Mostly I Do Art...

Just a little tongue-in-cheek humor for the boys in camo. No tanks were harmed in the making of this sketch.

Ah, yet another hand-made Victorian style men's top hat, this one in decadent brown suede and green silk. It features a heavy canvas cloth rise with soft suede padded crown and wide, molded brim. The interior is fully lined in brown suede to match. The trim is made from silk ribbon with handmade decorative accents including a watch, hand cut gears, and gemstone brooch. The hat was designed to accompany a matching London Fog men's overcoat in green with leather trim and was specifically made to sit canted as shown. #steampunk #victorian #edwardian #costume #cosplay #vintage

"Olympia" I've been playing Bioshock Infinite lately and the game's nostalgic art style inspired me to do something patriotic for Memorial Day. While I am a day late, I think the wait was worth it. #steampunk #pinups #retro #dieselpunk #bioshockinfinite #columbia #drawing #patriotic #girlswithguns

2015 Image copyright Studio 71   After the Rain , oil painting on 24X36 reclaimed canvas. I discovered this canvas at a thrift store. The original painting depicted a giant vase of gaudy flowers on a mauve background. It was one of those kitschy, mass-produced things that seem to be popular at home stores - technically sound but devoid of any real self-expression. It made me cringe just to look at it. Four dollars later, I put the canvas in my van and took it home. Little did it realize the fate that awaited it... It took more work than I expected to sand down the serious depth of texture the previous painter had left behind, and it took two coats of gesso to completely cover that terrible color scheme. Also, the sanding made the canvas extremely smooth and slick, but in the end, it was worth it. A brand new canvas in this size would have cost me sixty dollars (US) at an art supply house. This one cost me four dollars and a little time, and now resides happily on what ...

Portrait of a Draugr Scourge Lord, Ruins of Fulgunthur, Skyrim This is the second in a series of figures I am preparing for the redraw of the work mentioned in my previous post. This scourge lord wasn't exactly pleased when he discovered me hiding in his crypt. His angry face and the downward turned horns on his helmet make him look like a bull about to charge - which is exactly what he did. Thank Talos for stahlrim arrows. #elderscrolls #skyrim #draugr #zombie #zombieart #fantasyart

Portrait of a Draugr Archer, Red Eagle's Redoubt, Skyrim. This drawing on toned paper is a detailed character study in preparation for a redraw of a previous project entitled That All You Brought? , which was posted to Facebook but not featured here. This female archer will be one of six figures featured in the final artwork entitled Ghoulcaller . #elderscrolls #skyrim #draugr #zombie #zombieart #fantasyart

A Bit Close... Hand Drawn in Photoshop This is a redraw of a previous project that got a bit too in depth. I have moved the field of view forward so that the dragon dominates the center of the space, changed the appearance of the battlements, and added some expendable extras to give the creature some scale. An alternate version of this drawing features a graphic background. (see below.) I ultimately intend for there to be a whole series of these, so keep your fingers crossed.