On the way home from shopp...BAM!

You know even despite all the things you do to stay safe sometimes things just happen sometimes, though you can still find help even in bad situations. Like today.

Out on a family grocery run and on the way home we happened upon a truck trying to turn left at a blocked off intersection on the highway. A few cars slammed on the brakes and avoided hitting him, and we were able to stop in time, but unfortunately we were rear ended by another vehicle. Luckily it was at low speeds and no one was seriously injured.

There was lots of help from others. From a random stranger making sure everyone is okay, to our boss who was able to pick up my sister-in-law and daughter to take them home, to a family friend who was able to give us a ride to the car rental place after we got really lost.

We have been blessed and watched over through all this. The lesson I take from all this is that bad things just happen. Despite all you can do, but that doesn't mean that there isn't someone watching out for you. I have seen that today. There is no way that many kind people could have been in the right place at the right time just ready to help us like they were.

I'm a really lucky guy, I think life just wanted to remind me of that.

Outlands: Cover Art

Here's some cover art for the first book. Not quite done but I still really like where it's going.

Outlands: Characters

Sorry there has been very few sketches this past few weeks, but there has been a very good reason for that. I've been working on one of my projects and fleshing it out more since I'm in Rexburg for awhile, and have some of my former teachers just across the street. So here you go, some character sketches from my project Outlands.

Villains: The Lurker

It wanders the streets, waiting lurking in dark corners. Waiting, for its next victim...

Villains: The Slave Master

The keeper of the slaves in the mines. A brutal task master who shows no mercy. Doesn't say much, but then his fist do all the talkin'.

Villains: Mr. Cuddles

An explosion at a toy factory created an unholy fusion of inventor and teddy bear. Now with a mind warped by cuteness, he seeks revenge on all stuffed animals.

Villains: The Sinister Pig

"Mr. James Kong, I've been expecting you."

Villains: Necromancer

The undead at his disposal, another killed is weapon for his use. Not to mention he has creepy eyes, and tattoos.

Villains: Monotone

So I was sitting in front of my sketch pad deciding what would be a good villain to draw, and the name Monotone popped in my head. Then I was looking at an amazing book by Creature Box looking for ideas and boom! The idea for a bass blaster was born. I love ideas that just happen.

So Monotone, the villain of the beats.

Villains: Sid Santos

So the last few weeks have been a whirlwind of crazy, along with having a baby, and learning the ways of the dad, I also lost a few parts to my Wacom pen, so that's been out of commission until today.

Anyway this month is Villains! Made up (by me) and already existing. So we start things off with the old west villain from a side project of mine. Sid Santos. Hired gunman with a secret. He can curve bullets by generating magnetic fields.  Yep supers in the Old West.