376 (sketch for new toy design)

another of my recent faves, after making a clay sculpt of "BOGEY", I really liked the idea of 3-legged MACRODONS, and in this case, I think it would be almost symmetrical.

375 (sketch for new toy design)

this MACRODON belongs in the last series of "Bean-Shaped" MACRODONS, and, again, maybe I did already draw it...

374 (sketch for new toy design)

This MACRODON is so big that other MACRODONS walk around on it's flat head and don't realize they are walking on a MACRODON (?)

this paper is really crappy...

373 (sketch for new toy design)

Return of the Crystal Castles Creatures!

372 (sketch for new toy design)

I feel like this design has potential for the third dimension as a future sculpture/toy..

371 (sketch for new toy design)

déjà vu, I really feel like I've made this exact drawing before... and maybe I have. I need to go through the last year of MACRODONS again and see how many drawings turned out to be repeats, known, or unknown to me (?)

370 (sketch for new toy design)

The next 11 posts are other ideas for toy designs I came up with that didn't quite make the cut for now (or at all).

Here, the strong-armed MACRODON makes a reappearance... a bit different than before...

MACRODON 'XENON' -toy design

MACRODON #369 -'XENON' -final version.

xenon
1) 1898, from Greek, "foreign, strange," coined by its discoverer, Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916)
2) 'vacuum' -properly a loan/translation of Greek, 'xenon,' lit. "that which is empty." Meaning "a place emptied of air" is attested from 1652.

(as seen here, the circle in the sketch is actually a hole)

MACRODON 'BOGEY' -toy design

MACRODON #368 -'BOGEY' -final version.

as it can be seen, this MACRODON ended up with a more tubular variation on the skinny arm I started with, and I wanted to do something a bit different with his legs, so this will be the first MACRODON sculpt with 3 legs!)

MACRODON 'CROM' -toy design

MACRODON #367 -nicknamed 'CROM' -final version.
(I don't usually name each MACROODN, but I may start)

above is the unedited photo of the clay sculpt, the image at the top was edited to have a cool gray color, for a 'blank' uncolored neutral look. And below, I had a bit of fun testing some solid colors I liked:

upcoming projects - sneak peak #3

unlike the previous designs, MACRODON 369 started with this sketch
(whereas the others were 'sketched' first in clay)

upcoming projects - sneak peak #2

another work in progress, MACRODON 368, here I am trying to figure out the upper appendages / arms, below are the two versions I am thinking about...

upcoming projects - sneak peak #1

here is an early look at MACRODON 367 -a preliminary sculpt for a new toy design...



it was first conceived to stand on either end, below is the view of the figure, flipped over.

MACRODONS @ Long Beach Museum of Art

ART AUCTION XIII -Sun. 09.20, 4-9pm
EXHIBITION & PREVIEW : 09.04 - 09.19

MACRODONS ON EXHIBIT NOW! Visit the Long Beach Museum of Art and check out a group exhibition, including newly discovered MACRODONS. The exhibit was curated by John Geldbach, owner/director of DDR Projects, Art Gallery/Toy Store -so, it promises to be a good show.

All proceeds from the Auction support the Museum’s educational programming, serving over 15,000 children and hundreds of families throughout the greater Long Beach area, each year.

In conjunction with Art Auction 13, LBMA will host "Collector's Bootcamp," an educational seminar on how to create the art collection you have always wanted. Each session will cover topics essential in starting and maintaining a collection of art that meets your aesthetic and long-term investment ideals. Join museum professionals, gallerists, artists, as well as other art collectors for an insider view on the do’s and don’t of collection artworks in today’s society.

Long Beach Museum of Art - 2300 E. Ocean Boulevard - 562.439.2119
HOURS: Tuesday - Sunday: 11 - 5pm, closed Mondays [MAP]

DDR Projects - 3403 East Broadway Long Beach, CA 90803 - 562.434.8480
HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 3 - 9, Saturday 12 - 6, Sun & Mon. Closed [MAP]