stool, Matey...

I'm working to flesh out some of my Pirate Cat designs. I posted a sketch of this guy over 2 years ago and thought he had such great personality that he was a natural cantidate to paint. The fun part was figuring out just what type of cat he should be. Here he is, in a shadowy corner of the Keelhauled Kitty Pub, regaling listeners with a tale of his adventures.

 

Gouache on Illustration Board

This reminds me of something Neil Gaiman said: “Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.”

Expo Ahoy!

I'm going to the Creative Talent Network Animation Expo this weekend, so I threw together this postcard to promote my blog, and specifically my Pirate Cats.

 

Will you be at the Expo?

Dr. Sketchy's- Aubree Servillo

I finally went to a figure drawing session at my local Dr. Sketchy's. Being just a few days before Halloween, there was a Day of the Dead theme, and the model, Aubree Servillo, had appropriately macabre makeup. Figure drawing is such a challenge for me, but here are two drawings that I'm not totally ashamed of.