posting a wip...silly me

So Im posting a work in progress just so I can show that Im keeping to my drawing everyday...Im doing this one for a member of my wife's side of the family. She runs her own blog as well, and Im trying to paint up a new banner for her...This still needs lots of love but if you see something that I could change or have anything to say about it...let me know so I can change it....i know there is no face yet...tons to still do...but Im still trying to get the shapes and stuff to look ok. Gonna keep posting...

sketch 6_2_07

keepin drawin...trying to make a habit of it now. I threw a bunch of stuff away, but felt this turned out fairly decent out of the bunch. Hope to keep bringin it...

new sketches

Hey there my peeps who come check out my lil ol bloggie. I finally got out the digital pencil and started on some sketches...mindless stuff really...but at least I practiced a lil bit. I must do it way more often if Im gonna see any results of my slop. :D Im enjoying the new gig a ton, and it is nice being back in Utah. Im getting to visit with my sister a whole bunch which is really great. And you cant beat the desert heat around these parts. I love the sun...and it sure beats the rain that I was so use to in the great state of WA. You wonder why it's so green there....haha Anyways..onto the sketches..I hope to keep drawing, like I always say..but this time Im serious....lol....sure.....

my friends are FREAKIN awesome! THANKS!

Well look at some of these pics...they speak volumes about my friends....Im simply just amazed at the time and effort people took to see me out the door with love. Man...just too freakin cool.

I got surprised at the going away thing at Redhook. My good friends presented me with the box in front of me...And made "me".....Holy crap is that thing cool or what!!!!!!!
It was drawn by Tony Ravo, Sculpted by Law Ruelos, Base by Jason Southwick, and paintjob was by Todd Lovering (Todd doesnt have a website I dont think, but the dude is a kick ass painter) Picture was taken by Moksha


Moksha capturing the moment I opened up...haha So cool! The 10 on the back reflects the yr's I put in at Amaze Entertainment

Here is a picture of the plaque that I was presented at work. This was put together by Pete King, and Tony Ravo

A close up of the sculpt. So cool to actually see in person. So well done. THANKS A TON friends!!!! You guys really made my exit special, and I appreciate the thoughtfulness. It means a whole lot to me.


This pic was taken by Danny Ngan (you can check his flickr page...He's got some shots from the party)

cats outta the bag, Ive given my 2 weeks

Hey there peeps, some news you can use. Ive given my 2 weeks at my current place of employment "Amaze" which is up this Wednesday the 25th. And starting May 1st, my new place of employment will be............dun dun dun..........drumroll please...........

Fall Line Studio's in Salt Lake City, Utah. Which is a division of The Walt Disney Company. Im so looking forward to getting closer to family again. And to also work for such the media giant known the world over. I will miss my friends and the lovely state of Washington, but this opportunity is too good to pass up, and Im looking forward to working with such talented folks. Here's a little blurb about the new studio...

Built around a core of industry veterans, the studio will focus on small-team, creative projects that leverage the Disney brand in new and innovative ways. Fall Line Studio will operate as a sister studio to Disney Interactive Studios Avalanche Software studio, also in Salt Lake City, giving the company an advantage in reaching the strong pool of creative talent in the region."This studio will be one of our centers of creative excellence and it gives us the ability to fully capitalize on our properties and expand our market share on Nintendo platforms," said Graham Hopper, senior vice president and general manager of Buena Vista Games. "Scott Novis brings the perfect mix of team building and relevant business experience to the position of studio head for Fall Line Studio." Scott Novis is the former head of Rainbow Studios in Phoenix.

Everyone that I met down there was so friendly and seemed really positive. Hope we can make some fun games for the masses, and get the Disney Interactive name back on the map respectively!

Hope to keep the art coming, and hope to get better in the process.

boy with ridiculous hat!

Every Friday a bunch of artists from work draw at lunch time. A topic is chosen at 12:00 and you have an hr to pull off the topic. Today our topic was boy with a ridiculous hat. I decided to go with it this time and see what I could do. I had fun with it. It's a bit sloppy, but it was a speedy done in less than a half hr.

geekdom weekend! ECCC

Had a friend take this at the Emerald City Comic Con this past weekend. I always laugh at these guys who dress up, but these guys sure looked cool, and how many chances do you get to pose with Darth Vadar! Heck yeah! haha

Holding in my hand is Sean "Cheeks" Galloway's new sketchbook which is amazing! He sketched out a kickass Superman for me in the book. Sweetness. Dude was super friendly too. Very very humble artist as well which was cool to see.

I also picked up Robin Mitchell's new sketchbook as well. Another one who is smoking awesome as well. I sure wished he would of been there at the con, but was not, due to other plans. Too bad really.

Also finally picked up one of Alberto Ruiz 11x17 big ol sketchbook which is amazing as well. Alberto is one of the nicest dudes too. He just took on a new venture of publishing art books. The two books above are part of his master plan to take over the art book world! haha Give the man your business, he sure deserves it. The books are awesome.

