tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66206471954984525112024-03-12T20:29:38.401-07:00danse AbsurdA disturbing look into the sketchbooks and random drawings of Scott Quick, "Mid-Missouri's James Joyce". All drawings copyright me, Scott Quick, "Mid-Missouri's James Joyce", etc.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-79431110462635462382014-04-02T19:31:00.001-07:002014-04-02T19:31:54.413-07:00Crowd Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted. This a a crowd sketch from the first comic convention I attended as an exhibitor in 2012. The above are waiting in line for assorted french fries and corn dogs at bargain prices.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-55554110977166597402013-05-01T20:09:00.001-07:002013-05-01T20:09:35.438-07:00NHL Playoff last year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I believe I did this while watching the Blues in the playoffs last year. Even while watching a game, I can't get the incredibly bulky uniform right! I even vowed to stop shaving for the duration of the playoffs .... a vow that was quickly snuffed out by the Mrs.
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-3088266095424343792013-04-29T19:57:00.001-07:002013-04-29T19:57:40.916-07:00Dude! My Facebook!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Left: A doodle from when I considered aiming my comic strip "Camden Bottoms" at a younger audience. Right: Standard uniform for any art director.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-75788084803972898922013-04-23T19:58:00.001-07:002013-04-23T19:58:18.084-07:00"You'll All Have Chins!!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I get lost sometimes drawing heads, chins and hairlines. From last year.
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-86145211758105876852013-04-22T17:01:00.001-07:002013-04-22T17:01:12.212-07:00Micron Landscape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The view from where I park at my job. A rather ominous cloud formation and much more beautiful in technicolor than in dying micron. As I recall, this was the day Jean Girard (Moebius) died- that should tell you how behind in posting sketches I am.
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-11093580441853307452013-04-21T17:56:00.000-07:002013-04-21T17:56:35.550-07:00The Problem with Hockey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I maintain that the reason Hockey is not as popular as it could be is that the uniforms are not flattering in an athletic sense. Look at football, America's #1 sport. The players wear padding which exaggerate the shoulders and chest, while leaving the lower body wrapped in skin tight trousers. Hockey pads the lower body to such a degree that the players look as though they should be entering the local Wal-Mart as much as the ice rink. I think in the future, when they perfect body protection with as thin a fabric as possible, the game will be even faster; and ratings will rise. My son is offended by any unflattering drawings of hockey players, by the way.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-54240814403681533412013-01-12T16:47:00.001-08:002013-01-12T16:47:05.324-08:00Fill Up at Quik Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From March of last year- a view from the suburbs of St. Louis, MO. Excelsior!!</div>
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-17319096498310322982012-11-06T13:27:00.000-08:002012-11-06T13:27:25.001-08:00Unused Pen and Ink Promo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A promotional piece I did for my strip, <a href="http://camdenbottoms.com/">Camden Bottoms</a>. I worked for several days before scrapping it and starting over with a new piece. I can't shake the feeling that my old rowing instructor from Scout camp would be disappointed that I didn't stow the boat with the oarlock in the "down" position.
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-65579065332505440672012-10-27T08:44:00.000-07:002012-10-27T08:44:30.851-07:00Pen & Ink on Parchment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently did a pen and ink version of the crayon sketch from the previous post as an anniversary gift for my wife. I've been getting some good results lately by using the smooth side of faux parchment paper I bought from Office Max. I got the idea to spatter the blanket in the upper portion from Andrew Loomis' excellent "Figure Drawing For All It's Worth", now re-issued (finally) by Titan Publishing in a beautiful facsimile edition.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-25876563728816151112012-10-21T15:57:00.000-07:002012-10-21T15:57:14.383-07:00Sketching with Crayon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was obviously done some 7 years ago, when my son was approaching his 4th birthday. I was working out of an oversized sketchbook and until recently I wasn't able to scan anything out of it. I grabbed one of my sons crayola crayons and sketched the rest of my family napping on the couch.
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-24382354078358139982012-10-17T16:36:00.003-07:002012-10-17T16:36:56.696-07:00Knight Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Character design sketch for a knight I'd like to use someday. A ragged knight.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-59520787739968620322012-10-14T19:46:00.001-07:002012-10-14T19:46:15.043-07:002 Dudes, 1 Cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1 Cat and 2 Dudes .... Nuff Said!!
