Hey everyone!
Been busy as usual. Seems that I am always busy. For a year straight now. Seems my life was dead until hitting Pittsburgh Con last year, and then I got hired for those two gigs. Then I decided to finish Pleasant Life for good. and now that I am close to that being done, I got THREE new projects on the burner for starters. Its an exciting, productive time in my life. Very fun.
Well, next weekend is MOTOR CITY CON and things are shaping up quite nicely. We're gonna be staying with my in-laws, which is nice. We never get to see them often. But we do plan on going on and enjoying ourselves after the convention day ends. Partying, or at least eating with folks. We'll have to see all about it. I sold alot of my good 11x17 premade pieces at Pittsburgh and Free Comic Day signing, so I had to buy some new paper to make some new ones. I got a few new Slave Leias and Boba Fetts. Also some more comic tribute pages. I'll get pics and scans up when I can. Actually, I did post some pics of them already. Check my new DEVIANTART site to see them:
http://www.phymns.deviantart.com
This week I did almost 8 pages of Pleasant Life. Its winding down. I did pretty much the last drawings of LUCAS, TED and MORTIN that I might ever do. I pencilled the final scene. but there are 3 pages of nothing but our characters together and I plan to do all those last. Its a huge emotional scene and I want to do it right and do it last. Its kind of emotional for me. Today, I was pencilling and I got to a panel in teh book that has the last drawing of LUCAS and I kind of stopped and realized where I was. But I pushed forth and pencilled it. As much as I want to get done and move on from this book, I will miss the hell out of it.
I've been thinking of getting back into toy collecting. Anyone that knows me knows I love toys. I was collecting a shit load of different toys but I had to tone it down cause it got out of hand. I mostly collect old STAR TREK toys I had from when I was wee. But with so many cool toys coming out, I am really considering getting back into it. Plus with a new baby on the way, they can play with them too. (At least the doubles that I OPEN! I'm not an idiot!) Right now, I want to get some old STAR WARS figures and vehicles that are open so my figures can fit in them. And some cool statues. And more of the STAR TREK stuff I don't have. Believe me, its alot I've missed out on. I want those MEGO reprints. Kelly and I can share getting those FAMILY GUY action figures too. She's also into these LOONEY TUNES theme toys. Most of all, I want a plush BRIAN from Family Guy. He's my man.
I've also come to the conclusion that one of my major goals starting sometime when I get a new computer is that I am going to get better at coloring my work digitally. I've been watching alot of phenominal artists do this and I am convinced that I gotta get into it. I'll likely sell PRINTS of what I create, rather than surivive on simple Black and White all my life. Kinda sucks, but you gotta go with the flow on some things. So I'm gonna be getting some books and taking tutorials with trusted friends to get into it.
When this economic stimulus check comes, the wife and I are each getting around $200 for ourselves and dedicating the rest to paying off bills. So I have been kicking back and forth what to do with mine. Part of me wants to get toys and DVDs I've been putting off. (Those STAR TREK MEGOS and DVDs of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA would be awesome to get right now!) But on the other hand, I have been thinking about buying an eisel and some paints/canvas and getting back into oil painting again. Only thing is that its difficult for me to sell paintings without a major studio backing me, plus what to I price paintings? Also with a new baby on teh way, what if I poop out and cannot paint alot cause I'm busy keeping a toddler away from daddy's wet canvases and keeping brushes out of its little mouth? I really feel that I've grown alot as an artist since graduating college and Oil Painting is something I really miss. I really could do some killer shit right now I think. But the things coming up I don't think are gonna work well with that desire. At least not right now. What do you guys think?
More drama going on at my day job. People are acting childish and not getting along. Further cements the fact that I cannot stand some things. I might as well be a stay at home dad, cause either way, I am dealing with children! But at least if I stay home, I can teach my own child and hopefully they learn. Others cannot. They are 20 but act 12. Its just stupid.
I miss Ted around here. He'll be back soon and I cannot wait. I liked having someone to talk to daily.
Lastly, today is Mother's day. I've been blessed with two wonderful mothers in my life. One, my real mother who left us in 2000. The other is my dad's wife now. She's absolutely spectacular. I never thought I could open my heart to anyone else besides my mom (whom I was very close to) but she is such an amazing person, with a good strong heart that its hard not to be close to her in that way as well. I hope you all out there have a mother whom you are close to and can spend some time with this weekend. Cause trust me, one day they will be gone and you will wish that you would have spent as much time as you could have. So no regrets. Give her a call today.
Take care my droogies. See yeh after Motor City. I hope to see alot of you folks there! Stop by and say hello!!!
Cheers, T
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