MATT SHEEAN

Pencils!

2012-01-23T12:37:00.000-08:00

John Buscema Jack Kirby Mike Mignola Gil Kane Dave Gibbons Al Williamson and I'll post more if I find some. I wanted to look at a few artist's pencils for some inspiration, and just plain curiosity as to how some of these guys looked without their inks on.

A Question. (update...)

2012-01-17T17:53:00.000-08:00

Plato famously had a rather disparaging view of the arts (Read Book 3 of the Republic). He thought they were fine, as long as they represented the world well, or had some symmetry with the way things are, but that artists had too much of a tendency to get carried away by their imaginations. In Book 10 (if I remember correctly), he goes on a bit about his idea of the forms. Things in the world are

A quick thought about pictorial representation

2012-01-17T17:40:00.000-08:00

I am currently reading Tim Crane's introduction to philosophy of mind entitled The Mechanical Mind (2nd ed.), which I received from my cousin this past Christmas. Early on Crane begins by defending the thesis that mental representation is more basic than linguistic or pictorial representation. While my thoughts here don't really deal with his main argument, he did make a point that I believe

Rawr

2012-01-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

I recently watched a lot of "Giant Robot" anime, and then drew one.

in the meantime...

2012-01-07T22:06:00.000-08:00

While at the Natural History Museum in LA today, I came across some prints on display made from the work of a fellow by the name of Julian Rix, I thought he was quite good. There was another illustration of a refrigerated train car from Harper's Weekly, but I couldn't find it online. Oh well, go look up more Julian Rix stuff. He's an incredible draftsman.

A brief detour away from comics

2011-12-06T11:08:00.001-08:00

This post and the next will be a brief relief from artwork (but there will be more, not to worry!), in order to satisfy a particular compulsion of mine. They will both be about philosophy. The first is a bit of recommended reading for you. I like to read a lot of philosophy. This is mostly the result of being embarrassed of myself after an argument with a friend several years ago (I don't know

2011-12-01T13:56:00.001-08:00

and these... Van de Graaf Canon on Wikipedia and Frank Santoro's layout workshop over at TCJ: I always want to write on these sorts of things, but I think the information is pretty well covered by others. What Santoro is talking about doesn't use the page space in the same way as the Van de Graaf canon, but if I do get around to writing about something it will involve coming back to this

New painting

2011-11-10T19:29:00.001-08:00

Here is a detail photo

Warming up

2011-10-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

I decided to practice drawing by copying something that had, to me, an interesting division of values (from light to dark, not - for you non-artists - good old fashioned American values). I took a screenshot from the beginning of Murnau's Faust, in which three of the famous apocalyptic equestrian quartet are featured...

Man, I got five kids t' feed.

2011-10-18T12:34:00.000-07:00

If you'll be so kind as to head over to www.malachiward.com, you'll see he has some new art up for sale. You should buy his stuff, because it is great, BUT you can also contribute financially to yours truly by purchasing original art made by the both of us. So GO! Buy some original Expansion artwork!

Things Change

2011-10-11T21:29:00.000-07:00

I'll be using the title on this one, but I've abandoned this particular comic. Still, I like the drawing so that's why I'm posting it.

Star Trek Collaboration

2011-10-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

Malachi and I drew this one together whilst sitting at the table.

APE sketches

2011-10-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

This is what I do when I'm bored at the ol' convention table. I shared 254A with Malachi this past weekend, where we pushed our penultimate issue of Expansion on unsuspecting visitors.

Dylan Williams Benefit Auction

2011-09-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

Here is a piece up for auction for the Dylan Williams benefit. You can read more here and you may bid on the piece pictured above either by clicking on it or clicking on these words here. While I can't make any claim to have known Mr. Williams in any fashion, he was well known for his artistic integrity as a publisher and important to people who have been kind to me. While I have been blessed

A new comic

2011-08-24T16:25:00.000-07:00

I submitted a single page comic to DC Conspiracy for Magic Bullet #3. It is put together by this guy, and it has a Kickstarter page here, and it has a couple more days to go before it closes. I'll update later with where you can get a copy out west here, as they're primarily distributed on the east coast. Ok, back to the drawing board! I have to get the "much anticipated" Expansion part 3 done in

Spacehawk!

