Backgrounds

More work illustration! Here are 3 backgrounds that I created for a project at FableVision Studios. Drawing cityscapes and buildings in perspective is not my forte, so these were definitely challenging and time-consuming, but they were also a lot of fun. I had a lot of freedom to make these imaginary places look the way I wanted - places I would want to visit.

Work Illos

These are a small fraction of illustrations that I did for a project at FableVision Studios. They ended up as tiny thumbnails about 1.5" x 2", but I worked on them at a much larger scale.

From top to bottom:

Stephen Hawking

Drying Fish

Buffalo

Biker in Snow

A Pipe Shop (to which I added a couple extra elements for fun - Mario and Luigi)

New Orleans

Maya Angelou

Mark Twain

Crab and Clam

Aztec Basketball (Apparently where basketball originated)

Happy Holidays!

Here's a quick little Wooden Rose holiday doodle - my way of wishing all of you a very Happy Holiday Season!

Ocean

Folks at FableVision are working on another round of themed art. This time the word of inspiration is ocean. My interpretation stems from my love of mermaids, and also the tragic current conditions of Earth's dying oceans. Check back at our Creative Juices blog in a month to see what others have done!

Paper Girl Doodle

Here's a little WR doodle that I made to donate to the Paper Girl Northampton Project. Someone got this drawing for free and I will never know who it was or whether or not they liked it. But it was fun to do and I made a photocopy for my own bedroom wall. :)

Pumpkin

In honor of Halloween this year I carved a pumpkin for the first time since... well probably since I left home to go to school 8 years ago. My design was inspired by the movie Ju-on (the Grudge). Here it is before and after being lit up.

I wasn't carving alone. I was at a pumpkin carving party where friends each carved their own design. It was tons of fun! See the other pumpkins here.

This is one of the reasons why Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Photos taken by Bob Flynn.

Tea Time

I painted this mug at one of those paint-your-own-pottery places. Painting pottery is tricky because you don't know how it's going to look after it's been fired. The colors are completely different in paint form and you can't tell how thickly you've layered it. But it's a very fun way to spend a few hours if you need to blow some creative energy.