sketches-show 'em

[iamthesleepwalker]

good lord this thread is most awesome!!

[ben swift]

this is great!

[rich kelly]

one of a handful of drawings while traveling recently. (the james jean influence should be obvious.)
when i was up at the bird machine on tuesday, aaron and jay were flipping through my sketchbook..

me: "i've been trying to fill up two pages a day. i notice that if i go three days without drawing, when i sit back down, i draw like a child."
jay: "that's why i wait four days."

[halfmassive]

one of a handful of drawings while traveling recently. (the james jean influence should be obvious.)
when i was up at the bird machine on tuesday, aaron and jay were flipping through my sketchbook..

me: "i've been trying to fill up two pages a day. i notice that if i go three days without drawing, when i sit back down, i draw like a child."
jay: "that's why i wait four days."

This is great. And that anecdote is pretty funny.

[Jacobv]

rich- i love your stuff. where did you go to school?



just brought these pieces to a painting i'm working on this weekend. i might start a process thread if anyone would be interested to see that.

[rich kelly]

great drawing, i'd definitely be interested in that process thread... also, syracuse university

[Jacobv]

Thanks! I only asked about your education because I see some similarities to Sterling Hundley in your work. Is there any level of relation there? Is it the other way around? Sorry if that observation seems ignorant or backwards.

[rich kelly]

not ignorant at all. his work is definitely on point. and going beyond his very unique style, the guy's ability to tell a story with his work is unmatched. also, from what i hear, he's a great educator. wish i could have studied with him as well as some of those other illustration academy guys. i was fortunate to attend a two-week post-grad class the summer after i graduated (in 2007) with gary kelley up in syracuse. the insight and critique that he offered was so incredibly valuable.

[danielpwilliams]

Great stuff, Rich. Loose but with remarkable detail.

[Jacobv]

not ignorant at all. his work is definitely on point. and going beyond his very unique style, the guy's ability to tell a story with his work is unmatched. also, from what i hear, he's a great educator. wish i could have studied with him as well as some of those other illustration academy guys. i was fortunate to attend a two-week post-grad class the summer after i graduated (in 2007) with gary kelley up in syracuse. the insight and critique that he offered was so incredibly valuable.

i would love to do the summer program, i'm trying to determine how long it would take to save up for it. all that creative power in one area is pretty enticing. sterling just came out to my university and did a demo, it was interesting to note similarities and differences in how i create something in comparison. i learned a lot in the two days he was here.

you've done an impressive amount of professional work in such a short time after graduating!