No rest Yet! ConDor Convention in San Diego!

So I got a message from the ConDor Convention in San Diego.

They asked, "We know it is late, but do you want to do our logo for this year's convention?"

I said, "Sure!"

They said, "Our theme is, 'There and Back Again' "

I said, "Sure!"
They asked, "Full Color?"

I said, "Sure!" 

They asked, "ASAP?"

I said, "Sure!" 

They said, "We can't wait to see what you do!"

I said, "...neither can I..." 

Thirty six hours later, this was the final sketch and painting:

ConDor picts

SO.....

 here is a couple of photos from the ConDor Convention.

This is the resort where the convention is.

I took the photo from the roof of the hotel.

I was on the second floor.

When I got there I found a gift basket (on the right) of 

cheese & crackers and fruit!

Randy and Colleen, the organizers who asked me to the show.

Another convention organizer, Ron, who gets my art onto the t-shirts!

I was promoted to judge of the masquerade contest, and

made new friends!

Then I had a great time talking about photography and comics with

Lowell Cunningham and his girlfriend.

I won't bore you with all the photos I got but it was a fantastic time and I hope to make it back!

Next week, I'll post some more swing dancing sketches!

Back from San Diego!

Well, I'm back from ConDor in San Diego, where there was a lot of sci-fi, fantasy and even more steampunk stuff and I'll be posting some photos soon.

Meanwhile here is a sketch from my small sketchbook!

Dancing Thursdays 3

Here's something from my sketchbook. 

A sketch of Rockko in action between swing-dances!

I'll be heading out to San Diego for 

the ConDor Convention as 

The Artist Guest of Honor

and I'll post photos when I get back!

Last ConDor painting for 2012

Just another quick post with the finished ConDor 2012 design.

Classic 1912 Men In Black

"100 years of saving civilization from the Apocalypse through higher technology!"

ConDor 2012

I would have posted earlier, but I had to clear away the two month layer of dust! 

How do blogs accumulate dust?

Anyway this week I am finishing art for ConDor 2012.  

They only wanted one piece of art.

They accepted all three pieces of art, with this year's theme of "Men-In-Black"

 This one I'll be painting this week. 

Michael Whelan gave some good advice at Dragon*Con, he said always do that best that 

you can on every job.  

I'd like to add to that Chief Engineer Montegomery Scott's advice, "...and a wee bit more."

ConDor art 2012 part 2

Here is the finished black and white art....
I liked the joke.

ConDor 2012 art

ConDor Convention#19 is in February 2012 the theme is "Men in Black".

That's a tough theme this year, because the theme is so specific (last year it was Weird Science)
So I came up with a different angle on "Men in Black" which was this:
A Yet and the Condor as The Blues Brothers.
I liked it but they didn't...it wasn't very Science Fictioney.
Okay . *sigh*
So here's a sketch (1"x1.5") from my sketchbook that I'm completing now.

...a Nuclear Powered-Two Person-Kirby Ultra Plotz Cannon...with a bucket seat.
I'll add the main gag to the finished drawing...which will be done this week.
Say tuned.