One of my favorite artists of all time- Hajime Sorayama – inspired me to take on this mechanical bird with an airbrush and colored pencils. Another 1992 portfolio builder piece, but I still really enjoy this one. Never really delved back into this media again, but I still have my airbrush and related gear to this day.
Another 1992 portfolio builder piece- a highly detailed colored pencil piece of some air bubbles suspended in ice- some nice technical achievement on my part, and neat to look at.
Another “portfolio builder” piece from 1992- this was a really nice watercolor of some old sneakers- I’m not a big fan of watercolor, but I can still pick it up when needed.
A great pencil piece from back in the day- I love this guy! I love soldiers with gas masks- great imagery- and in fact, with our project THE GREAT VERMIN- is this the first appearance of VEER? I’d like to see this piece make an appearance as we explore that universe some more in the future!
A great piece from 1990- done in ink with colored markers- a high school project to creat an alternate alphabet- so I did monsters, and frankly, this is a good piece and holds up well years later. Funny aside to this- it was supposed to win a big award for something or other, and then the judges felt that the letter “J” was obscene- of course there was no intent on my part, but when older (read: perverted) people want to see things, you can’t stop them! I think that really added to the fun of the piece that it got people upset, to me all these years later, that’s worth more than some stupid prize- I might revisit this concept sometime if the mood strikes me.
