Octopuses and put-put golf are summer-y, right?
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sketches!
I did a BUNCH of sketches at Heroes Con...it was a lot of fun. I'm going to try and pace these out, though it is very tempting to post them all at once. I'll start with the more summer-y ones:
Octopuses and put-put golf are summer-y, right?
Octopuses and put-put golf are summer-y, right?
Friday, June 10, 2011
Wormie McWormiton
I finally got jealous of all of Joe's gifs and created my own:
It's a worm who is worming around (actually, it's more of an inch worm, which is really more of a caterpillar...)
Thanks to everyone who came out and said "hi!" at Heroes Con; Joe and I had a great time. We got to sit right next to the magnificent Stéphane Roux, and spent a lot of time bumming around Charlotte with the ridiculously talented Ming Doyle. I met so many new comics peeps...that con is SO CRAZY I LOVE IT. Oh yeah...I totally cosplayed. WTF?
It's a worm who is worming around (actually, it's more of an inch worm, which is really more of a caterpillar...)
Thanks to everyone who came out and said "hi!" at Heroes Con; Joe and I had a great time. We got to sit right next to the magnificent Stéphane Roux, and spent a lot of time bumming around Charlotte with the ridiculously talented Ming Doyle. I met so many new comics peeps...that con is SO CRAZY I LOVE IT. Oh yeah...I totally cosplayed. WTF?
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Girly McGirly-pants!
Here's a little peek at a freelance piece I did a few weeks back for RISD (my alma mater):
It's a paper doll to go with their current exhibit Cocktail Culture, which highlights cocktail apparel, accessories, textiles and furniture from 1920 to 1980. I got to illustrate 5 dresses (and 4 pairs of shoes and some accessories) from the collection. It was AWESOME (and possibly the most girly project I've ever worked on). Thanks to Evan for sending that one my way!
If you'd like a Party Paper Doll of your own, you can order one here, or if you're in the Providence area, swing the RISD Museum (they're available in risdworks, located within the museum).
Oh, and Joe and I will be guests at MECAF this weekend (the show is Sunday only). I will have super-sports prints and comics!
It's a paper doll to go with their current exhibit Cocktail Culture, which highlights cocktail apparel, accessories, textiles and furniture from 1920 to 1980. I got to illustrate 5 dresses (and 4 pairs of shoes and some accessories) from the collection. It was AWESOME (and possibly the most girly project I've ever worked on). Thanks to Evan for sending that one my way!If you'd like a Party Paper Doll of your own, you can order one here, or if you're in the Providence area, swing the RISD Museum (they're available in risdworks, located within the museum).
Oh, and Joe and I will be guests at MECAF this weekend (the show is Sunday only). I will have super-sports prints and comics!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Boston Comic Con!
What a crazy weekend! (I know it's Thursday already...). Joe, Liz and I had a nice hometown con. I got to draw some super-fun sketches, such as:
(Gandalf as a crossing guard, helping some hobbits across the street)
and
(the Incredible Hulk riding a bicycle)
Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Boston-area comics scene!!
I should mention that Joe and I will be at MECAF (in Portland, ME) on May 22nd. We will also be guests at Heroes Con this year (June 3-5 in Charlotte, NC). I'll be posting more about those events later, and also about items I will have for sale.
Okeedokee...back to coloring!
(Gandalf as a crossing guard, helping some hobbits across the street)and
(the Incredible Hulk riding a bicycle)Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Boston-area comics scene!!
I should mention that Joe and I will be at MECAF (in Portland, ME) on May 22nd. We will also be guests at Heroes Con this year (June 3-5 in Charlotte, NC). I'll be posting more about those events later, and also about items I will have for sale.
Okeedokee...back to coloring!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Super-sports: DAZZLER!
AW YEAH THAT'S RIGHT!!
Liz and I will be sharing a table at Boston Comic Con this weekend - Artist's Alley #503. We'll be right next door to none other than Mr. Joe Quinones - Artist's Alley #502. This way, one of us can get us tasty sammiches during the con.
