Field Recording Artist/Jason

New Psych Out Watercolors

2012-01-05T16:34:00.000-08:00

New Inks

2012-01-04T17:13:00.000-08:00

The House of Respected Names

2009-10-30T16:19:00.001-07:00

WW2 comics> Ben Steeple and the History of the War

2009-06-14T06:36:00.000-07:00

The history of WW2 is so intriguing and full of possibilities as a theme for a comic book story, it isn't surprising that so many writers and artists have attempted the task of telling some of the large story. I have also been insired to create a war story. Ben Steeple is the story of a P-51 Mustang pilot who participated in the infamous bombing missions over Germany towards the end of the war when cities like Dresden were brought down and so much controversy arose over the decimation of so many people and buildings at a time when Allied victory was a certainty. Ben Steeple witnessed much of the destruction and developed a severe guilt complex and nervous condition because of what he saw and experienced as a participant.
What I have posted below is the an accompanying book which lays the history of the war out from three different perspectives. The action taking place on the battlefields, life in America during the war and life as a soldier in training and during the war. All three stories are layed out in strips stacked up and meant to be read one story at a time from left to right straight across the length of the book. I have presented it this way to obtain a degree of simultaneity as the three stories were happening at the same time during the war.

New color comic Old Lion

2007-06-04T14:07:00.001-07:00

Old Lion comic>> This is the first full color comic I have ever done. I love working in color.
For those of you who have ever worked straight away directly onto the page once the idea comes into the head, you will know what it is like, as the pace of working is satisfying in it's quickness. The originals are quite small also. Color is not great for self publishers, as it costs much more than black and white to reproduce.

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Inbetween Days work>>These pages were done years ago, as the third version of the story. When I finished it, there were things about it that seemed wrong at the time; now looking back, I wish I had gone on further with it. I intend to post all of the newest version. There are 62 pages, so perhaps they will be really small thumbnails which can be blown up.

Sketchbooks

2007-05-08T17:34:00.000-07:00

Sketchbooks

2007-05-08T16:46:00.000-07:00

What is the KGB?

2006-11-08T05:17:00.000-08:00

The KGB comic stories comprise the bizarre,
fruity and racey material that I feel is either
to abstract or inappropriate for most readers.
I would like to compile it all soon and self
publish a small book. Maybe I will include
short KGB episodes within the longer
Inbetween Days issues.
KGB stands for:
"Kicks, Gaiety and Benevolence".
This is a kind of creed or motto which I enjoy
thinking will bleed into the minds and spirits
of all those who read comics.
The Kicks: Fun, real immediate pleasure while
reading and creating.
The Gaiety: Passing that enjoyment on and
allowing the things you learn in the comic to
affect your whole life....a life of freedom and
unfettered delight.
The Benevolence: Doing good at all times.
This shouldn't have to be learned or preached.
We as a joined mass of humans must give and
respect, work hard and celebrate our earnings
by giving some of it away.
Do you have a motto or a creed or a cannon?
What is it? (Why don't you e-mail me about it.)

Flopeye

2006-10-28T11:24:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite,
recent black and white
illustrations. I used an
imaginary Popeye relative
as a main element, and
Mickey Mice characters
also. They fill up these
billboards and advertisements
which have been stolen by
a gang of anti-capitalist,
fashion victims.

Burning Hand

2006-10-25T03:54:00.000-07:00

This is an image from an early version of
Inbetween Days. The lettering was typed.
The current version contains hand drawn
type.

Egypt Story

2006-10-24T13:46:00.000-07:00

Inbetween Days>>August 2006

2006-08-10T07:15:00.000-07:00

In 1998, after graduating from college, I rode a Grayhound bus to Colorado where a good friend was living in a box apartment near capitol hill in Denver. We spoke, ate, hiked and did snow sports. To pay for the mountain passes I took a small job at a good mexican joint. I cashiered and delivered food on a mountain bike in the snow. I made friends with two Native American girls. They were the first I knew and thus far the last I knew.
In addition to walking, sitting around reading, meeting people and going on long drives into the high, wide, dusky terrain of the Rocky Mountain landscape, I wrote and drew some ideas for a comic book. The name "Inbetween Days" accompanied the work. There was a cork covered book which I filled with a rambling story idea about a kid named Fraspin and his friends. Most of that writing never left the book, but I became really excited at the prospect of writing and illustrating a large work. The idea of working for long stretches and always coming back to the same cast and landscapes which are always changing, being built upon and forming into a reality on the pages is an appealing pursuit. I kept some of the names and rough visions. This year, after many changes and many, many pencil and ink lines, I completed the first 62 page book in the story called "Inbetween Days".
This simple internet page is a place where I will post images, writings and information about the project.

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Autobiographical work

2006-06-10T15:15:00.000-07:00

Pages from my autobiographical comic story>> I use the very clear memories in my
life as starting points and landmarks. As I remember more moments surrounding the landmarks, I figure them into the story. The project is something I pick up whenever
I think of something that connects with the story, or I get an idea for a cool image.
I do not intend to self publish the stuff anytime soon, but would like to continue it as I live.

Illustration

2006-06-02T18:26:00.000-07:00