+BEEFY+PHO+TOE?

I'm starting to think there's a bit of a pattern in the making my frequency (or lack thereof) concerning my blogs--but I can say that there's plausible reason behind it! I've been working pretty hard (not as hard as I should, yet...) on my comic book, Part Time Shuffle, writing the sample chapter, drawing, inking, and just making sure the book is made in a printable form sometime before the year is out! At one point, I realized that my sample book was becoming way too long to be called a sample and seemed like an unnecessary investment so I'm deciding to technically do 2 sample books. The current one that I'm working on now will be printing physically and people can actually sample at my table during conventions, the other will debut on my website in its respectful section.

As scary as this might be--its definitely a fun experience working on my work and I welcome all of the pain, frustration and lessons that come with journey of printing/publishing. I think if anything--the only woes I have right now are that my computer has been acting a bit weird but I fear not (O_O) because I'm actually going to have a friend look at it for me and diagnose whatever flu-shot my computer needs to continue being the subservient, nice e-slave--I mean, assistant its been to be for so long. When I'm not busy drawing pages, or trying to land other freelance for support, or playing RE5 trying to get an s-grade in single player Mercenaries--I find myself enjoying some of FEW GOOD Asian fusion restaurants in the are. Of the 3 that I go to from time to time, there's one place in particular that I tend to go to alot called, Ichi Ban. Well, they revamped the restaurant recently so its actually "Asian Bistro"...rather to the point, I guess. Anyway, the food there is really tasty and its a very nice, tranquil environment to eat and I never feel as if I've stuffed myself afterwards--its always this nice, "refreshed" feeling. So much so, that friends say I'm painfully addicted to this place.

I usually go at the end of the week--to get away from well...everything. I usually end up getting:

-California Roll (maki cut)
-Shumai
-Miso Soup
-An occassional Egg Roll

Sometimes I get saucy and I get the Fried Tempura Rolls (and they're insanely good!) but just such a small meal does wonders for me. It doesn't sound like much but that plate in front of me eases my mind for some reason. Then again, a few matches of CVS2 with some friends does the same. Arguably, I make others unsettled when we play but for me...it was Tuesday. Speaking of days, today I did receive some good news concerning some freelance project that was thought to be defunct has been brought back to life and it should be resuming rather soon so I'm excited about that as well. Which leaves the weekend to celebrate...mildly--I still have pages to do.

Despite all this, I still made time to update my blog like all of us aspiring visual entertainers should do in this e-age...where attention whoring digitally is a way of life.

Meet me on Twitter in 20....(I'm so kidding!).

Take care!

+AWAKENING+BEAM

Its been an unreasonably long time since I've actually updated this blog and I do apologize for that. I guess the only reason I can blame that for (which isn't a really good excuse) is "life". In the midst of all that, its clear that it has its ups and downs but I am making...just like everyone else.

I'm pretty sure anyone who's actually following this blog is either knee-deep in their own "life" or pretty much coming out of it so while this is what the reason is, its far from unpredictable. For the most part I've been working hard on pages for my Pitchbook, "Part Time Shuffle" and while the progression of it for the most part is pretty steady I can't help but think of how much this book could better or more polished. Being someone who has always been harsh on his own work ever since I learned the word "perfection" as a child--I've had alot of issues with fully accepting anything that I actually complete or present as an artistic represenation of myself . This doesn't go to say that I don't like ANY of my work. There are pieces that I either enjoyed the process or something about it that I can say, "I really liked how that worked".

Within that, I always question if I'm pushing myself hard enough. I still get decent sleep--I still have somewhat of a social life (although pretty limited) so it makes me question how much better I could be if I put those things to the side? But I like living, and since I don't live in Japan--the deadlines I would be having really aren't going to permit me from having a normal life to a degree. Despite this introspective fuck-fest I have with my mind, I still press on and continue to make my pages as best as possible hoping that fans will like what I'm cooking.

I've put these on my DA recently, but I think I'll share them here also. Some somewhat recent promotional images for my pitchbook, colored by one of the illest people I know, Jessie Lam also known as axl99, on DA and many other art/social networks. I really enjoy the work she does for my lineart and I definitely look forward to new work that she will coloring for me as well. I think our combination works rather well for my art. She's definitely an inspiration despite how insanely humble she is. She pulls no punches and really can be motivating within her very to the point tone and emphasis on the focus being about the art and not any emotional input or catharsis from the artist themselves.

Besides that, I've been slowly planning a revamp of my website, possibly a trip to SPX (which is really around the corner from me) hopefully to meet up with some friends and publishers as well. I think in some ways, my art is becoming more consistent, and in others I feel that I need to push the diversity in shots and educating myself more on better storytelling elements.

I also promise to update more often...Twitter sort of got in the way of that.

Stay Beefy.

+SKETCHES+ONE

Well, as promised I would be posting sketches here as well updates concerning my website and the like--today I decided to post some sketches. Some are a little cleaner than others would others pretty messy. I normally don't show my sketches very often mainly because I don't like them usually but for those curious it shows I guess in some ways how I think about form and how I construct/design characters. To me its a way to figure out how to solve problems that continue to creep into my drawings at times and with a blog what better way to document mistakes...-_-.

Outside of that I've been doing alot planning for potential attacking self-publishing along with submitting to whoever wants to make me a slave at my desk and of course that means a bit more work on my end...but its what it is, really. I actually look forward to the process and while it forces me to re-design a few things (see hard drive failure) I see it as a good thing...at least thats what I keep telling myself these days.

+WHAT+IS+BEEFY+KUNOICHI+

So what would anyone really expect from a that has a title referring to a female ninja and her somehow being beefy? Pretty simple. I'm a comic artist who was born in probably one of the most artless, and boring places on the planet...Cambridge, Maryland. Because life is random, I found myself in Upper Marlboro when I turned 3 and somehow the combination of being fed quality beef, chambara films, various games by Capcom, 70's funk, hip-hop, and suprisingly decent amount of both Japanese and American comics--in Kikaider fashion turned me into the blocked-headed man I am today trying to get my story heard/seen by the masses or some shit.



So. This is my blog.

Here, I'll talk about mostly my progression on projects, experiences networking with others in the field, random things I find worthy of facepalm, envybeam (yes, you read right) and really good dishes that include beef in some way, and possibly things I like to cook (which clearly coincides with beef). So if you don't mind checking a blog that will consists of sketches, recipe experiments, and other random things I'm into...then you're just as random as I am.

Is that a good thing? Well if you like Hanwu Galpi then more likely you are making out with the bottom of the bowl. Metaphorically speaking...metaphorically.

To round out this wonderfully awkward and unfamiliar first post, here are some links to my website and obligatory deviantart page.

www.beefykunoichi.com

http://beefy-kunoichi.deviantart.com

My website will be undergoing an overhaul sometime this summer with new art and possibly some great announcements of some sort.

In the meantime, check out those sites and look forward to some wonderul updates.

Take care.