80 Dlist Boys: janlo, popstitute, jimmy-z

I've still got a few more up my sleeve. This is an interesting bunch. I started "Janlo" in my car while I was getting an oil change in October 2009 and didn't finish it until December.

The next few were done during relaxing moments in my trip to Europe for the new year. I drew "Popstitute" at an apartment in Prague while I was waiting for my travel buddy to get out of bed. Stylistically this is probably the most distant from the bunch because I chose reference photography that wasn't straight-on. I think it helps show his attitude and was definitely a nice break from the formula.

"Jimmy-Z" was done in a cafe in Berlin called "Circus" that I returned to a couple more times to draw. They had tasty sandwiches there and hot cocoa that was really deep in flavor.

Logan Lynn: Feed Me to the Wolves

Here's a painting I did of a musician named Logan Lynn. I'm also including the process because it might be interesting to someone out there.

XYZach

Here's a new painting inspired by the happiness I got out of painting "Handhearts" below. Another Dlist boy.

Handhearts

Here is a little painting I've been working on for fun. Inspired by a photo of a Dlist Boy named "handhearts." This actually fits perfect as my annual "red-haired" winter painting and it's fun to see how I've grown in four years. Here are the previous:

1. Red-Haired Girl
2. Jessica
3. Man in White Suit

A Single Man (or Single Lady in this case?)

Here's Julianne Moore from her new film, "A Single Man." Does anyone know why Julianne Moore only take roles in films set in the 1950's and 1960's? Not to say that she isn't great in them, but it just seems curious.

Many apologies, also, for neglecting my blog. I did some traveling during the Christmastime and just haven't had much time to produce. I do have 4 or 5 new Dlist Boys, though, that I will roll out in the next few days.

Seasons Greetings!

Here's my new Gocco card. It looks better in person because it's in silver and metallic blue ink (sparkly!) I'm also showing my process here. The first image is the thumbnail that I drew and colored to provide a road map for this project. The second image is the ink drawing, colored in with the appropriate ink colors, and the third image is the actual screen printed card. You can see how different the print is from the screen artwork because the way the ink bleeds and the offset from the two color process.

80 Dlist Boys: deadstar, sqcw, jackpollack

MAD MEN

I put the finishing touches on the Mad Men.

Contemporary Authors

Here's a promo piece I just finished. The styling is inspired by the 80 Dlist Boys project, but I wanted to be a little more expressive with brushwork.

80 Dlist Boys: Dorian Gray, JJS III, Blaa, Braulio

I'm so backlogged on this project - I finished these a few months ago and kind of forgot about them. Definitely not the best in the series, I think that they perfectly capture how cornered I was feeling with this series, where each new drawing fit a formula. I took a break somewhere in the middle of drawing Braulio and finished him last month. I'm trying to be looser and freer with the new additions.