Week 15 - Casey's Simian Astronaut

Well, Japanese macaque astronaut to be precise.

I can't claim to have the cool backstory that Lopez did in his post. I'm a simple man, I like monkeys and I like clunky old space-suits. Chocolate, meet peanut butter.  Enjoy!

Week 15: Simian Cosmonaut. To Boldly Go......

"hey. What are you feeling this week?"
"Hrm. Minotaur?"
"maybe."
"something human-like"
"_________" (ommited as it will be next weeks)
"no, not feeling that. How 'bout an old timey diver."
"Oh, cool.....but I kind of touched on that when we did 2000 leagues under the sea."

Hence the Monkey Astronaut.


I grew up in Florida, deep in the humid bowels of the swamp infested land. My fondest memories were of watching the space shuttle lift off in the creeping dawn, over the dark swamps and into the inky sky. The power of the rockets would make your bones reverberate and lungs squeeze.
Damn impressive.

I still get a bit sentimental about that and even more-so knowing NASA is in the gutter. It always felt like it was one of the reasons we came so far, so fast as a society. A tangible symbol of our achievements. Only to be discarded for any number of other programs.

(end rambling)
Enjoy the monkey man.

ps: whew! almost missed Tuesday! I was sitting there, literally, watching paint dry.

Week 14: Sketch Safari. Cafe' Leche

So this week, we took a hiatus from our villains and monsters.
We went and set up shop at Cafe de Leche' and just started to draw. (And enjoy some Horchata-infused drink ).

As you can tell, I was easily distracted.

Oddly, that person. Was a guy. I'm pretty sure I drew him about 30% thicker than he was in reality.

note: Oh, I see, MR. CROWE! Go all fancy with colors? Well, two can play at that game.

gauntlet has been dropped.

Week 14 - Sketch Safari - Cafe de Leche

I've been meaning to do some more outdoor sketching and so we're using this week's TTT to do just that. Zach and I set up shop over at Cafe de Leche and did some doodling. This first pic is the view at the corner of York (obviously) and Ave 50.

 

Oh yeah and then somebody left their dog outside while they ran in for a coffee. Some cool little Pitt mix, a total goofball.

Week 13 - Casey's She-Ra

Feel the power!

Week 13: She-Ra, Princess of Power

This is a first of our 'requests', and it's a fun idea.

We started out with another citizen of Eternia, Trap-jaw, and now go to the flip side. The ruling side, the 'good guy' side.
My sister watched "She-Ra" and I was amazed even then by her short short skirt. I felt that her conception was part-Barbarella and part Franzetta Amazonian warrior. Never trusting, or hell....liking good guys, I went with a less saccharine version of the Princess of Power.

Here's the colored up and finished version (click to see gold)


Some notes about this:
I felt that I lost TONS of the subjects life in transition from sketch to 'finished pose'. I'll be working from sketch and on sketch like I've done in the past.
The gold is a metallic surface. In the light, it shimmers. "sparkleeeeey'.
Hell yess that's "Hordak"'s head. If she's the 'princess of power, do something. Finish his tyrannical reign once and for all, right?
Right

Sketch below.


more life in that...or am I mistaken?


Z.

Week 12: Macho Man vs. The Rapture

Ahoy.

So, when drinking black goo to get my focus on and 'snap into a TTT', I was thinking: "Maybe, Macho man crucified and dying for our sins to save us from the rapture is NOT a good idea".

When I think Macho Man Randy Savage, I think: big, gaudy tassels, shredded larynx, massive dude, ass-kicker, name-taker, a man who stole the show from Hulk Hogan.....not an easy task.

Here he is, the MACHO-SAURUS-REX!!!!




I think this might be the start of a much larger painting......

Oddly, just a day or two before his untimely passing (and being the number one draft pick for the Rapture) I mentioned to Casey, "hey, let's do macho man".
Clairvoyance? You tell me.

Casey, being frail and weak, couldn't handle that much awesome. So now, after 40 boxes of slim-Jims and two coronary bypasses, Casey has beefed up.....and we can show our respect.




So to speak.


next week: the P of P herself.