Captain Ame....Wait, Who?!

So lately, I've been on somewhat of a superhero trend/theme as my girlfriend and I have been watching a lot of superhero movies.  One of those movies we saw when it was released was Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier.  A short while after watching the film, my girlfriend cracked a joke, and mentions something about a "Captain Philippines."  Then, it suddenly occurred to me that, along with Captain America, the Marvel Universe also has a Captain Britain.  Then I thought, "What if there were other superheroes like Captain America & Britain, but from other countries?  Captain (fill in the blank)."  I soon realized that my girlfriend's initial joke would make for an interesting/amusing concept.

"Captain Philippines" Concept

So this is the concept sketch I came up with.  The costuming was based mostly off of Captain America.  I had a few other costume design ideas as I was sketching it out, but decided to keep the simple design, as I thought it worked best.  The shield is still up-in-the-air.  I haven't decided on how the shield will look at this point, or if it will even be circular in shape.  I'm definitely looking forward to how this eventually turns out.  I'll keep updates with my progress.  Thanks, enjoy! 

THE Fair Lady

May 4th marked what would have been the 85th birthday of Audrey Hepburn.  So I thought I'd do my own little (belated) birthday tribute to the beautiful Academy Award-winning actress. Although I'm not a huge fan, I've always wanted to do some type of portrait of the film icon.

Fan Art

It's been a while since the last post, but the inspiration and motivation has been a bit inadequate.  The other day, I was just browsing around on deviantArt and got a random spark of inspiration from a portrait/pinup.  I decided to do a speed painting just to get into the painting motion.  Later, I eventually decided to turn my speed painting into a superhero portrait.  This was due to the small superhero kick that my girlfriend and I have been on.  Recently, we watched (not in one night) the new "Captain America 2" film in the theater, as well as "The Wolverine" and "Pacific Rim" on dvd.  So as a result, I ended up with a painting of X-Men's, Rogue.  Enjoy!

Remembering Nelson Mandela

"Everyone can rise above their own circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."

 --Nelson Mandela

1918-2013

Peace & Love

'Tis the season....Happy Holidays!!

This should be on a card.

Really, Really Belated Halloween

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I came to the sudden realization that I had never posted any photos from Halloween!!  This year's Halloween was a bit different, in that my girlfriend and I actually got to celebrate it together.  The past few years she had to travel for work, and would normally miss Halloween along with the rest of the holiday season.  So finally, we were able to get into the halloween festivities by carving pumpkins and dressing up together.

This year also, the siblings and I actually had a few close friends join us for the pumpkin carving as well.  This year was also a bit different in that my brother didn't carve a pumpkin.  He had been so indecisive about what he wanted to do that he eventually didn't have enough time.  Oh, well...it was still a success.  All the kids that came to my house were not only impressed with our pumpkins, but also our costumes.  I think what surprised me the most was, there were entire families coming to our house just to admire our pumpkins.

"Well then...'Gidday mate!'"  haha
Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber

Our creations for this year

"Light bulb..."
me dressed as Gru, from Dispicable Me

"Papoy!"
gf dressed as a minion, dressed as a baby...haha

Dispicable Us

The Dawn of the Dixon

The new season of The Walking Dead recently started about a week ago.  Two episodes into the fourth season, and already the story's shaping up to look pretty crazy.  If you haven't seen or watched The Walking Dead, it's definitely a show to watch.  It's one of those shows that will suck you in right away.

Anywhoo, since the new season is upon us, and also because I'm such a huge fan of the show....

Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus)