Fits The Bill

Back in Texas

2011-08-05T17:50:00.001-07:00

Im a published Illustrator!!!!!!!!!

2011-08-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Gather around for fantastic news everybody!!!

I am now a published illustrator of the book the Firefly and The Stars. The book can be purchased on barnesandnoble.com for $2.99. It can be read on your Nook Color, I Phone, IPad, PC or Mac Computer.

The Film of the same name can also be purchased on thefireflyandthestars.com

Lastly, I finally have my own website billfergusonillustrator.com

Got on threadless!! Now please lend your votes!!!

2011-05-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

Keep your fingers crossed, then vote for me, then keep your fingers crossed

2011-05-24T17:34:00.000-07:00

2011-04-05T11:53:00.000-07:00

Update

2011-02-26T11:26:00.000-08:00

She doesn't look much like the model but shes still pretty darn sexy.

Long time no post but I am really excited to start painting again and crank out some gallery work. I want to do more paintings of women because their just hard for me to paint. I posted the skull because they are just cool to paint.

More to come

another dark ride

2011-01-12T09:58:00.001-08:00

inspirational you tube stuff

2011-01-07T12:08:00.001-08:00

blacklight stuff from the same mural

2010-06-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

These are some faint examples of the clear neon paint in action. If you use them be sure to have a black light in one hand and a paint brush in the other. I am not kidding when I say this stuff is almost invisible in regular light.

I've become a Merman

2010-06-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody.

I can finally relax in style now that I am finished painting this beast of a mural. I feel fortunate to have had the best clients in the world Lisa and Daniel Jensen and Scott Misner. They let me stay at their home while I worked and they made me feel like a part of the family.

I had a blast painting this and it is probably the best underwater mural I have done yet.

I even tried out a new type of black light paint called Clear Neon. It goes on clear and reveals itself under black light. It is SICK and it is worth the money.

Thanks again Jensens, I'll see you at the partay!!!!

,Bill

2010-04-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

a little Greek Mythology

2010-04-07T14:42:00.000-07:00

Hey guys and gals please let me know what you think. Much more to come. ;)

doing some new sample work

2010-04-06T11:21:00.001-07:00

together again with photoshop

2010-04-01T20:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. Just taking a break between commissions and now that my computer has a new hard drive, it is time to be reunited!!!! (with photoshop) and it feels so good, reunited!!!

new sketches

2010-03-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

I know this is a bad camera phone photo but it will have to do for now.

Any who I am practicing some different types of work in between commissions to let potential clients know that I can do more than "JUST CHILDREN'S BOOKS". Let me know if I am on the right track as I continue to post new doodles. As always this work is copyrighted.

Have a nice day everybody

new sketch

2010-03-10T19:20:00.001-08:00

Bad Blogger

2010-02-27T12:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry my friends for the current lack of posts.
You have to believe me when I say I did two new pieces to post but my silly hard drive is being stubborn, old and difficult.
I will get a new one and peace will be restored to the universe but until then I would like to thank the new fans to my blog and I appreciate your patience and patronage.

Take care,
Bill

Good Morning 2010

2010-01-12T07:32:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is starting up a terrific 2010. I thought I'd post this cool nugget I found on a great website (Puppeteers Unite)

Later

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

2009-12-25T08:26:00.000-08:00

Have a wonderful and safe Christmas Day. I'll see y'all next year, peace!!!!!!

Your friend,
Bill

How about some Italy pictures, Finally!!!

2009-11-29T12:15:00.000-08:00

Pisa was great but it probably took us two hours to get this picture just right. It was pretty funny seeing people of all nationalities getting frustrated in their native tongues ( you're too close, just a bit to the left, no you're other left, step back a bit ). Take it from me, just use Photoshop, ha ha ha. By the way Italy has many leaning towers.

