Cronic's Illness

Illustration Friday-Portrait

2006-06-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

This is a drawing I did in a life drawing class about 8 years ago. Because I had started the class late my teacher wanted me to do a dozen portraits outside of class. I was working and going to school at the time so I came up short on time for the assignment. So, with an hour to spare before my class, I made-up some portraits. This Drawing would later recieve alot of attention from both my teacher and fellows students. They asked me if she was my girlfriend, if I had other drawings of her, would I give them here phone number. I finally confessed that she wasn't real. I had made her up out of my head.

Illustration Friday-Robot

2006-04-26T21:57:00.000-07:00

Being a fan of science fiction, my brain almost exploded with ideas for Robot. At first I thought of a huge mech with guns from head to toe. Then I sketched out a android that looked straight out of Star Wars. Then I thought back to a comic book called Battle Chasers. The booked married science fiction and fantasy with excellent artwork. It was short lived, but the use of technology and magic always stuck with me. So this is my little tribute to that comic book.

Illustration Friday-Spotted

2006-04-19T22:24:00.000-07:00

For years, I've seen Elvis sightings in the World Weekly News while I'm in line at the drug store. I'm always disappointed that everyone who spots him claims that he's fatter than ever. I'd like to think that if Elvis faked his death, he decided to get back into shape so when someone spots him pumping gas in a small town somewhere(as drawn in this illo) he looks like the hip shaking Elvis of his youth.

Illustration Friday-Speed

2006-04-13T20:10:00.000-07:00

If you were to ask my uncle Randy to define the word speed he'd probably define it as "a V-8 under the hood of a hot rod with four on the floor, just as God intended". I spent a year living with my aunt and uncle and in that time Randy introduced me to the world of hot rods. I still remember reading CARtoons magazine and drawing all sorts of cars, but Randy was the best at it. To this day I owe him a debt of gratitude for teaching me how to draw these monster machines.

Illustration Friday-Strength

2005-11-16T21:52:00.000-08:00

I worked in a hospital for about nine years. In that time I was amazed at how children with life threatening illnesses would try their best to still be kids. Most of them could barely sit up , but it didn't stop them from holding a firm grasp on a videogame controller. It seemed to me that their innocence held a hidden strength that kept them alive longer than anyone expected.

Illustration Friday-Night

2005-11-10T21:48:00.000-08:00

I wanted to do something a little more spectacular for NIGHT, but I made the mistake of using a new paper stock that didn't want to accept ink from my pen. I got the main drawing done , but it took me a little too long so I didn't get the rest of the elements in. So just imagine this ninja on a roof top bathed in moonlight.

Illustration Friday-Cold

2005-10-18T21:19:00.000-07:00

I coudn't think of anything colder than standing a woman up on her wedding day.

Illustration Friday-Lost

2005-10-13T19:26:00.000-07:00

I didn't have a lot of time this week, so this drawing isn't complete. I'll upload the finished version later.

Now, the story behind this drawing is one of revenge and loss. This samurai finds the body of his beloved soon after he has returned from battle. He doesn't know who has killed her or why, but the loss is larger than a thousand battles.

Illustration Friday-Float

2005-10-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

Today, I found out why at least four separate artists work on one comic book. Doing pencils, inks and colors is tough, rewarding, but tough. This drawing was something I came up with on the fly. This character has no name yet, but one of her superpowers is levitation. In other words, she can FLOAT in mid-air.

Illustration Friday-Fresh

2005-09-28T21:21:00.000-07:00

Flowers don't get any fresher than this!

Illustration Friday-Escape

2005-09-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

Drawing has always been of my favorite way of escaping the real world. So this week I give you a self portrait of doing just that. I'd also like to take this time to thank everyone who has commented on my drawings these last few months. It really means a lot to me. Drawing was something I had kind of given up on until recently and I'm glad that so many of you have given me the encouragement to do it again.

Illustration Friday-Depth

2005-09-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

I really don't have any comments for this one except that I hope you like it.

Illustration Friday-Roots 2

2005-09-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

Here is the finished "Roots" for friday September 9th. I hope you all like it!

Illustration Friday-Roots

2005-09-08T20:49:00.000-07:00

I came up with this fabulous idea for Roots Superheros just days ago. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to finish it. So, here's part of the it and I'll post the complete drawing this weekend.

Illustration Friday-Dreams

2005-09-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

Whew! I just finished this with enough time to post. Anyone who had Underoos as a kid will understand this drawing.

Tonks

2005-08-25T21:38:00.000-07:00

If you've looked at last weeks Illo-Fri Drawing, you know that drawing was of a character from Harry Potter. I really enjoyed giving my own personal spin on something I read from that book so I decided to do a few more. This one is Nymphadora Tonks. I'll post others soon!

Illustration Friday-Reflection

2005-08-24T21:52:00.000-07:00

Having grown up in a household with two sisters and a single mom, I know for a fact that behind closed doors women become rock stars in front of mirrors. So this is dedicated to you ladies who always wanted to be truly outrageous.

Illustration Friday-Wisdom

2005-08-18T21:20:00.000-07:00

Okay,I have a confession to make. This was not a drawing I did for "Wisdom". I racked my brain and drew a few different pictures, but I couldn't come up with something I was satisfied with for the subject. So instead I give you a drawing I did after reading the new Harry Potter book. If you have read the book this is my interpretation of Professor Slughorn. I promise next week will be something original.

Sega Dreamcast I LOVE You!!

2005-08-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

Just as the title suggests, I love my SEGA Dreamcast. It was a system that deserved a longer lifespan, but I'm glad that it had a life at all. I still recall late-night sessions of Soul Caliber with my roommates Roy and Miguel. We would play until somebody threw something at the screen or at someone who had just handed them their ass for the hundredth time. It really had a way of making or destroying friendships that, to this day, I haven't experienced the same way with newer systems. The saddest thing about it is that it would have failed no matter how well it sold. SEGA had lost so much money with bad business practices that by the time the Dreamcast hit stores, it would have needed to sell millions of units in its first year just to stay in production. Alas, it couldn't do that, not by a long shot. Although, by most standards, it sold well, it couldn't make enough money to dig SEGA out of the hole they put themselves into. So it was taken out of production less than two years after its debut. So, to most, it was a flash in the pan system that was killed by the Playstation 2. I think it is still a cool little system. I still throw in Soul Caliber every once in a while and marvel how damn good it looks and plays.

Illustration Friday-Empty

2005-08-11T21:57:00.000-07:00

I really wanted to have some sorta deep drawing with several layers of meaning, but then I ran out of milk, so this is what I came up with instead.

Originality is dead and Hollywood killed it

2005-08-05T19:00:00.000-07:00

What has the world come to? This summer we get two film adaptations of old t.v. shows and at least two remakes of older films. Why do I bring this up you ask? I bring it up because over the years I've read countless screenplays people have posted on the internet, many of which would make wonderful films, and still we get remakes of Willy Wonka and the Dukes of Hazzard. I know that Hollywood is all about making money so it doesn't really surprise me, but I'd like to see an original film that doesn't come from the Independent Film machine. I hate the fact that you have to make a film with no redeeming qualities to be considered original. I know that there can be a movie that has a blockbuster feel to it without being a mindless rehash of things that were considered crap when they were new (cough..Dukes of Hazzard).

Welcome to my Blog!

2005-08-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

Here I go Writing my first post. First of all, I don't write very often so if you come to this blog daily (or hourly) you will be disappointed. Unless you like reading the same post over and over again then maybe you'll love my blog. Also, my main interests are movies, comic art and video games so I'll be talking alot about those here. Alright that's it I'll see you all later.