2011-08-23T15:17:00.000-07:00

I did this one a long time ago, but never colored it in. Oh well, it still looks cool

Giant Robot!

2011-08-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

Jumping on the Bandwagon

2011-08-20T09:48:00.000-07:00

Brandon Graham made me do it.

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Three in October

2011-08-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Three in October

Missing the point

2011-08-15T14:19:00.000-07:00

Artist Statement: One time, when I was working in the service deli at Albertsons, some of my lady coworkers were going on about whether or not men or women made the best OB/GYNs. I was often called upon to moderate such debates at work.

Wreck

2011-08-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

new drawlin'

2011-08-07T14:07:00.000-07:00

I'm starting work on Expansion Part 3, which has a high probability of being the best looking Expansion yet! In the meantime, here is a drawing for a zine I am working on called "Canned Food".

Kent Anderson Butler

2011-07-30T11:41:00.000-07:00

Hello, all, I am engaging in a little advertising for a professor of mine. As you will see on the page this link will direct you to, he has carved out a real niche for himself in the Art World. So, I know it's not comics, but go check it out... and donate.

Some new art

2011-07-28T22:50:00.000-07:00

This is an image I created for my last class this residency. It was projected very large. I'm liking the flat colors overlaid on the black and white acrylic.

2011-07-10T01:12:00.000-07:00

I've been working away quite strenuously on three different stories. I've also been having a hard time finishing any of them, but when I do, I'm sure it will be awesome. My MFA residency is in full swing right now, too, so it's an uphill battle against homework! Also, my daughter is turning 1 year old today (at about 9:40 am, to be exact). In the meantime, here's more 'pre-production' work...

More comparisons...

2011-07-07T09:08:00.000-07:00

Albrecht Altdorfer's "Battle of Issus" and Moebius "Harzakc"

yet more trials

2011-06-28T01:37:00.000-07:00

Watching too many movies and reading too many books

2011-06-21T21:05:00.000-07:00

... I couldn't find that final shot from Solaris, where Kris Kelvin is embraced by his father. I was going to place that after Rembrandt's painting of the prodigal son's return, as, from what I understand, that was a deliberate reference. Oh well, you probably know what I'm talking about.

still workin' still

2011-06-09T22:53:00.000-07:00

and still more work

2011-05-23T10:40:00.000-07:00

and working...

2011-05-23T10:04:00.000-07:00

Working...

2011-05-13T13:54:00.001-07:00

Sketching

2011-05-01T20:24:00.001-07:00

Tennis is awesomer when combined with other things

2011-04-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

You may take a gander over here, at the illustrious Tennis vs. Apocalypse blog to see my latest illustration, created specifically for said blog. There are also lots of other hilarious and/or awesome mashups of Tennis and apocalypses (although, if you are a younger child you probably should not look). I am not including an image here, out of respect for Tennis vs. Apocalypse's territory. So, go

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Part Two

2011-04-19T15:19:00.000-07:00

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Part TwoExpansion Part 2 is now available for sale online. You can purchase it from the link on the right or by following the link in this post to Malachi's site.

Stumptown!

2011-04-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

This image will be available as a large print at Stumptown in just a couple days. Stop by and buy it Also! Don't forget Expansion Part II! Also I will have some other little novelties there. Also! Jed and Malachi will have awesome stuff as well! "Only the Astronaut Knows"(Stumptown Limited Edition run of 20) Questions?

A Tough Customer

2011-04-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

Wondercon = drawing

2011-04-05T15:27:00.000-07:00

Here is yet another (if you're paying attention to the time of each post) or the first (if you're simply getting onto the blog and reading it from top to bottom like most people) of the sketches I did while sitting at the Malachi Ward booth at Wondercon!

taH pagh taHbe'

2011-04-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

wishful thinking

2011-04-05T14:56:00.000-07:00

All of these here sketches were done while passing the time at Wondercon, at the behest of Malachi Ward, and most willingly. In a strange twist, I actually inked the vessel that he drew, the one with the long skinny nacelles. Hopefully we will be recognized for our considerable talents and allowed to contribute to the comic book world of Star Trek.

Frustrated on Mars

2011-04-05T14:28:00.001-07:00

Here is a sketch I did whilst sitting at my table at Wondercon, using a Tachikawa School-G fountain pen.

Wondercon!

2011-03-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

I will be at Wondercon, sharing a table with the honorable J. Malachi Ward. I will be selling a very modest little folding card thingy for $2 a pop along with Expansion Part I (Part II will be available at Stumptown). Malachi will have a ton of stuff as well.

Some Experimenting

2011-03-14T02:05:00.001-07:00

MALACHI WARD: Passing Jupiter

2010-12-22T11:35:00.000-08:00

MALACHI WARD: Passing Jupiter

Agh!

2010-12-12T18:04:00.000-08:00

Nine Pound Hammer

2010-12-06T14:00:00.001-08:00

Pork 'n Beans

2010-11-30T11:19:00.000-08:00

Next Time, Gadget

2010-11-29T23:06:00.000-08:00

Fetal Comic

2010-11-29T17:40:00.000-08:00

Practicing... and Rambling.

2010-11-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

This week, I decided to take drawing more seriously. I'm working on my MFA, and, in the process I've realised that I've become very accustomed to thinking a great deal about what I'm going to make art about. This often comes at the expense of thinking about what art is in the first place.

Random Connections

2010-11-25T10:43:00.000-08:00

Duchamp, Sad Young Man in a Train - 1911? Bernard Krigstein, The Master Race, 1955 Duchamp, The Large Glass - 1923 Kevin Huizinga, Glenn Ganges 3 - 2010 These last two are pretty uncanny. I wonder if there was something subliminal in Mr. Dinklage's choice of hair style. His

Words

2010-10-31T00:38:00.000-07:00

Git ready for Sundee!

2010-10-29T01:38:00.000-07:00

The Blake Company

2010-10-25T02:48:00.000-07:00

After some hours of sketching, this is what I came up with. Mr. Ward and I are starting another collab, this time involving a superhero team. Unfortunately, I don't have photoshop right now, so I hope the image isn't to painfully unedited for ya'll. Again, stay tuned for the web comic! (which does not involve these characters)

Nearness is here!

2010-10-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

APE!

2010-10-18T22:33:00.001-07:00

Sooo... APE. I did this drawing there, along with another drawing of Kirk fighting a klingon. Malachi has that one in his portfolio. I shared a table with Malachi! Or, he shared one with me, or we shared a table.

2010-10-18T00:34:00.000-07:00

Points of interest at APEMute ManifoldElfWorld #2Koyama PressDuncan the Wonder DogTop Shelf's AxXenozoic Tales! EEEEK!oh, and Jed's incredible Lone Pine distributed by AdHouse.

Soon to arrive adventure comic!

2010-10-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Hello, I hope that everyone will enjoy Expansion: Part I! I am going to be revamping this here blog to accomodate an ongoing adventure serial, which is starting right now. It is still a work in progress, so expect to see a lot of changes up here soon, but please do check back every sunday to see more of the adventures of Alister and Jeremy in The Playground. Here is the first installment!

L'Enfant Terible

2010-09-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

My living room!

2010-09-17T15:52:00.000-07:00

more practice with the brush

2010-09-17T15:51:00.000-07:00

With a brush

2010-09-17T15:50:00.000-07:00

MALACHI WARD: The Approach

2010-09-16T21:27:00.000-07:00

MALACHI WARD: The Approach

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Panel

2010-09-10T03:19:00.000-07:00

MALACHI WARD: Expansion Panel

sketchbookin agin

2010-09-08T20:31:00.001-07:00

sketchbookin

2010-09-08T20:28:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to spend more time practicing, so these next two posts are bits of the practice that I feel like sharing.

MALACHI WARD: Inking

2010-08-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

Lookit this! I'm a little late mentioning it, but, it's awesome (also, I am humble).MALACHI WARD: Inking

Science

2010-08-18T00:48:00.000-07:00

I recently purchased a copier so that I could experiment with it, using it to make comics and make copies of them. I'm layering copies of thing to shoot for a particular grittiness. This is the first go at it, but hopefully I'll have one if not two comics for APE that employ this method.

back to the sketchbook

2010-08-06T00:55:00.001-07:00

Pow-wow

2010-07-07T11:58:00.000-07:00

Read more about this particular image at Malachi's blog.We hope to blow your mind out your ears with much more.

Nearness

2010-06-26T14:46:00.000-07:00

Go to Lovelite's website to keep up with their album news. They kindly asked me to do the artwork on their latest album, and there will be a comic inside! This is a small section of the comic.

