I was sorting through stuff in the garage wishing that I was a hoarder so I could be on the the TV show when I cam across an old sketchbook full of embarrassing drawings that make me cringe when I look at them. As far as I can tell I think all of these drawings are from 2001-2002, or they could just as easily be something I drew yesterday.

I have no idea why I’m posting these, I’m gonna regret this instantly I can tell.

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So like I said earlier in the week I’ve been going through some old stuff and found some things that I kinda liked and decided to share em. This first picture was done in 2005 and I quite like the coloring, but more importantly I think this was about the point where I kind of started figuring out what my artistic voice was going to be. Before that I just copied people like Jim Mahfood, Shannon Wheeler & Rob Schrab. I still hadn’t figured out who I was and the type of things I wanted to do, but I was furiously drawing everyday trying to throw shit against the wall to see what stuck. It’s still a work in progress but I feel that’s there’s been a separation between my past influences and my own personal style. Or at least I hope.

Drama Queens. Click it.

Here’s another strip I draw for a book that I was putting together with the homie Mai and her Short Hate List. Unfortunately I lost the list of things she had wrote and it kind of stalled since there. Maybe I’ll get an updated one from her and I can draw a newer version for one of the 10 Books project. I decided to throw some color on it just for practice and to try and help myself become not only better at coloring, but faster and more efficient at it.