I’ve got four nephews. Three on my side of the family and one on Nizzibet’s side. I did a portrait of the one on Nizzibet’s side a few years ago when I sent out a series of postcards to friends and family around the country. He’s grown quite a bit since then and asked me to do an updated version. 
He asked me to keep the outfit the same but to have his hands giving the ^^^ sign. I had to ask him to send me a photo of him demonstrating that. I have no idea what it means. If he’s calling for the destruction of Western Civilization don’t tell me. 
Once he’d confirmed that I had portrayed his hand signs accurately I inked it up and then sent it to Photoshop for coloring. The white space around his hands was to make it easier for me to add the lettering to his t-shirt. 
And there you go. Another young man out to make his mark on the world. And calling for the destruction of Western Civilization. Or something.
Category Archives: postcard project
Ilf About Town – Color
As I said yesterday, this is the last of the postcard series for now. I’ve done some since I finished this one but not enough to have a good run of them. Once I’ve at least a month’s worth I’ll put it out.
Ilf About Town – Black and White
This card has Tom Lawson’s name on it. It’s sitting on the table until I hear back from him with an address.
This is also the last of this set of postcards. I’ll post the color version tomorrow and Saturday we’ll start reviewing another sketchbook.
Not Really Scary – Color
All dressed up.
Not Really Scary – Black and White
This one went to Kent Mannis.
The post title refers to the idea that many people find clowns frightening. I can’t remember if I thought they were scary when I was a kid. I don’t remember finding them very funny though.
Better Than a Bow and Arrow
Can you feel the love?
Better Than a Bow and Arrow – Black and White
This one went to Barbara. Barbara and I met once or twice many years ago. She was one of the first people who friended me after I put up my MySpace page.
Left Hand – Color
I have birthmark at the base of my thumb. I tend to forget it’s there unless I’m looking at the hand. Obviously I wasn’t looking at my hand when I was doing the coloring here.
Left Hand – Black and White
This card went to Cherie and Rob in Oregon. Yeah, it’s my left hand. Sometimes it’s important to just draw what’s in front of you.
Finnegan – Color
This is Tom Finnegan, the protagonist of Finnegan’s Brink. Finnegan is a graphic novel that Nizzibet and I worked on back in the early ’90s. The publisher who commissioned it shut down before we finished it and the art went into a box. One of our long term plans is to finish the story and get it in to print.
