Want to own an original piece of my artwork?

Here's your chance!  I just listed a slew of original sketch cards that have been sitting in the archives for quite some time.  To check them out go to my eBay store:

http://myworld.ebay.com/jasonwestlake84

Here are the cards I have listed, enjoy:

Better snatch them up quick, especially the Bane cards, I have some serious collectors keeping an eye on my work!

This and that.

Once again it's been a minute since I've updated here, but bouncing from project to project really puts and damper on it.  At any rate, I'm back with a few of those said projects.

Back in April at C2E2 in Chicago I met a gentleman who loved my Avengers prints (he loved them so much he bought the set, then two more for his friends after the show!).  He asked if I had a Tron print, which I did not, but it was on my list of pieces I wanted to do sooner or later.  Well, sooner it was.  He contacted me and wanted to commission me to get one (or two) off the ground.  The one shown above is the first one, as I started a second, featuring the antagonist of Tron Legacy, CLU, but I wasn't too keen on it, so I'm reworking it. Once CLU is finished, both of them will be available to purchase.

I recently wrapped up a set of cards for the upcoming "Civil War Chronicles" from Cult Stuff.  Major wars such as this (and World War 2 in particular) have always fascinated me.  The thing that fascinates me the most, however, are the soldiers themselves, particularly the pictures of them not on the battlefield.  I chose to go the route of portraits of soldiers mainly because I always wondered what their story was; for the most part, I couldn't find their names (save for John Wilkes Booth) making them more or less "lost" in history.  I don't know if they had wives, children, I didn't know what they did for a living, what their personality was like, etc.  I did 30 cards for the set and I really enjoyed this trip down history lane.

'Til next time...

Short Stories on Amazon.com!

Hey folks, here's some exciting nuggets for you all to chew on.  Back in April a gentleman by the name of Douglas Esper contacted me through my artist page on Facebook (which is http://www.facebook.com/jasonwestlakeart if you weren't aware).  He had seen my Avengers prints and wanted me to design 4 covers for short stories he would be selling on Amazon.com as eBooks.  Well, they are now available!  Here are the covers I designed and I also provided the links to check out the synopsis for each and to also purchase them.  The best part?  They're only $.99!  If you have a Kindle, do yourself a favor a purchase a copy of each and support local artists and authors!

The Day We Hung The Tallest Thomas

Buy it here:  http://www.amazon.com/The-Hung-Tallest-Thomas-ebook/dp/B00CE2N6H6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369946203&sr=8-1&keywords=the+day+we+hung+the+tallest+thomas

The Quitter

Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/the-quitter-ebook/dp/B00CFCAE3Y/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kstore_1

My Wife's Favorite

Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/my-wifes-favorite-ebook/dp/B00CEN9UBG/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369946275&sr=1-2 

The Baby Book

Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Baby-Book-ebook/dp/B00CENW8GK/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369946383&sr=1-3&keywords=the+baby+book

Thanks for reading!

Motor City Comic Con thoughts and other things of the like

OK, so it's been waaaaaaay too long since I've posted and waaaaaay too long after Motor City Comic Con, but here's what I've been up to nonetheless.

On Saturday, May 4th I appeared at Wonderworld Comics in Taylor for Free Comic book Day.  It was a last minute thing for me as I was coming right off the coat tails of C2E2, but I figured why not.  Ended up being great day with a great turnout.  Other colleages of mine including Ted Woods, Bruce Gerlach, and Bill Pulkovski were set up as well and a great time was had by everyone who came out.  I will definitely do one of these again.

Next up was Motor City Comic Con at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.  This was my fourth time in the artist alley, and it was by far my best year, and best show to date.  The attendance was at an all-time high; mainly because Stan Lee was the main guest of honor and Norman Reedus was able to make it (he didn't make it last year due to Walking Dead filming obligations).  To put it in perspective, Saturday's attendance alone was the total attendance from the ENTIRE weekend last year. The great turnout was not without it's problems though; ridiculously long lines, along with the heat, made for a very uncomfortable wait for those in line, which in turn lead to short tempers.  I won't touch on the problems at this time, mainly because everything that could be said has been said.

Here are a few of the pictures I was able to take from the event:

 Myself and Mini Stan Lee.  She's now an internet sensation!  I actually bought the comic she and her brothers created and she even signed it as Mini Stan Lee; awesome.

 Lego Boba Fett costume

 My new banner

 I look pretty goofy, but whatevs.

 Mark I

 Michael Keaton sketch.

Even Bob Brisse came by to show me the autograph he got from the guy in Bruce Almighty who pulled a monkey out of his butt.

 My set up.

Good weekend.

I was joined by fellow artists Andrew Shirey, Jay Fosgitt, Bruce Gerlach, Bill Pulkovski, Jim Towe, Anne Garavaglia, and Kelly Nemzek; they all seemed to have a good turnout as well.  Big things are coming for all of them.

In other news, I recently wrapped up 30 sketch cards for the upcoming 'Civil War Chronicles' trading card set from Cult-Stuff which will be out soon.  I'll be posting my cards up soon.  I'm also finishing up cards for the 'Contemporary Pin-ups' sketch jam set.  This is unique because the cards will have TWO artists featured on each; either they split the card up by each drawing on one or the other side, or one will draw and ink everything and the other does the colors.  Once I have them all scanned, I'll post them as well; it was a very fun set to be a part of.

That's about it for right now.  'Til next time....

C2E2 THOUGHTS

This past weekend at the MrCormick Place in Chicago, Ill was the 3rd annual C2E2 convention, and was hands down my best show to date.  There was definitely a sense of excitement the moment you pulled up to the building and the rest of the days held the same feeling.  Here are the few shots I was able to capture at the event.

 Myself and Ted Woods all set up.

 Good morning Chicago.

 Being a tourist at 6am.

 Just a corgi on our way to the show.

 The line Saturday morning.

 Best.  Costume. Ever.  David.  The.  Gnome.

 So much inspiration.

 I wish this was the view from our hotel, but it wasn't.  There's always next year.

 Just relaxing after the show on Saturday night in a suite at the Hyatt.  No big deal.

 He passed.

Breaking down Sunday.

The event overall was organized very well and the staff was incredibly friendly, but it's the people that make the shows and Chicago had some of the best people I've ever met.  I even had quite a few people come up to me and say they've seen my work else where and was happy to meet face to face; that alone makes these shows worthwhile.  I would also like to thank Jay Jacot, Bill Pulkovski, Jay Fosgitt, Tony Miello, and Ted Woods for being an amazing crew to hang out with that made the weekend that much better.

To those who I met at the show, if you read this, by all means look up my artist page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jasonwestlakeart and hopefully I'll talk to you soon!  It was great meeting each and every one of you and all I can say is thank you.

My next scheduled appearance is May 17-19 for the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, MI at the Suburban Collection Showplace.  I'll try to get another post up or two between now and then, but if I'm not able to, I'll hopefully see you there!