I will have prints of the Super-sports Superheroes (there's 9 altogether; I haven't posted them all on-line yet), minicomics and other stuff. I'll also be doing sketches. Stop by and say "hi" if you're at the con! TONS of peeps - both local and from afar - are going to be there; nerd-ery will be had by all! I love that we have a big home-town con; I hope this tradition continues!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Super-sports: Wonder Woman (part one)
Jumpin' some rope (which is kind of lame, but she's warming up for her main event...hence the "part one").
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Super-sports: Batman
I've been doing these little (6.5" x 9") drawings as a warm up for inking/coloring lately. I've drawn supers playing sports before, but I thought it'd be a nice little challenge to add some more folks in tights to the mix. This one is actually a re-do:
Despite the fact that I just finished inking 133 pages of comics (with Faber-Castell Pitt pens), I've decided that I'm making the switch to...NIBS! I like to be green, and I always feel bad about how fast I blow through the pens (you can't refill them, and I'm not sure they can be recycled). I've also been missing a more organic line (although Joe has already pointed out to me that I'm pretty tight about my nib-work as well). What ultimately turned me was our trip to Belgium back in November, where we were lucky enough to work in a studio with a bunch of AMAZING comics artists. My friend Max asked me what I inked with, and I showed him my fistful of Pitt pens, and he was like, "Whhhhaaaaatttt??????". And then he made a pretty strong case for nibs. I was also inspired by my friend Alec's recent post about the inking tools he uses. Needless to say, I've been inking with nibs a lot. I'm still using the Pitts when I travel (to avoid bag spills, which is a phenomena that I excel at), but all the stuff I'll be posting will most likely be inked with a G-nib. I must admit, it is super fun. Enjoy!
Despite the fact that I just finished inking 133 pages of comics (with Faber-Castell Pitt pens), I've decided that I'm making the switch to...NIBS! I like to be green, and I always feel bad about how fast I blow through the pens (you can't refill them, and I'm not sure they can be recycled). I've also been missing a more organic line (although Joe has already pointed out to me that I'm pretty tight about my nib-work as well). What ultimately turned me was our trip to Belgium back in November, where we were lucky enough to work in a studio with a bunch of AMAZING comics artists. My friend Max asked me what I inked with, and I showed him my fistful of Pitt pens, and he was like, "Whhhhaaaaatttt??????". And then he made a pretty strong case for nibs. I was also inspired by my friend Alec's recent post about the inking tools he uses. Needless to say, I've been inking with nibs a lot. I'm still using the Pitts when I travel (to avoid bag spills, which is a phenomena that I excel at), but all the stuff I'll be posting will most likely be inked with a G-nib. I must admit, it is super fun. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hammer Time!
Break it down:
THOOOOOORRRRRRR!
Let me first start by saying that our trip to the Pacific Northwest was AWESOME. SO AWESOME.
Emerald City Comic Con = super rad. Got to meet Mr. Chris Samnee, who is the man responsible for one of my FAVORITE superhero comic stories, Thor: The Mighty Avenger (written by Roger Langridge to boot!). I had never read a Thor story before. I totally love Thor now, because of this comic (see above drawing). Thank you, gentlemen!
Joe and I got to hang with Mr. Greg from Tugboat Press (the man responsible for making Yes, Let's happen), see Mr. Chris Haley and his posse, get some bro-time with Mr. Scott Campbell and meet countless other comics folk (sorry if I left you out; you can heckle me in the comments).
BOWIE!! (for Mr. Haley)
Aside from the con, Joe and I had a blast during our short time in Seattle. We visited the Seattle Aquarium (gee, I wonder who wanted to do THAT), marveled at the wonders of Pike Place Market and ate copious amounts of delicious food. Short and sweet, and then we where on the road to Portland (and beyond).
Once in Oregon, we checked in to Chateau D' Ann (Ann and I were roomies back in college!). From there, Joe and I rented a car for our journey south to visit...the Allreds! Mike and Laura are SUPER DUPER!!! We had a blast doing everything from karaoke to dune-exploring to movie-watching, out in the middle of the beautiful Oregon woods. It was amazing to hang with such amazing artists; we can't thank them enough for their incredible hospitality!
Joe, Maris and Mike somewhere in the Shire.
