Harvey Pekar american author

Look at all my amazing patience letting ink dry before touching it. I astound myself. my scanner is acting up, so you just get a photo.



new topic will be up tomorrow so watch for it!

Harvey Postoned

things happen, injuries occur, dinner parties get crazy. pretty much the long and short of it is James and I got busy with life or lack of it and are extending the Harvey deadline for ourselves and anyone else who wants to get one in.

all drawings will be in next Sunday by 5pm and then the new topic will be posted Monday along with some new posting guidelines for all participants.

Homage

art deco grayscale

Harvey's Tribute

I love doing portraits, and this one was really meaningful. I couldn't help but get started right away. Harvey, you will be missed.

Viking Beauty Pageant...

Hey everyone! I'm C.J. and I'm one of the new contributors. Here's my cartoony take on the theme.

CHALLENGE #6- The Harvey Pekar Tribute!

Yesterday was a sad day, we lost one of the great heroes of American comics, Harvey Pekar. There was a gloom hanging over everyone who had been touched by his work. While we mourn his loss, let's honor one of the most interesting, rich, and unique voices in comics history.

To celebrate a man who inspired many of us, we are asking that you draw a portrait of Harvey Pekar in any form. He had been chronicling his life for over 30 years in his comic American Splendor which he considered his life's work. Even at 70 his work at The Pekar Project shows that he was anything but finished.

If you read Harvey, you loved Harvey. He took us on a journey, he exposed us to the little things; moments, details, and epiphanies from his daily life. Reading Harvey's work is like taking a walk with an old friend. Let's pretend it's not an end but that we're just turning a corner, shaking hands, and waving goodbye. Until next time, as we part, we think how happy we are that we met him at all.

-James

Viking Beauty Pageant

Phew...a bit later that i wanted...but for some reason i wanted to use gouache and you know....with the waiting for it to dry and all...

Viking Beauty Pageant!

There he is...



I wanted to get more in depth with some stuff but there were all sorts of weird issues with my layers that slowed me down. I want to get better at churning these things out, bing, bang, boom!

Isn't he gorgeous Ladies?!

Norsely,
James
JAJAC

Viking Beauty Pageant Challenge, O'Donnell Style.

Miss Mjolnir 2010 doing her best Miss South Carolina impression.

Of course, being the product of public school weaned on comics, my knowledge on Vikings is limited to Thor and Donald Duck's Quackshot. YMMV.

(oh, and I guess HHH too?)

CHALLENGE #5

Viking Beauty Pageant:

Vikings are beautiful too!
You can draw either men or women for this, just draw an actual scene or partial background telling us what the viking (or vikings) are doing.
Whether it's the victory runway, talent show or what have you. So no floating heads or stand alone characters

Any size or media for this again
One week turn around so all entries in for next Monday

have fun!

Clowns submission

squeezing in at the last moment (i claim the holiday as an excuse)here are my clowns. 5 brothers...their mother is very proud

My 2 cents on 5 clowns.

Hullo, I'm Stephanie. I'll be your contributor for this post!

Here is how I spent yesterday's glorious night of freedom anniversaries:

From l to r: Something that probably was subconsciously inspired by an 80s record, a regular run o' the mill clown guy (using the term very loosely), a Commedia Dell'Arte inspired character, everyone's favorite type of human being, and of course, Macho Man Randy Savage as a birthday clown.

5 CLOWNS, Allan Dorison

I know Allan from MOCCA (the museum of comic and cartoon art) from before they even had the Art fest's. Anyway he is an awesome dude and he is good friends with a childhood buddy Matt Murray(currently a writer at 'Forces of Geek').

He sent me this post it note clown collage...

I have been following his comic strips on facebook, here is one of my faves: Grasping at Straws

Check back often for the updates,
James

5 CLOWNS

Hi, I thought I'd open this with a quote.

"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad". - Jack Handy



Looking forward to seeing yours Leslie!

-James

ok...i guess i'll post it.....NEW TOPIC

Hello everyone!

I guess James fell asleep or was too busy being super rad to post up the new topic...so it falls upon me to do so.


