We come to the end of the sequence of drawings I call “Vampire
Penis”. Two nights ago I scrounged around in my studio looking for the
other individual panel drawings I did during this period intended for use in a
hypothetic non-narrative graphic short story. I was unable to find them;
neither could I find the stock pile of
scrap Strathmore 2 ply I had compiled intending to use toward said
projected narrative. Will the story of
the creepy dude with the lethal phallic-like appendage continue? Stay tuned.
VAMPIRE PENIS 12
VAMPIRE PENIS 11
(Continued from day 10) Looking at the drawings 3 or 4 years later I
actually like them quite a bit. They remind me of Jordi Bernet if I do say so
myself. As for drawing small, who says I have to continue? I can draw any size
I want, including in the computer (gasp).
VAMPIRE PENIS 10
One of the reasons I ran out of steam on this project is that I got
tired of working so small; the original’s image area is 4.5” square. I
regretted choosing such a limitation, wasn’t enjoying the process or the
result. (to be continued)
VAMPIRE PENIS 9
VAMPIRE PENIS 8
VAMPIRE PENIS 3
I got the idea from Art Spiegelman from one of his early 70’s short stories in Arcade Magazine to draw a series random single panels and later assemble them into a non-linear narrative. I started drawing them while tabling at APEcon, in San Francisco, in October of 2009, right after Obama got elected as I recall.
VAMPIRE PENIS 2
The drawings for this series were done on the
scraps left over from cutting down 30” x 40” sheets of cold press 2 ply Strathmore
paper down to 11” x 17” comic art page size. This was before I discovered the
pads created especially in that size. The leftover strips were 4 “ or so wide,
perfect for drawing comic panels on, I mused. (to be continued)
VAMPIRE PENIS 1
I’m going to be post 1 panel per day of a series of drawings I did a year or 2 ago. These drawings are part of a narrative I call “Vampire Penis” for reasons that will become obvious in the coming days.