Inspired

Comic Con was awesome this year and I want to start creating a bunch of art to put together an ash can for next year's convention. Maybe sell some prints too, who knows. Here's a Spider-Man drawing I did a couple months ago that still needs to be colored. It feels selfish some times with all the work put into creating art, studying art, promoting yourself, updating blogs. But if the work you create has some kind of meaning to someone, I think it's worth it. That's going to be my main focus this coming year.

It's officially summer at Legoland. I've been working more which means less time to draw at home. I have a few T-shirt designs I'm working on but can't show them off till the client gives the ok. On top of this, I'm taking two drawing classes and it's more than enough to keep busy.

A group of us artists from Legoland started an art blog to share, critique and motivate each other with our work. I post drawings here that aren't on this blog. Here's the link.

http://purgatorysketchclub.blogspot.com/search/label/Taylor%27s%20Posts

I haven't brought my camera to work in a while but here's a caricature from a couple months ago. I love doing caricatures for people that are happy to be drawn and not in a rush with their day. I take my time, so the drawing turns out better and we usually joke around or share some laughs. This family in particular made my day.

Friends

This is a drawing of my buddies and I from high school. I did a drawing similar to this about five years ago on a larger scale. Back then I didn't know what caricaturing was so the likeness was missing. I wanted to recreate this drawing to show myself the progression of my artistic abilities and also show how we've changed since high school. Pictured from left to right is myself, Bones, Dero, and Big C.

These are some cardboard caricatures I did of friends from Legoland. It's experimental. I liked how they turned out and plan on exploring this more in the future.

Drawings from the Park

Check out the sweet anatomy on this bovine. As you can tell, I don't draw cows very often. Also, I thought it was funny how her hair clips look like devil horns. Didn't realize this till after the drawing was done, but oh well!

This guy was the coolest. Usually when I ask an adult if they'd like a caricature, they walk away or just laugh at the suggestion. But this guy wanted one and lately I've been dieing to draw anyone that's old enough to see a PG 13 movie (we draw a lot of kids at the land of Legos), so this was a real treat.

Memory Sketches

I really miss Minnesota sometimes. Some people say they would go crazy if they ever lived in a small town and went to school in Bemidji. Part of that is true, but it's the people there that make it more than worth it. These are some memory sketches of my friends from back home.

New Furniture (and Artwork)!

My boss from Legoland dropped off some couches for our apartment the other day. The guy who used to own them is a character designer for the new Transformers and Spider-Man cartoon shows so that made the furniture that much cooler. Check it out! Our living room is actually starting to look like... a living room!

Here's some new art from my classes this term. I'm focusing on portraits the most and my figure drawing class. I'm also enjoying reading about other artists like Alphonse Mucha and Norman Rockwell. All very inspirational. That's all for now.

"Who Wears Short Shorts?"

Well, It's official. My dignity has been totally compromised at Legoland. As if the striped shirt wasn't goofy looking enough, the employees alternative to pants are short shorts and red socks. I tried it for one day and have to admit, they're really comfortable. But with comfortibility comes lack of respect (from your coworkers and guests.)

Here's some caricatures from the park.

On a side note, the drawing classes at Studio 2nd Street are going well. It's weird. Lately all I'm interested in is drawing and getting better. Girls usually cross my mind during the day, but not often. I'm really focused with what I'm doing and love learning with my teachers.

Portrait Studies

New photos from the land of Legos!

Caricature booth.

Kid with Chicklet teeth.

Wall Sample. We hang samples of our work on the wall for people to see what our work looks like.

This gag was used on last summer's Mad Magazine Spider-Man cover.

Drawing kids gets tricky after a while. With adults, it's easier for me to see different shapes and features. Babies are challenging if you're going after exaggeration.

Legoland Caricatures

I just wanted to let people know what I've been up to since moving to California. That's what this blog is ment for. Hope ya'll digs!

Here's some caricatures from the park.

There's a lot of requests from kids who want to be Jedi's in their pictures. This one was funny to me because after the drawing was finished I realized it looks like he's grabbing himself... woops.

I'll post more park sketches after spring break.