DRAW A BIRD DAY!!

Once again it is the 8th of April... So, here is my quick little Bird drawing to keep my pen moving..

Hope you DIG!
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He is MODOK.

...and In spite of March ending.  He was, is, and ALWAYS WILL BE MIGHTY.

It's been many moons since that evening way back in 2008.  Having drinks at Jimmy's Corner here in NY with my friend Brendan.  When we figured that making a MODOK blog for the month of March would be a stellar idea.  So we finished our drinks and proceeded to order another few rounds.

It wasn't until that following day that we both sobered up and again we agreed that it was still a great idea.  So, we hopped onto blogger and nabbed the site for MMM and got to work.  It took off without too much difficulty at all.  People are cool like that, and MODOK fans are phenomenal with their love and devotion to this Unique Kirby creation. 

Many thanks to everyone who shares this blog, and takes time to commit they're craft with the appreciation of MODOK!  This blog is great because of all of you.

It's become an annual treat for me, a fun way to spend my March. You know, right before the tax man descends on my good humor, and it keeps me completely in the dark about what the hell is happening with college hoops.  But equally important is that this event keeps me in touch with my friend Brendan.

He's a most excellent friend, it's my pleasure to know him.  Without him I'd know far less about MODOK and comics in general.  Thanks Brendan.

For All of this I am grateful, and I hope everyone has enjoyed the MMM2013 festivities.

Till next time & Hope you dig,
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M.O.T.U-DOK: TrapjawDok

Yep, my Masters Of The Universe vibe continues.
So, I added a villain to offset my previous hero sidekick painting of ORKO.   Heck, MODOK is a super terrifying robot/human hybrid type villain right?  So, I might as well paint him that way.
I've chosen TRAPJAW because I completely love his design,

and figured it would work well with some floating hover chair tech.  Plus I had to be sure to ad that little loopy think on his head so that he could zip line into a fight possibly verses Iron Man.

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M.U.T.O.DOK!

ORKO-DOK!

Yep, I got a Masters Of The Universe vibe here so I added some MODOK in an attempt to be all painterly and stuff.
For a Hero, Opted for ORKO.  Ummm, if your looking for an acronym maybe I'll trot out the term ORKODOK: Organism Really Keen On Destruction Obliteration & Killing.  This design lent itself well to MODOK, sure the ears look funny and the hat too come to think of it.  But, the hover chair is completely concealed making the outfit seem more ghostly.

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MODOK's CUBE.

Here's another run at that MODOK with his Cosmic RUBIK'S cube...  and some COLOR now!!

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MODOK and the CUBE

MODOK is a master of THE CUBE!

MODOK always covets the cosmic cube. But, during his downtime he does indulge in another cube that he enjoys very much... The RUBIK'S variety.
I had colors on this but have since dabbed them back to work the values a bit more  I may have to swap in new colors before posting it up later.

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HOLODOK

In 2199 MODOK is still top villian.
His organic body decayed over time, and was replaced with alien artifacts and holographic projection by the scientists at A.I.M.  His hover chair was also remade, out of sleek indestructible black metal  with alloys of Adamantium and Vibranium.  So, look to the future and despair for MODOK looks down on us all with holographic eyes of cold light radiating from a cauldron of smoldering darkness.

Hope you dig.
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MIRO-DOK REDUX

HE IS MIGHTY, MIGHTY MURDEROUS!!

Shortly after I'd started the other Joan Miro Inspired MODOK I was doing, I had a though.  "I'm just drawing the face here," I said to myself as I set about trying to see if I could work more of MODOK'S mighty features into the image.  I mean how do I pass up the chance to graphically screw around with that Hover chair, thingy.

Well, after a bit of investigation I realized that I needed to do another image... My head shot worked too well by itself and I needed to adjust my plan of attack.  So I sketched up a new MODOK threw some finish onto it.  I could keep noodling with the colors, on into forever.  But, I like this right now so I'll post it on up..

Hope you dig,
Keep on MINDBLASTING!

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MIRO MODOK!

Take MODOK add a dash of MIRO....

Mix it all together and you get MIRODOK!,

He's evil and graphical.  I'd wanted to do one of these now for a couple of years, it's a departure for me, and I had fun doing it.  Even though I'm not sure I succeeded in capturing the feel of a MIRO in the image.  This here is just a modok head... I've got another one that I hope to finish up by the end of the month.


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MODOK skywriting.

MORE MODOK!... Just because it keeps me going strong.

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RAMBLING CAT...

He sat on the step and though on the coming winter...

I drew this a few months back in a sketchbook and kinda liked the mood of this cat fella.  I'll see about knocking out some more soon.

I hope you dig,
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Biscuits and Wood Glue.

NUMBER TEN BISCUITS!

Watching people work with they're hands to make something is something I really do enjoy.  I've been known to open a YouTube window to watch someone oil paint, or throw pottery on a wheel, sculpt a bust, and even do calligraphy from time to time.

Growing up I would get that afternoon PBS jolt of artists who'd paint in little half hour segments.  There was Bob Ross of course, and a few others that I can't quite place names for right now.  But the other big thing that I grew to love was watching Norm Abram on the NEW YANKEE workshop.  For those unfamiliar.  The show was a half hour woodworking project, where NORM would take you to a a historic site or an antique shop.  He'd show you some furniture, using a myriad of great descriptive terms, and then you'd watch him build the thing.  His shop was staggering, I remember watching episodes with my father and looking over to see my father just Marveling at the space, when I got older we'd discuss the fact that Norm had an abundance of space and more power tools then any ONE PROJECT could ever need.

Norm also did a lot of Biscuit Joinery.  A process where to panels of wood were precisely planed to fit evenly.  Grooves where cut in the joints of the two panels and it was all fitted with these little wooden bits (Biscuits) and lots of glue... It made for a really nice joints.
I found some episodes on the ol' YOUTUBE.  Norm builds a CHEST on a CHEST! 

Other terms I like from the show:
Router, Stacked Dado Head Cutter, Dovetailing Jig, Morticing Gig, Dutching, Random Orbital Sander, Rip Fence, Sacrificial Strip, and many many more.

Hope you dig..
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P.S.
Remember shop safety... "There is no more important safety rule then to wear these.  Safety Glasses."