Full Moon Offering XXXVII

Thank you for visiting!
This Full Moon Offering features an altered, Japanese version of the “Yawgmoth’s Will” Magic: the Gathering card. The person that commissioned the card requested a WEREWOLF themed alteration. This one was fun!

Years back a Magic fan bought a full (200+ cards) set of Artist Proof cards from me and commissioned a sketch on the back of each card. This sketch was done on the blank back of a “Mad Dog” proof.

As ALWAYS, you have my unending appreciation for stopping at my blog! Talk again soon.

Full Moon Offering XXXVI

Good evening and thanks for stopping off to look over the new Full Moon Offering.
This month features a sketch-dump of old and newer doodles, incomplete ideas and an unused sketch from the WW 20 project.

Hopefully there was something here that was worthy of your interest or amusement.
Thanks again for viewing my blog and see you again soon!

Bottle – a – Trouble

A quick sketch on the back of a “Ventifact Bottle” artist proof card from Magic the Gathering.

More ZOMBIES in the SWAMP

‘Another altered, foiled Swamp playset.
Always fun to slop around with the Undead!
Thank you very much for looking!

Full Moon Offering XXXV

Greetings and thanks for visiting my blog!

This month’s F.M.O. will be a bit different than previous posts. In the past, I’ve generally only posted single images. This month I’ve got something amazing to show off and it requires more than one or two images to do so.

Werewolf vs. Vampire Chess Set

The Werewolf vs. Vampire chess set!
I’ve wanted one of these for years! In early December, a person in England listed one on eBay. My fabulous wife did a “buy-it-now” and it was sitting under the tree for me on Christmas Day!!
A big, big hole in my life healed!
So, here are a few pictures of my big win on Christmas 2012.

Front: Pawn, King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook

Three-quarter view

Back view

Vampires: Pawn, King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook

Back view

Corner piece

Vampire line-up

Werewolf line-up

Glass board

So far, we’ve played 3 games with this board. Score: Werewolves-3 Leeches-0!!

For the art portion of this month’s Offering, I’ve dug out an envelope of ancient doodles.
These sketchy panels were done as “marginals” in a copy of “With Fang and Claw,” a White Wolf Games pocketbook sized, publication devoted to the “Rage” card game. White Wolf had asked me to do a sketch in the copy that would be given away as a tournament prize. Looking through the book, I noticed that the margins on the pages were expansive and numerous. So, instead of doing one nice sketch, I did three dozen extremely crude, sequential scrawls in the margins throughout the book.
Having worked through that impulse, I sent the book off to White Wolf and that’s the last I saw or heard of it. Now, after a decade and a half of entombment, it’s brought forth again to hary my already haggard artistic reputation.
Since the plot is as rudimentary as the art, some brief explanation may be necessary: our hero, the werewolf, is attacked by a wYrm creature which he deftly trisects. The three pieces metamorph into separate bane entities. Can Gaia’s champion prevail?!!

Hope you enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Full Moon Offering XXXIV

December’s full moon is obscured by clouds bearing more snow. The plains and barren fields are white and frozen. The wind is bitter.
With those elements to set the mood, I chose an old Get of Fenris piece. This one is a quick half page from the year 2000. I have no memory which book it appeared in.
The posting of old art this month is more a formality or obligation to tradition. What I really want to show you is the FABULOUS gift that was sent to me by my friend and fellow Werewolf enthusiast Torakhan!!

This drinking horn and antler stand arrived unannounced at my home on Dec. 24th. A stunning surprise! Torakhan commissioned this piece from Brian Marshall, his “company” is “Where The Gods Live” and his web site is

http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhereTheGodsLive/

(or https://www.facebook.com/WheretheGodsLiveCrafts for Facebook users).
Go and look over his work and BUY til he howls for mercy!
I have always wanted a drinking horn. Now I have one that honors THE tribe and celebrates the completion of one of my largest assignments for the Werewolves!
Ten Trillion thanks to Brother Dreese and my eternal gratitude to you for stopping by my blog!

Full Moon Offering XXXIII

Thanks for visiting my blog and Full Moon Offering # 33 !!!
This month’s homage to the bearers of fang and claw is a departure from my usual posting.  For several months I’ve been working on full page pieces for the WEREWOLF 20th ANNIVERSARY book.  After endless scribbles, delays, distractions and disasters, the final piece was sent off in the last week of October.  This was an enormous relief, as the deadline had been far, FAR exceeded.  But what a visceral joy it has been to reunite with the Tribes and their heroes!!  I am eternally grateful to the Master: Mr. Rich Thomas for bringing the entire project into being and allowing me to contribute to the effort!
The November Offering consists of a few images from my ceremony of completion.
This page represents the 14 thumbnail compositions that I produced while reading the art descriptions from the sanguineous pen of Ethan Skemp.

 

Each time a tight pencil sketch was approved a red circle was drawn on the thumbnail.  When the full color piece was finished, it was “slashed” with the diagonal “claw” marks.

 

The menu for my completion feast was drawn from the teachings of the late prophet Warren Zevon.  -”A big dish of beef chow mein” (La Choy), a Pina Colada (Sobé), and a gun metal wolf’s head for my phone (Ebay).

 

And finally a quick sketch portraying the feral satisfaction of the victory feast!!

Thanks for looking and for the many kind comments!!!

Full Moon Offering XXXII

Accolades from the pack for a hard, dirty job well done!

Many thanks to everyone for looking in on my postings!
The horde of deadlines and delays are slowly getting cut down to where I’ll be able to answer questions and discuss commissions in a more timely manner. Thank you all for your patience! Please continue to stop by, there will be more frequent posts coming soon.
Have a great Halloween!!

Full Moon Offering XXXI

Happy Full Moon everyone!
Here’s another old piece used in a White Wolf publication.
This werewolf has turned a medieval seige machine into the Garou version of a baseball launcher.
Thanks for looking!

Full Moon Offering XXX

Greetings!! This is an old one from the “RAGE” CCG. The piece appeared on a card entitled “Cleft in Twain”. I’m not usually a big fan of Werewolves using weapons, however this card deals the highest damage of any in the game. So that was  cool.
Thanks for stopping bye on this Blue Moon evening!!