Hey,

Today's the perfect day to get laundry done so I decided to procrastinate just a bit and post those Italian pictures and sketches. Like I said in previous posts I did not have much time to do the amount of sketching as I wanted but I did get a ton of pictures to show y'all. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Soooo much stuff done

2009-11-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

I did some caricatures yesterday. This one was of a horse named Mikey!!! There truly is a first time for everything.

Halloween was small this year because of (work) sniff, sniff, tear. There is always next year for the haunted garage. I did get to try an awesome parlor trick they use in the haunted mansion where you reflect a video or lighted object onto a piece of Plexiglas. Hence the disembodied floating head, it looked pretty sweet.

Hey guys and gals, I am proud to announce that I am finally done with the children's book I have been spending the past few months working on. It looks great and I will be a published illustrator once it hits bookstores.

Take care everyone

getting back into the groove

2009-10-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

I am getting ready to digitally paint this new project I am working on and wanted to get the feel for using painter again. So here is another copy of a Jacques Louis David portrait but attempted in Painter. I am happy so far, it just needs some more tweaking in the not too distant future when I find some time.

Why I loveeeeee Halloween

2009-10-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

For those of you who know me well. A mania of mine is Halloween and my love for setting up a good haunted house. I really would love to figure out how to do a moving eye portrait with a dc motor or something this year but do to the paid commissions I am finishing right now it would be best to keep it simple this year. So I photo shopped and ghost-ified a painting by Jacques Louis David and zombie-fied the other is by Ingres. Also check out this actual dark ride style haunted house I found on you tube. It's called {Terror on the Butte} and it is awesome.

a wild thing

2009-10-11T11:39:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. First of all I saw some great blogs featuring an homage to the new movie where the wild things are. I was a huge fan of the book back in the day. So here is a little doodle in ink. Secondly I just got back from Italy so I should be posting a truck load of pictures and some sketches. Though the trip was so intense I did not have much drawing and water color time.

By the way Italy should be a mandatory trip for all you artists and art connoisseurs out there. It is just mind blowing and pictures do not do the art, architecture and scenery justice.

Man this is addicting!!!

2009-09-04T13:09:00.000-07:00

Ok now hopefully I have it right

2009-09-04T10:12:00.000-07:00

I promise this is the last one. Now to work!!!!!!

new sketch thanks to the cool one Duncan has on his blog

2009-09-04T09:31:00.000-07:00

new figure sketch

2009-08-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Mysterious project

2009-08-25T09:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. I have been itching to post some work from the new commission I am working on and unfortunately I can only give you a glimpse of a very very cluttered desk. So use use your imagination and put the clues together. If you guess right you could win a signed sketch!!!! Eventually, That is when I get my hands free.

Peace out and enjoy the rest of your summers

Alright Fans!!!!

2009-08-12T14:55:00.000-07:00

Hey guys thanks for being fans of my blog. I solemnly promise not to post crappy art! Thanks again for your patronage, and to all you others who would like to join please do!!! The more the merrier!!!

Thanks again

new figure sketch

2009-06-13T15:39:00.000-07:00

It isn't often that I post figure drawing so I wanted to take the opportunity to post this new one I did today. The proportions are a little off but I am very happy with it.

A post that has been long overdue

2009-06-10T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody, a while ago I promised y'all I would post pictures of the Piranha tank I painted. Well here are those pictures!!! plus the tank finally has Piranha swimming in it!!

Hey Hey Hey

2009-06-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

My first day as a 26 year old suckas. This is a side piece from a digital mural I finished for the museum. The mural is massive and makes my computer moan in agony every time I open up each image but as soon as I scale down the file sizes I will post the others. Till then peace everybody.

New work

2009-05-29T17:10:00.000-07:00

This is a new piece I am working on for a new client. If anyone knows where to get good chubby child reference please let me know!!! Thanks

Auction Night!!

2009-05-21T23:48:00.000-07:00

An Adriana original on my chest o drawers.
The Carl Fredrickson sketch in the middle.

