Jason Shasteen Design

I’m back again to Lubbock after going out of town for the second and final time over the holidays.  It feels good to be back home for a while, but I definately enjoyed being with family and finding some time to rest.  I decided to do a post tonight in honor of my friends at the Lubbock Sketch Club.  I was able, probably over a month ago, to a meetup with the group and brought my 4 year old son Jaiden with me.  I think the drawing I did in the short time I was there was a representation of how I felt on the inside being around other artists and really fealing that sense of community….yes…a total cartoon geek in the best possible way.  I hope in 2010 to make it a point to go more often….my schedule and family willing.  Anyways, Happy New Year’s.

These are some sketches that I did while enjoying the snow falling for the first time ever on Christmas Eve in Arlington, TX.  I always loved doing these characters around the Holidays and it has been far too long.  So even though this year is almost over…enjoy!

This was a drawing of Rudolph that Jaiden did on the computer with a little help from me.  He tells me that when he gets older he will help me at my office and do whatever I tell him to.  I am looking forward to possibly keeping cartooning in the family…possibly (crossing fingers).  Oh yeah, Jaiden wanted to make sure everyone knows he is 4 yrs. old

Well….I have good news!  I am alive…despite my absence from the DAP as of late.  I did decide however to make a post again.  I will understand if my membership is now under review from the high council though.  A few weeks prior, we were given the them of music.  I thought it was interesting that the first song to draw inspiration from was Pyramid Song by Radiohead.  I can vividly remember the summer when this song and related video came out.  I absolutely loved the music video for this song and made a sketch that later became a painting that summer of 2001, I believe it was.  So here is the sketch and I may find an image of the painting.  I unfortunately sold the original painting at a yard sale awhile back….but a metal sculpture developed from this same string of inspiration and is featured in my studio work.

Character 5 - “Calling for Backup”

Character 4 - “Praying is so Emo”

Character 3 - “Dude….Linkage?”