Halloween - 2011.

To all on such a glorious night  -

may all your 'CREEPS' come true !!!

Sweet tricks, and tricky treats    ~   Jx

  

Forsaken

This  is what happens to you when you miss a ' home ' flight back to Earth, and your left behind, the only person, on a cooling research node deep in the outer fan :

You get torn to shivering strips of jelly by the locals.

Stupid Earth monkeys. At least they taste good.

The Hand

Sometimes going downtown can be such a pain in the ass. You know - your just not in the 'mood' for it. Well this dude can testify to that. So much to look out for when your down there, cyclists, baby prams, kids, vagrants and, oh yeah - lets not forget . . . SCREAMING RAGING FLESH THIRSTY GIANT CARNIVOROUS GNASHING MOUTHED CRAZY FINGERED KILLER HANDS, that can occasionally 'pop' up.
Yep - sometimes the Park is just a better idea.
     

ROCKTOBERFEST

Late days filled with long orange light. Tender grasses bending in the leaf rattled wind. Geese echoing thinly across distant harvest fields. Sweaters. A hot cup of tea, and  . . . *&^@#%^ . . . WHAT ? ? ? ! ! !

Sigh . . . it was going to be such a nice fall . . . if it wasn't for those  -

DAMNED ROCK & ROLL KIDS ! ! ! !
  
O.K.  - So this is a poster I just designed, and executed for a 'Rockabilly' festival happening this month in Midland. I was approached by 'Honky - Tonk - Mike' to do it. And I dont think I've ever had a more interesting pitch than his - "James, I got a project here . . . right down your alley - think : half naked women, skulls, Rockabilly, hair grease, The Cramps, snakes, Halloween, motorcycles, Devils, etc - what'da ya think ???"  'Ummmm . . . . OF COURSE !!!'.

        My expression said everything : "RRRAAAHHHHHHH !!!"
 

        I was TOTALLY into it.
 

Mike has a great love for Rockabilly and Psychobilly music. He and his group of conspirators have brought numerous bands to the area for the last 10 years, and I hope they continue to do so for a long, long time. Rebels without a cause ? I think not.

These kids want to  ROCK ! ! ! 

- Sketch Book - 2

Here's  a sampling of some pages from my sketch books from the last 6 months or so.  I went with these pages because I feel they embody what I've been going for as of late.  A sense of depth in the picture plane, an overlapping of elements within it, and a working with line weights and anatomy. I thought of tying names and small blurbs to the pieces, cause you know - there's ALWAYS a sub-text / story behind EVERYTHING !!!  But -  I reconsidered and decided to let the pieces simply be.
All were done on paper with graphite & markers / dip pens / brush. All coloring ( except for the colored matting ) was done by hand using water colors. Some pencil Crayon for the lettering . . . oh yeah, and lots of  coffee !!!

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                                                - Lettering by : Baily  
                                                    ( see 'Holiday Shirts' & 'Teen Fly' )