Hey y'all, I was going to post this tomorrow but I can't sleep at the moment. On Thursday night the old High School had a silent art auction featuring work donated by teachers, students and alumni such as myself, Adriana Blake, Travis Hathaway from "Pixar" and Justin Harder from "Reel FX". I am pleased to announce that the auction was a grand success and Adriana and I sold every piece we donated. Travis submitted a drawing of Carl, a character from the upcoming Pixar film "Up". His sketch had about 6 bids by the time the auction closed. The best part was the proceeds went to college scholarships for the high schoolers graduating this year and lord knows they need that mullah for art school.

Sweet Sweet Brush Tenderness

2009-05-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

I needed to make this piece to commemorate my new found love for making my own Photoshop brushes. Also I am finishing up a whopper of a project that will be posted shortly. So stay tuned!!!

Last class today :(

2009-05-07T07:06:00.000-07:00

I just turned in my last assignment for the design class I am taking. The project was to take the lyrics of a song and design a piece based on those lyrics. Naturally I chose "Land Of Confusion" by Genesis because it is the best song in the galaxy. Everything in the composition is from a stock photo site but this piece was a good challenge as far as manipulating, adding and subtracting from the images I had to work with. Hope y'all like it and stay tuned for more to come.

welcome to the jungle sha na na na na na na na na na

2009-04-21T14:43:00.000-07:00

I hope this rocks the cradle of love. This is an assignment for a graphic design class I am taking.

Anyway be patient my friends art will come sooner then later, and that you can take to the bank.

assignment post

2009-04-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all just a little sometin, sometin I am turning in tomorrow for class. Hope everything is well with everyone.

The precious gift of a child's laughter............

2009-03-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

Ha ha ha ha. Yeah the lack of posts on this blog is appalling but I have an excuse my friends.

I have been busy teaching a Multimedia Art Class for some home schooled kids. It was great and my last class was this past Tuesday. They were great kids but teaching is very tough so I tip my hat to the brave men and women who can keep children occupied for one hour and thirty minutes precisely. Because you can only play duck duck goose for so long. Anyway here is a picture of the last day class picture. I am the one in the black shirt in case you are wondering.

Work in the oven

2009-01-30T12:43:00.000-08:00

Hey, hey, hey everyone. Since 2009 is supposedly a year of change I promise to have lots of new work! Starting with this work in progress. Hope you like it and if you feel something needs to be changed or added to it before I finish this bad boy, let me know. On a side note, lets hope for a strengthening economy too.

2009-01-25T11:23:00.000-08:00

Special Delivery

2008-11-17T19:45:00.000-08:00

And a cool building
Street performers everywhere!!!!

I delivered the New Orleans painting this past weekend with my family. We decided to make a weekend trip of it. Just because New Orleans is that awesome. I am so happy it is done and that the client was very pleased. It makes all the frustration well worth it. I just might do another one!!!!

Body Worlds 2 Doodles

2008-11-06T14:35:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone. I got the chance to chaperon for the old high school art department today on their field trip to see Body Worlds 2 which is awesome. I am pretty happy with the results. I will post the others later this evening.

and More Pictures/Video to Come Soon

2008-11-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

The coolest part of the haunted garage was probably the spike booth at the end. It could go all the way to the bottom and the children and adults loved it. Well here are more pictures that Blogger wouldn't let me add on the last post. Stay tuned in for the video walk through.

This just In.... Halloween Was AWESOME!!!!!

2008-11-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

It's too late for me children. SAVE YOURSELVES!!! and be sure to spread the word of the Haunted Garage in the Fair Branch sub development of Alden Bridge. Free of charge Ahhhhhhh!
For god sake SPIN THE BABY, SPIN THE BABY !!!!!!
Mrs. Adriana Vargas Blake

my sister Kate and her friend Amy

yours truly zombie number 6
Stuart Dunsmore, The Vice President of the Haunted Garage and zombie number 7 suckas!!!!

my sister Kate as some character from Hogwarts

Stuart, Me, Tramayne, Adriana, Kate and Amy catching some good ole Goonies. I think we need to build a Truffle Shuffle machine for next year!!! Yeah that would be sufficient.
We were watching Gremlins. Just use your imagination

Hey everybody, Last night was an unbelievable success and The Haunted Garage was the hit of the neighborhood, hell to the yeah!!!!!! My friend Stuart and I worked our asses off but the crowds reaction was well worth the many hours of work . My favorite part was when we had repeat kids and adults going through again and again and again. The funniest was a two year old little guy who must have dragged his Dad through 21 times, I kid you not!!! Also thank you to all the friends and coworkers who dropped by too for the partay afterwards!

