Struggling to finish yet another piece

I know i often talk about pieces that i've put off, put off some more than finally put off even more. Well this is no different. My goal is to be completely done by the end of March. Let's keep our figures crossed.

this is a short version of a timeline.

Remember the old Warehouse days of the Norfolk Drawing Group

I didn't make it out to drawing last week and i feel a little bad about that. The lack of funds prevented me from enjoying the evening in the manner that i would've loved to. Still somehow i managed to ways to amuse myself. I actually had this picture for sometimes and a long time ago i wanted to draw a caricature of my friend Noah. The only bad part is that side profile doesn't always make the best subject manner so i tucked it away. Just recently almost 2 years later this photo popped up in my folder of uncreated works. I was seeking for a way to get better control of my color pencil work therefor this seemed like a suitable study.

from left to right, Renee, Mike and Noah

inside the mind of Todd

Sometimes you meet certain artist and you're amazed by the amount and level of work that they've done. Their collective works or body seem to case a huge shadow. Todd is actually a boyfriend of one of my co-workers and he has done more than i could ever dream of. He creates music and his band has played in almost all 50 states, he's a nationally published comic artist, and has online comic blog with a following. I wouldn't say i'm jealous but i feel like i have to head back to the lab to do more work .

I wanted to do something different that shows more of his character as well as his thoughts as he bounced from between part-time jobs. If you look closely you can see both of his jobs, his girlfriend, a recent book that he illustrated, a this toddbot blog. Of course this is my attempt extremely loosely in just allowing the work to happen. It's hard sometimes when you always draw from pictures or references to use your imagination.

he needs me?!

musical breaks are good from time to time. For some reason this song comes to mind and i guess it's good to feel wanted and needed. Mixed in somewhere among the action, horror, comedies and a couple of romantic movies is my only musical. Popeye is a musical to say the least but with Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall this is one of my classic favorites from when i was growing up. I'll probably always be a fan of Popeye too.