DREW DRAWS

Mmm...colored pencil...

2012-02-20T09:29:00.000-06:00

More Half-Life

2012-02-17T11:52:00.000-06:00

I'm on a Half-Life kick if you couldn't tell.

Even though the art is pretty stylized, I packed in a bunch of detail. Make sure to view it full-size!

Michelangelo's Freeman

2012-02-10T16:40:00.002-06:00

Macho Man Sunglasses collection

2012-02-09T14:09:00.000-06:00

As you may know, I make made-to-order Macho Man sunglasses. Over the past few months, I've collected numerous images of the Macho Man - specifically ones where he's sporting a sweet pair of sunglasses - to use as inspiration and reference for my business.

I'm collecting everything I find over at Printerest.

The pictures below were captured from numerous videos I found, and are being cataloged - for the first time in internet history(!) - in still-image form.

In fact, I believe my Randy "Macho Man" Savage board is the largest database of it's kind.

It may be the only database, but, still.

The Good Doctor

2012-02-06T10:36:00.001-06:00

Doctor Gordon Freeman, that is.

Since it feels like Spring...

2012-02-01T09:59:00.001-06:00

I took this is panoramic shot of beautiful Kauffman Stadium a couple years back. It's stitched together from several photos. Can you spot where the different images blend together?

Random design work

2012-01-30T16:05:00.000-06:00

I took this shot of the Kansas City skyline from Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas back in 2009.

It sat on my hard drive until a few weeks ago when I spiffed it up...

...and inserted it into an dinner invite.

There's a special kind of satisfaction when you can pull imagery from your own archives instead of trawling Google and settling for (mostly) poor-quality royalty-free pictures.

The design below is the flip-side of this invitation. For some reason, I never got around to posting both sides.

The Anybodys

2012-01-30T15:26:00.003-06:00

The Anybodys is a comic a friend and I worked on for a few months last year. Hopefully, something will come of it someday. He pitched me the concept and I wrote the "screenplay" and drew/designed the comic.

Brotherly Love

2012-01-18T13:19:00.003-06:00

A recent commission:

Wilford Brimley confronts Paula Deen

2012-01-18T11:12:00.000-06:00

Paula Deen has diabetes. Wilford Brimley isn't happy about it.

Images from the video:

Abstract photography

2012-01-10T13:27:00.001-06:00

What is this a picture of? Who knows! That's the point!

Nefertiti and the Confetti Club

2012-01-02T13:39:00.002-06:00

Fun with color:

Biopharmaceutical Logo

2011-12-30T13:10:00.001-06:00

Here are a couple variations of a logo I cooked up for a biopharmaceutical consultancy.

Thurman Munson Portrait

2011-12-28T10:20:00.000-06:00

Despite hating the Yankees, I really like the way this Thurman Munson commission turned out. It's acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12".

Watercolor house

2011-12-21T11:57:00.001-06:00

A recent commissioned piece and soon-to-be Christmas present. 18" x 14", ink and watercolor on paper.

My goodness my Guinness

2011-12-12T09:34:00.003-06:00

Here's a recent commissioned piece and soon-to-be Christmas present. It's 14" x 18", acrylic on canvas. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. The dog's face kills me every time. I mean, look at 'im. He jus' a widdle guy!

If the stork and text looks familiar, that's because this painting is a play off an old Guinness beer poster. Credit for the idea goes to my customer - brilliant!

Celebs

2011-12-08T15:38:00.001-06:00

Grangerinellofruit

2011-11-30T17:13:00.001-06:00

Heh heh heh...

2011-11-11T14:03:00.001-06:00

Seghesio Zinfandel still life

2011-11-10T09:27:00.001-06:00

Here's a recent commissioned piece. 18" x 24", acrlyic on canvas. A still life like this makes a great (ahem. AHEM.) Christmas present.

If you want to see the image full-size instead of within the constraints of Blogger's new "light box" feature, open the image in a new window or tab.

Mario and Kojak

2011-11-08T09:26:00.002-06:00

Random icons

2011-11-01T16:53:00.001-05:00

These images were for the Big Map project, but I ended up changing up the visual style and not using them. I still like them, though.

The Primacy of Geraldo

2011-10-31T17:20:00.002-05:00

Big map

2011-10-28T13:18:00.000-05:00

A commissioned piece showing the Hermosa/Venice Beach area:

The Wilford Brimley Show

2011-10-27T11:05:00.001-05:00

Why, yes, this is Wilford Brimley interviewing Joaquin Phoenix.

Keeping it classy

2011-10-19T15:13:00.001-05:00

Sketching Steve Jobs

2011-10-18T13:15:00.000-05:00

Steve Jobs is fun to draw because of his simple yet iconic appearance. He's a ready-made cartoon character, really.