Any way here are a truckload of pictures and I will be downloading a walk through film of the garage soon. So stay tuned!!! Hope everyone had a good Halloween as well!

The Crypt of Curiosities

2008-10-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. Haunted house numba one is done. We had an early Halloween party at The Xploration Station and it was a good success, so yay !! It sure was down to the wire and we put it all together in what felt like 5 days of non stop work with sleep breaks but I am very pleased with the results and I hope these pictures do it some justice.

One more thing, I would like to thank Stuart M, Matt, Missy, Sarah, Adrienne, Sarah, Nancy, Tristan, Alicia, Angela, Miranda, as well as the haunted house actors Seth and Indy for all of your hard work and help but especially most of the thanks goes to Stuart Dunsmore. You sure are a glutton for punishment buddy but I truly am grateful for all the help!!!! You really worked your tail off man!!

For all of you who are wondering what all this stuff is ( like the awesome chamber of spikes). I will go into more detail when I post the garage haunted house pictures and movie after this Halloween on Friday.

Oh and HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!!!! stay safe!

The Firefly and The Stars

2008-10-27T08:19:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to announce the short animated film The Firefly and The Stars is on the web and available for purchase. It was directed and animated by the unbelievably talented and genuinely nice Adriana Vargas Blake. I also have to give props to the small team of animators clean up artist and technicians at Stone Soup Traditional Animation that put their passion into this great film.
I am glad to have had the privilege to work on the children's book to go along with the film and I agree that it is just a good hearted timeless tale!
So please take a look at and enjoy the hard work that Adriana and everyone at Stone Soup have put into this great piece of film http://www.thefireflyandthestars.com

Thanks

It just may happen!!!

2008-10-23T22:50:00.000-07:00

Projects and work loads are now leaping above full gear and I am now building 2 haunted houses. One haunted maze for the science museum where I work and the second one in my garage. It is crazy but this is what I live for! I guess the Piranhas will have to wait their turn for their newly painted tank.

Any who, this is a sign for the museums haunted party and I hopefully will move him to my haunted house the day after to be the barker sign so to speak for Bill's Garage of Terror. When this old zombie gets some color I'll post him for another cameo. Oh yeah I guess this makes (zombie number 5 baby!!)

Zombie number 4

2008-10-20T20:45:00.000-07:00

Poisoned, beaten, stabbed, shot and thrown into an icy river to drown. Yet they say the supernatural Grigori Rasputin was still alive enough to attempt to claw his way out from underneath the ice before he was claimed by hypothermia. He definitely deserves a zombie award!!

On a side note, ever since I first set foot in the Haunted Mansion at Disney World I have always wanted to make a creepy portrait of my very own, and nobody is creepier than old Rasputin. That is why he is going to be hung in Bill Ferguson's Haunted Garage of Terror !!!!!!

The Big Easy!

2008-10-17T04:14:00.000-07:00

I am soooooooo happy and proud that I am done my latest painting. A 4' x 6' acrylic and sharpie on canvas of the crescent city , New Orleans. I really really really hope that the client likes it because I am very pleased with it.

Now with out further adieu,,, It is HAUNTED HOUSE TIME BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! Or more likely Haunted Garage time!

Zombie numba 3eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

2008-10-11T15:46:00.000-07:00

Man my brain must be having a postplosion! Either that or I should really get back to work.

Joke time : "What do zombies with poor digestion crave?"

"Brannnnnnn!!!!!!!"

