Back In The Saddle

Ahhh..... back from the holiday break. It was great to take some time off and spend it with the family. I am now looking forward to getting some solid work done between now and Christmas, both at the office and on my story. I also need to do a few Christmas drawings here and there to get into the spirit. May we all have a productive week!

Quick Color!

Not much time this morning...

The Best This Monster Can Do

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"Is That Wall Moving?"

"You just had to grab that relic didn't you?"

Ah cha cha cha?

"Mark tried to fit in, but despite nailing the hand gestures he never really climbed the social ladder."

Georgia Dino

I was setting up my new copy of Painter and testing a bunch of brushes... this guy was the result. Who doesn't like a fleshy dinosaur?

Once again I am sorry for the infrequent posts, but my life is in a weird limbo right now and blogging takes a back seat. I am really enjoying my new job, but living in a new city without my family is not something I am used to. We should be reunited soon, thank goodness! And this evening I fly back to spend the weekend with them, so I am really psyched.

Enjoy your Mother's Day!

Cartoon Dreams

Dear Blog,

I am alive and well. Things are nice here in Atlanta. My new job is going great, and I find myself surrounded by talented people. I am sorry for not writing you more often, but I am very busy. I don't mean that in an "I'm too busy for you" kind of way, I just mean to say that my time has been occupied by settling in to my new job and finding my way around an unfamiliar city. I still love you, and hope to start writing again on a regular basis.

Warm Regards,

JV

The Scrubbers

Doodling with ink again. I started drawing and ended up creating this motley crew. I picture them being some sort of rogue team that gets called in as a last resort. Using everything from alien powers to brute strength, these guys don't always play by the rules but they make your problems disappear.

I hope to throw some color on this later.

Get The Robot Fixed Quick!

Today for my down-time doodles, I attacked my sketchbook with a Sharpie and a Pitt Artist Pen. Not sure exactly what's going on here, but my random doodle madness became a scene of space adventure. All I know is that the astronauts had better get their robot fixed before the alien creature turns them into snacks. That's all I know.

I think this was my inspiration.

Doodled Note Page... AH HAH!

Doodle Page Of The Day

I usually keep a sketchbook on my desk, and as I work at the computer I doodle. Saving a big file? Doodle. Re-starting your computer because it crashed? Doodle. Doodling while you should be working? Doodle.

I thought this week I would try to put a few of those daily pages up. They won't make much sense, but hey they're fun to do. And I use pencils and a brush pen on real paper! Yesssss.

And yeah, those are my real notes. "Email everybody" is a typical message to myself.

The Angry Mole

A rough doodle of a rough character. If you aren't careful, this guy will sock you right in the kisser.

The Dark Arts

Robot Boy

Meeting doodles are what meetings are all about. If I could only draw and pay attention to the person speaking at the same time.

Captain Blast Gestures

As rough as it gets. Just some exploratory doodles today. Nothing fancy to see here.

Happy Hump Day!