Various sketches with commentary

After he passed, I watched his Stanford Commencement Address. I lifted a line from his speech and combined it with the final drawing from above, and made a little inspirational wallet card.

It's a little dinged up from sliding in and out of my wallet

Doodle magic

2011-10-18T10:36:00.001-05:00

This little thumbnail doodle took me all of two minutes, but it has more personality and dynamism than most of my finished work. Why can't all stages of the artistic process be this spontaneous and intuitive? WHY?

The Mission Art Walk is TONIGHT!

2011-10-14T10:49:00.001-05:00

Local artists, live music, good food and good times at the Mission Art Walk tonight from 6 to 10. I'll be at my booth selling paintings all evening, so come on down and say "hey."

This piece and plenty other Drew Stearns originals will be on sale for $15. That's a slick deal if you ask me.

"Good Night Nurse" - 15 x 19" - Acrylic on wood panel

10/18/11 Update:

The Art Walk came and went and a good time was had by all. I made six sales during the evening! Were they all to friends or family? Yes, but that still counts!

Looking south down Woodson road, right off Johnson Drive

View of my booth from the main drag

My view of the main drag from the booth

Sitting in my chair behind my booth, looking south

Sprinkler

2011-10-08T09:55:00.002-05:00

More Mission Art Walk paintings

2011-10-06T14:59:00.002-05:00

On October 14, I'll be exhibiting at the Mission Art Walk in downtown Mission, Kansas. It's like a mini art fair for area residents. You can find it on Woodson Road between Johnson Drive and Martway Street.

The images below are some paintings I'm selling at the show. Everything will be pretty inexpensive, so it's a good opportunity for collectors to score some cheap Drew Stearns originals.

"Brachiosaurus" - 9.25 x 12.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Deinoychus" - 12.75 x 9.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Euoplocephalus" - 12.75 x 11.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Pacycephalosaurus" - 10 x 11.25" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Tyrannosaurus" - 12.75 x 11.5" - Acrylic on wood panel

Runner

2011-10-06T10:18:00.002-05:00

Motivation

2011-09-20T10:24:00.003-05:00

Who cares about blood sugar? The question is: will this bottle of Mountain Dew give me crow's feet?

Nasty little guy, eh?

2011-09-13T10:23:00.001-05:00

For some reason, my house is a magnet for incredibly frightening arachnid-like creatures. They're good company when not crawling out drains while you're taking a shower.

Other recent photos:

Self-imposed digital painting workshop

2011-09-02T10:31:00.000-05:00

From: http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=33595&page=16

Shawnee Mission Park - Shawnee, Kansas:

From: http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=33595&page=39

A spray bottle on my drawing desk in my studio:

Tribute to Ben Richards

2011-08-30T16:31:00.003-05:00

The Running Man is one of the all-time great science fiction movies. Mainly because it has Arnold running around in a sweet Adidas shoulder-padded jumpsuit, finding creative ways to kill people and survive the ultimate manhunt.

Here's how I went about creating my painted portrait of Arnold's character, Ben Richards:

Screencap from movie

Pencil thumbnail

Full size pencil sketch

Digital color study

Original painting

Digital pass

Paintings for the Mission Art Walk

2011-08-29T17:29:00.000-05:00

On October 14, I'll be exhibiting at the Mission Art Walk in downtown Mission, Kansas. It's a mini art fair for area residents. You can find it on Woodson Road between Johnson Drive and Martway Street.

The images below are some paintings I'll be selling at the show. Everything will be pretty inexpensive, so it's a good opportunity for collectors to score some cheap Drew Stearns originals.

"Brush" - 9.25" x 13" - Arcylic on wood panel

"Clamp" - 9.25" x 13" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Flat Head" - 12.75" x 11.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Hammer" - 9.5" x 12.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Pliers" - 7.25" x 12.25" - Acrylic on wood panel

"Wrench" - 9.25" x 12.75" - Acrylic on wood panel

Macho Man Sunglasses

2011-08-29T10:09:00.002-05:00

Randy "Macho Man" Savage left us too soon. For a few weeks following his death, I obsessed over the man, reading every obituary, watching hours of fuzzy VHS transfers on YouTube, and incessantly growling "SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!"

My lust for Macho Man ephemera grew, but it was impossible to locate any official gear. Saddened that I couldn't find a DayGlo-yellow tasseled sequined leather jacket or a checkered neon cowboy hat, I decided to buy some wholesale shades and customize them with decorative foils.

You can find pairs I've already made, or custom-order your own on my Etsy page. Without a doubt, they're the key accessory in any Macho Man Halloween costume.

