This was one of the first
drawings of me, kindly drawn by my good friend, Justin Carpenter. He's a great
friend, fellow gamer, and an excellent musician!
GUEST GALLERY
Over the years, many artists have been kind enough to draw me. These kind and friendly furs have done a great deal to encourage me to keep drawing, and have provided me with tips to improve my drawing style! It is with sincere gratitude that I show their pictures here.
As with my own artwork, please honor the respective copyrights of these pictures.
Enjoy!
Justin Carpenter
This was one of the first
drawings of me, kindly drawn by my good friend, Justin Carpenter. He's a great
friend, fellow gamer, and an excellent musician!
Back in 1996, I took a trip down to Maryland
to see Justin. Dedicating one evening to drawing, Justin tapped my
interest in playing drums and drew this up for me. Thanks, pal!
Peter Laverdiere
This had been buried in my things for
several years, but I'm glad to have recovered it! Here is Peter
LaVerdiere's rendition of me. Thanks, Peter!
Telzey Amberdon
In this second picture,
Telzey really outdid herself with the details on my locomotive, Highball Sally.
She's a very talented artist with a fine eye for detail!
Steve Baldassarra
Steve drew this one for me in
the Summer of 1995. I was especially impressed with the smooth color texture!
Genesis Whitmore
I commissioned this picture
from Gen around 1996. Seems like a skunkomotive's work is never done! ;)
Thanks, Gen, for doing this for me!
Scotty Arsenault(Sully Fox)
Later in 1996, Scotty(who at the time
had several publications in FURRLOUGH under his belt) drew this for me. It was quite
a holiday gift, to say the least!
Here, Sully and Reeba help me re-enact
that favorite scene of mine from "Bowling Alley Cat" ;)
One of Sully's quick sketches of me,
tail steaming.
Another doodle of me, without my hat.
In July 1997, I had the
pleasure of meeting many fine furs at Albany Anthrocon in New York! Over breakfast,
Sully drew this pic for me.
Later that summer, I sent a
picture to Sully to cheer him up. Looks like it worked!
Just for the fun of it, Sully drew me here in a "train of
thought." *insert rimshot!*
Albert Temple(Gene Catlow)
In early 1997, I had the pleasure of getting
to know Albert Temple. Not only is he an excellent artist, he's a great fur to talk
to and is very helpful toward others! We've been in constant contact via e-mail ever
since. In this picture, Gene has me giving a train ride to the AAWD(Anthropomorphic
Artists for World Domination).
Here I am, meeting Gene Catlow "in
the fur" for the first time! I hope it happens again someday.
Amidst Gene's meeting with MelSkunk at
AAC97, I'm in the background, coloring sketches for friends at a party.
Here is the convention badge that Gene was
kind enough to draw for me. Thanks again, Gene!
At one point, Gene did a series of
pictures on Yerf.com, in which the Raccoon Kids met with various furs. I offered to
spend some time with them, and they were only too happy to oblige =0)
All Aboard! Tessy and I go on a
"doubleheader" skunk train ride.
This picture was
inspired by Gene's meeting five different skunks on FurryMuck on the same day. I was
only too happy to join the lineup!
Later in 1997, I sent Gene some .WAV
files of some vocal impressions of various cartoon characters. I hope one day to do
voiceovers for radio/television advertising.
In his webcomic, Gene
Catlow, I was given the honor of a cameo in the "Grandville
Days" Festival. Where else would I be, but driving a narrow-gauge
locomotive? Thanks, old friend!
Tawana Gilroy(CatsWhisker)
Around the same time I befriended Gene,
I also go to know his lady friend, Tawana "CatsWhisker" Gilroy. She too is
a talented artist, and does astounding things with charcoal. In line with an
e-mail-based "story-go-round", Gene and CW were "skunkified".
They enjoyed the experience, though =0)
The aforementioned
"story-go-round" featured a powerful weapon: a cartoonist's pencil, capable do
doing great harm in the hands of toon villains!
This nice head shot that CW created
eventually served as a model for my own drawings later on.
At one point, I sent CatsWhisker and
Gene cartoon primers on certain concepts of Physics. In one such primer, I explained
the Doppler Effect, using as an example the changing pitch of the whistle of a moving
train. CatsWhisker(or, should I say, "SkunkWhisker?") gave this reply.
Melissa Drake Smith(MelSkunk)
During the aforementioned
AAC97 party, Melissa was kind enough to draw me this picture. Thanks, Mel!
Whoops! I'm late, and I gotta
highball if I'm gonna get to the station on time!
I had the pleasure of meeting MelSkunk at
Anthrocon 2000! She was kind enough to draw this picture for me as we snacked on
pretzels and chatted in "The Zoo", an area set aside for the
furs. In return, I drew a picture for her. Click HERE to see it.
As one of MelSkunk's dreams is to own a bed
& breakfast inn, I commissioned from her a picture of me providing railroad
service for her guests. As busy as my job is, I always wave to friends as
I chug along =0)
As a nice bonus to the above pic, Mel
commented on how I color myself a charcoal grey instead of the earlier jet
black. I'm much easier to color this way. Thanks again, friend!
This picture was inspired by a conversation
I had with Mel several months earlier. She had been playing a
railroad-building simulation, and I joked about her dressing for the part.
This picture was a joint effort: Mel came up with the idea and drew the
characters, while I filled in the desk and computer =0)
Thomas K. Dye(Kevin J. Dog)
Thomas K. Dye is the artist behind a
hilarious we-based comic strip called NEWSHOUNDS(www.newshounds.com).
I'm a-chugging through the countryside!
