Every artist has their pet stories: mine is that of the White Rose, a Student Resistance to the Nazis during WWII. If you're interested, the best sources to consult for information on these brave individuals are either "The White Rose" by Inge Scholl, or "A Noble Treason: The Revolt of the Munich Students Against Hitler" by Richard Hanser. I'd urge anyone interested in the true story to avoid online sources, as they tend toward the sensational, rarely the truth.

AAAANYWAY, though consulting photos of Hans and Sophie Scholl is easy enough, over time, I've developed images of them in my head. These were done quickly at the urging of a friend, so their Photoshoppy-goodness may seem a bit unpracticed. Here is Hans, Sophie, and a quick stab at the man who condemned them (pun intended), Roland Freisler. More soon!

New Drawings, really! and a Job!


Alright, so the latest and greatest is that while I've obviously taken my sweet time getting my official website updated (www.funnyhoneybee.net, see above), a lot has happened in the last couple of months. For one thing, I've been working on new material A LOT, much of which may be seen at said website. Also, I now have a freelance gig at a nifty animation studio in Atlanta, Georgia: Radical Axis. For news on the Comedy Central TV show that we're working on, check out this article on AWN: http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=search&range=all&search=Radical+Axis&newsitem_no=17451

So what's next? Well, if the current trend holds, there are going to be some late nights at Radical, but I'll still be workin' on my own artwork in the meantime, especially some upcoming concept work and some more animation (yay!). Occasionally, I'll be attending some local model sessions for figure drawing practice, examples of which I'm posting here. The models don't really do too many asymmetrical poses, so the drawings are a bit short on dynamism..... and I'm also just a little rusty, but I note that just one workshop with drawing master Glenn Vilppu has dramatically improved my understanding of volumes. I highly recommend his books.

And here are some early scribbles for that concept work I mentioned, loosely associated with the Blizzard Entertainment art contest that's going on. Hope ya'll like it and comments are appreciated!

Starting off on the right foot.....

Okey-dokey, folks, here it is: a little sketchblog to give me a kick in the butt to keep working, keep improving, and to provide that all-important feedback from you fine people. Things I'm intending to work on and subsequently post in the coming weeks: layout and production design, character design and macquettes, drawing men (if you visit my website, you'll note that I have all lady-drawings, because I just always seem to miss those sessions where they have guys. Or maybe there just aren't enough men out there willing to bare all, I dunno....), and various sketches.

For starters, I'll be just copying my favorite artists and then adapting their styles, but over time, I hope to develop something unique. You can see my current portfolio at my main website, http://www.funnyhoneybee.net/ (to be restructured within a week), but as I don't want to be so repetitive as to post the same stuff here that you can see there, I'll just throw in some sketches from Fall in France and color thumbnails from various illustration projects. Any and all feedback is welcome! I'll try to post more within a couple of weeks (currently engaged in graduation activities). Toodles! (or doodles, whatever....)