from my sketch book

Some more sketches from my sketchbook. Is sketchbook one word or two?

Anime/Manga

I think anime and manga have a bad rap. Most of my friends laugh at it and so it has been a secret love of mine. I don't like badly drawn manga but if it makes me laugh and has a lot of fighting in it I'm sure to like it. I think you can learn and borrow from all art forms and I love how they draw eyes. I haven't really drawn much in the manga style because I think it's best left to the pros in Japan but I did a couple quick drawings anyway and here they are. I'm coming out of the closet, so to speak, and confessing that I love anime and manga. Boy am I brave.

another one

This is just a woman I drew and I don't remember why. It is much easier for me to draw women and I think I draw them pretty well usually. My friends joke about it because I draw them like a guy would. Why not idealize them? I don't think it's insulting unless it's some porno type drawing. Anyway, I will work on men and post some soon. This is an older drawing and I think I drew poofy pants because I couldn't draw knees very well back then. As my friend Dave will testify I draw amazing knees now and they sometimes become the focal point in my figure drawings. Who else can brag about that? Actually that's a pretty lame claim to fame...

An Angel of Destruction

I was thinking about comics and I think I have a good idea for a story. This is one of the characters, at least an idea. I think she'll have long hair eventually. I'll post the comic on my other blog at http://crazydreamcomics.blogspot.com and see what people think.