Hope to start posting more work. I got inspired to draw.

nother old one.

bettie page!

I did this drawing a while back on the drawing board. Posting again just to get something out there. I need to get back in the swing of things...Soon friends....soon!

3 red rings of DEATH!

My Xbox360 finally kicked the curb...I got the sudden 3 red rings of death. I have to send it into Microsoft down in Texas. Good thing my Xbox is still under warranty, so things will be covered. It still sucks having to send the thing down to Texas. Ill be missing out on my Gears of War playing with friends.

One good thing, I started playing Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess on the WII, so my Xbox wont be missed all that much.

Zelda is pretty awesome so far. Ive played every Legend of Zelda game to date, and this one doesnt look to disappoint at all. It's been very fun so far.

words I heard today...

I've linked this guy's site before...Trevor Romain....a tribute to his dad http://www.trevorromain.com/blog/archives/2007/01/dont_wait.html

My Dad called me up today and told me he'd recently been to see the doc, and that his heart is failing. This hit me deep today, and I couldn't hold my emotions together very well. Yup, I sobbed like a baby. You never know when a loved one could be taken from you, and I know Ill be crushed when my Dad does eventually pass. So I want my Dad to know how much I love him greatly and what an awesome dude he is! I know he reads my blog, so I love ya Dad! I am probably over-reacting, but dont want to pass on the chance to say so...

new banner

posting a new banner that I slopped together pretty quickly

Staying busy in life. Xmas is just around the corner, can't wait to get that over and done with. :D

inspired by Avalanche!

wow, these guys and gals are good..

Disney/Avalanche artists blog

They hail from my motherland of Utah. A lot of really talented peeps down there.

Anyways, I got inspired to do something of my own after looking through their stuff. I found a great reference profile, and started at it. You can tell I got bored and just wanted to finish it after I slopped the face down. I had a lot of fun working on it...Anyways, here it is.

hey friends

im still living, just havent taken the time to blog. I hope to get Stella's groove back real soon.

more Pirates press...arrrrgh!

really great review that was forwarded around at work today...

http://www.pro-g.co.uk/psp/pirates_of_the_caribbean_dead_mans_chest/preview-215.html

Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"

One of the most creatively cool video's made in an awfully long time. This is so fresh to see, and I love the song too! Good album Dangermouse and Cee-lo made!!!!!

Off to LA for E3

Im outta dodge for a little while. Im heading to E3 Wed and Thursday, then Im heading to Denver for my sister's wedding.

It's VACATION TIME BABY!!!!!!!!woooooooooooooo!!!

I hope to post some e3 antics while Im down in Denver. Here's to safe flying!

Cirque Du Soleil Varekai Seattle!

Thursday May 4th my wife and I got to go and see the Cirque Du Soleil show that is currently showing over in Redmond at Marymoor park. First off it was one of the most amazing shows I think Ive ever seen. The set, costumes, choreography, everything about the show was just so amazing. All the acts were so spot on with what they do in there. It really made me want to run away with the circus afterwards too. They really have to enjoy what they get to do day in and day out. The standing ovation they recieved was so moving they came out 3 times I think it was.

I have to thank my wonderful cousin Bridget who works for Cirque Du Soleil who comped us into the show. We had just amazing seats in section 102 row D which was pretty much 4 or 5 rows off the front row. Down below you can pretty much get a view of where we were at. Though we were closer to the middle, right on the aisle.

I hope to catch more of the Cirque shows as they come through Seattle or on up to Vancouver BC if I need to, that show definitely made me a fan for life. If you are in the Seattle area and can afford to go to the show I would definitely suggest picking up tickets. It is so worth every penny. Though I do have to say King county charges $10 to park which is a ripoff just to park at the park, they are totally pulling one over on the people. But they can do it I guess....You need a place to park. Though Id suggest parking in the bizness's close to the park and walk over. We paid the parking since we were comped into the show already...

We had a chance to go into the Tapis Rouge after the show where the cast and crew unwind after the show, but we didnt go in cause we went to pick our kids up instead. Hopefully we get that chance to maybe do that again someday. Next time Ill be staying after for that no matter what...haha


The red section ($185 a seat -- Ouch) there on the right is where we were at, in row D, which you cant see, but it's 4 or 5 up from the front.

Pretty much the view we had from the seats. It was awesome!

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Dead Man's Chest PSP

images courtesy of IGN...




Hey folks, check it out, the game that Ive been working on for the past year and couple months, is finally getting some press. I cant wait to see what people think of the game. We had a lot of fun making it. IGN interviewed our producer Matt Turnbull, who's a great producer. Check it out..it's a pretty good read. All of Jack Sparrow's gameplay moves were done by your's truly. You can actually see a game trailer on ign's site as well. Shows a lil bit of what to look forward to.

IGN Article with Matt Turnbull

letting the pen go tonight

not really thinking, just going with where the pen takes me, I kinda like how it turned out, I know it's not anything great, but I had fun.