Blog o' Ridge

I’ve been thinking a lot about how most of us everyday spend so many hours looking/zoning in front of a computer or television screen (like you’re doing right now!), and not really getting out and experiencing life and treating our senses to nature and more physical things. I feel like our brains can function more clearly when it’s being exposed to new aromas, fresh air, tactile textures, new people, unique forms in nature, etc. As an artist, that’s what we draw inspiration from, and thus create from what we know or have experienced. So why not live life more fully? See more things and get out of our bubbles to do something new?

For the last month or so I’ve been in pinup land, creating several different pinups for many cool projects that are coming up. The first is a series of Sketch cards for the 2009 Archie Trading Cards series that has just been released. Headed up by Steven Frank, this is the first time Archie comics has done an all original Artist Sketch Card series, and so I was SUPER excited to be a part of it! Here are the 24 cards I contributed:

Also, coming out this holiday season is the first ever Artist Sketch card series starring Dean Yeagle’s “Mandy and Skoots”! Featuring art from many talented artists including the master Dean himself, I had the honor of being invited to contribute 56 cards to the series! I’ll post more of those as I finish them in the next month or so….

Lastly, Craig Yoe (who just released a great book on the secret art of Superman creator Joe Shuster) asked me to contribute a pinup for a top secret book that will be released sometime this year, but unfortunately I can’t say much more until I get the go-ahead to let you know. So please stay tuned!!

Hey Everybody! Welcome to my new and improved blog!

I’m slowly but surely getting my website and blog connected and streamlined, so I can more easily keep you guys updated with what’s going on, and thus post more art and sketches on a regular basis. There are some very cool projects coming up that I’m very excited to share with y’all, so please check back regularly!

Thanks for coming by! More to come very soon….