Monstrously Manuel

From a storybook idea that's waiting in the wings. One tale at a time...
My first real attempt at inking with a brush. It was a lot of fun, felt better than I was expecting.
And there you are.

Pete and Queenie

From my childrens storybook-in-progress...

An 'Imaginary' Prelim

Quick sketch (with a dash of color) of an idea for my children's storybook-in-progress. Taken with my phone on a whim, so its not exactly a great scan.
I like having it somewhere around me while I'm writing, for inspiration, a chance to dream of seeing it on a shelf some day. Creates a sense of urgency...**smile**

Monsters...I Dig 'Em

More concept sketches for my storybook, "A Monstrously Curious Thing Happened..."

The Great Bishop of Magic, Fillaroy

Had a lot of fun doing this sketch...

An Unfortunate Monster

The first design for a storybook I've been middling around for a bit now tentatively-titled "The Compendium of Unfortunate Monsters, Vol. 1"...

The Nasty F-Hole LeRoux

Inking with a brush is so much fun, and relatively new to me. Sloppy but with a bit of energy. It made me happy working on this this sadistic little goober...

Swirly-Twirly EQB

She was supposed to have legs...but that wasn't as much fun. Magic Pajamas?
Maybe...

Grandmere Of The Moon

Another concept/prelim sketch for a character in my storybook, forever-in-progress...
*SIGH*

Moon Rock Babby...

Babby, not 'baby'...:)
Concept from my forever-in-the-works childrens storybook.

Mr. Nod...

This Ain't Your Dad's Mrs. Lovett

Watching Burton's great "Sweeney Todd", sketchbook in hand...

The Viking LaLoosh

I don't know, this fella reminds me of "Nuke Laloosh-era" Tim Robbins.
No, I haven't been drinking...

A Ditty While Watching 'Baron Munchausen'...

T'was a quiet New Year's Eve at the homestead. While wifey and the girls slumbered, I partook in a little of Terry Gilliam's neo-classic, "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".
Terry Gilliam is a mad genius.
So is camera guy Giuseppe Rotunno.
And designer Dante Ferretti is as well.
Anways: sketched away during the film. The sequence at the Sultan's palace is simply amazing...