Southern Sketches

Howdy gangsters!

I spent last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. What pray tell was I (Vince) doing there? I was sent on a business trip to briefly train a supervising animator and do some animation work for the Duke City Shootout film festival. It was pretty cool, they had a competition for films made in 48 hours during that week as well as a special event entitled, A Night with Ralph Bakshi. That's right, the man himself was there and interviewed on his past, present and future. And whadda ya know, this VIP animator got to hang with him in the green room. Ralph's a cool guy and my respect for him jumped a few notches that night. I also got to hang with Adrian Carter of Smiley Guy Studios, who directs Odd Job Jack and Sons of Butcher. Very cool guy, knows his tequila very well.

So all in all, a damn good time. Respect to Ralph, his son Eddie and Jess of the Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning, Peg Ellithorpe of the Duke City Shootout, Heather and Reggie, Chris Kientz, Adrian Carter and all the other mad cats I met down in NM.

I also did a few sketches while I was down there. I tried a Beardsley approach and inked with no line quality. Here's two of the better ones.

Peace out bitches! Watch INCONVENIENT TRUTH right away!

-Vince-