Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Nothing ever really changes

I had hoped to have more EL TIGRE stuff ready for you to see, but I need to find some time to spruce 'em up a bit before I post them. In their place, here's one more dip into the childhood art bin. Ever notice how you wind up drawing the same things your whole life? Case in point:


A drawing I did of the ALIEN when I was 8 years old. At the time, I was reading a comic book of the movie that had the alien colored wrong, so that's why he's yellow.



Here's a more detailed one from when I was 15. I think I was looking at the original Giger artwork. Kinda lame, like all teenage art.



....and here's one from last year, for something I can't talk about. ;) Shhhhhhhhhh.

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Ancient Book of Myth & War Show


So everyone knows about THE ANCIENT BOOK OF MYTH AND WAR Art Show/Book Release at Gallery Nucleus Saturday the 24th, right? Of course you do. See you there.

21 comments:

Andrew Glazebrook said...

Brilliant stuff,it's fun looking back on old drawings, and remembering the frame of mind etc... you were in when you were inspired to draw these !

SteveLambe said...

I hope to see more from the "something I can't talk about....shhhhhh" project :)

Alexei Martins said...

AMAZING!!!!I love this!!!
WOOWW!!I remember when I copied some Giger's art...hehehe

chris chua said...

Just when you thought the alien queen cant get more elegant! Just awesome...Great to see the three aliens from all the stages of your life:)

C.Deboda said...

Always a kick to see the childhood drawings. Only wish i still had some of mine (maybe i do, i'll check again). And yeah, the show sounds awesome. I'll try my best to make it out to that one.

Anonymous said...

a stunning look into the past:)

great design on the alien queen.
that book looks like it will be an amazing one.

Mukpuddy said...

I'm with Steve on this one, secrets make me antsy!

PotatoFarmGirl said...

Pretty alien, pretty alien, you are so cute!

Unknown said...

I remember wanting that giant Alien doll where that second mouth actually lunged out. Great drawing! Any "shhhh" predators?

Jo Bling said...

Hahahahaah - loving the genesis of your Alien drawings squire. Tres bon! :-D

Marmax said...

That Alien Queen is too good! I still have a Giger poster on my wall.

Chris Battle said...

Thanks, guys! There will be more EL TIGRE next post, and that's a promise.

Lambey & Mukky- All good things to those who wait.

Serapio- I'm pretty sure my giant Alien doll is in a musty cardboard box somewhere in my parent's basement.

Unknown said...

HA ! HA !! This is awesome!! Evolution of Chris' Alien drawings!!

Jay D Smith said...

secret project????

i wanna know!!

Anonymous said...

Giger Babies?!?!? Can't freakin' wait! Love 'em, Chris.

Jeremiah Alcorn said...

Amazing as always sir! Consider me patiently waiting for more from the shhhh... files.

Stephen M. Levinson said...

queen looks great! cant wait to see what it's for!

Shellie K said...

nerd

M said...

Man you had the courage to tackle alien back in the day :D.

Maxwell Atoms said...

I love childhood art bins. I think I have an Alien somewhere that was done based solely on my dad's description since I was too scared to see the movie. I think it looks like a T-res with an eel coming out of its mouth...

The El Tigre stuff looks fun!

DINTOONS said...

wow! this alien queen is seriously amazing!! packs quite a bony punch!
great drawings you have in here, very inspiring!