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Beach Day

0 Comments Published March 11th, 2007 in Life, Field

It was a good way to spring forward.

A boy and his board:

Hey, Dude

4 Comments Published March 4th, 2007 in Life, Character

It’s Hurley. From Lost.

DJ

4 Comments Published March 3rd, 2007 in Life, Illustration, Design

I almost forgot to post this. This is a style experiment I whipped up a few months ago when a friend contacted me about doing a print ad design/illustration for Gemini Mixers. I didn’t have any samples that quite matched the style they were going for, so I came up with one. The job ended up not materializing, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

El Loteriador

2 Comments Published February 28th, 2007 in Life, Design, Illustration, Field

Loteria Mexican Restaurant, Los Angeles Farmer’s Market

Classroom Doodles

0 Comments Published February 24th, 2007 in Life, Character

Well here’s something I’ve been doing for a very long time. Doodling in class.

I thought one of these doodles came out looking like my friend Tharp. Easy to spot. He’s the one with “THARP” pointing at him. This is how he might’ve looked at times while living in the U.S., frustrated over The Man or The System or some such thing, before he expatriated to South Korea, where he now lives in a state of obliterative bliss.

Me, Myself, and I

2 Comments Published February 20th, 2007 in Character, Life, Process, Comix

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve got some story stuff I’m working on that will be auto- or semi-auto-biographical. The stories themselves are rough at the moment and just kind of fluttering around in my brain. I will tackle what I can as I can and we’ll see what comes of it. In the meantime, I thought I’d share another character design sketch. I’ve been developing my “cartoon self” off and on for a few weeks now or so and I’ve refrained from posting the sketches here, because, well, I guess they just weren’t quite ready to show. Later on, after the character is more established, maybe I’ll post the earlier drawings for the sake of curiosity. Suffice it to say, that caricaturing or making a functional character of one’s self is a unique challenge.

Je t’aime, Jamie

2 Comments Published February 14th, 2007 in Character, Life, Process, Comix

I’ve been doing a bit of sketching, developing characters for some auto-biographical story ideas. This is a quick sketch of my love, Jamie. Isn’t she cute? Happy Valentine’s Day, Jamie!

Django Reinhardt

6 Comments Published February 12th, 2007 in Life, Illustration

An illustration I completed Sunday of Django Reinhart. Ink and brush on Bristol.

Fiona Apple

0 Comments Published February 5th, 2007 in Life, Illustration, Character

Sketchcrawl 12 1/2 (and 101st post!)

6 Comments Published January 29th, 2007 in Life, Field, Events

I participated in my first Sketchcrawl yesterday: “Sketchcrawl in Your Home!” I had lots of fun with my sumi water-brush pen and I think maybe this was a good warmup for lucky Sketchcrawl 13. Below are the results. I’ve also posted these to the Sketchcrawl Forum and Flickr Sketchcrawl Pool.

Also, I want to add a note that this is my 101st post to the Art & Story Blog, so a mini centennial celebration of sorts is in order. Mind you, almost a quarter of those 101 posts have been made in this month alone. I’m on that kind of productivity kick.

Kaimana Favorite in Color

0 Comments Published January 25th, 2007 in Life, Process, Field

Pow! Here’s some intense color. Click for a larger version.

Also, here’s the original drawing once again for comparison:

Update: Note, I’ve been told that the colors come up a bit dark for some Windows users. Sorry, folks! It looks very bright on my Mac and I have no PC to check it with.

Wahine

2 Comments Published January 23rd, 2007 in Life, Character, Field

This is the mythical wahine of Hawaiian shores. I saw her for a moment and in the next she had vanished into the ocean. This was drawn from memory.

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Kaimana Favorite

0 Comments Published January 22nd, 2007 in Life, Field

This is one of my favorite sketches from the trip to Hawaii. Click it for a larger version.

Beach Couple

0 Comments Published January 21st, 2007 in Life, Character, Field

Also from Kaimana.

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Beach Peoples

0 Comments Published January 20th, 2007 in Life, Character, Field

Yes, I did draw some people when I was in Hawaii, not just rocks, plants, and architecture. These are from Kaimana beach. I loved the image of this guy flanked by two young wahines and their buns all lined up in a row. Also, the couple with their cooler. I like the way the lady’s face, puff of hair, and hat came out. Happy accidents. What else can a doodler ask for?

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About Lee-Roy

I’m a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator currently in Los Angeles, where I live with my fiancée, three cats, and several colonies of ants. My earliest memory is as a three-year-old, drawing a picture. About three decades later, the picture is still being drawn. It’s one I never want to finish.

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