Meet Gerald P. Tarsier

At a young age Gerald made a name for himself in the Phillipines by poaching the rare effervescent beetles of his local community and exporting them to Korea at inflated prices, where they are believed to be a powerful aphrodesiac (this has yet to be proven by modern science). He parlayed this into a small empire for himself through a variety of questionable business practices and overseas investments. At the height of his wealth, and to the chagrin of his enemies, Gerald moved his fortune to the new world where he quickly set up shop as the proprietor of a profitable overseas shipping company and earned himself the nickname "the Weed". He currently owns several specialty antique and jewelery stores, two high profile nightclubs on either side of town, and has an entourage of thugs at his disposal and city officials in his pocket. As undesirable a figure as he is, the community would crumble without him as he is the chief owner of the only freight line in town. Primarily a shut in due to his high profile, Mr. Tarsier can occasionally be seen at one of his nightclubs and never without his trademark pinstripe suit and his claws around a dry Manhattan (his drink of choice).

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Yellow Man

I hope no one from my work looks at my blog. Wouldn't it be great if this guy was on all the directional cards though?

Shellfish Dimes and Sand Dollars

Stephanie and our roommate Lily just finished brewing up some lemon and rosemary infused Vodka; an event three months in the making. This stuff is intense and has rekindled my desire to brew my own Root Beer. Who doesn't love root beer?

(please excuse the fact that this post has nothing to do with the title above or drawing below)

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Keeping with the theme of yesterday's post, here's a drawing of a very spoiled cat. One day I'll have to do a full portrait of him and his buddy Sterling Morrison. Mrow.

#1 Blog Dog

I drew this from a picture of my friend Ben who, despite being blurry in many pictures, is quite photogenic. I wasn't happy with the first one so I drew a second one which I'm actually really happy with. I'm thinking of putting my animal project on hold and doing this on a full size canvas. Too bad my pen has to be running out of ink for me to get that shading effect. He's got his own blog which you should check out if you get a chance. It's mostly youtube videos, food he makes, and pictures of Batman.

Wild Thing 1 and Wild Thing 2

I'm really sorry to do this. I general hate topical pieces but I can't deny that I've had a hint of Where the Wild Things Are on my mind ever since I saw the feature film. The book had a big influence on me as a child and I've always been inspired by Maurice Sendak's illustrations ("In the Night Kitchen" is another childhood favorite). So here are two images of the same drawing in different stages. The first one is done with just an HB grade pencil and the second has layers of B2 and B3 on it. It's pretty amazing to see the difference in the level of texture and 3-dimensionality you get from using a darker pencil. One of my faults as an artist has always been working too light and too small. Working on it.

Admiral Lion

Yes I'm a grown man and this is how I spend my time.



To be honest this is merely a sketch of a greater idea. I'd love to do a series of portraits like this but as realistic oil paintings. Does a monocle make a lion look more evil or just smarter? A little bit of both in my opinion. I definitely see this guy wringing his hands at the thought of his most recent capture. Any animal/career archetypes you'd like to see happen?

People

Just some stuff that I've done recently. More explorations in minimal sketching and cartooning.

Simplifying

I've kind of been experimenting with semi cartoonish interpretations of what I see. This allows me to capture the features and shadows of the figure before they move and ruin everything. Also sometimes realism can be boring. I wish I knew a little bit about animation because I think it would be a neat thing to play around with.

Currently listening to the new Animal Collective EP.

Ruminating on the future...