Bart King: tentatively tenacious

New Illustrations via bartaking.com

2012-01-12T19:41:00.000-06:00

some new fun stuff at bartaking.com

SELF PROMOTION A GO-GO!

2011-11-20T10:14:00.012-06:00

Hi folks! I'm selling great products at great prices over at my website www.bartaking.com. Gift wrapping not available, sorry. Thank you for your support!

MIX!!! This Weekend!

2011-10-31T12:03:00.004-05:00

Just finished my fully silk-screened wraparound/dustjacket cover for
the first (quality) printing of THE FIELDHAWK. Stop by this weekend at The Soap Factory to get your copy and my other wares!!

Choose from the SuperEyeCandyBubblegum version, or the more subtle, Desaturated version.

MIX!!!

2011-10-10T10:47:00.002-05:00

in less than a month from now I'll appearing at the...

stop by and pick up the newly (and firstly) printed copies of
the fieldhawk and the recipe.

more info here

Stolen Kisses

2011-08-24T22:28:00.002-05:00

One piece of process for an upcoming print

A New Strip on the ol' website

2011-08-08T11:36:00.006-05:00

see it here

Baby Maker

2011-08-03T19:41:00.007-05:00

ARISE!

2011-07-29T16:49:00.001-05:00

The blog is reawakened!

Not that I have something specific to post.

YET!

Day 54

2011-04-26T22:17:00.001-05:00

Dennis the Menace's Mom... RUINED!

Day 53

2011-04-25T23:44:00.000-05:00

I'm going to take a week and do semi (more) realistic drawings of
untouchable, perfect, iconic comic character. Thus, ruining them.
First up: David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp.

Day 52

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Day 51

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Day 50

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Don't know what's going on here.

Day 49

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Blerg

Day 48

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Day 47

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yep, 46 still favorite.

Day 46

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favorite.

Day 45

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Day 44

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Day 43

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These are not self portraits, by the way, just trying some stuff.

Day 42

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Day 41

2011-04-13T20:10:00.000-05:00

Watched Tron Legacy today.

Day 40

2011-04-12T23:26:00.000-05:00

Terry Nation, from a book cover.

Day 39

2011-04-11T22:58:00.002-05:00

Iggy Pop-esque. B.D.

Day 38

2011-04-10T21:45:00.000-05:00

Seth Shandor looks at a giraffe.

Day 37

2011-04-09T22:41:00.001-05:00

J's practicing for his "O" magazine photo shoot.

Day 36

2011-04-08T23:17:00.000-05:00

Quinn Sently dreams of submarines.

Day 35

2011-04-07T23:12:00.002-05:00

It's NON-PROTOCOL Thursday!!!

with NON-JESUS... or Kris Kristofferson.

Day 34

2011-04-06T22:21:00.000-05:00

Buster Keaton-esque?

Day 33

2011-04-05T22:10:00.006-05:00

Alan Cummings-esque.

Day 32

2011-04-04T22:33:00.002-05:00

COOKIES!!!

Day 31

2011-04-03T22:54:00.003-05:00

Yep. I drew Gambit. It's 1992 all over again.

Day 30

2011-04-02T23:23:00.000-05:00

Judge Reinhold's Knees

Day 29

2011-04-01T23:02:00.001-05:00

Police Chief William Ash

Day 28

2011-03-31T22:22:00.002-05:00

Another go at Mayor Justin Simon. Better.

Day 27

2011-03-30T22:24:00.000-05:00

Mayor Justin Simon

Day 26

2011-03-29T22:21:00.001-05:00

"Skinny" Rick Murphy

Day 25

2011-03-28T22:16:00.002-05:00

Amelia Calhoun

Day 24

2011-03-27T21:49:00.002-05:00

Roy Mercer (FieldHawk Adversary)

Day 23

2011-03-26T22:53:00.000-05:00

The Return of Clint Calhoun

Day 22

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Day 21 (after P. Craig Russell)

2011-03-24T21:55:00.002-05:00

Thus ends my week long look at other artists. Not that I told you that was what I was doing. Makes sense now, don't it?!