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-88841191132050798162012-10-10T19:01:00.001-07:002012-10-10T19:01:16.336-07:00Newt's Wattles (study)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apart from the contempt-filled sneer, these wattles could belong to any member of the House from either side of the aisle. Ah Democracy!-snif-<br />
Pen and InkScott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-45449095150322742482012-09-23T15:14:00.000-07:002012-09-23T15:14:43.963-07:00Newt Gingrich, once candidate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is from last Winter, when it was Newt's turn to lead the Republican pack. Newt has a wonderful landscape of cascading chins and jowls which make for compelling drawing. Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-83257261416016070112012-09-12T18:58:00.000-07:002012-09-12T18:58:29.252-07:00A Sheepish Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A long overdue update from around January, I think. I've been in love with excessive straps and buckles and ridiculously long limb appendages since <strong>Guy Davis'</strong> work on the <strong>Nevermen</strong> for Dark Horse. I bought a page from Mr. Davis that featured one such character called "The <strong>Murderist</strong>". The above finished in blue pencil with HB pencil.<br />
Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-14823138184049737252012-06-03T07:50:00.002-07:002012-06-03T15:52:35.161-07:00Pen and Ink Formal Wear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All right, it's been a while since I've posted. Most of my spare time has been swallowed by "Camden Bottoms" (see previous post). This is from January when I was breaking in a new pen nib.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-24359116743322262692012-03-04T15:57:00.002-08:002012-03-04T16:17:17.412-08:00My New Web Comic<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HUewK0lH6IY/T1QBlr_lZrI/AAAAAAAABFc/i2_0TJrBsvE/s1600/bio2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HUewK0lH6IY/T1QBlr_lZrI/AAAAAAAABFc/i2_0TJrBsvE/s400/bio2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716195574016206514" border="0" /></a>Here is some promotional artwork I did for the Web Comic I've started some months ago. I did this piece for the <a href="http://www.spectrumfantasticart.com/spectrumfantasticartlive/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spectrum Art Live</span></a> show coming up in mid-May in Kansas City. The strip is called <a href="http://spidersunleashed.net/camden/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Camden Bottoms</span></a> named after the bottoms of Camden, Missouri. It is sadly lacking in pop culture references, characters who call each other "Dude", and gags about video games - however, if you like scratchy pen and ink illustrations and mildly unsettling rural humor from another century, then I may just have what you're looking for. It posts new comics Sundays and Wednesdays rain or shine. Please come by and visit!Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-3390249890254713362012-02-26T10:58:00.002-08:002012-02-26T11:03:09.455-08:00The New Catwoman<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mgzkq6v0HHs/T0qA67ZltjI/AAAAAAAABFQ/RDVohPh1LbM/s1600/ElGato.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mgzkq6v0HHs/T0qA67ZltjI/AAAAAAAABFQ/RDVohPh1LbM/s400/ElGato.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713520827138684466" border="0" /></a>Not the new Catwoman. It was inspired, however, by my being accosted by my wife early one morning on the way to the coffeemaker as she was returning from a workout. She was awfully proud of her black workout togs. Pen and ink over blue scribbles.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-6124649679465966982012-01-24T17:34:00.000-08:002012-01-24T17:39:31.183-08:00More Nudes in Ink<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nEX4Gz43dY/Tx9cdTnIeFI/AAAAAAAABFE/yWB4Cg5FFMo/s1600/dianab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nEX4Gz43dY/Tx9cdTnIeFI/AAAAAAAABFE/yWB4Cg5FFMo/s400/dianab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701377311824705618" border="0" /></a>More figure drawing from '96. Even with the false start on the arm, I was pleased with the composition of this one. As you can see it's testing the limits of my new scanner.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-33301201807462170092012-01-17T17:57:00.000-08:002012-01-17T18:08:03.023-08:00Nude with Dog Collar<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnlIEDMYcNA/TxYnhwwVzgI/AAAAAAAABE4/kd67xGeCOfY/s1600/Blackwell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnlIEDMYcNA/TxYnhwwVzgI/AAAAAAAABE4/kd67xGeCOfY/s400/Blackwell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698785839460765186" border="0" /></a>Another figure drawing from 1996 or there-abouts. I was drawing directly in ink using an old steel pen nib that I'd uncovered in an old trunk I'd inherited from my grandmother. The nibs were pretty inflexible, so a varied line was few and far between. Drawing directly in ink taught me to (try to) commit to a line, an exercise I highly recommend.