the snake

my version of a laughing boy comics character.

i had doubles of a snake-like figure by nathan jurevicius, so i put it to good use.

lbc pin up 4

my last of 4 pin ups for laughing boy comics!  check out 1-3 here.

then go read some laughing boy comics.

lbc pin up 2 & 3

more pin ups for laughing boy comics.   back cover #2. i don't see any strips of these guys (above) online, so here's a little reference point (below). you'll just have to go to laughingboycomics to find/buy the comic for more!

 

back cover #3 of intergalactic gary:

 intergalactic gary is rad so check out his strips here. 

(revisit #1 and my favorite here).

lbc pin up 1

my first (and personal favorite) of 3 pins ups for the back cover of some laughing boy comics! featuring the marshlander, dick hack goose, and my hunky favorite dreamboat, hunker down. lbc is my favorite web comic (so what if it's the only one i read..) and it's hilariously fantastic so check it out at http://laughingboycomics.com.

more pin ups and comic info later on.

cartoons, comics, cakes

yesterday was my first day back at work after a long, happy summer off, where i did not regret a single time i was up all hours of every night and fully slept most days away. the perks of working in a school. the last week or two before heading back, i was bombarded by a bunch of cakes and cupcakes to make, almost all at once.  here are the cartoon and comic related ones, i'll share the rest next week.

venture brothers cupcakes! tim and i hit our 4-year anniversary and since i didn't do the whole "gift-giving" thing i just made him cupcakes of a favorite tv show of his. brock's face is where you see my laziness the most, but the rest are fun.

spiderman for a friend. how do you make spiderman when you have no time? give him a hunchback..?  i apparently wasn't paying attention while i was drawing him, but let's just pretend that tumor on his back is normal.

for my buddy over at laughing boy comics, i made him a cake of his own characters. i kept them black and white to make them feel more comic-y. the snake's my personal favorite character.

here's a funny snippit snappit from laughing boy comics. the gang goes to the aquarium.  this is my favorite strip from this specific story. (read the full story starting here.)

more cakes and cupcakes next week!

ART ALL NIGHT!

here is where ART ALL NIGHT took place.  huge gorgeous warehouse, full of lots of art and lots of people. this picture was taken after our first 3 hour shift between 6-7 pm on saturday, and the crowd just got bigger. i spent my first shift from 3-6 pm with tim at the door greeting guests, stamping hands, and handing out raffle tickets. loud live music, muggy air, sweaty bodies, buttloads of confusion, enthusiasm, and fun times.  the second shift at 12am-3am wasn't quite as exciting. very crowded at midnight which was awesome, but slowly emptied out. this time we spent the 3 hours "watching art", aka answering questions, keeping handsy drunk people off the artwork and reporting any problems. i basically did nothing except talk to random people and bump into some familiar faces. to my disappointment, there were very few drunk incidents for my entertainment... but i guess that's a good thing for the sake of the event.  here are more pictures from the show:

click photos to enlarge!

my pretty painting!

tim roselle's bike chair, made fully out of an old bike (with the help of richie hopkins)

tess pin up by will clark (middle picture)

check out his very funny webcomics http://www.laughingboycomics.com/

my cousin kelsey calcagni's drawing (top right)

she's just out of highschool and an awesome artist

and my momma patricia tararuj's watercolor flowers (middle bottom, purple matte)

her 3rd ever watercolor painting and it's perfect....and watercolor's tough. i get my talent from my mommy.