Here are some examples:

Glitter Gold Stripe

Checkered Flat Yellow

Checkered Glitter Gold

Icicle Blue

The Time Travel Diet Part 10 - Finis

2011-08-24T12:32:00.001-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 9

2011-08-24T09:37:00.003-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 8

2011-08-22T13:02:00.002-05:00

click to ANIMATE!

The Time Travel Diet Part 7

2011-08-18T15:58:00.001-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 6

2011-08-17T05:00:00.001-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 5

2011-08-16T17:38:00.005-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 4

2011-08-12T14:32:00.003-05:00

Click to (subtly) animate!

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 3

2011-08-12T12:32:00.004-05:00

click to make big

The Time Travel Diet Part 2

2011-08-11T15:41:00.010-05:00

Click to animate!

The Time Travel Diet Part 1

2011-08-10T15:40:00.003-05:00

click to make big

What did you do Steven Keaton?

2011-08-09T20:09:00.004-05:00

I don't know why I made this wallpaper, but I did.

Little Timmy Allen

2011-08-09T16:21:00.004-05:00

I'm American enough to admit it: the new Tim Allen sitcom in development has me excited. Too excited, perhaps?

click to make big

MANTIS!

2011-08-02T15:57:00.001-05:00

From the wilderness of my backyard:

Catsup Ward

2011-08-01T10:47:00.001-05:00

Cast of characters

2011-07-27T16:54:00.004-05:00

Invitation

2011-07-22T09:31:00.002-05:00

Some recent design work:

The Dog and Pony Show

2011-07-19T15:04:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple images from my defunct blog/online radio program "The Dog and Pony Show"

Take a look at what's new

2011-07-18T11:41:00.005-05:00

A couple weeks back, I decided to consolidate all of my creative ventures into one location: this site. It now serves as my blog/resume/portfolio for all of my artistic pursuits. If you have a moment, take a peek at all the different pages I've set up, there's a little something for everyone.

Another thing: I'm going to start writing more. I'm not sure what about, exactly. I only know that it's a skill I want to develop, and the only way to get better at it, is to do it every day in some capacity. It also gives me a reason to do things I would never think to do otherwise, so I have something exciting or interesting to write about. Like performing a 3-minute stand up set during open mic night at a local comedy club or placing a 500 to 1 odds bet with an English bookmaker that bigfoot is discovered. Expect to hear about both of those adventures soon.

I hope you enjoy the new and improved Drew Draws! Don't be a stranger now, ya hear?

Old School Iconography

2011-07-14T13:12:00.007-05:00

I like the building-block look of old school icons. Now-a-days everything is so slick and shiny and reflective and curved and and and...

Here are some icons I created at work a while back. Copyright DST Systems.

Avatar

2011-07-14T12:19:00.003-05:00

Here's a logo I created for my Dad's fantasy baseball team, "Bad Dudes."

Patrick Dempsy, Taylor Swift, Paris Hilton, and Headphone Girl

2011-07-06T14:21:00.001-05:00

Stormy skies

2011-06-29T12:59:00.001-05:00

Markers!

2011-06-29T11:31:00.003-05:00

Going old-school with some Crayola Washable Markers:

New Drowrings

2011-06-23T12:19:00.007-05:00

Retro furniture sketch

2011-06-07T17:03:00.001-05:00

In the news - Former congressman Anthony Weiner

2011-06-06T20:49:00.002-05:00

Double Sided Bristol Stress Test

2011-06-01T17:02:00.006-05:00

Illustration Friday

2011-05-18T16:22:00.008-05:00

This week's topic: "Safari"

"Freja Beha" color study

2011-05-18T13:30:00.006-05:00

This is a digital color study for the "Freja Beha". The line work is ink on a gessoed wood board that I later completed the final painting on.

Obligatory Osama reference

2011-05-05T12:34:00.005-05:00

SEAL Team Six's secret weapon? Squirrels.

Neo-Pop Art portraits of fashion models

2011-05-03T10:24:00.006-05:00

Here are some paintings I've done over the past couple weeks. I was experimenting with layered application of color using acrylic glazing medium. Their hue and luminance shift subtly depending on the type of light you display them in. Pretty cool, I say:

Eliza Cummings - 16" x 36" - Acrylic and India ink on wood panel

Detail

Freja Beha - 24" x 24" - Acrylic and India ink on wood panel

Detail

Sigrid Agren - 11" x 18" - Acrylic and Indian ink on wood panel

Detail

Kate King - 26" x 30" - Acrylic and Indian ink on wood panel

Detail

Joan Smalls - 12" x 14" - Acrylic and Indian ink on wood panel
(The white streaks on the right side of the image is glare produced by the textured surface of the wood panel)

Detail

Sketchbookin'

2011-04-11T20:59:00.003-05:00

Etsy

2011-03-22T11:02:00.007-05:00

I have an etsy site now! Check it: drewstearns.etsy.com

Praire dog / river otter hybrid?!

