sketch from the morning

Gene Starwind from Outlaw Star....think I'll go back and rewatch that series

#CyberMonday

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#webpeeps .... another one

....and another one!! The wonderful Candiikismet!!

#webpeeps cont'd.

another #webpeeps drawing. the awesome therincrowd!!

lazy sketch.....

Jet Black sketch from earlier today (10/24)...watched an episode (or two) of Cowboy Bebop...

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inktober

so I finally got around to doing an #inktober drawing...

anyone remember Bucky O'hare?!? (done w/mech pencil and uni-ball pen)

AM scribbles...or sketch....

maybe revisit this another day....

Uzo (a.m. sketch session)

morning sketch of Ms. Uzo Aduba of Orange is the New Black fame!!

morning sketch

"when your job says they have a relaxed dress code, and you start feeling your inner Gil Scott Heron..." 

 early morning sketch from a draw prompt sent from anonymous

midday sketch 9/1/

"she shall wear a crown!!"

Jilly from Philly

Jill Scott!!!

Aaliyah

it's been 15 years since Aaliyah died...crazy! A quick sketch tribute to "Baby Girl"

Usain Bolt

Another Olympic sketch...the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt!! His last name fits him properly!!

Simone Biles

felt inspired...so drew someone that is inspiring! Simone Biles!!

4 gold medals, 1 bronze in the Rio 2016 Olympics! 

'NUFF SAID!!!

beard gang!!!

quick 15 minute sketch of one of my “goons” and his stupid beard!! 1st sketch I’ve done since being back from B-Day Vacay. I think I’ll circle back to this and finish it later

(early) AM sketch..

late night early am (5:25 am is early, right?) sketch of @jesstaras​

.....

totally forgot to post this once I finished it...its been a long few weeks of bad sleeping patterns and sketches galore for this artbook. 

Serena Williams (WSJ)

drawing of Serena Williams from her Wall Street Journal Mag shoot....

warm up sketch (#webpeeps)

quick warm up sketch of @inquisitivepoet 

warm-up sketch (#webpeeps)

quick sketch of theladyinthestripeddress today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

ALI

Ali - Foreman

Muhammad Ali (Jan 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016)

THE G.O.A.T.

late night sketch

couldn't sleep....

sketch of the day

I've recently started doing timed sketches (10-15 minutes) of random people and things. Kind of like an exercise y'know? 

today's sketch is of a dear friend that I've known since 4th grade (fact check dept, double check that, please). 15 minute sketch of "the long haired girl from across the room"!! 

#webpeeps - SMACK!!

so...drew the homie @shizukasmack....mostly b/c of the dope ass iridescent hat...if you haven’t already, you should definitely get a copy of his Red Series

Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder!

Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950, another icon in soul music. But, some of them are "Do I Do", "That Girl", "Ribbon In The Sky" and "As". I could give you a playlist of many other favorites, but this post would take forever to read through

Sketch of the Day: Nas

quick sketch of Mr. Nasir Jones.

25 minutes (PS6)

The G.O.A.T.

Jim Brown. One of my favorite players, and in my opinion, the best running back the NFL has seen. He set the standard, and never once backed down from tacklers or speaking his mind!

I know Ms. Georgia!

A drawing of Ms. Georgia of the American Beauty Plus Pageant!! Yeah, I know celebrities now!! She's an awesome friend of mine for over 10 years now. 

Follow her on her Facebook page to keep up with her whereabouts!!

Prince..

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016)......musical genius. I could go on and on about his music. How I just knew "Adore" was going to be me and my wife's First song, or how much I grooved when the drums to "Alphabet Street" came in.

The amount of music he didn't release is what always intrigued me. Or the version of a song he reduced down that didn't make the album. The man's music was all through my early years. How Rasberry Beret comes on and still makes me crack a smile because that was, for whatever reason, the song that was forever linked in my mind to the 'girl with the long hair' in elementary school. How he did the ENTIRE Batman soundtrack, and how hard BatDance went...not to mention the music video....

Rest In Purple, Prince

work in progress, G.O.A.T.

work in progress of The Great Jim Brown, still the Greatest of All Time in my book

L. Shima, drawn

drawing of super awesome model, L. Shima

BSing around this afternoon

sketch of Rasslor, from the cartoon Dexter's Laboratory in show spinoff, Dial M for Monkey. You may remember I did a sketch of Agent Honeydew a little while back.

late night sketch

sketch of Jess Taras done late last night / early this morning. Ms. #yogaafterdark displaying her flexibility and strength via Yoga

Commission: Stephen Curry

Birthday commission for a friend. Figured I'd do it like a 90s Upper Deck trading card!

afro all'mighty!!

added some color from one of my Drink & Draw sketches ....again, I like afros!!

My 1st Drink & Draw

Went to my first Drink & Draw event last night. It was super fun. Met a few artists/animators, had a few drinks, and well...I drew. These would've been posted last night, but I was in the City with cell battery less than 18% (good job, me).

It was also a duo meet up. The awesome Women in Comics were there. If you aren't aware of what they are doing, then get familiar! Also, in honor of Women's History Month, they are hosting various events throughout the month of March. Including Saturday, March 12, 2016

Here are few sketches & scribbles from last night:

model pose sketches

couple more model post

I also did a few other sketches while I was there. The big afro woman was a young lady that was in the City last night I saw on my walk to the bar. She had this mighty afro, and I have yet to see an afro I wouldn't draw!!

Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.

fatally shot and killed on this day 19 years ago. Hard to believe. I still hear remember my cousin picking me up in his Honda with Warning on repeat, and reciting every lyric word for word, then I found "Unbelievable". To this day its my favorite Biggie song....

anyway, here's the sketch of the day!!

Sketch Challenge?! Daily?!?

One of the art groups I joined (the only, I believe) is doing a daily/weekly sketch challenge. I've been saying I want & need to do these to stay up and sharpen my skills. Today was the 1st one I participated in. "The Look" is this weeks theme

I tried to time myself, but I never set my timer. And then I thought, 'I should be able to keep a mental timer'. MEH, anyway, I looked down and realized I was over the time I wanted, so I didn't finish her hair. But I feel good about the sketch though!

Black History - Etta James

Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012). One of my favorite soul singers. Most known for her hit "At Last". Its a song she has been on record saying she hated, because of the 'sweetning' (violins, upright bass) they added to the song. Her voice was powerful, gritty, soul stirring. I find it hard to believe you could listen to one of her songs and NOT be moved!! 

Black History - James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. James Baldwin's written works made him an important spokesman of the Civil Rights Movement. His essays explored the Black experience in America and his novel, "Giovanni's Room," was one of the first to tackle homosexuality. via biography.com

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