Dusty Networks

Say hello to little Dusty.
He's as kind-hearted and green as
Balloon~Twist is unrefined and decrepit.

I was never good at being new... were you?

Developing Character(s)

I've never developed a character in a hurry... most of them have come to me in a crude doodle, unannounced. Then over time, they keep reappearing, more sure of themselves than the time before.



Balloon~Twist, above, is a good example of this. I first started drawing him over ten years ago, to keep from falling asleep while stuck on the phone during one of many forays in the glamorous world of telemarketing. He began as a typical senior citizen, but his senility quickly became the driving force behind his character. Never get in a car, eat a meal cooked by, go skinny dipping with, rock climb, or take a Sunday drive with Balloon~Twist! You'll wind up dead, and he'll live on and make everything look like it was all your fault!

The look and even tone of "Balloon~Twist and Rufus" owes much to the great work of both Cliff Sterrett, who drew "Polly and her Pals", and Elzie Segar, the creator of "Popeye".

Balloon~Twist is the legal guardian of a sensitive and contemplative twelve-year-old boy named Rufus (not pictured), who likes to read alone in his room
(also not pictured).

(Thanks to Mayang's Free Textures for the cool background)

Hello From Los Angeles!

Or Burbank. Or...well, whatever.
Sorry for not updating sooner.
I had a bunch of things I was working on before I left, but those
are all unfortunately still in various stages of completion.
For now, here's some older stuff.

Parents & Kids

("Answering the Child's Why" appears courtesy of The AV Geeks Film Archive.)

Other People's Photos

I love going through old photographs of people I've never known. There's often a rich subtext of subtle discomfort or agony in forgotten snapshots or yearbook photos. The closer one looks, the more there is to see.

Click on the image below for the photo that inspired this drawing and my rough sketch. I'll try and do this every time I post something photo-derived.... at least until the cease and desist letters start rolling in!

FRIENDSHIP

Ah yes! The key to any successful predator/prey alliance!!

Tuesdays with Crisafulli iii: Bunny Rabid

I swear it's not NEARLY as bad as it looks.
The bleeding stopped within an hour.

Alex and Sal: Amateur Nite

Do Not Fit the Animals

Tuesdays with Crisafulli ii

Thank goodness for my friends...
they always tell me how I'm REALLY doing!

Racial Profiling

These faces were found and drawn at either the San Jose International Airport, or Midway in Chicago.

Tuesdays with Crisafulli

oops! It's already Wednesday! Better late than never!!

Bearly Aware

Undercover Fetch

Hi, Everybody!
Thanks for coming,
and thanks especially to those
who suggested I do this ages ago!