Twins? No.

I've been doing a lot of portraits lately, especially with all the new authors we've been adding. So I figured who else would I draw other than my best friend. (On a side note [this is important later] I'm not very good at drawing women. Don't ask me why, I'm working on it. Maybe it has something to do with this phrase that I hear quite often after sketching a woman: "Uh, is that what I look like?". Needless to say, I don't need this kind of pressure.) So I'm sketching my friend and I remember that his older sister looks exactly like him. I'm not kidding. You'd think they were twins (cue title). I saw this as my chance to finally do a portrait of a woman. Best friend's sister-if you're reading this, I'm sorry. I don't think you look like a man or anything. Fuck, I'm in trouble.

Attempt #7. Enjoy.


(shenses)

I drew a woman!!

Made To Order

Ever since I started this blog, I've been trying to get some opinions about it. Mostly, I just want to make sure it's something that people would want to see. But when it comes to my close friends, I really don't give a shit if they like it or not, their job is to love it regardless. Enter friend "x". I message her and tell her to plaster my artwork all over her T-mobile Mytouch, her twitter page and whatever she can get her hands on. She says no. Why? Because I don't have pandas on my site. Friend "x" loves pandas. So in a sense, I have to buy her support by creating a custom panda piece just for her. Here's the dumbest part: after indirectly forcing me to create a custom art piece for her, the final touch is to choose a background color. She says, "whatever the artist wants". She basically strong arms the entire project but pussies out on the background color? Thanks friend.

Attempt #5. Enjoy.

(flora)

The panda is mad because he's a fatass.

Blind Ambition

David Paterson. Where do I begin? I just recently read that The White House called this guy up apparently to pressure him to drop out of next year's governor election. To me, this is perfectly understandable. He's had a series of missteps ever since he took office. But apparently Paterson feels differently. He still wants to run. Seriously guy? Dude, I know you're blind, but you're not deaf. An approval rating of below 20% doesn't inspire much confidence. I guess when you've overcome blindness in politics, winning an election with a sub 20% approval rating looks like a dunk on a 6 foot rim. That analogy would be comforting... if only he could see the rim.

Attempt #4. Enjoy.

(sight unseen)

If only a strategically placed tooth could also fix your own warped sense of awesomeness. C'mon science!

Super. Hero.

So I've been working on this concept in my head ever since Bill Clinton made his triumphant return to the U.S. with a fist full of hostage ass in one hand and a dry martini in the other. This guy is about as close to a superhero as we're going to get. He has private jets on hand to fly to hostile nations in the cover of darkness. He seduces the evil regime leader with his silky smooth rhetoric. He sneaks out with the evil regime leader's hostage bitches before he knows what hit him. He comes home to a hero's welcome. All in a day's work. Amazing.

Attempt #3. Enjoy.


(the white-haired knight)

Let's not forget his day job as a millionaire playboy who just happens to be saving the world one initiative at a time with his own self-titled foundation. Kick-ass.

iLie, iRan

I just finished watching the Larry King interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I wonder how much of his own bullshit even he can't stand. Although, he doesn't seem like such a bad guy. He seems to smile a lot which I suppose is a good thing. Then I remember that someone else I'm familiar with smiles a lot too, The Joker. Draw your own conclusions. I'm just saying. I call this next one "Secret Love Child".

Attempt #2. Enjoy.

(secret love child)

Just do what Mahmoud says: don't tell anyone, and everyone will get hurt.

Pilot

Here's the idea: The majority of news is bad news. Anything that can bring awareness in a light hearted tone (or in this case, depiction) is a welcome addition in my book. I'm attempting to be an artist who has a knack for animation and a mild grasp of the world around him. I figured I'd put the two together.

Here's what the idea is not: I'm not a social commentator, I'm a social observer. There are no movements being started or stances being fought for. I just draws what I sees. So don't be that guy.

Here's attempt #1. Enjoy.

(that's my dude)

Man I hope this gets picked up for another season.