Work BlogWork Bloghttp://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012-02-21T14:49:02ZSquarespaceWild Thing...http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/2/21/wild-thing.htmlJim Giar2012-02-21T14:43:05Z2012-02-21T14:43:05ZA commission piece I finished recently for some friends...Measuring 11x14 pen and ink on illustration board. The details about fried my eyeballs...but I love being challenged with either subject matter or working with new materials...I had fun with this...but relieved to ship it out. :D

]]>A little Festus justice...http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/2/13/a-little-festus-justice.htmlJim Giar2012-02-13T05:17:47Z2012-02-13T05:17:47ZSo over at the Rust Belt Collective our goal this week was supporting characters...I chose the rugged and fiesty Festus from Gunsmoke.

The inks prior ro any colors..

After washing in color with acrylics and maksing fluids along with laying gray tone base in marker for colors.

You can follow the link to see the final version over at The Rust Belt Monster Collective. As always thanks for viewing. J.

http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/2012/02/festus-avus-miracle.html

 

]]>The Banana Splits..inkshttp://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/2/6/the-banana-splitsinks.htmlJim Giar2012-02-06T06:30:00Z2012-02-06T06:30:00ZA dose of inks for my contribution to Rust Belt Monsters Collective..before the colors.

Follow the link to the color version and my amigos at The Rust Belt Monster Collective

http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/2012/02/banana-splitserrr-banana-bunch.html

]]>Inks...http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/2/1/inks.htmlJim Giar2012-02-01T12:57:33Z2012-02-01T12:57:33ZThe inked version before colors...

 

And the inked version of The Lord of the Gun...

]]>Sleep? Who needs sleep....?http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/1/29/sleep-who-needs-sleep.htmlJim Giar2012-01-30T04:01:08Z2012-01-30T04:01:08ZA couple of pieces just finished up..

This one, entitled "Next?" for a benefit auction in Cleveland..

And this one for the artistic collective known as The Rust Belt Monsters. Where we tackle and do our take on the Marvel character, Galactus. http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/

]]>Art madness continues at Rust Belt Monsters Collectivehttp://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/1/22/art-madness-continues-at-rust-belt-monsters-collective.htmlJim Giar2012-01-23T02:36:39Z2012-01-23T02:36:39ZMy artistic brothers and sisters continue to rip up the internet with this weeks assignment, create a deity. My contribution...The Lord of the Gun.

Follow us...at http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/

]]>The Rust Belt Monster Collectivehttp://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/1/15/the-rust-belt-monster-collective.htmlJim Giar2012-01-16T04:41:11Z2012-01-16T04:41:11ZI've joined a handful of Cleveland artists and friends to contribute to a blog recording our progress as artists and expressive individuals. If your so inclined, drop by and take a peek. It's going to be pretty amazing.

http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/

]]>Busy...busy..busy.http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/1/10/busybusybusy.htmlJim Giar2012-01-11T03:21:00Z2012-01-11T03:21:00ZSome shots of the skate decks I did for the Sandusky Cultural Center....http://sanduskyculturalcenter.org/ And on another note....I'll be at Carol & John's Comic Shop in Cleveland, Oh siging more copies of FUBAR 2 which hits coast to coast this Wednesday

 Jan. 11th.

And the other deck...

]]>FUBAR 2 Book signing.http://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2012/1/6/fubar-2-book-signing.htmlJim Giar2012-01-06T20:55:09Z2012-01-06T20:55:09ZI'll be at Carol & John's Comic Shop in Cleveland, Oh Sat. Jan 7th  from 4-6:00 P.M. to sign copies of FUBAR 2 and do free sketches. Stop on by.

]]>50 Dollar showhttp://www.chelzostudios.com/blog/2011/12/27/50-dollar-show.htmlJim Giar2011-12-28T02:35:25Z2011-12-28T02:35:25ZA piece done for The Breakneck Gallery in Lakewood for their $50.00 show...just before the holidays.

This one titled "Now Thru Sunday" Pen/Ink & acrylics

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