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Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:32:11 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Accidental Martyrs:
Chris said, "Around Christmas time I accidentally started a series of sketches in one of my sketchbooks. I say "accidentally started," because I did not have anything particular in mind when I began drawing. One sketch became two, and two grew into more. I..." more
Saturday, April 25, 2015 9:25:50 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled My time with Sketch Cards:
Chris said, "I was intrigued when I first heard of sketch cards. The idea sounded great! You get paid to do fan art on a small scale--usually 50 to 100 or more cards--with traditional media. Quick little illustrations to indulge your inner fanboy, and paid as..." more
Saturday, March 14, 2015 8:41:06 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Forest Spirit or Passages 2:
Chris said, "Sometimes it takes quite awhile before a sketchbook idea gets worked up to a final piece. Months, maybe years go by before an idea demands more attention. I often wonder if my sketches are finished projects by themselves, but that's usually not the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:22:25 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled :
Chris said, "Last month I finished a black and white portrait of HP Lovecraft, an American horror writer. Lovecraft is known for creating the Cthulu mythos in the first half of the 20th century, over a series of related stories.My first small sketch of the piece..." more
Monday, September 16, 2013 12:24:08 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Fall:
Chris said, "I wish Autumn would last longer since it's my favorite season. Warm days and cool nights, explosions of color slowly taking the leaves. The short lived brilliance of Autumn makes it all the more precious ahead of the long, cold winter, which follows..." more
Monday, December 24, 2012 1:15:16 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!:
Chris said, "May you be blessed with the warmth and joy of Love this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!In the nick of time, here is my Christmas card for 2012. Thanks for stopping by.© Chris Chuckry 2012"
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:54:55 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Moebius Tribute:
Chris said, "Earlier this year I was approached by a French Publisher and asked if I would like to take part in a Moebius tribute book. Moebius (aka Jean Giraud) was an influential French artist, who unfortunately passed away in March. You can learn more about..." more
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:48:14 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Tim Burton Portrait:
Chris said, "This piece came about as a prize for a raffle on Free Comic Book Day. The prize was a sketch of some kind. But, the winner planted the seed of this portrait in my head. The idea took root and grew--eventually taking on a life of it's own.Settling on..." more
Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:58:26 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Wood Ducks:
Chris said, ""I swear I see this duck loitering around back lately. He's becoming more brazen every day, but I'm watching him. Behind locked doors, I watch and wait. He won't win this time. "Seriously though, the wood ducks are hanging around the back yard..." more
Monday, March 12, 2012 10:48:04 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Fezzy Skeleton:
Chris said, "Here's a little piece I did during a local Comic Book convention a couple of weeks ago. It's about 5 by 7 inches, and was completed with marker, aquarelle pencil and some pastel pencil. It was lots of fun! So much fun that I might do a small series..." more
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:26:23 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Pastel Portrait study:
Chris said, "It's been some time since I've updated this blog. Reason being that I have been super busy with work, and a fairly recent teaching gig. In January I began teaching an introductory illustration course at our local college. Thursday mornings from..." more
Monday, January 23, 2012 10:59:08 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!:
Chris said, "I wish the best to you and yours during this holiday season, and into the New Year! May love and happiness light your days and nights. Almost forgot to finish my Christmas card this year--that's the way things have been going lately. I did..." more
Friday, November 25, 2011 1:43:52 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Map of a Heart:
Chris said, "Here is a piece from one of my sketchbooks. A quick editorial-type illustration mapping a heart's experience with some people and things we typically associate with love.I spend most of my days working in comic book and related genres. As a result,..." more
Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:53:10 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Snow Fall:
Chris said, "It snowed the other day, November 18th, to be exact. It was the first heavy snowfall of winter. Big, fluffy snow flakes falling from the sky, blanketing the ground and anything else they landed on. It was very beautiful. After all these years, I..." more
Friday, November 4, 2011 5:28:09 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled The Mighty Thor?:
Chris said, "This is my warm up sketch from yesterday, which I colored today. Yesterday afternoon was interrupted by appliance delivery, clean up and moving etc. For about a month, we've been without many of our major appliances. They were toasted by power..." more
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 11:38:25 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Beware the Creeper!:
Chris said, "A quick warm up sketch, finished between coloring comic book pages. Done in pencil and Pentel brush pen, and colored up in Photoshop. Some years ago, I colored a mini-series featuring the Creeper. I guess I kinda like him yet. I'm going to try to..." more
Monday, October 31, 2011 10:43:02 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Crescent Moon Mob & C4 Con:
Chris said, "I spent the weekend at the local C4 Comic Con and had a great time! It seemed like this year was the busiest the Con has ever been. I had a great time meeting new friends and catching up with old friends. I loved seeing all the costumed..." more
Sunday, July 3, 2011 5:14:24 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Frankenstein Portrait:
Chris said, "Here's a little bit of traditional media fun. I started this back in April as a quick, cartoonish warm up sketch. After I warmed up, I didn't stop messing with it and it became something more fully realized. The proportions are a little off,..." more
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:31:06 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Fruit from the past!:
Chris said, "I used to do more local illustration work--really. As proof, I offer this fruit for your consideration. I don't believe these labels were ever used. If they were, I don't remember seeing them. These pieces were all painted in Photoshop from..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 6:41:01 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Dear Jon. . .:
Chris said, ""As far as he travelled, he could not out run the echo of those words in his head. Nor, the sadness that followed." I think we know what happened.Figured I would try to get one post in before the calendar flipped over to May. Here's something I..." more
Sunday, March 20, 2011 8:51:02 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Convention drawings:
Chris said, "Last weekend I attended a local Comic Book/Sci Fi Convention. In between visiting with old friends, and meeting new ones, I was able to complete a small number of drawings. Here are a few of them. Spiderman, the Thing and Black Cat were drawn with..." more
Sunday, February 27, 2011 10:45:47 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Wolves & fox:
Chris said, "When I was a boy, I used to love drawing wolves, reading about them, and thinking about them. Like many things though, the passion faded. Lately, however, they have been popping up in my sketchbooks. Here are a few wolves and a fox. I drew them..." more
Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:22:14 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Birthday Season!:
Chris said, "For his eighth birthday party, my son, Simon requested custom invitations, featuring the gangsters from "The Triplets of Belleville," a favourite movie of his. Judging by his wide, hockey player smile (missing front teeth), he liked what I..." more
Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:22:14 PM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled Personal Piece:
Chris said, "Here's a work in progress image of a personal piece. I did the original sketch a few months ago, in my medium sized Moleskine sketchbook. I scanned it into Photoshop, painted it up and added some scanned textures of ink wash and straw-blown ink...." more
Monday, May 4, 2015 10:30:20 AM
Chris Chuckry wrote a blog post titled May the Fourth Be With You:
Chris said, "I haven't done a lot of Star Wars fan art, however, today seems like a good day to post what I have finished. I have colored a lot of Star Wars comics though. Maybe that was enough for me to get my fix of the characters and environments. Those comic..." more