2011-03-08T20:44:00.004-06:00

Sketchbookin'

2011-03-04T14:47:00.004-06:00

Faces (awkward and haunting)

2011-02-07T10:58:00.005-06:00

Impromptu painting

2011-01-16T13:55:00.006-06:00

Sometimes, I go on an art binge and vomit something out that I had no intention of creating. Last night was one of those times. All of this took place within two hours.

Here's the reference material. I'm trying to find the image's original source so I can give credit where it's due...

Here's the warm up pen sketch:

The pencil sketch on a 2x2' gessoed board of birch plywood:

The final product about an hour later:

I don't usually lay paint down this thick. I was kind of in a frenzy while creating this:

Towards the end, I ditched my palette knife; can you can see the grooves left by my fingerprints?

Turtle sketchin'

2011-01-16T13:28:00.003-06:00

A little freelance work

2011-01-12T08:30:00.003-06:00

I drew these for a for a company named "Fundraising Favorites" that sells food items (like pizza, cookies and pies) to schools who resell them for fundraising purposes.

Turtle! Turtle!

2010-12-30T21:49:00.002-06:00

Work sketchin'

2010-12-13T20:40:00.009-06:00

Today's "Process Analytics" meeting was wildly successful! There's a little something for everyone:

Here's a concept sketch for my friend's website, currently in development, PuzzleBuggle:

Some color studies:

*Oops! There's some color inconsistency with the lower part of the pencil. I'll fix that later.

Ms. Monroe

2010-11-30T21:39:00.001-06:00

Some photo retouching

2010-10-30T23:56:00.006-05:00

The challenge of portrait photography is to depict the subject in a flattering, yet objective light. If the "corrected" version looks like a different person from the original image, you've gone too far. I think I've done pretty well here.

More!

2010-10-19T21:52:00.007-05:00

Some more recent photos...

2010-10-19T21:42:00.006-05:00

KAAAAAW!

2010-10-09T09:22:00.005-05:00

From my backyard:

Click to make HUGE!

The Poodle and other photos

2010-09-29T22:07:00.004-05:00

Sketchcards

2010-09-16T22:08:00.007-05:00

Sketchcards

2010-08-22T20:49:00.006-05:00

Some studies with ink and, watercolor and colored pencil:

One-off comic

2010-08-09T22:26:00.007-05:00

Some things of note:

The paper texture is from a scanned sheet of newsprint
The dialogue typeface is Frutiger,which was often used by comics in the 1960's
This comic contains both my favorite (bigfoot) and non-favorite (Shape Ups) things.

Comic experimentation

2010-08-09T21:24:00.004-05:00

I'm experimenting with a bunch of different comic ideas at the moment. I find that I can tell a lot about a comic's potential if I just draw out the first strip.

Envelope wallpaper (not for epileptics)

2010-07-18T21:51:00.004-05:00

I accidentally made this today:

Quick sketch of the city

2010-06-23T08:41:00.006-05:00

Top Secret

2010-05-13T15:58:00.003-05:00

The evolution of a logo for a project I'm not at liberty to discuss (I've always wanted to say that):

Puppet-up!

2010-05-12T10:21:00.008-05:00

Me, my brother, and our dog as puppets.

Business cards

2010-04-18T22:59:00.007-05:00

I worked on designing some business cards for myself yesterday. Here is the process from start to finish:

The resulting two:

I decided to go with the light bulb one.

Sneak peak

2010-04-09T20:07:00.004-05:00

This is the cover to my comic compilation. I chose the most ridiculous images to adorn the front and back covers. If you want to see the back cover, you'll have to come to the senior show.

Oh, and this drawing is making a reference to the 1986 classic Labyrinth, starring David Bowie.

Zombies? Zombies.

2010-04-07T09:46:00.004-05:00

Here's an illustration for the school paper. It's for a story about the game "Humans vs. Zombies."

Coming soon...

2010-03-30T16:07:00.004-05:00

The cover to the comic/story book I'm wrapping up:

Sketchbookin'

2010-03-18T22:29:00.005-05:00

I'm back

2010-03-16T13:01:00.004-05:00

Whoa, been a while.

This is a quick self portrait drawn on this site.

Some randomness

2010-01-31T20:29:00.006-06:00

Trying to find the right skin/hair combination:

Here is a quick sketch of Superman's head and shoulders. I love the gestural marks I make when I'm quickly sketching something: