I don't just do illustration and sketching

I do a lot of different kinds of art.
Here's a beaded bracelet. Made by the help of Erika.
I love designing jewelry.

There's even agates in there!

"Morons! I have morons on my payroll!"

Ok, first of all. I have been commiting a no no in my own mind as an artist. Ive been sketching right off with a ball point pen. Sometimes a idea comes to me out of the blue and I dont have pencils around. Sooooo...what the heck. Mistakes whatever...I don't need no stinkin erasers...haha. I just HAVE to get it down and out of my head, or I may lose it.

So. This came to my mind when I was watching a series of new GIJOE cartoons called "Renegades"

I liked the new look of Cobra Commander and his new personality. But I felt he was laking that characterization that really felt "Cobra-ish". I enjoyed the terrible "Rise of Cobra"  Commander a bit. And I loved the silver head mask he would wear half the time in the cartoons and in contemporary looks. Never liked that fabric hood. Felt silly and impractical and would fall off. I liked the sleek look that would hide and protect his face and skull. But would also make you question why would he wear such a mask. I took some inspirations from a few places. I'd be amazed if you could name one *wink*. I was toying around with the idea of making his silver mask snake-like, with a breathing aparatice. He has on a stylized nazi commander coat with this collar that looks reminscent of a Cobra's "hood". As you can see he has some neck armor that articulates. This design is in its first stage. I was just toying around with his profile. But in further installments you'll see a more enhanced commander. I may even go on to do a few other of the cartoons characters.

Lets face it folks. Redesigning the Cobra side to GiJoe is more fun. Redesigning the Joes can only go so far with the exception of military technology on their contemporary USA special OPs service gear. I always like playing with the fact that the Cobra crew was a group of weirdo's/freaks/monsters, super soldiers in cool outftits.