Day 20 (after Mandrafina)

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Day 19 (after Zaffino)

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Day 18 (after Russ Heath)

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Day 17 (after Ward Brackett)

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Day 16 (after Lucia Lerner)

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Day 15 (after Kubert)

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Day 14 (after Toth)

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Day 13

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Day 12

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Day 11

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Day 10

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Day 09 (a wholesome young man from the back of the citypages)

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Day 08

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Day 07

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Day 06

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Day 05

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Day 04 (out of my dreams... sigh)

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Day 03

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Day 02

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Day 01

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New Screenprint Available...

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www.bartaking.com

and there will be another new one later this week. save yer pennies!

Go Read "The Recipe"...

2010-12-29T17:03:00.005-06:00

at bartaking.com

...please?

A Preview of What's to Come...

2010-12-03T15:32:00.000-06:00

Random Sketch of the Day

2010-10-30T11:25:00.000-05:00

Oi! Oi! Oi!

2010-10-27T11:11:00.002-05:00

Here is the rest of that image I posted the other day.

BRAWL!!!

2010-10-23T09:10:00.006-05:00

Was feeling very 'Joe Kubert' whist inking dudeman's face here.

And, while we're talking about it, Joe Kubert is FLIPPIN' AMAZING!!
Been looking at some DC hero work he did, and a bunch of the Unknown Soldier,
and even picked up an old issue of Ragman as well!! Really inspiring stuff.

Non-Bart Art Post (the first ever?)

2010-10-16T10:10:00.008-05:00

Thought I'd pass along these 1970s NASA concept illustrations!!

Beautiful and spectacular and all around astonishing to look at, but also a reminder of how alluring the conquest of space used to be. You don't see much of this kind of practical imagination today, let alone painted.

Zodiac

2010-10-13T14:39:00.003-05:00

Today's feature is a map of the Zodiac killers first four locations (victim sites). It was (and still is) difficult to communicate location, a (sort of) timeline, and (really) a narrative into one piece.

type is probably too small for web viewing.

Teddy Roosevelt and the History of the Fumetti (like a Harry Potter Title, get it?)

2010-10-11T18:14:00.014-05:00

First up is a comp assignment based on a previously published cover and interior from the New York Times Book Review.

And next is a fast (and I mean FAST) 6 pager detailing (a bit of) Italian comic book history. The text is still very "Wikipedia / dictionary" sounding, needs a couple of more edits to find a true marriage with the imagery.

Got this Published...

2010-09-06T19:27:00.002-05:00

in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Today. A piece to commemorate this years Minnesota State Fair.

MINI-SPLOSION!!

2010-08-19T11:41:00.002-05:00

Saturday is the day my friends, don't forget!

The First Annual Minneapolis Indie Xpo will be underway.

I'll be there with a gang of new screenprints in tow,
along with my usual fare and one new silkscreened mini!

See You There!

New Prints, perfect for summer!

2010-08-08T14:49:00.012-05:00

Here are three new prints I will be selling along with
other fair at The Minneapolis Indie Expo (MIX),
where I will also be giving a small talk/workshop on
the powers of home silk screening!

Stop by on Saturday, August 21st!
(11:00am for Workshop)

The Soap Factory
518 Southeast 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55458
website

Just in time for anytime!!

2010-07-07T14:22:00.006-05:00

New Batch of Doctor Who Shirts...

Ebay Search= "Bowties Are Cool"

i'm illegal.

Rejoice!!!

2010-05-21T14:52:00.007-05:00

Feels good to draw those guys again!

A Little Wet for the Whistle...

2010-05-05T20:34:00.002-05:00

It's not been cleaned at all, but the levels have been adjusted. A celebratory post as the finished inks for Issue 01 of The FieldHawk have been completed.

