Twin Mugs

Here are Agents Fox Mulder and Dale Cooper hard at work on a case. Of coffee. Let's hope they don't let it go COLD, amirite? ANYWAY, if you've seen Twin Peaks, you know that Agent Cooper is a huge fan of a nice cup of coffee. I think that in this illustration, he's preparing himself for that initial taste. Mulder is just taking in the whole experience.

I was a big fan of the X-Files back when it ran. That episode where there was that stretchy guy that could crawl through very small spaces stayed with me for a while. As did the one where the astronauts picked up some sort of ghost alien and the dude was staring at his ceiling and it just APPEARED ON THE CEILING AND DROPPED ON HIM. WTF, MAN.

A couple of years ago I went through the first season of Twin Peaks, and it was pretty awesome. The right mix of eccentricity, creepiness and intrigue. I've started the second season, but I'm not very far into it yet. Last weekend, one of my friends requested that I draw Fox Mulder, and then we talked about Twin Peaks. So I suggested that I could draw Fox and Dale together, and that's how we got to where we are today. Looking at two agents drinking coffee. Hahaha.

DrawedBurts

I needed to create a quick self-portrait to put up on my page at DrawedGoods, so here's the random silly thing I came up with this morning. Let's hope my puns don't go the way of these dinosaurs, though!

Album Artwork

Here are some of the illustrations I was just commissioned to do by local singer/songwriter Sean Bruce. He asked for a quick style that is reminiscent of etchings and hatchwork of around the 1890s. There are 11 illustrations total; one for each track. It was a fun project!

Pizza Receipt Art

One of my friends snapped this photo to alert me that Pizzeria Venti, here in Lafayette, is now putting my silly pizza receipt art on display! Every time I eat there, I draw a picture on the back of my receipt and leave it for them. As I frequent the place, they have a nice stack of silliness on their counter.

Well, now taped around cash register! Hahaha.

Very UnOodinary

Ever since Doctor Who came into my life, I've wanted to draw an Ood. So, here he is. Enjoying a drink on vacation. Because you can't serve others unless you serve yourself. OR SOMETHING. I just wanted to draw an Ood, alright? And I couldn't JUST draw one. I had to add a little twist to it. A twist of LIME, perhaps?

Sorry, it's 2am. I should be going to sleep.

Where's the TARDIS when you need it?

BBR Illustrated Type

We're designing some "Thank You" cards here at BBR Creative to show our appreciate to clients and vendors. Here's some hand-illustrated type that I had the opportunity to work up. It was a blast drawing this all out and making it pop in Photoshop. I'm a huge fan of illustrating my own type. It adds a lot of personality to text!

Locally Produced

Here's a pro-bono poster design that I just wrapped up. Photoshop decided that it would flatten all of my layers and then save and quit. Luckily, the design was OK'd before that happened. Phew. I will have to create a direct mail invite out of it, so I'll have to go in and fight with the flattened artwork, but I guess it won't be SUPER BRUTAL.

Anyway, I really like how it came out. EarthShare Gardens is a local community garden that is hosting an upcoming fundraiser, which the poster and soon-to-be invitations will promote. Glad to help out!

Time for Some R&B

Continuing my author series, here's Ray Bradbury. Another great science fiction writer, Bradbury has put out many great works.

SPEAKING OF "putting out,' this illustration was SLIGHTLY influenced by the internet video sensation "F*** Me, Ray Bradbury," which features song and dance and ladies going crazy for the author. I assume it's a sensation. I've heard at least three people mention it, and they all live in separate parts of the country!

Anyway, funny story: I had originally drawn a Starship Troopers bug on Bradbury's shoulder. And it looked good, but then I realized that I had my author list confused and I had to draw OVER the bug. Woops. But I think this works out for the better, anyway.

There's a Robert Heinlein illustration coming up, don't you worry. And There Will Be Bugs.

Well, I think I just found the title for THAT post.

Mordin & Grunt

Here are Mordin and Grunt enjoying a night off of the Normandy. When the universe is at stake, one isn't allowed much leave time. So, when the opportunity does present itself, the characters from Mass Effect 2 need to have a little fun. Or a lot of fun, depending on the character!

While illustrating this, I laughed at the idea of a buddy-cop "Mordin & Grunt" spin-off comic. They'd be the perfect match to produce hilarious results, right? And there would always be that genophage tension in the background. It'd be BRILLIANT, I say!

Ohhhhh, I can't wait until Mass Effect 3 comes outtttttt (if you can't tell).

Coffeehouse-Five

Here's my illustration of Kurt Vonnegut hard at work on his unfinished novel "Coffeehouse-Five."

Slaughterhouse-Five was my first foray into the quirky world of Vonnegut stories. I still think that my favorite of his novels is Mother Night. I remember being surprised on how much emotion it evoked. When thinking about KV's novels, I always first think of Kilgore Trout (whom I've drawn before) and then I sigh "Ohhh, Mother Night."

Always those two things, always in that order. Sometimes I'll throw in "Breakfast of Champions was SILLY!" or "I didn't like Galapagos much, but some people swear by it."

Haha, ANYWAY, I wanted to add a little quirky sci-fi element to this drawing—hence the hands. I'm thinking of doing a series of authors. Let me know if you want to suggest any!