A Portrait

2008-10-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

I can't forgett Obama!!!!

2008-10-09T20:45:00.000-07:00

At least I hope it looks like him.

The Straight Talk Express!!

2008-10-09T12:27:00.001-07:00

I felt compelled to do a caricature of one of the candidates since the presidential race is in full swing. I was watching the latest Presidential debate and couldn't help but laugh that Senator John McCain looked like he was in so much pain during the debate. I was waiting for him to tell Tom Brokaw to pass the question to Senator Barrack Obama because he couldn't bare to stand up and speak to the audience continuously.
My favorite comment from Senator McCain was in response to the dangerous results of using and disposing of Nuclear power. He said something like "I was on a nuclear submarine during the war for crying out loud and look at me now I am as healthy as a horse". After making the comment he then slowly hobbled away in agony. My friends, it's not easy running for the presidency my friends, my friends.

Whats on the docket today!

2008-10-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

The museum is hoping to fill a big fish tank with Piranha. Right now it has little cheap fish pooping and peeing in the tank water to bring down the PH and thus not poison and kill the very expensive Piranha when they arrive.

In the meantime to make our aggressive friends with under bites feel at home my boss thought it would be cool to make the tank look like a little portion of the Amazon river. So here is the plan so far. The photoshop painting is a little crusty but it is just what I need to figure out how I will approach the surrounding tank. Let me know what yas think.

Congratulations Adriana!!!!!!

2008-10-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

I would like to announce that Adrianna Vargas was married yesterday. I wish the new Mrs. Adriana Blake and Mr. Alex Blake many many happy years to come, CHEERS!!!!

And a zombie baby

2008-10-05T17:49:00.000-07:00

First one of the month "a zombie mobster"

2008-10-03T17:18:00.000-07:00

Halloween is COMING!!!!

2008-09-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

I pray that I will have the time for plenty of Halloween doodles as well a new haunted house that will spew awesomeness and dwarf last years house. I know, I know, it is ridiculously early but the early bird does always get the worm. HELL YEAH!!!!!! ;)

I have seen the future!

2008-09-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody. Between hurricane Ike and being pretty busy with all sorts of work and commissions. I apologize for loosing the fire in my loins to post. However here is the latest room I finished at the museum. The concept was "Build it Bigger" and I thought it would be sweet to have giant construction robots as well as a future skyline complete with flying cars. Once again I would like to thank my artistic colleague Jerry Parker for his tremendous help especially when I wrenched my back and could not come in to work for three days. Thanks man!

One more thing! For all you paleontologists at heart. Eh, eh, eh, em , Steve. The Houston Museum of Natural Science Is unveiling Leonardo, a Duck Bill Dinosaur with 90 percent of it's skin in tact. The dino also has undigested food still inside it's stomach. How cool is that. I really wanted to put up a clip on the blog but if you go to hmns.org you can check out the clips they have posted there.

Wallet Goblin!!

2008-09-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

Just a sketch of the thief that tried to steal my wallet last night. No actually, I can only blame my own stupidity for losing it while I saw the new, (fun for the whole family film Igor) last night. " By the way Igor is a very good movie". I just wish the character designs were better but the story was great and the backgrounds were very cool. Anyway I found the lost item no problem.

When Ike swallowed Texas

2008-09-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

Man o Man everybody! It is good to be back to somewhat normal circumstances after hurricane Ike hit Southeast Texas last weekend. The storm was literally the size of Texas but fortunately it was only a category 2. Regardless, my thoughts go out to all of those who have lost a home, a loved one and pretty much everything but your will to rebuild what was lost and put this all behind you.

Sorry I don't have any picture to share but I can honestly tell you that it was a surreal experience how everything we take for granted and assume to be a constant can change in the blink of an eye. Also to think how a tragedy always has the power to bring many people together and realize they have the same goal of peace and survival in common.