THEN, back to Portland for some hang-time with Ann, some doughnut-eating, and more karaoke (with the Allreds again, but this time at Floating World...crazy!).
Now I'm back in Somerville, drawin' and computerin' and workin' at that place filled with fish and turtles and penguins...
I'll have a post about the cons I'll be at this year...just a few (I'm trying to be good). Oh, and I apologize for my silence in the comments; I've just been super-busy. I suck at staying on top of stuff like that!!
byebye for now!
THOOOOOORRRRRRR!Let me first start by saying that our trip to the Pacific Northwest was AWESOME. SO AWESOME.
Emerald City Comic Con = super rad. Got to meet Mr. Chris Samnee, who is the man responsible for one of my FAVORITE superhero comic stories, Thor: The Mighty Avenger (written by Roger Langridge to boot!). I had never read a Thor story before. I totally love Thor now, because of this comic (see above drawing). Thank you, gentlemen!
Joe and I got to hang with Mr. Greg from Tugboat Press (the man responsible for making Yes, Let's happen), see Mr. Chris Haley and his posse, get some bro-time with Mr. Scott Campbell and meet countless other comics folk (sorry if I left you out; you can heckle me in the comments).
BOWIE!! (for Mr. Haley)Aside from the con, Joe and I had a blast during our short time in Seattle. We visited the Seattle Aquarium (gee, I wonder who wanted to do THAT), marveled at the wonders of Pike Place Market and ate copious amounts of delicious food. Short and sweet, and then we where on the road to Portland (and beyond).
Once in Oregon, we checked in to Chateau D' Ann (Ann and I were roomies back in college!). From there, Joe and I rented a car for our journey south to visit...the Allreds! Mike and Laura are SUPER DUPER!!! We had a blast doing everything from karaoke to dune-exploring to movie-watching, out in the middle of the beautiful Oregon woods. It was amazing to hang with such amazing artists; we can't thank them enough for their incredible hospitality!
Joe, Maris and Mike somewhere in the Shire.THEN, back to Portland for some hang-time with Ann, some doughnut-eating, and more karaoke (with the Allreds again, but this time at Floating World...crazy!).
Now I'm back in Somerville, drawin' and computerin' and workin' at that place filled with fish and turtles and penguins...
I'll have a post about the cons I'll be at this year...just a few (I'm trying to be good). Oh, and I apologize for my silence in the comments; I've just been super-busy. I suck at staying on top of stuff like that!!
byebye for now!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Inks-cellent.
Done. With. Inks. I am so excited!!!
*note: the pages above are not really that big*
So here's a little update on the life of Maris (well, the life that is squeezed into the non-primates time):
ZOMG (part 1): I wrote a one-page Madman story with Mr. Joe Quinones (he did all that lovely art - more about that project here). Thanks to Mr. Mike Allred for the awesome opportunity!
ZOMG (part 2): I also wrote a script for a super-secret DC project; more about that soon. I kind of still can't believe it. Joe's also doing the arts on that. Yeah Joe!
ZOMG (part 3): Leaving for Seattle in...1 hour!! Joe's a guest at Emerald City Comic Con, and then we're heading down to Portland, OR for a little working vacation. I will be at the con, but I'll just be hanging around. If you want to buy something Maris-y, my friend Greg over at the Tugboat Press table (M-22 in Artist Alley) will be selling copies of "Yes, Let's". Actually, if anyone would like a sketch, I could definitely be persuaded to draw something of the super-hero variety for a tiny bit of moolah...just sayin'.
I have lots of art to post. And peeps that I want to shout out too. But that will have to wait. For now.
So yeah. Crazy-pants stuff going on. It is EXCITING!!!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
It is a New Year.
Yes, indeed. Hope you had a Happy one. Here is Kitty and Lockheed to ring it in...
Done at Boston Comic Con for fellow co-worker/comic nerd-friend Sam. (Thanks, Sam! I love ANY excuse to draw Miss Pryde, especially with this costume!)
Done at Boston Comic Con for fellow co-worker/comic nerd-friend Sam. (Thanks, Sam! I love ANY excuse to draw Miss Pryde, especially with this costume!)
