Space is Cold - Part II

At the conclusion of Part I, our heroes crash landed after trying to escape. Stick around and see what happens to Betty and Donut...in....ALONE AGAINST the WORLD!

-J

Skeksi Sketchsy

I had some time to sketch today and thought birds would be a good subject..hello spring!

I don't do much "fan art" but I was inspired by the work of a friend at a show this past Friday night. The birds reminded me of the creatures from The Dark Crystal, the Skeksis. They were creepy bird-like reptilian creatures who loved to wear ornamental attire, go figure.

Here's my take.

Chirp,

-J

Alone Against the World

Finished up the final page to Part I of Space is Cold last night. Feels really good to bring this part to a close and move on to the next part of the story. I've got a few ideas about where Part II will take our adventurers but nothing concrete. 

You'll just have to come back soon to see what happens...

...after all, the galaxy is a big place.

-J

SKRRAAAAAAAAK!!!

First new page of the year and hopefully more to come in 2015. I'm working towards a real storyline here. I swear. I hope you've all been enjoying the story despite the sporadic publishing.

I had a conversation with some fellow art partners in crime a couple months ago about the style of these. When I began, I had the option of doing a more simplified coloring style, more like traditional comics. This simplified style really would have sped up the process and kept these publishing more regular-like but it just didn't feel right for me...This is what I do, and I hope you like it.

If you have an opinion on the style let me know, I'd love to hear it. Really.

See you soon.

-J

Badoooom!!

Betty's up in a rocket machine
Since she left, she hasn't been seen...

A little work in progress for the new year. More to come...

-J

Every time I think I'm out, they just pull me right back in...

It's been a nice long week away from the rat race. While on a steady diet of exercise, coffee and slasher flicks I managed to pump out another page. Hope you like where the adventure is going.

-J

Accelerating to Orbital Speed

Lately, I've been a little slow getting the story going, mostly because of hardware problems. I had a little snafu with my Cintiq but thanks to the helpful folks at Wacom I'm back in business...and so are Donut and Betty.

When last we left off, we were T-0. So enjoy the flight and buckle up!

-J

Can I get a little help ovah here?!!!

Somebody needs to work on their communication skills.
-J

Once upon a time,...

in an age without mercy, lived a care-free lass.

Remember to eat your veggies!

-J

I'm all out of neutronium...

It's been a while since we've checked-in with our heroes. Hopefully they've got enough neutronium to get the dark matter drives up an running or it's going to be a short trip off this rock...Anyone know where a gal can purchase a little star core material on the quick?!!

See you soon,

-J

Every day is a new day...

...and a new set of challenges, problems, annoyances, near misses, triumphs, rewards, joys and heartaches. However you want to see the world...be it a glass is half empty person or half full.

Being the morning person that I am, I always find it funny that people are miserable in the AM. I had a conversation today with a coworker (also a morning person) about being happy and cheerful in the morning and why more people aren't psyched up in the morning. After all, you did just wake up alive!!! I mean that's something to be glad about, right? It's one more chance to make it right.

So chug some caffeine and get out there...into the unknown. Even if it seems like an unforgiving alien world.

-J

Chapter #2 has landed!

Every great space epic starts with a complete breakfast. *This chapter is sponsored by Sugar Toasted WORMHOLES. Available at your local spaceport.

Join us next time, when Betty and Donut take one small step for canine kind!

-J

Top o' the mornin' to ya!

Exploring the galaxy is rough business. You gotta get up pretty early in the AM if you wanna beat the Farkalians to the outer edge of the Oort Cloud and back.

Every morning growing up, my father used to come into our rooms and declare a rousing 'Up an at 'em!' I began to hate those words by the time I graduated.

More to come...

-J

A Hare at the Beach

Found an old sketch recently but never felt like it was finished, so I threw some color and texture at it. Hope you like it.

Wishing it was warm now.
-J

Oh noooooo....

 

...run for your life from the Twinkie Invasion...A war is waging on planet earth and the invaders from Planet Hostess are laying waste to our world with their armada of Twinkie ships and strange Monkey Bear robots.

Found this little gem in the archives when I was doing a little studio cleaning. It's the last one for a while. 

First come, first serve for the special price of $40. 

11" x 20" artwork with 1" border on watercolour paper. Gently loved.

-J