CLOWNS!
scary, happy, goofy, dirty, french, mimes WHATEVER! do they scare you? TOO BAD!
because this week we are drawing clowns. that's right...clownS as in plural, more than one. Five to be exact.

The challenge this week is to draw a cohesive group or family of clowns containing 5 members (no more, no less). Like the clown family in Dumbo.

one week turn around...any media...and as always have fun! GO!

new members! Fantastic

Jeez, you think a girl could have a vacation...but just because James got his done nice and early didn't mean that I was going to cut my Toronto visit short to get this in....and it's not like this is even late or anything.

ok...i had a lot of ideas stirring for this project..i mean, who doesn't think about drawing stuff dressed as other stuff? after a cupcake party recently i was trying to explain to some people what people were asked to draw this week and someone misheard me...and well, this was the result.

i certainly hope no one is offended by it....not like i ever plan on censoring my art, but i just wnat everyone to know that is is meant to be humourous....ah whatever...here it is.


it's a giraffe in a jew suit? get it? jew-raffe

that being over and done with my fearless co-pilot should be posting the new topid shortly! stay tuned kiddies

A (BLANK) in a (BLANK) suit.

Hi, I am presenting this for Leslie since she is away. I started doodling last night and look what happened! A bear in a robot suit!



I am sure we are all looking forward to seeing Leslie's contribution (hopefully it is not a bear in a robot suit)! -James J.

ACT 2

The wonderful Stephanie O'Donnell, Formerly the queen of The Original Nutty Funsters:

TONF

and now the purveyor of the Perfect Agent:

perfect agent comic

has contributed the hilarious "Female Cenobite in a politician suit". No one does concept like SOD. The girl is throw-down funny. See more? Yes: SOD Portfolio



P.S. - If you don't know what a Cenobite is, google "Clive Barker/Neck Vagina" (or cenobite...I guess).

ACT 3

Good morning, I am pleased to announce the amazing Cormac McEvoy (toy designer extraordinaire) has joined us today with his amazing drawing of a Business man in a Bee Suit!



You can see more of his at

Comac McEvoy's Art Blog

This links to a funny comic about the Riddler, but be sure to scroll through and his check out all of his work. You won't regret it, he is someone to watch.

This is James again, in place of Leslie, whom we all miss terribly : (

no apologies for tomorrow

Hello all 5 viewers...why aren't you contributors yet eh?

Seeing as James does not share my luxurious life of unemployment i'll be taking over completely to keep this thing afloat. it may mean the challenges will get really dumb....or real personal to suit my mood, and it may mean that i'll be the only one drawing.....

BUT! this ship ain't sinking on my watch.

quick one week turn around for this one folks, any medium any size

draw BLANK in a BLANK suit (like a fish in a bear suit or whatever)
draw it however you want, make it goofy make it fun and get going because you only have a week!!!

deadline extended, but i'm done...

James had to be an amazing fiance so he's taking out his girl and didn't have time to draw. hehe so the deadline is getting extended another week. that also means James has more time to think of a fun new topic. we'll also be deciding if these will be bi-weekly until we hit our momentum.

For all you Michigan folks i will be at the Cherry Capitol Convention next weekend, so i wanted to get mine done and over with. here ya go:



it was pretty hard to choose...i love so many artists. i decided with stick with an illustrator...and try to not draw someone i know personally. for some reason i couldn't shake Dean Haspiel from my mind...so instead of straining to find someone else i just went with it.

i've loved his work for years now and he draws the best comics...you should go check some out at ACT-I-VATE

Moving right along...

Ok, so we just got done indulging our vanity with self portraits how about we stroke someone else's ego, eh?

Challenge: for the next challenge draw your favorite contemporary (living) artist. Are they a comic book artist? Illustrator? Fine Artist? Whatever! as long as you like them and they are still alive.

Specs: Add some element of their style...whether or not you do the portrait their way down pat...or if you use the same medium they use or just add background elements. Their style or artistic personality needs to be represented in some way. Just be creative with it and have fun...
no size limitation.

Deadline: Sunday/Monday (this challenge will be a little quicker, but next week the new challenge will be listed the same time as the art from this challenge goes up.)

get those fingers limber and start choosing your fave artistic dude or lady...aaaannnndd DRAW!