Retro Thursday* (a day late)

It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted anything so I thought I was due. Here is something from 2002, completed for yet another online contest. These contests were a great way to get motivated to create some art - when I had time back then.

I think it was a post-apocalyptic subject and fairly open to interpretation. I tried to use a lot of everyday items to dress our hero, hence the water polo cap and baseball glove/turned bag.



*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday* (a day early)

I haven't posted anything in a while. Unfortunately I haven't been working on anything new, for myself, for a while. I hope to change that in the coming month. But for now, here is something that I don't think I've shown before. It was in response to an online challenge to redo classic video game characters. This one is Nanase from Street Fighter. Not sure the year, but it's old.



*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

I was digging around, trying to find something holiday related for this week's installment. I finally found an illo from years ago, created while at a newspaper in Pittsburgh. The story dealt with takeout meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Season's Greetings!


*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

How about a little Terminator assembly line image. Created many years ago. Definitely some perspective issues, but I was young and lazy.



*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday* (one day early)

I won't have an opportunity to post for a few days so I'll use today as my Thursday.

This one is fairly recent (within the last 5 years). It was designed as a wraparound book cover for an unwritten story. I think I was trying to create a sense of drama. I'll call it "Aurora Borealis".



*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

Check back early next week for the latest series of posters I'm working on. I'm pretty excited about them.

But for now, lets take a look back at what I was up to many years ago. This was a doodle that I decided to colour (for some reason). I believe it was around the time I got my tablet and was eager to do some art without a mouse. Enjoy.



*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing some artwork from the archives every Thursday.

Retro Thursday* is back

I'm currently working on some new posters that I hope to post in the next two weeks. 1980s pop culture is involved. But for now, some more from years past. This one is at least 5 years old, if not older. I can't remember if it was for a contest or not. However, I do know that the clouds ended up looking like mashed potatoes. Hopefully the robot distracts from that.



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Retro Thursday*: 100% unofficial Middle Earth Hockey Association (MEHA)

This homage was inspired by the races and places in Middle Earth. The idea came from out of the blue, but I have to admit - after doing a Google search to make sure no one else had thought of it - there was a fantasy (pun intended) Middle Earth hockey league set up by someone else, but I don't think the site is up anymore. The teams weren't named the same as I have below.

Anyway, these logos are about a year and a half old so they can technically fall under "Retro Thursday". I've recently slapped them onto tshirts and stickers. The tshirts are completely customizable, meaning you can change the style and colour of the shirt. Zazzle has a large number of different styles from tshirts to hoodies. Check them out here.












[Sauron's Sorcerers]


*In an effort to post something once a week I'll be showing an image from the archives each Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

These are from around 2001. The first is a brave little fairy fighting for her kingdom. My original plan back then was to create 12 of these fairies, one for each month, and produce a calendar. Below is my sketch for January. Their attire and surroundings would follow the seasons. I plan to revisit this at some point - just have to find the time.




*In an effort to post something once a week I'll be showing an image from the archives each Thursday.

Whoops. Missed Retro Thursday*, again

One day late isn't bad. I'm busy working on something new that I hope to show in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.
For now, here is something without a home or purpose. It's at least five years old, maybe older. There are some definite Frank Frazetta influences in this one.


*In an effort to post something at least once a week I'll be showing an image from the archives each Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

Whoops. I let two weeks slip by there. Time again for something from the archives. This one started as a photo manipulation of a bat wing, a sunset and some rocks - then turned into something more. It wasn't done for anything in particular. I was looking at a lot of Brom's stuff at the time so there are some influences there with the armour and helmet.


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Retro Thursday*

This one is from the late 90s. Again, this is what can happen with no planning or sketching or reference - just an idea in the head. Yes, there is a story behind it, but now is not the time for storytelling. Done with acrylics on illustration board, about 9 by 8 inches.


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Retro Thursday* 007

This one isn't too old. It was done just before Daniel Craig's first run as Bond. It was intended for use in the paper that I work at, but wasn't. Sketched in pencil, touched up in Painter and Photoshop.


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Retro Thursday* (one day late)

This was probably my second or third attempt with acrylics. Zero planning or sketching. Just ran with a thought in my head. Circa '98 or '99.


*In an effort to post something once a week I'll be showing an image from the archives each Thursday.

Retro Thursday* (one day early)

I won't be able to post tomorrow so I thought I'd add one today.

Not sure when this one was from, but I know it was done in Painter so I probably just got the program and was doodling and I bet I used reference for the colours - at the very least.



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Retro Thursday*

This was one of my early attempts at Painter. I used the palette knife tool a lot on this and wanted to get a more 'painterly' feel. It was for a Thunderdome contest at www.conceptart.org. I believe the symbol on his back means "Thunder."



*In an effort to post something once a week I'll be showing an image from the archives each Thursday.

Retro Thursday*

These are from sometime around the turn of the millennium. I was eager to do any type of concept work and hooked up with a small company that wanted some art for a game. I quickly realized I wasn't cut out for concept art.





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Retro Thursday*

Acrylic instead of digital this time. It was an idea that got stuck in my head so I decided to go traditional with it. I went straight into painting it without thinking too much about it. Circa 2003'ish. I call him Bucktooth.



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Retro Thursday*

This is another one from 2001. Done with the mouse. I didn't get my first tablet until a few years later (which I still use). That was a good day. Anyway, this is Lion-O from Thundercats pining over Cheetara. Poor kid missed puberty having aged prematurely in his suspension capsule during their flight to Third Earth (geeky info aided by Google.)



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Retro Thursday*

This was in answer to an online competition over at ConceptArt.org. The idea was to take a video game character and revamp it. I can't remember the character's name (Area, maybe?) or game. I had been looking at a lot of Jon Foster's oil work at the time I did this.



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