Married - A Super-Deformed portrait
of myself and my husband, Sean, I created for magnet
favors for our wedding. I wanted to do something
personal that reflected both his and my hobbies,
hence , the dress Starfleet uniform for my darling
Trekkie and the Sailor Moon ensemble to represent my
anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics)
obsession. The little daisy on my headpiece is a
tribute to Dot from Animaniacs. I've written the
comic book adaptation of the Warner Bros. cartoon for
four years.
Daniel - A character from the DC
Comics dark fantasy series Sandman, one of
my all-time favorite comics created by Britain's
answer to Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman.
Chirality - A group shot of the main
characters of the Satoshi Urushihara comic. For a guy
fixated with cute girls and breasts, he sure draws
some good-looking guys.
Death - yet another SD portrait
of everyone's favorite embodiment of the grim reaper,
from the DC Comic Sandman. There's an
inherent cuteness to the character that lends itself
to this style of art, in my personal opinion.
Kujaku - from the manga (and anime)
RG Veda by the all-girl super studio CLAMP,
and also one of my all-time favorite characters.
Based on Hindu mythology, RG Veda is CLAMP's first
professional work; I saw the anime adaptation back in
'93 and have been a devoted CLAMP tramp ever since.
Twins - More SD fun! This picture
I did as a gift for Chad and Brad Diederichs for
their 21st birthday. The lads are major players in U.S.
anime/manga fandom, whose enthusiasm and love for the
medium are downright infectious. Hugs 'n kisses, boys!
^_^
Plum - My humble tribute to
bishounen ('pretty-boys' in Japanese), fruit and butt-cleavage.
I created a stencil to produce the gold gingko leaves
on his kimono, in case you were wondering.
Umi
Ryuzaki -
A character from the CLAMP fantasy series Magic
Knight Rayearth (told you I was
a fan). This and the two following pieces I hammered
out in the space of an evening or two for a Rayearth
fan-page gallery. I'd always worked in colored pencil,
but this is the first time I attempted to blend and
layer colors with them.
Fuu
Hououji -
Another of the main characters of Rayearth.
She's got glasses, which means she's the smart,
sensible girl of the group. Have there ever been any
dumb glasses-wearing characters in comics and
cartoons?
Hikaru
Shidou -
Ostensibly, the lead character of Rayearth,
and my personal favorite of the trio. I've always had
a soft spot for those tomboyish, plucky, relentlessly
cheerful ('genki' in Japanese) characters. Plus, she
magically manifests these cute li'l cat ears in SD
mode. Couldn't you just d-i-e die?
Bunny
Girl -
This piece I drew in honor of Chinese New Year (Year
of the Rabbit, dontcha know). Chinese New Year
coincided with Valentine's Day this year (1999),
which is why I chose a red color scheme and the heart-shaped
cut-out on her tunic. I suppose I ought to give her a
name at some point; any ideas?
Ashura - Another character from
the series RG Veda by CLAMP. What intrigued
me about this character is that he (she? it?) has no
gender. Weird, I know, but this genderless/androgynous
character type appears a lot in shoujo ('girls')
manga for some reason. This is probably the oldest
piece on the page, done back in '94-'95. Never would
have guessed it, wouldya? ^_^;
Goddess - My first attempt at
computer coloring with Corel Photo Paint. This
evolved out of my speculation as to what a World-Wide
Web deity would look like. Like Bunny-Gal, this
digital divinity is as yet unnamed. Maybe "Babe,
the Big Blue Binary Deva"?
Sandman - 1999 is the ten-year anniversary
of , you guessed it, Sandman. Pictured here
are mini-versions of some of the title character's
family, The Endless, including the birthday boy,
himself.
Hsien-Ko - ...or Lei-Lei, whichever you'd
like to call her, was the subject of the Halloween
card I sent to friends this year. This is the first
time I attempted drawing everyone's favorite fightin'
Chinese acrobat ghost from the DarkStalkers video
game, and the first time I used Paint Shop Pro to
color it.
