Over at the RBMC, we were all saddened by the passing of storyteller Maurice Sendak. Last week and this week we all paid our respects to a man who affected each of our lives differently. Here's my contribution. If you head to our blog you can see the fantastic works of my cohorts. http://www.rustbeltmonster.com/

Over at The Rust Belt Monster Collective we've begun celebrating early. My cohorts and I have taken a stab..or slash at Marvel covers in celebration. I'm posting the original penciled version before colors were added. You can follow the link to the colored version over at the RBMC site. Now go get your comics..this Saturday, May 5th. http://www.rustbeltmonster.com/2012/05/week-17-sabretooth-ohthere-will-be.html

Artist Theodore Gercault's final piece, The Artist's Left Hand was my inspiration for The Rust Belt Monster Collectives take on reimagining masterpieces. This is bic pen, micron, ink washes, white paint marker and red ink on 8 1/2 x 11 recycled bogus paper. Follow the link to see what the other monsters put together. You will not be disappointed...gaurantee. http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/ ......As always thanks for droppin' by. Leave a comment if you wish...Oh yes, by the way..this is my left hand. J.

Over at the Rust Belt MOnster Collective we all paid tribute to the artist known as Moebius who passed away earlier this month. Like many of the artists that have influenced me, I never appreciated their later in years as I spent a lot fo timke trying to find my own voice. But once their gone...like any old friend or family member, you realize how they influenced you and helped shape you into the artist...or person, you've become. I've never read Blueberry, a title touted to be the greatest western comic/ graphic novel ever written. So once word spread of his passing I ran across a few pieces of his. And what struck me right off the bat, was his attention to backgrounds. His appreciation for the beauty and majesty of the land where many a man, woman and child battled for survival in the unforgiving wild west. 

I've included the penciled and ink versions along with an "in progress" image of the painted colors. You can head to the Rust Belt Monster Collective to see the final colors. As always...thanks for droppin' by  http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/2012/03/week-10-moebius-blueberry.html

The results of this weeks challenge over at The Rust Belt Collective. Skip on over...or hop...or run to the site, to see the full image. http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/2012/03/gen-patton-war-machine.html

http://rustbeltmonster.blogspot.com/2012/02/crowfinal.html

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

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

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