tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80842651456982435512024-03-05T03:21:57.249-08:00Michael LavoieScratches and ScribblesMike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-80104947224432080202011-03-17T22:37:00.000-07:002011-03-17T23:16:00.270-07:00Tis the Season for .... BRAINS!<div>I have a lot of catching up to do as 2010 was definitely a very rocky year. I figured I would start things off a bit festive, event though it's St Patties Day and I am posting an image from Christmas. Then again, zombies always seem in season.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/X-Mas-2010-Card-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 423px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/X-Mas-2010-Card-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-11637391378145826102009-02-20T17:39:00.000-08:002009-02-20T17:46:39.425-08:00More Dragons<div>I have been working mostly creature concepts these last few works as I work on what is becoming a large project. I am also adding more concept work for my portfolio for the upcoming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">conceptart</span>.org workshop next month in Dallas.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shown here are concepts of the dragons which inhabit this world. Their design is more avian in nature as opposed to the usual bulky, six-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">limbed</span> variety. The first I will be using for an upcoming demo where I chronicle my working process step by step.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpxbb15OLD_TgT35kTQOMzAmY0SDSrF3mD2r2NtjyZBcNT4vR_I_AMd43tGdiULRNbd186T78VFx0bEINGNyyJN3FH0LPhE68PEQAyyPePbxUBPXh8PYFR9Kn2zw_lef8KXnny5WwAYNx/s1600-h/Dragon04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpxbb15OLD_TgT35kTQOMzAmY0SDSrF3mD2r2NtjyZBcNT4vR_I_AMd43tGdiULRNbd186T78VFx0bEINGNyyJN3FH0LPhE68PEQAyyPePbxUBPXh8PYFR9Kn2zw_lef8KXnny5WwAYNx/s200/Dragon04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305060155747288466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-IJlpo_a_j7kV4fn4po9oWOaIZj7v1FlTSiTGbfZ11hydCEbwVGy8Bqibll1diswBlO_jfbzPU2guUyseOZiPAAzd4KQTg7tF9fxyChv8o6lJZ7ZskebSxrPGtTqfSTAmy8u0zQT3R-L/s1600-h/Dragon06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-IJlpo_a_j7kV4fn4po9oWOaIZj7v1FlTSiTGbfZ11hydCEbwVGy8Bqibll1diswBlO_jfbzPU2guUyseOZiPAAzd4KQTg7tF9fxyChv8o6lJZ7ZskebSxrPGtTqfSTAmy8u0zQT3R-L/s200/Dragon06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305060155151584098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pOa3id4yrwJN9DMdoMl44FCbtnRC-vVp18pZzqe8D09FdUQQNI7yvoUQljzeycLZHyW4_oB53qTE2dNEUonVe9dD_2DxHpg_CP6fYzyYf7VNV3SKJAw5vdZYWrOd88sPy7o0BEulRsqv/s1600-h/Dragon05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pOa3id4yrwJN9DMdoMl44FCbtnRC-vVp18pZzqe8D09FdUQQNI7yvoUQljzeycLZHyW4_oB53qTE2dNEUonVe9dD_2DxHpg_CP6fYzyYf7VNV3SKJAw5vdZYWrOd88sPy7o0BEulRsqv/s200/Dragon05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305060149670611442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8gREC-RNYlRB7HJKCeICreN2w00zFx13x-z9o2ocDzs7CzOxMhck1vkPGciAllmxeTdlzgiIoez0mnUQGSNw1vE3MYKgn9xHvHuk6xRlNYlkwPp_ZVOkd6OUkMh9c7Lw0Jr4eirmn239/s1600-h/Dragon02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8gREC-RNYlRB7HJKCeICreN2w00zFx13x-z9o2ocDzs7CzOxMhck1vkPGciAllmxeTdlzgiIoez0mnUQGSNw1vE3MYKgn9xHvHuk6xRlNYlkwPp_ZVOkd6OUkMh9c7Lw0Jr4eirmn239/s200/Dragon02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305060144986760754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6z7fgif9VJ0-lYoQ0GM6viWSoPsoNW8ll0NxtGDkHOB9Ioh2YXBK4C1RUmlFHjBOm7no2YQvj1Rrpq8JI3wl2CI0X8QUJevUoPiwxQSaMwnuRxlYMmnsCHyMX8SrWENZOOwDtXme8-5l/s1600-h/Dragon01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6z7fgif9VJ0-lYoQ0GM6viWSoPsoNW8ll0NxtGDkHOB9Ioh2YXBK4C1RUmlFHjBOm7no2YQvj1Rrpq8JI3wl2CI0X8QUJevUoPiwxQSaMwnuRxlYMmnsCHyMX8SrWENZOOwDtXme8-5l/s200/Dragon01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305059473917772498" /></a>Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-65388275915254224382009-02-08T22:04:00.000-08:002009-02-20T17:41:27.866-08:00The Long Awaited Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivwV8rHS2c9dsNgbqos2KW5LCwp4BL-Qi65hrZ4BvA8JuYGwgCgsAAYv0MvvZ9KjnIf_t1tYLedL_V7Dj8yeocsG5DHVtM-82e4b3iJ4MJl14n7oxcT_xX9wLtcExsRXv52c_3miJuT0Y/s1600-h/Barbarian-Comp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivwV8rHS2c9dsNgbqos2KW5LCwp4BL-Qi65hrZ4BvA8JuYGwgCgsAAYv0MvvZ9KjnIf_t1tYLedL_V7Dj8yeocsG5DHVtM-82e4b3iJ4MJl14n7oxcT_xX9wLtcExsRXv52c_3miJuT0Y/s200/Barbarian-Comp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305059782316393890" /></a><br />So my original plan of regular updates sort of never happened. Truth is August onward marked a lot of struggling in the studio with lots of personal things inferring in a not-so-good way. I did however, manage to get one of those drawings painted amidst all the chaos. I also gave the blog a new look to hopefully mark it's coming back to life. If I can keep on top of things amidst the many projects I have going, posts should finally become regular.Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-69441948788116494212008-08-26T18:40:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:48:00.784-07:00New SketchesI am back from GenCon and presently trying to catch up on projects I had to set aside before leaving. Giving myself a deadline of next post to have this blog looking closer to it's final state. In the meantime, new scribbles will have to do.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/AngelofDeath.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/AngelofDeath.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/BarbarianVsHydra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/BarbarianVsHydra.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Huntress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Huntress.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-46655234767083627602008-08-06T12:23:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:33:09.492-07:00Connecticon and Table SketchesConnecticon always proves itself to be a crazy convention. While sitting at my Artists Alley table I conjured up some drawings with my trusty graphite sticks.<br /><br /><br />My next appearance places me in Indianapolis, IN for Gencon. The fun begins next Thursday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Dragon1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084265145698243551.post-60483047800740445052008-07-28T19:29:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:34:30.577-07:00New Painting and a Sketchbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Sketchbook-Cover.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br />I figured it was best to start with the most recent painting fresh off the easel. Also let me apologize. I'm posting these in haste. The layout here needs a lot of work still.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Forrest-Magic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Forrest-Magic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also, I published my 2007 sketchbook earlier this year, here are a couple pages from it. I'll be attending Connecticon this upcoming weekend as well. If anyone should be attending just track me down in the artist colony. This sort of marks the official release of them.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) href=" com="" albums="" ll198="" lavoie="" jpg=""><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Pages08-09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/mike-lavoie/Sketchbook-Cover.jpg"><br /></a>Mike Lavoiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010455934370072389noreply@blogger.com0