WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS!

Ah! Back to the artwork! Feels so good!
I, like most artists types, have TONS of reference books, comic books, dvd's and toys that took forever to unpack and organize and the process is still in the making. But, I did manage to create my space for getting back to the drawing board.




I've had a really good run of commissions to tackle and that also has kept me busy. Keep 'em coming!!
Here's a few pieces I've completed and wanted to share with ya!

The legendary Roy Orbison, painted in ink, ink wash, pastels & gouache on watercolor paper.



A character created by Hallie Martin, also known as Tear-Blossom Maiden over at DeviantArt, who commissioned me to draw her character- The Lord of Dragons. You can find her at http://tearblossom-maiden.deviantart.com/ . The artwork was created in ink, ink wash and enhanced in Photoshop.


A personal piece I did to honor the recent birthday of one of my all time fave actors-Boris Karloff. Created from ink, ink wash, gouache and a tad bit of Photoshop to tighten it up a bit.

And, a few quicky sketchies done to keep me in shape-

Dambala-The Voodoo God



The Daughter Of Nova. Influenced by my recent reading of the original novel of Planet of The Apes.


The Roar of Godzilla!


The Mad Hatter from Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland.


A fella I simply call Monsterface!

Okee Dokee! Back to the drawing board and more commissions to get to. Like I said-Keep 'em coming! If you are interested in any artwork from yours truly, simply email me at ragzter@aol.com. I'm always open for commissions

LONER IN THE LONE STAR!

I'M BACK!
The long journey from California to Texas has been one of long truck drives, torturous unpackings and tedious re-organizings of my life, but I have made it. It's a big culture shock being in this small town of simple folk. But, here I am regardless. Finally my art studio is in somewhat where I want it to be. The new drawing table has been assembled and ready for me to to violate with my twisted visions. I've got a small handful of commissions to begin and awaiting many more! Not much artwork has been done between my last post and now, but a few scribbles and sketches made their way to my small sketchbook, and I thought I'd share them with ya! Now, that I'm back in action, much more elaborate and complex works shall be in the postings. Enjoy!

TRADING IN MY SPEEDOS FOR SPURS!

Well, this may be my last post from California. This time next week I will be boxing up the computer and moving out to the middle of nowhere- a small town in Texas miles away from civilization. I haven't had much time to work on art, it's been nothing but boxing up of all my junk for the move. Over the weekend, we did have one last hurrah when we spent the weekend with friends in Burbank, drinkin' it up, screaming our brains out at The Universal Halloween Horror Haunts and then Sunday, a nice day at The LACMA to check out the massive and very inspiring Tim Burton Exhibit! Lotsa fun!


Gonna miss all my friends and the art scene out here big time, but who knows. Maybe I'll start a new art community out in the boonies of Texas. There, I will actually have a studio to work in, so I can do some bigger paintings without worrying about getting paint everywhere. So that's gonna be a good thing. It's gonna be an adventure and a huge culture shock, but what the hell, I've always been an outsider anyways.
After next Thursday I'll be on the move and there will be awhile where I will have very limited internet, so I thought I'd post some of my latest works since it'll be awhile before I get back to the drawing boards. Here they be-

HIT GIRL VS. BOLTIE My dream DEADLIEST WARRIOR episode. Who wouldn't love to see that?



ZAPPKAT AND THE MADRIGALZ MEET THE PRIESTS OF DITKO


RAGZ DANDELION



MOTHER MARY NEBULA


ROCK N' ROLL WEREWOLF


SURREALISTIC SISTERS


LOOKING AT ME FROM THE DARKNESS


NOVA AND WARLOCK



MADRIGALZ


TRIAL OF THE SLAYER OF ANGELS


MUTHOR GODDESS



Whew! That's alot of stuff! But it may be a month before I get a chance to post anything. Of course, if I doodle up anything worth posting before the move I'll throw 'em up here quickly like!

So, again, it's gonna be a whole new world when I get to Texas. If anyone in Texas wants to throw me a line and get me connections into the art world out there I would greatly appreciate it! Once everything is set up and organized I'll post pictures of my new studio which I will dub THE RAGZ DAVIDIAN STUDIOS. Keep checking back because I will post as soon as possible when I get back online. Thanks to everyone in Vegas & California for all the awesome times, friendships, adventures and misadventures.

I say you should all join me in Texas.
We can start the RAGZ DAVIDIAN ART MOVEMENT! What d'ya say! LET'S DO IT!!!

SO SAYETH I!!

ALL THE MORE VIVID IN COLOR!!

Thought I'd share some recent works, from the penciled versions to the finished painted versions. Check 'em out-

BRING ME MY TOYS!





MERCURY




YONDU LIKES FONDUE!

The Last Sketchys

Last Sunday was the last Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School in Anaheim,CA I was able to attend before I begin my big move to Texas in October. There's one in Houston, but it's about an hour & a half away from where I'll be living and I'm not sure if I'll be able to make them. So, this was a little sad for me. I've met some really cool people there, was inspired by some incredible artwork and got to draw some amazing sexy models, and many cool artwork has sprung forth from these sessions. But, hopefully the move to Texas will lead to some new artistic adventures. Thanks to Kelly Castillo & Nick Rothweiler, owners of the equally as awesome Rothick Art Haus gallery in Anaheim,CA for hosting the Dr. Sketchy's sessions. I'll miss ya'all!

Here's the sketches from the evening.

DOODLYSQUATZ & FATTYCATZ!

Recent drawings, sketches & doodly squats!