Song Punch

Song-jitsu
(Pencil, Digital)

Somewhere there's a wallpapered room where disputes are settled not with physical combat, but with the raw power of SONG. Enter Song-jitsu.

Get Down

Get Down
(Pencil, Digital)
Here's the color version.

Get Down - Sketch
(Pencil)
Just pencil for now. Whenever I get in a slump I just draw myself. Sometimes my raw beauty torques my feet out and they're forced to huck themselves upwards toward the ceiling. Mostly naked though, getting them down is next to impossible.

Trapper Van Pelt

Trapper Van Pelt
(Brush)
This is the famous Trapper Van Pelt...At least an artist's rendering of him. I mean, come on, has anyone really, truly seen him?

A Few in Pen

Sketch

(Pen)
Here's a caricature of one of my fellows BTSS. He's wicked smart and sports a relatively good beard. Drawn on the subway with a mear pen.

Sketch
(Pen)
This one is of out of the blue. It was kind of a rural prog thing....

Sketchachussetts

Sketch
(Pen)
I stopped and bought Sin City on the way home today. It psyched me up to draw. This is what came out....

Angel Bag

Sketch
(Pencil)
This one stems from a subway drawing as well. To be colored and re-posted!
Not everyone realizes that when angels get chopped up into 8 pieces and stuffed into plastic bags by a man in plaid pants, they fly home to be put back together! This guy sure didn't!

Better than the Original

An Incredible-er Journey
(Pencil, Digital)
Ok, remember when there was an "earthshake" and all the babies were separated from the moms and dads and the babies were forced to go on an incredible journey to find their mothers and the Great Valley? Well, this is kind of the same except with more plastic and more holes, way more holes.

Brown Bagged Legs

Almonds are for Lovers
(Pencil,Digital)
Another train sketch turned illustration. This guy really did have that windbreaker on. It was wicked sweet and I wanted it. I wanted him to want to give it to me for free. Alas, he never did.

Up to Speed 2

The Hand
(Pencil, Digital)
A life drawing spawned illustration of an odd occurance on a train.

Up to Speed

The 747 Hit a Unicorn So Everyone Lived
(Ink Digital)
A piece I did before a flight from Phoenix to Manchester. I've never been a big fan of flying, but I'd never be afraid if I was sure unicorns were on the ground protecting us.

Brown Baggin' It
(Pencil, Collage, Digital)
A piece I did for Desert Living for an article on how to throw your own brown bag mystery wine extravaganza. If you look closely, you can see the guy in blue is with the blonde, but he's makin' eyes at the fiery redhead. The texture in the background there is 100% real recycled brown bag. This piece drips with authenticity.

Mike Stackhouse
(pencil, Digital)
The sketch was done on the spot and colored on the computer. Mike Stackhouse is an incredible musician. He and Ian make up Special Band and they are amazing. I had the pleasure of sitting in on a practice session with Rum Tenor, another excellent act from AZ.
Check out their website - http://home.earthlink.net/~harrisonhufman/

First Things First

Welcome to my brand spanking new outlet/sounding board for my newest illustration work. Seeing as how my website ( http://www.loujoe.com ) has become obsolete, I figured this would be a simple, immediate way to get back on track. So, here it goes...

Beth the Baby Killer
(Ink, Digital)
Beth had two potential children and neglected them both resulting in their eventual rotting away and consumption by ants. She was on them for a while, but I guess she just got bored. Unfortunately, Brendan got in the way as I was drawing her. (Click on the image to make it larger.)