Kevin J. Dog and I go on a ride. I
love the fonts in this pic ;)
Colleen Phillips(Catnel)
Catnel(friendly tigress that she is)
drew this picture for me in return for the ones I drew for her. She's a nice fur,
and a devoted parent =0)
Diosden Rodriguez(Digo Raccoon)
In this picture, Digo Raccoon and his
pet lion Rudy help me shovel coal. I later returned the favor to Rudy with a big pot
of my bouillabaise ;)
Digo
was kind enough to draw a nice evening with Michelle(a friend of mine) and
Azriel(a friend of his).
Kattrina
The skunk goes manga! I was especially impressed with the
smooth color job here. Thanks, Kattrina!
Loran(J. Thomas)
...and kudos to you too, Loran!
The green marble background was a nice touch!
Exactly
Exactly, a friend of mine on
FurToonia, drew this for me. Keep up the good work!
Ursula Husted(Hedgy)
An object lesson for Hedgy and me: No
matter how many cereal box tops you send away, the toy that comes in the mail will not
be as big or as exciting as advertised ;)
One night, Hedgy needed some serious
cheering up! I listened to her problems and gave her a hug, not minding her hedgehog
spines one bit. I'm always glad to help a friend in need =0)
Clio Chiang(Catra)
Inspired by the movie "Wild Wild
West", a suth'n belle by the name of Catra O'Hara had this to say: "Oh, Mr.
Coaltender!! Won't you let little ol' me ride on your fahn train?"
Joe Rosales
One of the fine artists that I met at
Anthrocon 2000 was Joe
Rosales (of WILDLIFERS and ROMANICS fame). We spent a long time chatting,
and he was kind enough to draw a
picture of me on my con badge. Thanks again, Joe!
Cecil
Cecil (introduced to me by Danruk) drew this
picture for me as part of an art exchange at Anthrocon 2000. If you'd like
to see what I drew for him in return, click HERE.
Kelly Siegfried (Mousie)
At Anthrocon 2000, I had the pleasure of
having lunch with Kelly "Mousie" Siegfried. We rode over to a
local sandwich shop in my Jeep. Thank You, Kelly, for a wonderful picture
and an enjoyable lunch!
Lisa Cotton (HollyAnn)
After a brief chat on FurToonia, HollyAnn
was kind enough to draw this picture for me. I like the toony expression
on my face here =0) Thanks!
9/28/2003: Holly drew this picture on an
oekaki site, in which artists use a web-based drawing too to create sketches and
post them online. Great work, Holly! To see more oekaki, check out http://forrestdreams.xepher.net/oekaki/
.
Dutch (David Koppenhaver)
In this commissioned piece, I asked Dutch
how Maggie Noirveaux would react to a toon skunk like me. Here is his
answer ;)
After the above piece was done, I later
asked what would happen if Maggie's friends, Jules and and Misty joined
in. Here was his response.
Ralph Hayes
Egad! I've been superpukeyqootified!
Thanks, Ralph, for the cute (I mean "qoot") pic!
11/13/2003: Ralph drew this picture for me after I told him about my RL
sweetheart, Artemis. This picture accurately describes the moment of our
first kiss ;)
11/21/2003: Another funny, romantic
moment. This was a piece I commissioned from Ralph some time ago.
Tuck and Thelma, riding the love train, with li'l ol' me as the engineer ED=0)
Rubbertex
For the holidays, I got this wonderful picture from a fellow IRCer named
Rubbertex. Thanks, pal!
Yeek! Such are the dangers of filling
up too fast at a water stop. I may have to roll down the
tracks for the rest of the trip here ;)
Lone Fox
This well-drawn picture showed up in my
mailbox early one Friday morning before I even met the artist! Very nicely
done, friend!
Wallaroo Blacke
In return for a picture
I drew for him, Wallaroo thanked me with a cameo in his webstrip, A
Roo'd Awakening. Thanks, pal!
Taking a cue from my own mecha mischief,
Wallaroo drew this steam-powered stomper of steel ;)
A picture of me, lighting up the night with
my lantern =0)
10/11/2003:
Another strip cameo! Ah,
there's nothing like enjoying a tall, frosty root beer and the company of
friends.
1/2/2004: After describing the thick snow in
my corner of the world, Wallaroo decided to draw this picture of Artemis helping
me plow the rails. Thanks, pal!
Benni Hana
The engineer skunk goes anime again! Benni Hana was kind enough to draw
this pic for me. Even the gradient-colored background looks a little like
railroad tracks ;) Thanks again, friend!
1/4/2004: On a spur of the moment, Benni
drew this picture of me showing off a new accessory to my wardrobe ;)
G. Raymond Eddy (Angel Bear)
This carefully colored picture was G.
Raymond Eddy's take on what I might be doing in the afterlife. I
particularly like the creative use of my halo =0)
Since Angel Bear did such a great job on the
first pic, I commissioned him to do another for me. Thank you for your
time and fine work!
C Eagle
It's always more fun to take a train trip with a friend! C Eagle helps me out by
acting as a "firebird" for Highball Sally. I like the smiles and
the firebox's glow =0) Thanks, Avian Amigo!
Anonymous
4/2/2003: A very good friend of mine was kind enough to draw this
for me, but did not wish to be identified. I still think it deserves to be
in the gallery, so here it is. Fine job! =0)
Jonatan Gronoset
4/6/2003: This picture was rendered entirely
on computer and e-mailed to me by someone who happened across my website.
Glad to have you aboard, Jonatan!
5/19/2003: Jonatan's rendition of my
locomotive, Highball Sally. Excellent work!
11/21/2003: Jon and I pose for the camera in
a cloud of steam next to my locomotive one morning before work. Fine work
once again, friend!
