Below are a few sketches I did a while back for a client and I thought it would be fun to post them.

I've been reading John Keel's book, The Mothman Prophecies and it's pretty creepy. Lots of unexplained sightings of lights in the sky, visits from men in black, and... the Mothman! The common feature everyone keyed on were the glowing red eyes that held them transfixed. If you want a cool read as we lead up to Halloween, this is the book for you.

As per usual, I started thinking, "What if the mothman is just looking to make a few friends and has horrible social skills?" So I thought it would be fun to do an illustration of another of his ill-timed attempts at introducing himself to some poor schmuck.

I had a heck of a time with this drawing, specifically, the strong one-point lighting and the highlights on Mothman and the kid. I think the textures worked really well, and I'm particularly happy with how the moon came out.

This image just sort of popped into my head the other day and I decided to go with it. I wanted to create an illustration that suggested a bigger story behind it. I haven't the foggiest notion what that orb is but for some reason the kids need to get it...

After starting on the final illustration, I became really hesitant to complete it. I don't know what it was, but for some reason I was fighting to finish it the entire time. I think it shows in the final result, areas where I held back. But overall, I'm pretty happy with it.

I watched Breakfast At Tiffany's this evening and I got inspired.

As a general rule, I don't do caricatures but I couldn't help myself with this illustration. The eyes might be a bit big but that's pretty much the first thing I notice when I see Audrey Hepburn on screen. My favorite part of this one is the earring. I think I caught the glitter of diamonds without resorting to too much hard-edged detail.

This is an illustration I've had in mind for some time and it seemed like a great time to finish it out. With the trees starting to change up here in Colorado, we just last night had the first cool evening of fall. Granted, fall doesn't last too long here, so you have to enjoy it when it shows!

I'm really happy with how the last several illustrations have come out, this one in particular.



Here's a detail of the little girl. I really like the freckles.



Here's another detail of the final illustration. I used our Border Collie, Scout, as a model.

You've probably noticed that the site colors have been altered for Fall!

Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love when the sun is no longer directly overhead, I love the cooler evenings, I love the smell of someone's distant fireplace. And, of course, the explosion of color all over the landscape.

While I lived in South Florida, we had only two seasons: Humid and Less Humid. As a result, I missed Fall for about 9 years. But since moving to Colorado, Fall has become an Event! The aspen trees go nuts! Farmers cut mazes in their cornfields! Orange and red is everywhere.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy yourselves this season and get ready... Halloween is around the corner!

Here's a quick sketch I posted at SugarFrostedGoodnes, a really cool illustration site.

If you ever have the chance, you should visit SFG to see all the great drawings and illustrations posted. It's always great to see work from other illustrators and also pieces posted by hobbyists.

Here's the final of the Edgar Allen Poe illustration. This is from his story, The Gold Bug, from Tales of Mystery and Imagination.

I've been experimenting with more textures in my illustration and I've also been wanting to add a more darker themed pieces to my portfolio and I think this accomplishes both.