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I'm going to build a small toy so i thought i would cheat a little and build it in 3d first.

I'm keeping it super simple but went a little over board in detail. A freind who casts his own toys just told me to go crazy and he'll determine if it's too detailed but i'still tried to scale it back some. If all goes well, i'll have this model cut by a machine so we can make molds from those parts. that's why the cock pit is empty. I'm going to sculpt the driver by hand and if this is too complicated to cut at one piece, i wanted it to be able to be seperate peices that we can reassemble later. 

So since it's going to be machined, i just left it as a solid grey model with no texture or fanciness.

So, it looks like i fell behind in my march madness attempt. 

 No sooner had I started, did i get a job as a set designer on a tv pilot here in Dallas. I tried to keep drawing but there were days that i worked 17 hours straight so sleep was the only thing on my mind.

Since it's been over i've been dividing my time looking for more work and getting paintings ready for some gallery proposals. This is basically what i've been doing.

Now i have to get back to work sketching and drawing to try to get a little more work.

back to it..... 

Saturday was pretty busy for me with Dr. Sketchy's and all so i did a couple today. I just threw some ideas down so this will have to count for two days of sketches.

Today's sketch didn't do it for me. Well it did but not for what i needed it for. I help out with the Dallas chapter of Dr. Sketchy's and this was something I was doing to help it. I liked it but it didn't quite fit with the overall design. Enjoy.

Time for robots. Not too crazy about the design but I wanted to be honest about what I'm doing and not trying to hide any flaws.

This is a sketch trying to work out an idea for a painting. I have something specific that would look great with  a painting on each side of it that will compliment it. I don't really know what I want yet so I'm just throwing ideas out to see where I want to go with this.

I am commiting to something new this month. For the entire month I'll be posting a sketch a day. Nothing special just a personal challenge and way to keep the ideas flowing. While I'm job hunting this will be a good way to work out ideas for my portfolio and ideas for a gallery of paintings I plan on shopping around to get me a solo show.  So here is day one. Just something silly and quick to keep me busy and from trying to go over the top.

Drinking and Drawing- Dames and Games...
A life drawing session like you've never experienced before.


They say that good things come to those who wait- or some crap like that, right? Well, you've waited long enough- so this better be good.

Dr. Sketchy is back, and we are dedicating our session to the holiday we all love to hate. So come prepared for flashbacks to 7th grade unrequited love and evenings spent having chocolate truffles for dinner... everyone's done that, right?... ahem... anyway...

Join us as we celebrate LOVE the way only Dr. Sketchy can.

Rose Darling will serve as our muse for the evening- so you will NOT want to miss out on this one.

Visit dallassketchy.blogspot.com to get your tickets- or get them at the door.

See you there!
We have missed you oh so much.

***Also, this session is sponsored by the Dallas Burlesque Festival. A special prize of tickets to Saturday's burlesque show will be awarded at this session!!!***

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 I've been super busy but it's paying off. I got a solo gallery show here in Dallas.  Here's the postcard and a quick video I made to promote it. enjoy.

Well it's official that I don't get listed in the most recent bloggers at the bottom of the User blogs page but i'm not quitting. I'm going to keep writing...when there's time.

That's one thing I find myself lacking: time to create. Sometimes I think it's because I give myself too many projects but the more I think about it, the more it's apparent that there are just too many ideas that pop into my head. There are too many things that I want to create or think of.  

Just for fun here are some off the top of my head:

• 13 paintings (for a gallery)
• new environments, vehicles, weapons, characters and robots for portfolio
• New models for the same as above
• 4 new screen prints for posters
• new custom vinyl toy of my own design and mutiple casts to create new gallery idea of toys
• story boards for animated video idea (then character sheets, complete models and animation)
• comic book ( I know that's vague but it's an ongoing story/idea that i can't get out of my head)
• buttons
• stickers
• ...and so much more

Each one of these has several smaller ideas that branch off and create other new ideas or things i want to create.

Is it me? Am I the only one who wants the world and your half too?

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We finally have a Dr. Sketchy's here in Dallas. I say finally but it's actually been here for a couple of months now. Since I've been wanting to have this here for a while, I'm still apprectiating how new it is to Dallas. Here are the 1 minute sketches and 20 minute sketches. For the 20 minute sketches I usually try to slow down and concentrate on making a good drawing but it's hard to get out of the fast sketch mode sometimes.

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Ok it's finally done. I've been wanting to make a new site for a while and I've finally completed it.

It really didn't take as long as I assumed it would. The one i had before had SO much on it that I dreaded having to do it. It was  good eye opener though, that I had to remove some of the older things I had on there that just don't represent my current talent anymore. It was very theraputic. It also reminded me of certain pieces I haven't finished or want to flesh out. We'll see. Plus i used Simpleviewer and it was a lot easier.

 It feels good to have that milestone completed. I feel I can move on to other projects that I've been wanting to do. Not that it was holding me back but the determination to build it was so overwhelming that I felt i needed to finish it to move forward. Like when you have to have your favorite pen or pencil to write or draw. I just NEEDED to have this done before I felt comfortable in the steps I'm taking.

But it feels good. It feels like starting over.

Here it is.

So I finally created something. I've been freelancing some work and haven't had a chance to do something personal so I created this. I know I should be working on my entry to the dominance war but i doodled this little guy and just kept coloring. It's really different from the usual robots and monsters but i had fun with it. I like it enough to try to do something with it but i haven't thought of what yet. We'll see where it takes me.

So I was talking to a friend about how the new work is coming and it never fails to get to me that I DON'T have more stuff done. It's nobody's fault but mine but sometimes I just can't find the time.

And don't get me wrong: I'm not out partying with my friends, playing video games or chasing the ladies. I just sit at my computer or easel and work but with job hunting, freelance work and trying to keep my sanity, the hours seem to dissapear sometimes. I know it will take some time but it gets frustrating when another day goes by and i know there's SO much more that needs to be done. I just don't know how everyone finds time to post in threads and work and get so much done. I feel embarassed sometimes when i see the amount of posts and replies some people have compared to mine and wonder if my low numbers make me look like I'm not trying hard enough.
All these things I can get over. All these things will get better with time. The toughest part is knowing my best work is still inside of me and another day has gone by that I haven't gotten it out yet. I need to do something about it.

Ok enough of that. Here's a cool mural I saw at this place I went to, to get my haircut. I know it's not concept art but I know what I like.