Doctor Muppet - The 11th Doctor. Prints now available!

Doctor Muppet - The 11th Doctor. Kermit the frog takes the role of Matt Smith's 11th Doctor.

Also featuring Darlek Gonzo, Cyber Beaker and Miss Piggy as River Song.

PRINTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN MY ETSY STORE! 

Doctor Muppet - The 10th Doctor.

Doctor Muppet - The 10th Doctor. The Great Gonzo takes the role of David Tennant's 10th Doctor.

Also featuring Camilla the Chicken as Rose Tyler.

Prints now available in my Etsy store!

Doctor Muppet - The 9th Doctor.

Doctor Muppet - The 9th Doctor. Sam Eagle takes the role of Christopher Eccleston's 9th Doctor.

Also featuring Rizzo the Rat as the Empty Child and Pepe the Prawn ad Captain Jack Harkness based on the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Empty Child".

Prints now available in my Etsy store!

Froggy Who

Having a bit of a Doctor Who-Muppet-WaterColour day today.....how about you?

Robo-Jasmine

Sleeping Robeuty

This was actually the first Robot Princess I drew. I have three variations of her with different eyes - 1: Sleep (shown), 2: PC type egg timers in her eyes 3: Mac style colour swirls.

A little bit of a slower pace than the other Robot Princesses. I only have a few Princesses left and topping a seven dwarf rocket launcher (Snowbot White) is going to be a bit of a challenge.

"Say Hello To My Seven Little Friends"

I have set the goal to draw a robot every day in 2013. Over the last couple of weeks I have been focusing on Disney Princess-bots. I have completed 6 in all with four of the princesses re-drawn in more "action packed" situations and coloured with ink and marker. Number five - Snowbot White.

Robot Disney Princess

Ariel: The Little Merbot

Robeauty and the Beast

Disney Princess Robots - Cinderella-bot and Robohontas.

Cinderella-bot 

 

I have set the goal to draw a robot every day in 2013. January down and so far so good. As well as a challenge to get me drawing every day having the same subject matter each day also makes me try new media, styles and forces a little more imagination in each piece so as not to get bored. This week I have been focusing on Disney Princess-bots. I have completed 6 in all with four of the princesses re-drawn in more "action packed" situations and coloured with ink and marker. Here are the first to:

Robo-hantas

One Small Step for Munny

One of my first projects for 2013 was a commission piece for Tomodachi to commemorate the astronaut Neil Armstong who passed away on August 25th 2012. I went for a minimal design after moving away from a whole "space" theme on the body. The lunar surface is made up from layering normal spray paint and a textured spray paint I found. "One Small Step" will be o display at the Tomodachi Store in the Roseville center, MN.

DROIDS are ROBOTS too!

Eight days into what has probably been my longest kept New Years resolution: A robot a day. I was setting myself a few ground rules such as how long should each piece take (max)? Should they all be original creations or can I draw famous robots? Do "Droids count"? I answered two of these questions on 01/06/13.

A new resolution or the "Will I become sick of robots" experiment.

I have a few cool things planned for the 2013 but can't post the photos yet so here is a little goal I have set for myself: Draw a robot a day. I hope to use this as a form self-discipline to assist with planning out my other projects as well as challenge my imagination on a daily basis.....rather than make me sick of robots.

It will be difficult (especially as I nearly forgot on January 1st) - This was January 1st, 2013.

Office Ewok

 I received a Facebook message from Altered Esthetics with a link to a review for the Lutefisk Sushi E - Bento Box of Mini comics (the cartoon show currently on through November)

A massive thanks to the good people at Stumptown Trade Review for mentioning my work:

"The standout of the entire set is Office Ewok by James Powell.  It deals with the harsh realities of what happens when an Ewok comes into conflict with an office dress code.  The end is laugh out loud funny and works whether or not you are a Star Wars fan.  This one has already been passed around the STR office a few times."

The full review with mentions of some of other artists and links to their sites is here.

HAUNT

 

 I have been a little absent from the Illustration Friday page of late but here is a something I did this morning for their topic of "Haunt". I have thought about this as the story line for something before, all the animals you have eaten coming back to haunt you.

When I was traveling I told my young cousins that I was going to eat an animal for every letter in the alphabet. in Vietnam I had Porcupine. P......as in Pig.......total waste of a letter meal. I've eaten loads of little pigs. 

Porcupine is not very nice. I know, complete shocker right?!

Saint Paul Art Crawl!!!

SAINT PAUL ART CRAWL - THIS WEEKEND!!!!

*WHERE:
Rossmor Building
500 Robert Street
St. Paul, MN

*WHEN:
APRIL
12th (Friday) :6-10pm
13th (Saturday):12-8pm
14th (Sunday) :12-5pm

I will be at my usual spot on the 2nd floor - Just go through the main entrance (pictured) and up the stairs and I'll be to the left.

Because sometimes people don't want a scared looking woman staring at them....one would hope.

I tried something a little bit different over the last two days. This painting was done straight onto the canvas without any initial pencil sketching, no colour plan and no real idea of what it was going to change to. She started off a little scared then I made her angry via a roller girl phase now she is getting a little more confident.

"ROCK OUT WITH YOUR EWOK OUT"

Only two days left until FALLCON - I'll be there with some new paper cuts, paintings and prints - Ewok 'N' Roll!!

                       

Fallcon 2012 Star Wars paper cuts

 

FALLCON the MCBA Comic Book Party (aka the One Day Wonder) is this Saturday (October 6th – 2012 – 10AM to 5PM) I got some good feedback on the paper cuts at the Springcon so here are two (of three) new Star Wars themed paper cut pieces. Above is "Proud Boba" below "Never trust a Droid" (or "Cheeky little R2")

 

I first started doing paper cuts thinking it would be loads quicker than my usual paintings. It isn't. It takes bloody ages, but I like how they turn out. I have a third one finished and a few ideas for some others....and less than a week until Fallcon to do them.

Lutefisk Sushi : Volume E - Mini Comics Show

 Every year Altered Esthetics Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis dedicates one of it's monthly shows to comic art. This November comes the Lutefisk Sushi: Volume E show. Lutefisk Sushi is a series of limited edition, screen-printed boxes filled with mini-comics by Minnesota cartoonists.

 

I just finished my mini comic which will be printed 160 times. One for each Lutefisk Sushi box.

My comic has Ewoks.

I found out about the Lutefisk sushi shows when I was in England still and my then girlfriend, now wife found one of the promotional postcards for the show and sent it to me....that made me find out about the International Cartoonist conspiracy which I am now a member of and also about Altered Esthetics, which I am now a member of the board and part of the committee that helped plan out this years Lutefisk show.