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My three drawings of three great bands at Open Gate hosted by Scribble. First up was the Present Quartet, playing Anthony Braxton in celebration of his 80th birthday, then came Rosenboom's Quartet. Lastly You, Me and the Whales played
They all played their asses off.
They all played their asses off.
June 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My three drawings of three great bands at Open Gate hosted by Scribble. First up was the Present Quartet, playing Anthony Braxton in celebration of his 80th birthday, then came Rosenboom's Quartet. Lastly You, Me and the Whales played
They all played their asses off.
They all played their asses off.
Here is a short video of inking progress of our our little comix noir story, Always and Never.
Music: "You" by the Idols.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #longbeach #noirstory #wip #workinprogress #orkrecords
Music: "You" by the Idols.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #longbeach #noirstory #wip #workinprogress #orkrecords
June 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Here is a short video of inking progress of our our little comix noir story, Always and Never.
Music: "You" by the Idols.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #longbeach #noirstory #wip #workinprogress #orkrecords
Music: "You" by the Idols.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #longbeach #noirstory #wip #workinprogress #orkrecords
Headed over to the Vine and caught three sets of Scott Heustis, Pablo Calogero, Anthony Shadduck, and Breeze Smith. Realky fantastic music by fantastic musicians and it happened in my Long Beach town. Fuck ICE. @vine_lb #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #longbeach #penonpaper #fatsandfives
June 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Headed over to the Vine and caught three sets of Scott Heustis, Pablo Calogero, Anthony Shadduck, and Breeze Smith. Realky fantastic music by fantastic musicians and it happened in my Long Beach town. Fuck ICE. @vine_lb #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #longbeach #penonpaper #fatsandfives
How to pick up a waitress: the first step.
Fresh inks from our story, Always and Never.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix #longbeach #workinprogress #wip
Fresh inks from our story, Always and Never.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix #longbeach #workinprogress #wip
June 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How to pick up a waitress: the first step.
Fresh inks from our story, Always and Never.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix #longbeach #workinprogress #wip
Fresh inks from our story, Always and Never.
#westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix #longbeach #workinprogress #wip
Here are the two drawings I made of the Butterss / Uhlmann duo from Thursday night. They used a lot of electronics and a bit of synthesized percussion. Good stuff all the way around. I sat my ass on the floor to draw these. @buttersscup @gregoryuhlmann @zebulonla #westerinocomix #fatsandfives
May 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here are the two drawings I made of the Butterss / Uhlmann duo from Thursday night. They used a lot of electronics and a bit of synthesized percussion. Good stuff all the way around. I sat my ass on the floor to draw these. @buttersscup @gregoryuhlmann @zebulonla #westerinocomix #fatsandfives
Here is some inking from last night. I'm still working on these but you get the idea. I inked a lot of this as Jeff and I sat at Jug Band Coffee during a singer/song writer open mic. Good stuff. #westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix @jugbandcoffeeandtea #longbeach
May 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Here is some inking from last night. I'm still working on these but you get the idea. I inked a lot of this as Jeff and I sat at Jug Band Coffee during a singer/song writer open mic. Good stuff. #westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #comics #comix @jugbandcoffeeandtea #longbeach
They asked me to administer the AP Government test today, so I got to draw. Here they are.
(College Board, if you see these, the kids were in rows and adequately seperated.)
(College Board, if you see these, the kids were in rows and adequately seperated.)
May 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
They asked me to administer the AP Government test today, so I got to draw. Here they are.
(College Board, if you see these, the kids were in rows and adequately seperated.)
(College Board, if you see these, the kids were in rows and adequately seperated.)
I've been scanning and laying out drawings from my live music sketchbook. I'm planning an 11x11 inch book. Not sure about binding or how many pages this will be. Gotta ways to go. These are looking pretty nice, I gotta say.