More announcements as they come.

Lets all welcome Matt Smith to the Doctor Who universe!!

2010-04-13T12:52:00.001-05:00

Pencils are done, moving to Inks this week...

2010-03-29T11:30:00.001-05:00

He's Coming, He's Coming, He's Coming...

2010-03-15T10:51:00.000-05:00

Panel Sketch Done Digitally

2010-02-28T15:21:00.000-06:00

FieldHawk Character Drawing

2010-02-19T12:28:00.000-06:00

We've got Rick, Clint, Drew, Amelia, Ellyn, Mayor Justin Simon, and Chief William Ash.

wow! only a month and a half since my last post.

2010-02-15T15:29:00.006-06:00

I'm getting better at blogging I think. As a treat, here are selected panels (and one page) from my print sized roughs for FieldHawk.

And It Begins...

2009-12-25T16:59:00.002-06:00

Just greasing the wheels. Getting Ready.

Christmas Cheer and a Dead Baby?

2009-12-25T16:57:00.002-06:00

The format is a blatant Tony Millionaire rip-off.

Hey look... a Painting!

2009-12-20T21:29:00.002-06:00

A couple more illustrations and one good comic...

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I've been neglecting my illustration posts...

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so lets look at some

Another Comic Burned at Both Ends

2009-11-17T16:50:00.010-06:00

Oh yeah... think Memento (the film)

First ACTUAL FieldHawk Comic!!

2009-10-27T14:34:00.002-05:00

Done in the Classic Comic Strip/Wednesday Comics Full Page Style.

Curly, Larry, Moebius...

2009-10-21T13:01:00.004-05:00

So the thing is, there are a hand full of artists whose style you really can't touch, because that familiarity with a certain style will overpower any genuine work you've done. It becomes less a good comic experiment and more of a 'oh, you're doing a comic like so-and-so.' But hey, I wanted to faunt the sheer power of the "G NIB!" and hell, I'm a student again, I can blatenly try to coop another artist style.

Even though, really, this still looks like my hand drew it.

Anyway, this is a four page, borderless and gutterless comic, all one nib.

Exploded Second in Time.

2009-10-19T17:15:00.002-05:00

SUPER-POST!

2009-10-16T12:56:00.009-05:00

Aaron reminded me that I haven't posted in a while.

I'd like to be the guy who posts something everyday, but I don't know if I'll ever get there.

First Up is a 3 pager about a dog and a raccoon (partially true story)

and second is a 4 pager about a a guy taking a poison dive in order to provide for his grandaughter. Awww Insurance Scams.

A preview of what is to come...

2009-08-27T14:39:00.002-05:00

but don't hold yer breath...

"Rabbit Proof Lucky"

2009-07-11T16:26:00.015-05:00

Ok, forgot about this one. Me trying to do funny animal stuff. This is a few drawings trying to make a 'Cool Hand Luke' type story using rabbitts in 1950s Australia with their Rabbit Proof Fence. Google It!!

Luke "Lucky" Rabbitson

Geoffrey "Hairtrigger" Romeo

Percy Windam aka "The Mum Dog"

Four Self Portraits... For Funzies!

2009-05-16T22:40:00.006-05:00

The Strong, Silent Type...

2009-05-12T14:43:00.004-05:00

Limited silkscreen run of sixty, available now for a cool 5 dollars.
Write to bartaking@gmail.com

A PREVIEW of what is to come...

2009-04-26T15:13:00.004-05:00

"The Strong, Silent Type"
a 16 page, Two-Tone, Mini-Comic(5.5" by 6.75")
Cover and Interior all Hand Silk Screened
Available Soon

Cake or Death, Blog or Cake, Death or Flash Animation...

2009-04-22T19:36:00.006-05:00

FieldHawk Poster/Cover

2009-04-09T19:17:00.001-05:00