A shout out to a very cool artist

2008-08-12T20:21:00.000-07:00

During the Convention I saw amazing work from some very talented artists and illustrators but the style of Jeremy Bastian really grabbed me. So I wanted to give him some kudos and take a picture of the reproduction I bought from him. His style really reminds me of A.B Frost and Heinrich Kley. His website is really cool too so check out (www.jeremybastian.com)

How did this one slip through my fingers?

2008-08-06T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hey I thought I posted this before the San Diego trip.
Any who this is my latest mural ( on the ceiling and in the heat ) I worked on with my buddy and fellow artist Jerry Parker. The commission was to do a solar system for a local elementary school. It turned out great but man do I hate painting on scaffolding. Also the fact that it was done outdoors in the blazing Texas sun wasn't too smooth. With all that aside I am very proud of the results.

Back from Comic Paradise!!!

2008-08-02T10:04:00.000-07:00

One of the reviewers kindly stayed late to review portfolios so this doodle is for you good sir.

A view of San Diego from the Comic Con. Superman included of course.

Hey everyone, I am back from San Diego and the Comic Con. Hands down it is the craziest event I have ever been to. I loved it and I definitely will be attending next year.

COMIC CON : 125 thousand guests, 15 thousand elaborately costumed die hard fans, comic books, collectibles, comic books, more comic books, graphic novels, even more comic books, movies, television shows, artists everywhere, bright lights, gigantic and elaborately decorated booths. It was a sight for these eyes!!!!! I even got to see some famous actors including Patton Oswald, Lou Farigno , the original Hulk, the Sponge Bob voice actor and "Imagineer God" Joe Rhodes who was amazing to talk to. Its funny when you see your favorite idols and Actors & Actresses in person you either forget their name and point your finger at their face while having a relapse in memory or think for a moment what famous person they resemble.

I also ran into Chris Sanchez and Francis Vallejo and some other friendly faces from Ringling.

Here are some sketches from the Con with a mix of Austin doodles. Oh yeah there was also a little earth quake when I was in Burbank that was a weird feeling.

Peace Out

Unda Da Sea!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-12T19:25:00.000-07:00

Ariel, Ariel! Just two things to take care of with the bathroom hallway mural and I will be done!!

The theme was to do a coral reef scene for the hallway between the boys and girls bathroom at Xploration Station. I also thought it would be cool to make the partition in the hallway look like a sunken pirate ship.
It has been fun but it has been a pain excusing myself, as well as constantly moving and stopping and starting because ya know it's a narrow hallway and people selfishly have to use the bathroom. What nerve, LOL!

Seriously I would like to thank a friend of mine, Jerry who helped me out of some of the fish, Celacamp and the Sea Turtle. I appreciate the help and the company.

OH CANADA!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! Last weekend I was very fortunate to visit Vancouver Canada for the wedding of some close friends. Let me tell you, Vancouver is JAW DROPPING BEAUTIFUL! The city is flanked by snow capped mountains and the ocean and is just inspiring. I love it there and had an excellent time. Unfortunately it was generally overcast and I could not believe that was 45 degrees in the summer time. Regardless Vancouver is beyond words and the Canadians I met were very nice and friendly. If you have never been you have to go!!!!

For all of the close friends that showed my sister and I an amazing time, we can't thank you enough.

"It is hard work doing what you love".

2008-05-16T17:13:00.000-07:00

Hey hey hey, I am on my way to wrapping up another themed birthday room for Xploration Station. The heat is on to say the least but it is a lot of fun and a good challenge. Please leave some comments and help a brotha out. Sorry for the blurry pictures.

Walk like an Egyptian

2008-05-02T16:17:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures I took of the Egyptian murals I did for Exploration Station last week. I still cant believe my team was able to pull off the hieroglyphic wall in one day. Let me know what cha think!

