Tourista

I saw a tourist in Astoria, OR that looked really interesting. I sketched her then tried to do a painting and it turned out looking nothing like her... sigh.

Freeze!

More style explorations! I post a lot of my process sketches on my instagram.

Dino, P.I.

T. Rex, P.I. solves dino crimes. He's a hard living, hard drinking curmudgeon with a heart of gold.

Rock Dude

This is Rock Dude. He's made of rocks. He likes doing rock things.

Barbarian Businessman

 

He's out for blood! And your potted plants!

Color Sketches

Some quick color studies.

Cornelius Weatherbottom and Pickle

I've been working on a little project with some friends, Tyler Stott, Taylor Krahenbuhl, and my brother Nick. I'm excited to see where it goes!

Papa Crane and his boys

Fan art for Frasier.

Lolapps Building Lighting Tutorial

This is a little lighting tutorial I put together for some of the artists at Lolapps. It seems pretty high_- contrast for an iso background building nowadays.

Mazinger Z

 

 Here's my piece for the Go Nagai show at Q Pop Shop. Thanks to Chris Mitchell and Irene Yuen!

http://qpopshop.com/main/?p=879

Microsoft Tumblr

Sketch for a friend of a friend's tumblr! 
http://microsoftlookoftheday.tumblr.com/

Description: wary-looking female in her mid twenties. Long hair that graduates from dark to yellow to blue-green tips in almost perfect thirds. Black cropped leather hoodie over cropped knit hoodie. Faded black t-shirt with the faint remains of a slogan. Black skinny jeans. Hand drawn-upon Converse. Kate Spade tote with fake typewriter keys on it.

Sasquatch Hotel

Quick sketch after work.

Bored Dwalin

More Flash experiments. I'm starting to really like this animation mischief.

James Bond Walk

My first janky walk cycle! It's pretty rough, but what the heck. I'm trying to teach myself to animate better in flash.

Lady Knights//Women Warriors Zine

http://roxievizcarra.tumblr.com/

Roxie Vizcar is an amazing illustrator and is one of the masterminds behind this zine. She asked me if I would submit a piece and I was honored to oblige.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ghost Rider on Unicycle

It kind of looks like he's riding an orange slice.

Hanna

Quick studies from and inspired by the film Hanna.

Crystal Cave Gif

I'm starting to experiment with gifs... I'll have to try more with the flame and the shadows.

Robo-Wizard

Happy Birthday, Jesse Balmer!

Path to the Sea

A quick sketch inspired by a weekend on the California coast, in Big Sur.

Internet Lovin'

My buddy at work just let me know that SlashFilm had posted a page with one of my pieces, then I found two more sites doing the same. Pretty crazy. Thanks to whoever re-posted my work! I really appreciate it!

Comics Alliance

SlashFilm

SuperPunch

To show how excited I am, here's a drawing of a girl that I saw at a local sports bar while watching the Seahawks beat the Redskins to represent the joy I feel.

New Year's Card 2013

I just wrapped up this lil' picture for a buddy and his family. Here's the one from last year.

Crazy how time flies.

Bear in Mind

Sketchfest

Here are some things I've been up to. My brother and I are working on our TeknoViking story, so I'll be posting more on that in the future.

Office Chair Ghost Rider

Thanksgiving Turkey

Creeper Bear

The Mirror House

I've been working on this little short story for a bit after work, but recently I've been taking a Visual Development for Animation class with Armand Balthazar and I've had to put it on hold. In the mean time I thought it would be good to share the progress instead of sitting on it for several months. 

Cheers,
Mike

Zoka Coffee

This is an instragram sketch of one of my favorite cafes in Seattle. Have any of you been to Zoka near Greenlake? It's a great place to sketch.

Revolutionary War Zombie

This is the first version of the cover I did for "Where the Dead Talk" by Ken Davis. Originally, it was going to be a single shot like this but ended up being a wraparound. Looking at this, I think I like it more than the final version. This was done last year in May I believe.

Here are some of the different versions. It took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to arrange the pieces.