Music by Estradasphere
#westerinocomix #bsides #fatsandfives
Music by Estradasphere
#westerinocomix #bsides #fatsandfives
April 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I've been scanning and laying out drawings from my live music sketchbook. I'm planning an 11x11 inch book. Not sure about binding or how many pages this will be. Gotta ways to go. These are looking pretty nice, I gotta say.
Music by Estradasphere
#westerinocomix #bsides #fatsandfives
Music by Estradasphere
#westerinocomix #bsides #fatsandfives
A couple panels from the 3rd page of Always and Never, our Long Beach noir. That is the F&M Bank. #comix #alternativecomics #westerinocomix #longbeach
April 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A couple panels from the 3rd page of Always and Never, our Long Beach noir. That is the F&M Bank. #comix #alternativecomics #westerinocomix #longbeach
Saw Scott Heustis' group at yhe Vine. The core players were Breeze Smith, Rebecca Lynn, and Matt Piper. They also swapped in Ben Rosenbloom, who brought an avant-garde piano sound probably never heard in that room. Eric Barber sat in on the last set.
Here are my loosie goosie drawings.
Here are my loosie goosie drawings.
April 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Saw Scott Heustis' group at yhe Vine. The core players were Breeze Smith, Rebecca Lynn, and Matt Piper. They also swapped in Ben Rosenbloom, who brought an avant-garde piano sound probably never heard in that room. Eric Barber sat in on the last set.
Here are my loosie goosie drawings.
Here are my loosie goosie drawings.
From Always and Never, our Long Beach noir. Still needs some clean up. Enjoy a heaping helping bowl of Flakes. They're fantabulous! #westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #longbeach #comix #wip #flakes
April 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
From Always and Never, our Long Beach noir. Still needs some clean up. Enjoy a heaping helping bowl of Flakes. They're fantabulous! #westerinocomix #alwaysandnever #inking #longbeach #comix #wip #flakes
Here is the first page of Always and Never, our Long Beach noir story. It's pretty much inked, but not erased. I'm going for a much looser feel and pages will be dense and dark. This page took me 4 sitdowns.
#westerinocomix #longbeach #makingcomics #workinprogress #longbeach #comix
#westerinocomix #longbeach #makingcomics #workinprogress #longbeach #comix
April 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Here is the first page of Always and Never, our Long Beach noir story. It's pretty much inked, but not erased. I'm going for a much looser feel and pages will be dense and dark. This page took me 4 sitdowns.
#westerinocomix #longbeach #makingcomics #workinprogress #longbeach #comix
#westerinocomix #longbeach #makingcomics #workinprogress #longbeach #comix
Two of my better live drawings from Sunday's Open Gate show
April 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Two of my better live drawings from Sunday's Open Gate show
Feels good to get back to inking comix pages. These are work-in-progress inks for our our 48 page noir story, Always and Never.
March 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Feels good to get back to inking comix pages. These are work-in-progress inks for our our 48 page noir story, Always and Never.
Here are a couple of new posters using my sketchbook drawings. Ornette was drawn direct with ink to test a new Windsor & Newton brush. The second is Akira Kurosawa. If you don't know, I am a huge Kurosawa fan. Both need some adjustments. #westerinocomix #bsides #ornettecoleman #akirakurosawa
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Here are a couple of new posters using my sketchbook drawings. Ornette was drawn direct with ink to test a new Windsor & Newton brush. The second is Akira Kurosawa. If you don't know, I am a huge Kurosawa fan. Both need some adjustments. #westerinocomix #bsides #ornettecoleman #akirakurosawa
George Foreman was one of the greats during a legendary period of heavy weight boxing.
A quick ink drawing by me from way back during the pandemic. #georgeforeman
A quick ink drawing by me from way back during the pandemic. #georgeforeman
March 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
George Foreman was one of the greats during a legendary period of heavy weight boxing.
A quick ink drawing by me from way back during the pandemic. #georgeforeman
A quick ink drawing by me from way back during the pandemic. #georgeforeman
Here are some reworked little prints I made up. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Sonny Rollins, and Roscoe Mitchell.
