Stray Dog Gallery

January 2nd at the Stray Dog Gallery I will be drawing stickitures and signing people up for my classes in the spring. Come by 1917 Buddy Holly Ave. at 7pm and get your portrait done for 50 cents.

Novacon 2008

Novacon was yesterday and I had a great time. I spent a lot of money and barely anyone showed up. So many people backed out at the last minute it was hard to fill all of the space. But the sketch club had a good time hanging out with each other I think. Next year will be awesome and more people will come, I'm sure of it.

24 hour Comic Jam

The Jam was last night and it was awesome. We had it at Kiki's house and a lot of people showed up. I had to work all day and I got there about 8 hours late and did not finish my comic. However, I am really happy with my story and i think it will be really funny. I can't wait to finish it. Thank's guys I had a lot of fun!

August 9th Comic Workshop!

At the Garden and Arts Center in Lubbock Texas the Sketch Club and Z in the Middle Productions will host a workshop for artists looking to strengthen their skills and a Vendor and Creator room that will hold all your favorite local art. A horde of volunteers are excited about this project and the many to follow. Hope to see you there, tickets can be purchased by sending me and email and I will email you all of the info for tickets and the event in general. The class workshop is $25 dollars and will be taught by Will Terrell. An additional $5 dollars will get you into the Vendor and Creator show room, plus you may attend the Classes offered by Sketch Club Teachers, to include Ginny Pape, Rachel Simmons, Bakka, Sarazann Greenwood and others to be named later. There will be a rest area with refreshments available for a small cost. Bakka will be playing piano throughout the day for your enjoyment. Make sure to take note of the Star Books and Comics Sponsor Table in the front lobby. Here we will showcase some of the art created by the sketch club and the stories written by the Lubbock Comic Book Writers Association. This Comic Show is open to the public and any may attend. If you show up in costume you get in free!!!!! (workshop is extra)

Holy Comic Books Batman!

So hey, I love drawing, who would have thought it? Not me for sure but this writing and drawing gig is really taking my imagination to a new level. I have the fever and I am running with it. I've finished five comics and have six more penciled waiting for the ink and many others in the developement stage. I really have learned a lot doing all of this and I think it will prove to be a good fun thing for this year of productions. Once the equipment comes in I'll start with animation so the world may enjoy my twisted sense of humor. Love to all. I'll post some of the books up sometime when I get a chance to find my scanner.

Alice in Post, Texas

I have been working with the Garza Theater and, director, Heather Rushing painting the sets for Alice in Wonderland. I am so excited about the play, I've been painting all week and most of last week. Everyone seems to think I'm doing a good job, so yeah me! I'll post some photos soon. Come see the show in Post, Texas at the Garza Theater June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22.

My First Comic Book!!!!!!

At the 24 hour comic event I made a stick comic about my favorite game, The Kingdom of Loathing. I liked making comics so much that I kept it going with some strips and an epilogue to the first issue. The second comic is due out here in a week or so. But the first has sold out twice. I sold out at the Expo and I made another printing and sold the last one two days ago. I love drawing these guys and people seem to like reading them, so WOOT! for everybody. If you would like to purchase a comic email me and I'll send one to you for $1.50. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen.

The Lubbock Comic Expo

On May 3rd The Sketch Club made history here in the South Plains. Lubbock held our very first pure comic expo! Set at the Science Spectrum and coordinated by some very talented folks, the Expo was an outstanding hit! 777 people joined in the fun, not to mention all of our panel guests, volunteers and other sponsors that gave their weekends to make this happen. We all worked so hard and I am so proud of the Sketch Club for making this happen. I did my fair share toward the end but the credit falls on Will Terrell and Robert Mora of Star Comics.This was their brainchild and what a success! I'm proud to call you friends!

Sketch Club Figure Drawing

Sketch Club hosts a drawing group that focuses on the nude figure. This is a great chance to learn human anatomy and structure while getting great tips from experienced artists with constructive critiques. I did my best to respect Alex's posing by keeping her time on camera as modest as possible. She is often a model for the group but there are many others, including males. Check out elsketchoclubo.com for a better description.

It's my birthday!

My friends got together the night of the 24 hour comic jam and threw me a groovy cake party with love and stuff. The cake was good and I feel special so I think it went well. Love you and thanks so much, it was awesome, yo!

RECRUITING ZOMBIE HORDE :)

March 20 at 8pm come by my office at 1717 Ave K, Lubbock, TX and join in the Zombie fun. I need at least 30 people to group together and moan "brains" as you rush the building. It's a fun shot that I think would add a lot to the short Zombie film I'm doing.

Please respond or email to be a part of the Zombie horde.
Thanks and smiles will be provided.
See you there!

Young At Art Commercial

The Lubbock Sketch Club is reaching out to the local community and hosting a free drawing class for kids. Ages 8-12 are welcome every Wednesday to attend a free art class. All supplies are provided and you even get your own sketch pad for drawing at home! It's fun and great for that time between school and work letting out. Contact me here or Will Terrell at myspace.com/sketchclub for more information and sign up details.

Will's Interview

I filmed this as part of the Hope Shalom commercial to put on my youtube channel. I really liked the flow of the interview and thought the net might want to see the whole thing. Hope you enjoy it. Leave a comment or email me about my interview techniques, I'm still very green on the whole thing. Thanks world.

ADHD Variety Hour Preview

A quick preview of the full show that will air next Monday and every Monday after. Hope you enjoy it.

Hold up - New Stories!

I had been working on the script for what has come to be called "Zombie Girl." Far from a real title also far from finished. The story was coming along fine when I started researching indie film on the internet, specifically horror shorts. I wanted to get a good idea of what people were doing and how I could make it better. This is part of my process.
I found "You're scaring the children", by Soren Narnia. The film leaves a bit to be desired as far as film production, but the story had me hooked. The creepy quality of the film did add to the peculiar story of this man's childhood. It was a good time spent and I had to get in touch with him about the story. I thought the imagery of the events would be great on film. So I wrote him a note and he actually responded to me!
He gave me the go ahead to make the story into a film. He even sent me his ebook "Knifepoint Horror". You should check out his blog, he is one creatively cool writer. I was really fond of the story about the batting machine in first person.
Since he gave me permission and full artistic license to make his story, I am stopping pre- production on Zombie Girl. We are now focusing on getting You're scaring the children up and running. Fortunately, the actors i have talked to about the zombie flick don't mind acting in this film either. woot!
Along with a bunch of other things, video blogging will commence in the next few days. Let's hope the lens doesn't break. ha!

The Big Day

Z opened our first autonomous office this past Wednesday. I have run this ramshackle company from my laptop for so many years it is really hard to know what to do with the space I am renting. I have a desk a computer and a window that opens, this is the good life. I have so many projects on their way this month it is going to be really fun to get it all in order. New crew members have come a long with the new office. The film I shot this autumn is still in editing phase, simply because I have never edited a film before. I think I'm doing a good job. I've read quite a bit about the medium and played with the software so i know what it can do. I am anxious to get off the computer and get behind the camera again. I have one film that is in script phase. A sweet love story about a failed medical student and a cognizant zombie on the run from a terrible circ de macabre.