Guys and Dolls

Tonight's game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs betwixt the Pittsburgh Penguins and our own Detroit Red Wings. So in honor of the night the Wings can clinch the Cup I worked up this little drawing. Go Wings!



Also, I was asked to do an illustration for the Metro Times to accompany a review of the Sex in the City movie. I took on the challenge, even though I've never watched the show when it was on HBO and only had some cursory idea as to what it was about (testosterone dictates that I make that disclaimer beforehand, whether true or not). Besides, Sarah Jessica Parker was in Footloose and Square Pegs, not to mention that she's married to Ferris Bueller. Plus Kim Cattrall was a Vulcan in a Star Trek movie with Captain James T. Kirk. So there's your manliness right there. All of those Dr. Sketchy sessions sure come in handy when you need to draw women's shoes.



Speaking of Dr. Sketchy, more of my artwork is going to appear in the Metro Times to promote the upcoming show at Cafe 1923, 2287 Holbrook, Hamtramck, MI 48212. The opening reception is this Friday, June 6, from 6-9 pm. There's a drawing session as well. The show will be up until July 12.

Sketchy for May

Demonique, one of our models from last year's anniversary sketchin' session, returned for another go at posing for us. Once again, here are my interpretations - the ones that turned out half way decent anyway.

Oh, and June 6th is the opening for a special Dr. Sketchy show at Cafe 1923 in Hamtramck, featuring artwork from a bevy of art monkeys! I'll have several sketches on view myself. Stay tuned for more info if there is any.

Six degrees of Sketchy

For the seventeenth Dr. Sketchy model Zachariah posed for us along with his fancy guitar. We don't get many guys posing for us, but he was great and could hold a pose like nobody. My interpretations look a bit like Kevin Bacon crossed with Chris Isaak. So if you ever need to know how those two are connected, now you know. The last drawing is from a fifteen minute round robin that two other people finished from my original sketch.

Hey!

This is preliminary art for a children's book I'm proposing and the original sketch along with it.

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

More Lebowski fun. Not as well done as the previous drawing (a bit overworked if you ask me), but there you go.

"I'm The Dude, man!"

Upon multiple viewings of that classic film The Big Lebowski, I thought it only proper to render The Dude (Jeff Bridges), Walter (John Goodman), and even Donny (Steve Buscemi) as they might appear in a Saturday morning cartoon. The Dude abides.

Electronical Sketches

Just some various recent things from my mighty tablet pc...

I'm just a walkin' my dog, singin' my song...

I took a trip down to the Detroit Institute of Arts a few weeks ago to see Nellie McKay perform in Rivera Court. We saw her back in December in Aimee Mann's Xmas Extravaganza. She was goofy and fun in a cute way.

Due to a flat tire she was running a bit late. And so were we as seating was all but gone when we got there (Azucena had the last chair and I sat on the planter at the side - not very comfortable after an hour and a half).

We only knew the couple songs we heard in December, but soon realized that we knew a bunch more from hearing them on WDET back when they still played music. So here's my view of her. She's kind of a characature already. And you gotta love a chick who plays the ukulele!

Lily LaRue, if that's your real name...

Last Saturday, March 8, HATCH had their 2nd annual HATCHed art show. Even though I didn't get anything in I definitely made an appearance. Firstly because you gotta support the team, but also because we had a session of Dr. Sketchy beforehand and I finally got those Sketchy tee shirts made and wanted to bring them in.

Art Monkeys start to gather at Cafe 1923 in Hamtramck for Dr. Sketchy and the HATCHed art show.

Dr. Sketchy Ringmaster Sean Bieri looks surprised as he shows off one of the brand new tee shirts printed by my friends at J's Silkscreens.

Muana, one of our favorite models, and John Nagridge pose for a pic before the show starts.

Azucena's all ready to draw.

Our model, Lily LaRue (pretty sure that's not her real name) is almost ready to start.

The sketchy-ing begins.

Quite the spectacle, many a passerby stop to rubberneck as Lily LaRue poses in the window at Cafe 1923.

After doing some one-minute warm-up drawings, we get down to some 5 and 10 minute sketching business. These are my first attempts at illustrating Miss LaRue.

Michelangelo Cicerone shows off his winning sketch for the theme "Think Spring". He also was picked for an honorary HATCH membership as an up-and-coming artist. Just so you know, Mic, I voted for ya.

Fancy, huh?

Here's my entry.

A few more sketches round out the evening.

The last sketch of the night was a round robin where three people work on the same sketch for five minutes each. You get some pretty cool results. This one is by Azucena, Matt (whose last name I can't read because his pen smeared), and myself.

Lily LaRue poses in her fancy new wardrobe.

Art Monkeys Azucena, Lou, and Jennifer have a post Sketchy snack and talk it up.

The awesome Azucena's handiwork - Circus Peanut Sal!