Saturday, December 11, 2010
I'm actually leaving the house!
Hey everyone. It is a widely know fact that I really don't like the winter (with the exception of the snow). Winter bums me out BIGTIME. But, I will be leaving my house tomorrow to celebrate a bunch of artwork hanging at local café:
This show has been up since early November, and it features the work of me, Joe Quinones, Liz Prince, Tim Finn, Ann Smith and Evan Larson, as well as pet-photographer Kelly Allen. If you live in the Boston area, feel free to come down and say hi. The show is tomorrow (Sunday December 12th) from 5 - 7 PM at the delicious Bloc 11 Café. Joe and I will be baking cupcakes for people to eat! ANd we'll all have prints, t-shirts and comics to sell. There's also a super-cool comics shop next door, should you desire MORE comics: Hub Comics. Maybe I'll see you there!
This show has been up since early November, and it features the work of me, Joe Quinones, Liz Prince, Tim Finn, Ann Smith and Evan Larson, as well as pet-photographer Kelly Allen. If you live in the Boston area, feel free to come down and say hi. The show is tomorrow (Sunday December 12th) from 5 - 7 PM at the delicious Bloc 11 Café. Joe and I will be baking cupcakes for people to eat! ANd we'll all have prints, t-shirts and comics to sell. There's also a super-cool comics shop next door, should you desire MORE comics: Hub Comics. Maybe I'll see you there!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
A little more information:
So yeah, Joe and I are in Belgium and France for a bit. The main reason is because Joe was asked to be a guest at the Lille Comics Festival ! Amazing, since we haven't taken a vacation in FOREVER. So, here we are, in Belgium! Our friend, Max, was nice enough to host us for the Belgian part of the trip, and he has been wonderful. We've gotten to draw in his studio along with all his comics (B.D.) and art friends (merci beaucoup!). The trip has been totally awesome so far, and we're leaving for Lille, FR tomorrow. As part of Joe's going to the festival, he drew a shout-out illustration:
Learn more about the piece it is referencing at Mr. Joe's blog. I actually colored the illustration, except for Harley's exquisite skin (Joe's the rendering king). Okay, that's it for now. I'll try to post again before we return to the states, but if not, until then!
Learn more about the piece it is referencing at Mr. Joe's blog. I actually colored the illustration, except for Harley's exquisite skin (Joe's the rendering king). Okay, that's it for now. I'll try to post again before we return to the states, but if not, until then!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!!
From the Green Lantern Corps:
Some awesome guy at SPX this year requested a sketch page of Liz, Joe and me as Green Lanterns for his Green Lantern-themed sketchbook. Fun times. Liz and I are both projecting kitties, while Joe is projecting...a bottle of Dr. Pepper?
We are staying in for Halloween; we hope that we'll get some trick-or-treaters at our new place. We sure have enough candy. And there will most definitely be some carved pumpkins later!
We're finally starting to feel settled in the new place. Almost all the walls are painted, and we've started hanging pictures up. It's amazing how much time it takes to get all nested into a new place. I've spent all my free time doing apartment-y things; I don't remember the last time I drew a auto-bio comic...oh, well. There's been plenty of non-auto-bio comics drawing going on in my life, which I am very pleased about. Sneak-peaks about that soon!
Until then...high-five some ghosts for me.
Some awesome guy at SPX this year requested a sketch page of Liz, Joe and me as Green Lanterns for his Green Lantern-themed sketchbook. Fun times. Liz and I are both projecting kitties, while Joe is projecting...a bottle of Dr. Pepper?
We are staying in for Halloween; we hope that we'll get some trick-or-treaters at our new place. We sure have enough candy. And there will most definitely be some carved pumpkins later!
We're finally starting to feel settled in the new place. Almost all the walls are painted, and we've started hanging pictures up. It's amazing how much time it takes to get all nested into a new place. I've spent all my free time doing apartment-y things; I don't remember the last time I drew a auto-bio comic...oh, well. There's been plenty of non-auto-bio comics drawing going on in my life, which I am very pleased about. Sneak-peaks about that soon!
Until then...high-five some ghosts for me.
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