FANART: Victarion Greyjoy

Game of thrones/ Song of Ice and Fire.
Really like this character in the books. Mainly because he's a total bad-ass. I'm happy with the shapes in this one, trying to keep a fair amount of caricature. Next up is Roose Bolton.

Old Musketeer

This was going to be a major character in my next illustration but he got cut. I've been thinking about story lately, trying to create fully realized plots that follow the basic rules of a 3 act screenplay without making things too complicated (which is what I usually do). It's quite a challenge but I'm getting places

Art-wise I'm pushing for a softer edges and stronger shapes. Pretty satisfied with those aspects of the painting.

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FANART: Tyrion Lannister

Definitely in better times. He goes through one hell of a story arc in the books.

FANART: Benjen Stark

Here's another piece of fan art. This is Benjen Stark of Game of Thrones/ Song of Ice and Fire The books are absolutely fantastic and have gotten me interested in Fantasy again. The TV show is great as well.

FANART: Zatoichi

After the conference I've been focusing on getting a solid picture book story together. That leaves me plenty of time to get my draw on. So here's the first piece of a series of fanart pictures. Trying out new ways to finish a drawing quickly. Not quite there yet but I'm happy with this one. (Inspired by Sam Bosma's awesome work)

Me and my brother watched these movies and loved them years ago. I would advise you to check them out for free on HULU. They are formulaic in a good way, giving you plenty of what you love in every movie. (The first bunch are clear of blood and gore although people get killed in droves.)

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Easter vignette

Easter, a time when eggs are HUGE and human hands tiny.

Picnic vignette.

Poster Vignette & Conference recap

Here's another illustration from the poster I made for Averbode. This time the theme is the advent.

I went to the SCBWI winter conference in NY last weekend and it was awesome. Nice to meet a lot of my peers and some people I've been following on the internet for some time now. I came home with a lot of inspiration and even more business and postcards. My twitter and facebook account are now buzzing with new friends and comments. Not sure if I made an impression with the editors and art directors but time will tell.

Great trip!

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