Painten in The Garage

2008-04-28T18:46:00.000-07:00

I have two busy weeks under my belt The first one involving the float for Exploration Station. This last week I had to paint murals on several walls to create an Egyptian themed room for a birthday party at the same museum. I can't believe I was able to get it done in roughly 5-6 days. I had some great helpers that made the mountain more climbable so to speak. Now that that is taken care of I have a break to finish the New Orleans piece I started in March. I will take some pitchas of the Egyptian /Beadalishious party room. I was ready to do a cool Mummy's tomb but the client wanted to make the theme fit for young girls.

idea in progress

2008-04-16T17:22:00.001-07:00

Another one bites the dust

2008-04-11T20:31:00.000-07:00

Man I wish I could take a decent picture without having an ADD flashback moment.

Meaning I have just finished the float I am doing for the Houston Museum of Natural Science " Exploration Station ". She floated like a dream at 8:30 in the morning and she won second place in today's competition, Wooooo Hooooo!!! we even had a sound track of preschool songs accompany the float. It was a blast to work on this mighty vessel and I hope for similar opportunities to come along the road in my career.

Any who art will appear in the not too distant future. I promise you my friends!

P.S. Styrofoam is the Devil. It is a pain in the neck to work with and it gets every where.

Forgot to Mention

2008-04-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

I strongly recommend "Walking With With Dinosaurs" The Live Experience. I went last Wednesday night and was very impressed and entertained. The puppets are amazing and very lifelike. The show encompasses the massive time span between the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods in about a hour and a half so don't be late to arrive like I was. Anyway its a great experience and you will definitely get your moneys worth so check out the "Walking with Dinosaurs" link to see where they are headed next on their North American Circuit.

Lions and Tigers and Bears Hell Yeah !

2008-04-04T16:20:00.000-07:00

Who cares about Arsenic I am taking one of these guys home!

Sorry for the absence Ladies and Gents. I have been sick with digestive track problems for the past month. However I also have some new projects a clickin.

I am fortunate to have the chance to volunteer at a local Natural Science Museum right in my home town. I am working on a float that will be pulled down a Canal for an upcoming Arts Festival. The museum is awesome and they have replicas of some amazing prehistoric skeletons ranging from a Giant Sea Turtle to an Ankylosaurus. The are also lots of bugs, frogs , fossils and stuffed animals strewn about. Some of them are chilling with me as I work on the project. The room I am set up in reminds me of that scene from The Never Ending Story were Bastian reads the book in that crazy looking School Attic.

Peace out!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Enjoy the day with family and friends and give the Hum Drum Hectic Life a day off.

Back from the Big Easy!!!

2008-03-04T16:02:00.000-08:00

Hey it's Albert playing a Banjo

And boy was it ever easy living! I just got back yesterday from New Orleans. A friend of the family wanted a 5'x8' painting commission done and I got the chance to stay in her place and live it up for a couple of days as payment.

If you have not been, New Orleans is a fantastic place to visit and the cities colorful past, architecture, ghosts, voodoo, food, art and music provide endless inspiration for any type of artist. I also learned that their basketball team is amazing. The trip also included a star sighting, if any body knows who Paula Deen from the Food Network is. I saw her getting out of a limo at a restaurant called Jacquemos (which has the best Soul food and Cajun food in New Orleans). She is even sexier in real life! I told her to give you a mac and cheese shout out on "Paula's Home Cookin" Mike Corrick.

I will show more updates of the painting as it progresses in the days to come. Holla Chillen !!!

" A Dragon's Worst Nightmare "

2008-02-09T14:27:00.000-08:00

Acrylic on Wood 11"x17" 2005

" Panda "

2008-02-09T14:20:00.000-08:00

Acrylic on Illustration Board 9"x11" 2003

" Grand Canyon "

2008-02-09T14:12:00.001-08:00

Oil on Canvas 18"x24" 2004

Work from my senior thesis at The Ringling College of Art and Design

2008-02-09T08:03:00.000-08:00

Front and Back Packaging in Photoshop / InDesign 2006
Sculpy Action Figure 2006

Acrylic on Illustration Board 25"x16" 2006
Acrylic on Illustration Board 25"x16" 2006
Acrylic on Illustration Board 16"x25" 2006
Acrylic on Illustration Board 25"x16" 2006
Preliminary Sketch 2006
Preliminary Sketch 2006
Preliminary Sketch 2006

No Country for Old Men

2008-01-30T22:24:00.000-08:00

Yee Haw, I finally saw it just in time to be witty and intelligent when everyone cool is talking about the up coming Oscars. I liked it. That is all I can say. I guess some parts of Texas do have some beauty. The moral of the story "Never steal from drug dealers!!" Or else you will be killed by a glazed eyed psycho and a helium tank.

