Shut Up and Draw

NASA

2011-08-21T03:21:00.003-07:00

T- Minus 10 days.

Murals

2011-06-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Made these murals at a Christian Daycare in Tn. They hired me on as a cook and then fired me a month later leaving me high and dry and now halfway homeless. Very Christian-like. But that is the town where I live.. It's absurd to combat it. Anyways.. I got to paint adventure time. I just did it... The kids loved it. The owners hated it. You can see how the murals become progressively biblical towards the end. Awkward at best...

Considering they were drug runners and committing insurance fraud. I've even had death threats. All for art.

Yay...

First Tattoo and sketches for artshow in Feb

2011-01-11T11:59:00.000-08:00

Just Wanted to say I got a Tattoo Apprenticeship. A month later the guy teaching me shot himself in the head. This is the only tattoo I ever did. Sold the machines. I took it as a sign.

The word for 2010 is Ink.

2010-12-11T18:57:00.000-08:00

So... I am back in Clarksville, Tennessee. Due to personal reasons involving a druggie ex-wife I decided it was best to move back to be with my son. I only need 1 more year at SCAD for an MFA and I can always go back or something I want to. Honestly, I don't want to. I have learned as much as I can handle. Time to apply it. Whether it is destiny or chance - I am now an apprentice for a tattoo studio in Clarksville, Tennessee. I have taken so many inking classes over the last year and it looks as though mother nature had a plan or something.

I haven't posted anything in a while so here are some inks.

2010-10-07T01:04:00.000-07:00

Emo strip

2010-07-24T16:35:00.000-07:00

I'm starting a comic strip. I think they are pretty hilarious. I really like the three panel limit as well. There is a quick set up, pitch, and then the zinger at the end. They are also really fun to do and I can crank em' out. I am a never ending source of emo experiences. I can see this going somewhere.

Roller Derby

2010-07-20T16:23:00.000-07:00

More drawings

2010-07-12T00:26:00.000-07:00

All of the miniature portraits are actual size. 2.5 x 3 inches. Pencil.

Drawings

2010-07-01T13:15:00.000-07:00

Cranked these out in two days for some art gathering thing in my town. 2.5 x 3. I figure I will ask 15 bux on them. No one will buy them though because everyone in this town is broke. Anyways pencils rule and you drool.

Narrative

2010-05-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

1st page done.. 2 and 3 tomorrow. I was stunted on the overall feel I wanted. I went graphic with traditional.

Spider Man

2010-05-21T00:04:00.000-07:00

Deadpool

2010-04-19T18:26:00.001-07:00

More Girls

2010-01-06T00:19:00.001-08:00

Going home

2009-11-18T00:17:00.000-08:00

Girls... sigh.

Fights in Tights

2009-11-16T21:54:00.000-08:00

Ah... graduate school.

Anyways, I had to draw Spider Man. I hate Spider Man. I like Seahorses and Unicorns etc. Winter Break needs to hurry up.

Vampire

2009-10-17T02:32:00.000-07:00

RAWR!!

Frankenstein

2009-10-05T22:32:00.001-07:00

BOO!

Things are getting good.

2009-08-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

So..

I got a call from Cartoon network today and I have to go to Atlanta on Friday for an interview. I had posted some of my drawings on the Juxtapoz Magazine Reader Art forum and low and behold they had put me on their website. This is the second time I have been on there so I am pretty stoked that my drawings are appreciated.

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Reader-Art/reader-art-michael-mckelvey

Rock on.

the waiting is killing me.

2009-07-26T23:22:00.000-07:00

I am so in limbo right now it is almost funny. I applied for Grad School AND I am still waiting to hear something from Cartoon Network for an internship. The suspense is killing me. I am starting a series of drawings. Little portraits. I am posting one I have started. I still need to add something to it. You get the gist of it I am sure.
I really need to stay busy as well as positive and it is starting to get really tough.

2009-07-13T02:40:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post some things from the archives. Ink work. I hate using pencils before inking. I think the lack of pencils helps to promote a sense of confidence. If you use a pencil then stick to pencil. If you use a pen then use a pen.. don't be a bitch about it. Anyways...

enjoy or don't...

Oh..

2009-07-11T00:02:00.000-07:00

Book covers... Oh and thank Jola for the Criticism =)

Anglerfish

2009-07-01T04:54:00.000-07:00

I am digging this drawing. I started in the morning as soon as I woke up and knocked it out an a couple of hours. Surprisingly fast. I tried to keep from outlining things too much, i think it turned out rather successful.

Another drawing

2009-06-30T01:59:00.000-07:00

I really enjoy this clock I made. The drawing took me about 4 hours. I am keeping them very small and knocking out whatever pops in my head. Keeping them very fresh and trying to make them as visually interesting as possible.

Drawinz'

2009-06-28T23:27:00.000-07:00

So... I have been home for a month and still haven't found a stupid job. So, I figured that I might as well start drawing. I am cranking out some smaller images (5x7-ish) and maybe I will sell a few. If anyone is interested in getting one let me know.

So yeh.. it's been a crazy ride.

2009-05-25T00:19:00.000-07:00

I totally forgot I even had this blog set up or even used it at one point. I must be way too deep in my own world. For the most part I imagine no one even reads this thing. So I intend on making it more of a journal or something. I will just rant about things in general and post some sketches now and then and yadda yadda yadda.

So, to update some things..

I am currently attending SCAD Atlanta. I made it in, got some scholarships, and I am now hacking away at my second Bachelor degree. I may end up applying for their Masters Degree program in Sequential Arts. I had originally planned on going here for animation but I was sucked in by the sequential department. I pretty much switched my major halfway through the semester. I find that sequential arts is more suited for me in the long run. So.. I am currently reinventing my illustration style and diving headfirst into conceptualizing a visual narrative and eventually getting it published. I have to admit I never read comics I just bought them for the artwork. I never memorized people's names in the industry or became a comic geek. In all honesty I find most of them pretty boring in general. They all start to look the same after a while. Mainly due to Photoshop I think.. Photoshop kills everything.

So.. I applied for an internship with Cartoon Network but didn't get it. I was pretty upset. I think it had more to due with the fact that I am not officially a "Junior" or some mess. I will try again next semester. Honestly, I am more interested in interning for Warner Bros. or a movie studio and diving into storyboard work. This summer I plan on drawing non-stop and really pushing my drawings to a newer level.

anyways here is a drawing or 2..

I have also started to ink panels. My professor June Brigman gave me a couple of panels to learn on. They are from Supergirl.

enjoy.

Off to SCAD

2008-07-24T22:19:00.001-07:00

So.. I am now going to SCAD Atlanta. I originally came here for animation. Then I switched to Sequential Arts. I am going to apply for their Masters Program. I already have a Bachelor in Fine Art so the school thinks it is redundant for me to get a second Bachelor.

So.. anyways

Here is a drawing.