Illustration Friday: Danger

Every now and then I like to participate in Illustration Friday. This week, the inspiration word is: Danger. I love danger! It makes things so much more fun then plain old, mildly exciting. My first thought was to do Danger Mouse, but I decided to kill two birds with one stone and used this week for my Monster Monday feature on Gagmen.net. I felt this was a good way to portray something that wasn't an in your face kind of danger, but more of a lurking potential danger!

A new Illustration Friday post.

This week's topic is Trouble.  I have been really getting into Doctor Who and nothing says "trouble" like a Dalek sneaking around.

Illustration Friday Challenge - Octopus, flying the coop

I really like the idea of flying mollusks.  I draw them quite a bit. The word for Illustration Friday, is Octopus. What a word for me! So this is the drawing I did over lunch breaks and such for this week, it's coming in a little it late sadly.

Illustration Friday - Shakespeare's Chimp

So the topic this week for Illustration Friday is Skull. I don't really have a reason for this image, other then the fact that it's a skull. That's being held by a chimpanzee. I thought of it while at church. Not that I think there is some connection between being in church and an ape holding a human skull. But I do think that my subconscious has a really good idea going here and it really wanted to get it out in the open. I don't have a meaning for it yet, but I would like to hear what you think, so leave a comment!

Renewal

Good news everyone, I'm still technically alive. I have been inspired by this weeks Illustration Friday to get some quick drawing into my schedule. Once again, while sitting in church my pen started moving and a concept was put onto paper. The first thing that came to mind for this weeks topic (title of post :) was a phoenix. I'm including my thumbnail and then my rough draft, I like this one and I think I might take all the way a finished painting, but I think the skull in the foreground needs work. What do you think? Also, while I'm soliciting critiques, does anyone like the placement of the skull in the thumbnail better then the rough draft?

this is the thumbnail

this is the rough, drawn with pen and pencil, scanned from my sketch book

Cravings...mmmmmm......

Bad news everyone, there was a little trouble with the last batch of doughnuts. Just kidding, I only wanted to show what happens when a person eats a cursed doughnut (any guesses where that idea came from?) . Or it's a commentary about forces behind the junk food obsession. Or, maybe I just wanted to do a quick loose, well as loose as I can get, drawing while watching Lost and thinking about zombies and Claire's weird flashbacks. Since I like all three explanations, I'm not telling. Besides, isn't it more fun when you get to think of your own interpretations of what an artist was thinking? So go out and enjoy your very own cravings!

Illustration Friday

Good news everyone! I'm still alive and drawing some new things. I was thinking and thinking about the topic this week for Illustration Friday. And as I was thinking about it, I asked muh wife about it, she had a good idea that sounded fun, so I drew with it. I mean ran with it. The idea is that MP3 players have really taken over the world and I think that the primate section of the wilderness would really enjoy adapting to the music and music sharing scene. And so, tada, my entry for this week's topic in Illustration Friday.