Rorschach!

Rorschach is one of the most interesting characters in the Watchmen and so I thought I would do some fun sketches of him. He is an interesting symbol of justice, and you have to love the mask. Done in Painter X and Photoshop, about half and half.

Watchmen Movie Review

Hi Guys, here is my late review of the Watchmen movie. For anyone who has read the graphic novel you will definitely know that the novel lives up to the hype. So how does director Zack Snyder's interpretation work on the big screen? Well, the short answer is not very well. Visually the movie brings the illustrations of Dave Gibbons to stunning realization. This along with the fantastic opening credit sequence are the two high points. From there on it becomes a noble failure. Casting was great in that they used less known actors, but their were some weakspots, like Mathew Goode, and Malin Akerman. Malin Akerman looks like Laurie but, fails to capture Laurie's character. Mathew Goode is a good actor just not right for the role of Ozymandias. The music is one of the most dissappointing parts of the movie and is probably the worst in a movie I have seen. It is jarring and missed placed and pulls you out of any emotional scene. It also adds to the dairy farm sized amount of cheese in the movie, that is not in the novel. The story is pretty much untouched except for the ending which was not well done. There were also a few parts that were changed to up the gore factor. Also there is a graphic sex scene which comes off like comic geek porn and is pretty much an insult. The main gripe I have with the movie is that the movie strips any emotional connection with the characters and ruins the detective story. The end of the world is imminent and as viewers you don't really care. In the end, the movie becomes a shallow visual companion to the great graphic novel. Watch it to satisfied your curiousity and at best it should be a rental.

New Cameras like to Travel...

Hi guys, we recently got a new Nikon D40 camera and we have been having a great time learning to master its power. Here is a sample of some of my wife, Margaret's, lovely skills with the camera. The first is a still life she set up, and the second is a preview from our recent weekend trip to Asheville where we got to do some nice relaxing in a great bed and breakfast.

Asheville Trip

Margaret Photo*

Margaret Photo*

Margaret Photo*

Asheville Trip Continued...

Margaret Photo*

Margaret Photo*

Find me a Dirty Boy

Here is another funny video I loved watching recently. I usually hate Axe commercials but this was funny, I love the ending lol.

(I am sure that was not a real pig, I would hope not anyway)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lXWvdV2tKs

FOTC Poster Artistry

Hi this is my effort at a Flight of the Conchords Band Poster. Their was a competition on their website for fans to submit a new poster for the show. The cutoff was yesterday and thanks to their tricky and my lack of reading I missed the deadline. It was yesterday at 11:59 am and I thought it was 11:59 pm, which makes entirely more sense. Anyway I thought I would share my work. I think I would have had a strong chance but, lesson learned and I did have fun making it.
Let me know what you guys think and watch the show it is hilarious (Sunday at 10pm HBO).

Likenesses and logos are trademarks of HBO and Flight of the Conchords.

Kiwi Attack!!

Hi Guys here is a Sketch that got a little crazy :) I was working on the Poster contest for Flight of the Conchords and I thought I would show a New Zealand battle against Australia. (Go New Zealand lol). Enjoy.

Two more Videos

Here are two more videos that I found interesting and although some of you have seen these before, I thought I would post them anyway. The first is actually a spoof of the Snuggie ad, and is what I see when watching the commercial. If you have seen them watch them again, because they are funny. I will post some more artwork shortly this is just filling the gap. Have a nice day everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHlvtWhum0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m71m-LBqFQ

Funny Stuff !

This is one of the superbowl ads for 2009, and it reminded me of my wife very much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79tMMFja-Fw

Perry the Platypus

Hi here is a quick night sketch. Someone told me about this secret agent Platypus named Agent P on this Disney show called Phineas and Ferb. I looked him up and found him to be quite beloved by fans and well designed, this is merely fan art. No one expects the Platypus until he dons his Fedora. Done in Photoshop.

Nightmare Sketches

Here is a new piece I am working on. Just something silly that I thought of recently and wanted to paint. I thought I would let people in on some of the stages I went through. Final work is below. Enjoy.

The Nightmare-finished

Hi Guys here is the finished piece. I decided to go with a little bit of a more simple approach. Done in Painter X, and it took a couple of hours. C&C welcome

Speed paint

Hi Guys here is a speed paint, took me about an hour. Done in Painter X.

Karen and Jim

Hi Guys, its been awhile, but here is my latest portrait work. Took some beating to get it somewhat to the level I wanted. Karen and Jim are my new Parents in-law and I thought I would do a somewhat more classical portrait. Done in Photoshop. Comments are welcome.