Whatever happened to...?

Despite promising to "...post more tracks over the coming weeks..." it's been over 3 months since my last blogpost. The reason behind this inactivity has been the decision to go back to the drawing board with the Drunk Beatles project. I was brimming with the enthusiasm of posting two finished pieces over the Christmas holiday when I started drawing track two, but I was very unhappy with the results. It was just dull and lifeless and lacked that spark of spontaneity that had inhabited the original concept sketches. So since then I've gone back and redesigned the characters and overhauled the composition of the "tracks" and I'm relatively happy with the results. Below are just a sample of some of the 'new' concept sketches. Hopefully, I'll now be able to attack the finished artwork when my free time allows and post the results here with an improved regularity.

Drunk Beatles - Track One

Welcome 2013 and a happy new year to all BC&H readers. I'm kicking of the year with track numero uno from the Drunk Beatles.

It's been a long and winding road since I posted the first concept work back in May of 2012. I've since abandoned the decision to produce the series as vector artwork and have re-worked the composition of each track several times. After experimenting with various pens and paper stocks I'm finally happy with the look of my linework and have started to put together the finished artwork. I'll be posting more tracks over the coming weeks with the goal to produce a couple of mini-comics sometime in the summer.

Christmas Time is Beer again

A Yuletide greeting from The Drunk Beatles. 

A very merry Christmas to all the readers of the Between Clark and Hilldale. I've got a few projects on the boil at the moment which are planned see the light of day in 2013. I'll be posting my progress over the next few months which will include a lot more from these guys. Have a good one.

Bog Beast WIP

Little Monsters

These character designs were fun to draw but don't have any plans to expand on them.

Rooftop Moptops

Remember that Beatles project I was farting on about earlier this year? Well it's back. So to celebrate here's a drawing from earlier this year...?

Hartnell

William Hartnell work-in-progress.

McGann

Paul McGann work-in-progress.

Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston work-in-progress.

Sunday Quickie

A quick cartoon inspired by Glen Campbell.

Monster Mash

Ghouls and gals cutting a rug at the Halloween hoedown.

Frank 'n' Bride

Mystery Tour

The Beatles project is in a state of limbo at the moment as I've yet to find the time to refine the vector art, but galvanised by tonight's showing of Magical Mystery Tour I thought I'd share a few of the sketchbook pieces for that period.

Doctor Who novelisations - Penguin style

My classic Doctor Who novelisations in the Penguin house style are now availiable as T-shirts, prints, posters and cards via RedBubble.

The Kids are Alright

Recent sketchbook character workouts accessed via inner Wizzer & Chips.

Working Out

Here's a taste of the sketchbook work that went into the Kirby tribute piece.

Happy 95th Birthday Jack Kirby

Here's my contribution to Kirby-Vision's Jack Kirby 95th birthday portrait gallery.

Evolution

After a week of character sketches, the two guys from Monday's post have now look like this.

Double Chin

Been away from the sketchbook for a few days but here's a couple from today.

Jeff Dylan

I started out drawing Jeff Lynne and ended up with a flock of Dylans.