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-51693043222335061352012-01-08T13:46:00.000-08:002012-01-08T14:00:28.509-08:00Figure Drawing in Ink, '96<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kCy6fPPWt3M/TwoPIZlyUpI/AAAAAAAABEs/0rrGeNwO-FA/s1600/Diana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kCy6fPPWt3M/TwoPIZlyUpI/AAAAAAAABEs/0rrGeNwO-FA/s400/Diana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695381315746157202" border="0" /></a>Feeling guilty about my poor post rate lately, I dug through the archives for something new. Here's a figure drawing from 1996, Diana Blackwell, model. I was sitting in on Frank Stack's figure drawing class twice a week at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Diana was one of the best models I've ever drawn. She was imaginative, engaged, and seemed to treat modeling as a performance.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-70921400891340314432011-12-24T14:25:00.001-08:002011-12-24T14:29:09.068-08:00Seasons Greetings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WFgMgLWDGhk/TvZRlhqanxI/AAAAAAAABEg/wx53WiV_SL4/s1600/xmas20011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WFgMgLWDGhk/TvZRlhqanxI/AAAAAAAABEg/wx53WiV_SL4/s400/xmas20011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689824884362485522" border="0" /></a>This year's Christmas card. I wince as I post this, as there are still a few friends I haven't mailed this to yet. Please reserve your shock at my posting <span style="font-style: italic;">twice</span> in one month!Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-79810717989493649742011-12-21T18:23:00.000-08:002011-12-21T18:41:05.892-08:00The Gun Moll<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tStZS4dibDM/TvKU67LmC7I/AAAAAAAABEU/xHcxMHkibeY/s1600/Gunsel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tStZS4dibDM/TvKU67LmC7I/AAAAAAAABEU/xHcxMHkibeY/s400/Gunsel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688773019362003890" border="0" /></a>Some weeks ago I took a paycheck to the only decent art supply store in St. Louis County and bought a variety of inks. I came up with mix of Higgins, some "non-shellac" nonsense and Pelikan Drawing Ink. In the future I can make do with Pelikan alone, as that's the only ink straight out of a bottle I can use with a decent black. You'd have better luck getting a better black out of old coffee than Higgins straight out of the well- yet I keep giving it another chance as though all the Higgins I've ever tried were just bad batches.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-85882054911258593182011-11-18T17:20:00.000-08:002011-11-18T17:32:20.081-08:00Mr. Happy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nLpGb-eZmQQ/TscFgpRo62I/AAAAAAAABEI/Knct-Kkgf5E/s1600/Mr.Happy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nLpGb-eZmQQ/TscFgpRo62I/AAAAAAAABEI/Knct-Kkgf5E/s400/Mr.Happy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676511913717590882" border="0" /></a>An older painting I had on my old site, and I honestly don't remember if I posted it here or not. Oil on board. I remember doing this when we first moved back to the mid-west from Jersey, camping out in my in-law's basement. Never a popular one with the immediate family. My son wouldn't enter the room unless it was facing against the wall and my wife always thought it was a rather cliched fantasy/horror piece. I suspect she's right.Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620647195498452511.post-13088138881968925082011-11-14T19:02:00.001-08:002011-11-14T19:06:43.350-08:00Baby Tom Waits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGWT7E7UraA/TsHWb1dL8pI/AAAAAAAABD8/KX4k7b61wGQ/s1600/BabyTomWaits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGWT7E7UraA/TsHWb1dL8pI/AAAAAAAABD8/KX4k7b61wGQ/s400/BabyTomWaits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675052779157844626" border="0" /></a>At a function sometime during October, I happened upon a toddler whom I began to refer to as "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Baby Tom Waits</span>". It wasn't until I drew him from memory that I realized it was really <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jack Nance </span>from "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Eraserhead</span>".Scott Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327925832271633468noreply@blogger.com1