Hey Sports fans, Al here with the latest:
It has been a very productive week for the kid. There is no doubt in my mind that it has been that, close to finishing off, one piece of art (with varnish) and another about ready to be transferred to scratchboard.
There is no more tremendous excitement than that other than selling a piece of work to an admiring collector.
But this has been a week of revisiting Richard Parker. Formatting the book has been on too long a hold until a good friend hit me up and asked when the book would be published.
He was right, and I had procrastinated doing it because, in honesty, I didn't want it to be done.
I loved working on Richard Parker, and closing that book was hard because he had been a part of my adult life.
I had found other projects to fill in the space, and they all exceeded my goals as an illustrator. And some are bookends for a series to complete, and others are just for fun.
Page 1 of “Last Monster on EARTH!”
But there seems to be a tide when a (and you'll have to forgive my language) shit ton of work rolling out simultaneously. "Last Monster on EARTH!" is being colored. "The Watery Adventure of Richard Parker" is being formatted for print, and "the Pasquinade Project" has frames ready for pickup for a future show. It seems overwhelming, but I know I can do it without question. Much of my hesitation has been the fact that funds have been limited because of my living situation and the amount of money funneled into just living expenses.
RP Layout and Formatting
With a recent change in job position and wage increase, I can crank out work to my liking. I will never be completely free of "issues" until I take that final nap, but knowing what will come up and dealing with it ain't so hard.
And on top of all of that, I'm having fun!
How can you go wrong with that?
Mashup of artwork - Pasquinade Project atop for framing. Poster design for “Krackalack!” the Pasquinade Project on the left. “Freefall” featuring Sady Starkiss and Heavy Metal. And finally in the works, Corpse Cop!