When Godzilla got lost in Japan

2008-01-14T13:49:00.000-08:00

Family Favor

2008-01-11T23:10:00.000-08:00

I finished a little ditty for my brother Tommy. He is in an eco-friendly construction club at Purdue University and needed a logo. The only payment I asked for was financial support along the road when he's making mulla hand over fist.

Lots of 2008 art and fun stuff to come so don't even blink.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

2007-12-24T14:31:00.000-08:00

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. At least until 2008 begins ahhhhhhh!

Comic Con 08!!!!! Any Takers?

2007-12-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

Hey all, I am not sure if it is called Comic or Wonder Con. What I do know is that it is a gathering of the best of whats around for everything in art, publishing and entertainment. I have set a goal of making it to San Diego for the next Convention this coming summer 2008. If anything just to see what is out there and maybe break down some doors to leave a business card or two before getting hauled away in handcuffs.
Is it too late to get tickets and reservations for the Convention? Anyway I have been talking to some buddies in Texas who might be interested in going. If any Ringling alumni would like to meet up or join me let me know and I will definitely look out for you even though I have heard this thing is massive.

( Christmas Carol 2 )

2007-12-05T20:18:00.000-08:00

I feel a musical number with Kermit and the gang a comin!! Yeahhhhhh

Christmas Time's here baby!!!

2007-12-04T11:35:00.000-08:00

MIST is so Cazy!!! SEE IT!!!!!

2007-12-01T23:41:00.000-08:00

Man, I just got back from seeing the movie the "Mist" and it is INSANE!! An edge of your seat plot that is intellectual, terrific, and sadistically horrifying at the same time. The antagonist was played so diabolically well I cheered when they blew her character away. I am not much of a horror fan but if you are see this movie!!!!!! It was phenomenal and I don't think I will ever sleep again!! Just at least until I balance the spectrum out by seeing Enchanted.

Vehicle Stuff and Practice Stuff

2007-11-24T10:21:00.001-08:00

Expect the first ghost when the bell tolls one

2007-11-23T14:20:00.001-08:00

Some Christmas Carol doodles but mostly ugly British folk.

Happy Turkey Day!!

2007-11-22T09:32:00.000-08:00

2007-11-14T15:08:00.000-08:00

One Cool Mothasaurus!!!!

2007-11-12T21:29:00.000-08:00

Watch out his vision is based on funk Jive Turkey!

30 Days of Night

2007-11-08T14:48:00.000-08:00

Renaissance Festival Drawings

2007-11-05T11:25:00.000-08:00

One childhood dream accomplished!

2007-10-31T20:34:00.000-07:00

The haunted house was a big success despite the fact that it was not a big night for trick or treating. Hands down it was so much fun to create something like this from a meager childhood dream and a napkin drawing. It was awesome to build and to scare kids in. My buddy and "co haunted house builder" Stuart Dunsmore also was able to bring his projector so we got to make an outdoor movie theater and watch movies on the garage door. We played Ghost Busters and Nightmare Before Christmas. The weather was great fore just chilling outside. I decided to be Shaggy for this Halloween. It's a shame this all has to come down but it sure psyches me up for next Halloween!

Haunted House Mwa Ha Ha Ha Ha " its a movie"

2007-10-31T16:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween Everybody!

2007-10-30T23:10:00.001-07:00

Oh say it aint so wo wo!!!!

2007-10-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hopefully I can squeeze some more creepy and spooky doodles and paintings in before Halloween is over.
Yikes!!!