Work scribbles...

Here are a few scribbles I did at work several days ago... I love old comics and would like to eventually develop one revolving around a group of women... very soap opera, very 40s inspired....

ENVIRA RETURNS!!!

Green Tina Logo

Initially I was going to have a logo with Envira but I do a lot of pictures of her so I thought I would use this one.


This is a concept I had in mind while I was working on the first Envira Series. It was going to be the ad for Greeny Bars. (It's more overtly sexual than the one that ended up being used). Which was what I wanted... The media and advertisers will use any means necessary to make sure their precious goods are sold by the pounds... sex is one of the easiest and best ways of doing just that... that's why, no matter what the product (be it a stapler or a boat) they will have half naked women in the ads.


For those of you that haven't read Envira... well, you should read it... but this is one of the Villains from the first series. Green Tina, a fake botoxy bitch that pretends to care about the environment. This ended up being a feminist statement... not only am I against extensive plastic surgery for women... or the idea atleast that women should and need to even have it... that just isn't the case. Women are all different and should be respected just as they are. So she represents a woman who has fallen into the misconception that she has to look this way... a male dominated society implies that women should look this way. What I love is that in the end she uses a man to get what she wants... which kind of makes up for what she is lacking.

The NEW Envira series will premier in Early January :) Monica and I thought that we should wait until after the Holidays so people will have more free time to check it out.

I hope you enjoy... I will have tons more stuff to post SOOOON!!

Whale Milk!!

This was something I made in 2004, it was around the time of the Atkins Diet craze!! (and when the whole Subway/Jared thing started) I thought it would be interesting if obesity was the new fad. If everyone was gaining massive amounts of weight just to "fit in" so to speak.


I actually have an obese Super Heroine that I thought of years ago... can't wait to see her in action!!

(and remember Kids! Please drink Whale Milk responsibly!!)

Successfully writing comic books...

I say 'successfully', because anyone can make a "comic". If you draw a stick figure... add a word (sound effect, dialogue, etc) no matter how subtle... it is sequential art... it tells a story... more so than a painting or drawing alone... not only is it showing you visuals but it is giving you narration in which way to go... the beautiful thing about a comic is that many interpretations can be achieved. Maybe more so than in film... because it is slowed down to the second (if needed)...but more films are being made like comic books and more comic books being made like films these days... there's something beautifulabout that.


Through big budget blockbusters the mainstream consumer has become accustomed to the value of a story being told in comic form. For some reason, people find books with pictures to be a childish thing, adults should not have pictures in their books. They should be "mature" enough to visualize what is being told in the story... but that's not true... not everyone can be stimulated by words alone... or pictures... they like the two together. Which is what comics marry. For those of us that like to read but are very visual... comics really let you be in the moment of the story... as you read a novel and something horrible happens, you might pause. Feel the explosion, the death of your favorite character and so on... you may even feel it as you continue reading... but comics really show it. And successful comics are showing you the most important part of a story... they are showing what you need to see and sometimes censoring in the best way. I have seen dirtier films and comics that censor just right. You get the idea of what is actually going on... and you are seeing the action take place but the really important things are left to your imagination...


I'm realizing that this journey I'm on as a storyteller... a lover of sequential art... is enabling me to develop a better sense of how to fully express my thoughts and opinions in the way I love most.


I really hope to make comics that people enjoy and possibly relate to. I feel like art's main purpose (other than self expression) is to actually effect an audience... no matter how large or small. Even if the piece is to simply make you feel disgust... if it does it is successfully what it was intended to be.

I have so many stories to tell... for now they are locked in my brain, some of the ideas and thoughts slowly seeping out in random and unexpected places. Eventually, before I die I hope to get as many of them onto paper as possible.

If you have ever wanted to write comics or draw them or both, and don't know where to begin...I highly recommend reading Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art". It is one of my favorite books, and was given to me by a friend many years ago (Thanks Mario!!) It talks about sooo many things that are involved in writing a comic that you might not think about at first. It definitely had a huge

impact on how I looked at storytelling and how my comics changed after... Check it out!!!

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Living in Los Angeles...

The longer I live in Los Angeles the more I realize why I moved here in the first place... the more connected I get, the more grounded, rooted...

I love this city... I love all the little areas around it... all the life, the possibility... living here helps me stay in the moment, keeps me inspired.

They film movies in California for a reason... it's beautiful here... no wonder artists are inspired and want shots of specific locations... this is where life happens... your most happy and exciting moments, and also the worst, the saddest and most difficult.

I'm working on a comissioned painting for a friend... I am not only thrilled to have a paying gig (Thank you Monica) but I'm excited to be working on a piece about a strong woman... I will post pictures later on when it is finished...

I took the Gold line today to borrow an easil from a friend (Thanks Roxanne!!) The way up was gorgeous... the sun low in the sky bathing everything in just the right amount of sunlight... all the industrial areas, the suburbs, the greenery, the life... you can really get a sense of all the history in this place when you travel around more... so many people move here for different reasons but it's a really beautiful place to be...

Thank you Los Angeles, for being such a beautiful and inspiring city... thank you for shaping me, pushing me, challenging me... and helping me thrive as a person and as an artist. I will never forget this city.


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