Oldies but Goodies

2010-05-31T18:00:00.001-07:00

False Starts...

2010-05-29T23:20:00.000-07:00

cover for my mini-mini-comic

2010-04-20T22:37:00.001-07:00

pages from Z. Kidd

2010-04-09T22:12:00.000-07:00

Look Out For Revenge Robot!

2010-04-09T21:40:00.001-07:00

A Panel for a comic that will soon be readable!

2010-03-20T00:23:00.001-07:00

Feast your eyes on this! And pick up the full comic at the Stumptown Convention...err, Stumpcon...or whatever it's called. Somebody just hit me in the face, please.

A Sketch is whatever didn't make the cut

2010-02-25T22:17:00.000-08:00

spaceman!

2009-12-21T02:14:00.001-08:00

markers!

2009-09-13T23:03:00.001-07:00

This is Zebedee Kidd in his full space-suit get up, he will be going on regular adventures at my website starting at the end of this month.

gray test

2009-09-11T02:12:00.000-07:00

messing around with color

2009-09-10T00:26:00.000-07:00

here is one of this first week's panels in color. after posting the first week in black and white, I think I'm gonna need to color it. I'm going to forge ahead with next weeks, in color, and then redo the first post later.

Star Trek 2009

2009-06-17T18:41:00.000-07:00

A quick drawing I did, which took me longer than I wanted it to. It's mostly an excersize in photoshop image manipulation, but it turned out pretty cool, and then I re-did it...

An early sketch...for something later.

2009-05-16T23:29:00.000-07:00

Theatre

2009-04-27T16:01:00.001-07:00

Impossible

2009-04-23T01:25:00.000-07:00

Basically, impossible is a strange topic for an illustration site. I don't suppose it's actually impossible to draw anything. Except for something you haven't seen, like say, a likeness of Moses. I settled on a mechanical outlaw.

Fleeting

2009-04-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

In the fleeting time I have to post things, I am posting an old image (not one that has been on my blog before, but that I completed a while ago and did not post), that is merely a part of a page of a short story I've been working on. The story has a lot to do with fleetingness. My wife and I recently got a job as a management team for a storage site, so we are in training this week, and I am

Talisman

2009-04-04T00:19:00.000-07:00

Putin kisses the body of Patriarch Alexy II.

Poise

2009-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:00

This is a piece I did for a murder mystery party that my wife threw. I found it while we were moving, and, as we've been rather occupied, I haven't had much time to draw, and I figured that this certainly qualified for the entry this week! I remember getting a little too into character at this party, and embarrassing my wife...apparently, I didn't have much in the way of poise then.

Vampire #1

2009-03-22T18:10:00.001-07:00

According to Micah Sheean, this fella sold his soul for eternal good looks, but when the sun goes down, he looks his age...dun dun duh!!! I'll be adding two more to this post today...

Subtract

2009-03-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday!

Superman, Batman and somebody I made up.

2009-03-16T18:10:00.000-07:00

just some sketches I did yesterday, I updated the Batman, as I wasn't too happy with the one I had posted. Hope you like it!_qoptions={qacct:"p-b40pITJ7C9Ef2"};

Alien!

2009-03-15T19:19:00.001-07:00

Here's an image I just did for my wife's new blog Sci-Fi and Pi(e). You can check it out at www.scifipi.blogspot.com, it's only gonna get awesomer.

Legendary

2009-03-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

I saw Stephen Hawking at the Pasadena Convention Center this past monday night. He gave a lecture about why we should go into space, and it was good, but not very enlightening (I was reeeaaally hoping to hear more about black holes or quantum something from the smartest man in the world, and not just something that I could agree with him about). I think that the most important thing one could

Breezy

2009-03-03T13:44:00.000-08:00

..., he compensated with his breezy personality.

A comic

2009-02-28T00:04:00.001-08:00

check the rest of these out at my flickr feed thingie. I fixed it so it starts with the first page now, and you can just scroll through to the right to see it in order.

Cletus thought he was a match for the metal man...

2009-02-23T19:57:00.000-08:00

Instinct

2009-02-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

Arigato #2

2009-02-20T14:25:00.001-08:00

the modest wrestler.

black and white

2009-02-20T00:27:00.001-08:00