March 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Here are some reworked little prints I made up. Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Sonny Rollins, and Roscoe Mitchell.
Two color pen drawing of Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party. Everyone should read his memoir of the founding of the BPP, Seize the Time.
#bobbyseale #blackpantherparty #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #fatsandfives
#bobbyseale #blackpantherparty #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #fatsandfives
March 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Two color pen drawing of Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party. Everyone should read his memoir of the founding of the BPP, Seize the Time.
#bobbyseale #blackpantherparty #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #fatsandfives
#bobbyseale #blackpantherparty #westerinocomix #bsides #sketchbook #fatsandfives
Great hang at the Vine with Scott Heustis, Tony Green, and Breeze Smith. They added a theremin, player. Her name was Shelby. Didn't catch her last name. I really dug it. #westerinocomix #bsides @scott_heustis @tony_green_ @breezemuse888 @vine_lb
March 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great hang at the Vine with Scott Heustis, Tony Green, and Breeze Smith. They added a theremin, player. Her name was Shelby. Didn't catch her last name. I really dug it. #westerinocomix #bsides @scott_heustis @tony_green_ @breezemuse888 @vine_lb
Two over-scribbled drawings from last night's Kidambi, Shiroishi, Parker, Jaffe set. Sublime.
March 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Two over-scribbled drawings from last night's Kidambi, Shiroishi, Parker, Jaffe set. Sublime.
Saw three bands last night. There was a lot of kinetic energy on the stage. Up first was Perfect Band. Really wild improv. Then came a band from Kobe, O'Summer Vacation. Very loud, very powerful. My drawings lack the energy they expended. Last, but not least came Oort Smog. Really dig this band.
March 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Saw three bands last night. There was a lot of kinetic energy on the stage. Up first was Perfect Band. Really wild improv. Then came a band from Kobe, O'Summer Vacation. Very loud, very powerful. My drawings lack the energy they expended. Last, but not least came Oort Smog. Really dig this band.
Here is a quick pen sketch of the great John Gilmore of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
March 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Here is a quick pen sketch of the great John Gilmore of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Akira Kurosawa. This is a ink and wash drawing I did a few years back. I always liked it.
#akirakurosawa #art #inkandbrush
#akirakurosawa #art #inkandbrush
March 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Akira Kurosawa. This is a ink and wash drawing I did a few years back. I always liked it.
#akirakurosawa #art #inkandbrush
#akirakurosawa #art #inkandbrush
Here is a colorized version of an Albert Ayler drawing I posted a while ago. It is definitely a work in progress. #westerinocomix #bsides #visionsofayler #albertayler #freejazz #wip
March 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here is a colorized version of an Albert Ayler drawing I posted a while ago. It is definitely a work in progress. #westerinocomix #bsides #visionsofayler #albertayler #freejazz #wip
Today's listening adventure:
The Whip: Jared and Eric from Karp and Joe Preston. Formed after Karp broke up. Good stuff if you like Karp or Big Business.
Baba Commandant: Really fun Afro-funk from Burkina Faso. He died in 2023.
Pussy Galore: Totally dig this shitshow of a record.
The Whip: Jared and Eric from Karp and Joe Preston. Formed after Karp broke up. Good stuff if you like Karp or Big Business.
Baba Commandant: Really fun Afro-funk from Burkina Faso. He died in 2023.
Pussy Galore: Totally dig this shitshow of a record.
March 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today's listening adventure:
The Whip: Jared and Eric from Karp and Joe Preston. Formed after Karp broke up. Good stuff if you like Karp or Big Business.
Baba Commandant: Really fun Afro-funk from Burkina Faso. He died in 2023.
Pussy Galore: Totally dig this shitshow of a record.
The Whip: Jared and Eric from Karp and Joe Preston. Formed after Karp broke up. Good stuff if you like Karp or Big Business.
Baba Commandant: Really fun Afro-funk from Burkina Faso. He died in 2023.
Pussy Galore: Totally dig this shitshow of a record.