Archive for the 'Art' Category


Snow day drawing

We got a bit of snow yesterday so everybody was at home. My six year old insisted that I draw a picture of her in between the pictures of ninja bulldogs, and armed-to-the-teeth Marines. I think it came out well, but I consider the major accomplishment getting the human hurricane to sit still […]

Some drawings just for kicks

Here are a couple of pictures I did for the drawing jam going on over at Drawingboard.org. Come join the fun.

Putting Things in Perspective

[B]ad drawing springs from basic faults as surely as good drawing springs from basic merits.
– Andrew Loomis
One of the most critical fundamentals of draftsmanship is perspective. You really cannot draw much without it. Even an expert understanding of anatomy will be worthless unless combined with a basic understanding of perspective. Fortunately […]

You Can’t Handle the Creativity!

As both Marine and a creative person, I find this hilarious. Thanks to Cam for leading me to this.

A Creative and Rude Christmas

I got two books for Christmas: The first I have been wanting for the last year, Creative Illustration, by Andrew Loomis. It’s sadly out of print, so my wife had to find a copy on Ebay. The copy I have was printed in 1950. Andrew Loomis has written what is considered […]

Guns & Animals

Here are a couple of unit designs we worked on this week. As always, it’s a team effort. The phoenix with the M249 SAWs was drawn and inked by me with Kyle Tobin providing the color and text. The heavy equipment design was also drawn and inked by me with Kris Estep […]

VMFA (AW)-242

Here is another design from this week. I did the pencil and ink work, and Kris Estep did the rest.

OO-RAH T-shirt

This design was initially a rejected concept for OCS. We liked it so much we thought it would make a great shirt for us with a few modifications. Kyle Tobin did the colors and Kris Estep came up with the saying “THE BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN.” Just another cool day at work.