Harts

I heard that this month was the anniversary of Owen Hart's tragic death and a friend asked me to illustrate an image in tribute. So here is Owen goofing around with his older brother Bret "the Hitman" Hart.

Oh, this one is NOT for sale...because I have some special plans for it. *hint, hint, wink, wink*




- Conduct Lionhardt

Progression Piece: Heimdall

Here's a progression of my 9x12 Heimdall piece, as portrayed by Idris Elba in Marvel's Thor films.

BEHOLD!!

(non-photo blue pencils)

(inks over non-photo blue)

(black and white inks)

(As I have stated previously, inquiries on purchases or how to get a commission can be emailed at: conductlionhardt@gmail.com)

- Conduct Lionhardt

Piece progression: Thor

Been awhile so I shall be posting quite a bit for the next few days. I'll be posting up a few pieces, showcasing stages, as well as just showing some cool final illustrations. For anyone interested in buying anything I post up (or have commission inquiries) you can hit me up: conductlionhardt@gmail.com (or check out the commissions page which list a few facts and the email.)

First up is a piece I had shown a few stages on which is almost completely done (just waiting on a new white pen to come in so I can add the rain) of the movie version of Thor.

BEHOLD!!

(apologies for the crappy camera pics. I'll properly scan the final version.)

- Conduct Lionhardt

March Update

So, I have began re-arranging how I go about my workday and it has led to some seriously great productivity. I'm still operating with less hours to continuously work than I would prefer but the changes I've made in the last few weeks, have really impacted how much I get done. The quality of the work and my ability to like it the next day have both improved also, ha, ha. There has even been time to work on polishing up the large stockpile of music I aim to record. I know some people out there are excited at the prospect of me doing that again and, to be honest, so am I... Especially with these next two releases I have planned, being material from a time, I feel, I was writing my best musically.

The past few weeks have been rather interesting ones. I aim to go into detail about some interactions I had and what thoughts came about because of them. In fact, they have fueled me to the point I'll be posting at least 3 times this week.

There will also be art to see! I have been spending plenty of time at the drawing table lately! For now though, here are thumbnails for something I'm slowly tinkering away at. These are pretty rough and I have to do some redesign/re-imagining of some of the elements...but you can still enjoy them.

Late Valentine's

So, I'm sorry for the lack of updates BUT I can say with certainty I shall be back to a more frequent run of posting on here by next week.

I did a few drawings for valentine's day but was unable to take pics of them all. I'll post them (sans witty banter) as I can this week. I do have this one of Shawn Spencer and Juliet O'hara of "Psych" though. In all its rare and sketchy goodness. Enjoy.

Weekends and Updates

Hello everybody, I'm finally caught up on stuff and back to blogging! I will be sharing some thoughts and plenty of art a bit more frequently around these parts.

I started a new work schedule that is just producing some wonderful results, both with my output as well as allowing me to have something I've not been really able to enjoy for quite some time: the weekend. For probably the passed 5 years, my weekends haven't been a detached entity from the rest of the work week. They have basically been additional work days (of one form or another) in which I focus, prepare for, or actively spend time on paying work. While it has served me well on the end of getting projects done for clients and things like that, it has left me feeling pretty rundown and frustrated. In an attempt to change things and free up time for me, I changed the way I worked in the middle of this passed January. Now my weekends can be spent catching some TV or film, reading, and generally enjoying my mind being off the next paying gig until Monday morning. I've also been able to start back to work on some personal projects, stuff that in the past years has only gotten the very smallest amount of my time. I feel that it is healthy for me to be able to detach and I can already say that the benefits of having a weekend again are allowing me to come back to "work" with a fresh perspective and way better energy.

 While I can't YET share what cool personal projects I've got cooking up, I do have a few more looks at those "Thor: the Dark World" illustrations I have been slowly chipping away at (in-between client work.) Hopefully these will get done nice and soon, with my now having 2 days a week where I can choose to give them hours of attention. In the meanwhile, here's the work-in-progress:

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Work-in-Progress

Busy, busy, busy! I have been trying to close the year out strong, finishing up cover work I look forward to everyone seeing. But fret not, faithful blog viewers, in-between the paying gigs, I've been working up some art (which shall be for sale) and, though it takes a bit longer due to having the paid stuff take priority, I decided to share some works-in-progress for you to see!

Check it out:

Thor (blue pencils and inks. Quite unfinished. haha)

Heimdall (as portrayed by Idris Elba. Blue pencils, awaiting more penciling and then inks)

 As you can see, I really enjoyed Thor: The Dark World, this year. I'll be adding...maybe 2 more pieces inspired by that film, to these.

More art coming. Stay tuned...

- Conduct Lionhardt