Freelance, FREEDOM FORMULA, and all that jazz?

Well 2008 is getting more interesting and interesting as it comes to a close. It's had it's share of heavy downs and peaking ups, but I count my blessings and keep moving. I'm now officially in the freelance business, and have stepped into the shoes of professional comic book artist, which sounds weird because I have so, oh so much to learn. But it's extremely enjoyable and I love what I'm doing, so what can you say -
My first published comic came out a couple days ago. The title is FREEDOM FORMULA, writeen and created by Edmund Shern and the team over at imaginary friends studio. I jumped on the project midstream, doing the interior pencils. Radical comics, who's putting out the book, has been amazing to work with and has extreme potential. The title itself is in the works of possibly hitting the big screen sometime in the future, being handle by Bryan Singer (blush), who did X-Men 1 & 2.
But before I get too much on a tangent, with issue three in stores, I thought I'd post some of the pages I liked from the issue. I'm learning alot,a bulk of the learning curve coming at the end of the issue, but I'm learning what I can do and getting ideas of where I want to take my work. Hope you enjoy -

ALL IMAGES AND CONTENT ARE PROPERTIES OF RADICAL COMICS.

Chesapeake Bay Awareness Posters - facing the horrifying truth!

I did these with my friend David Pijor a while back, they are part of an Advertisement campaign raising awareness of pollution throughout the Chesapeake Bay area. The theme of the vintage b movie posters where used to a) hint at the horrifying truth that the Chesapeake Bay area is in danger of being a highly polluted and unlivable place and b) to grab people's attention. David cooked up the idea and asked me if I wanted to come on board, and of course I was there. Hope you guys dig em and they get the word out. We are currently discussing a print run, but we have to iron out some details, we'll keep you posted.

Artwork (Mr. Visions - www.mrvisions.com)
Copy Writing and Art Direction (John Armstrong & David Pijor - www.pijornification.com)

I'm back!!!

Hey guys and gals, sorry for the embarrassingly long wait. Things have been crazy on this end, trying to make a run at the art race instead of tripping over my feet. Alot of what I've been doing recently has been graphic design oriented, mostly logos and other designs. It's fun taking on challenges like these, but the kid inside me keeps telling me to take off the tie and suite and get back to the things that excited me when I was young, what I really want to do with these hands of mine. So off in Neverland I've been, and here are the first fruits of my visit: I'm redesigning some of my favorite childhood characters, starting with the one and only Peter Pan. I tried going for a wild child boy, very tribal: a nature boy. I also wanted to portray him as mischievous, so you can see the over sized belt, taken from Hook no doubt, along with some trophies: the Captain's fine hooks! Anyway, I'll be showing some more love here in the coming weeks. Thanks for the support guys, take care, and I'll talk to you guys soon. God bless -

A Chemical Romance of Sorts

Here's my version of the Joker and his queen of chaos, Harley Quinne. Here I tried to combine my flavor of line with a similar handling of blacks from the previous drawing. this piece proved to be a bit of fun, because I was able to develop the joker as I saw him, a really rotten core of a villian. I really see him as a sick and twisted, chemically unbalanced foe. As one friend put it, "the yin to Batman's cold, methodical yang." Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

The Return of Lobster Johnson

Over my break I took some time to crank out some ink pieces, experimenting and studying some of the greats like Mike Mignola. I'm trying to hone in on my style, and the first fruit of all this came out in the form of Lobster Johnson, one of my favorite characters. There's many more coming as I finish coloring them, so stay tuned. Take care and I hope you enjoy.

Happy New Year!

Ok, so I'm a little late, but I'm sure alot of you can understand if I say this time of the year can be a bit hectic. Thought I'd post this one: It's a piece I did for the DRAW! Invincible event Velocity Comics hosted here in Richmond. I came out the victor this time around so that was exciting. Chances of this getting published in an issue of "Invincible" is up in the air, so I'll keep you all posted. "Invincible" is an Image Comics character, and a great read, I encourage you guys to pick up a trade if you can. I'll be posting more of art soon, I'm in the process of trying to crank out a piece a day, so wish me your best. Captain's log signing out --

Dream of the Rood

This was another fun piece, but I had to take a break from it for about 2 months before I knew how to finish it. The piece is based on the poem, "The Dream of the Rood", an Old English writing describing the journey Christ takes to the cross. The piece describes Christ as a heroic figure, a warrior battling his way to the tree where he must lay down his life for the sake of all. I started the piece knowing the certain elements I wanted to tie in, bringing a sort of Carravaggio feel to a Alphonse Mucha approach. I was halfway through the piece when I realized there was something missing. After two months working on other pieces, the mosiac background came to me, giving me the final product. Hope you enjoy.

This piece is 24" x 32", Oil on Board. 11" x 14" Prints are available by request via email.