Austin Books & Comics

I drew this picture a few years ago for a local competition at Austin Books and Comics. I didn't win, but had a great time making it. Especially, the screaming cacti aliens. NOTE: This was created WAY before the movie "Cowboys & Aliens"...so this is not an homage to that film. If anything, it is an homage to the old War of the Worlds film (take note of the UFO designs)

The Beat Goes On...

A few weeks ago I played the "paper game" with a few friends and this is a refined version of a sketch I did that night. What does it mean? No clue.

Alistair & The Outline of World History

The Comic

I haven't posted any new work in a while because I'm currently pursuing a childhood dream...creating a comic novel. It took 31 years, but I've finally gotten around to planning out 160 pages of story arc (with a larger story arc extending over 3 other books). I'll finish the first 60 pages by January (inked, colored, lettered) and begin submitting it to publishers. If that doesn't work out, I'll attempt self-publishing. Either way, this is fun and VERY different than painting. Here are two images from the comic...one colored, one in B/W. Expect more updates over the next few months.

Systematic Theology Postcard

Last month I was asked to design a postcard for a Systematic Theology Study happening next year here in Austin. My dilemma was "how do you design THEOLOGY?" I began leafing through my photography and ran across a few photos I took in Israel back in 2009. The one I ultimately chose is a sundrenched shot of the Dead Sea and some of the isolated land around it. The typeface is Museo (no matter how much I see it used, it is still amazing) and the secondary image is a graphic from an old, 30lb Bible I keep in the studio.

I'll post the back of the card once I'm finished with it.

Here is the book featured in the study...quite the tome:

Japanese Frog and Pistachio Pudding inked

Cephalopod with Color!

Cephalopod Inked!

...ready to be colored.

"The Curse of Earl Grey" Finished

Inking "The Curse of Earl Grey"