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" a portrait of piggy"

2011-06-18T14:05:00.000-07:00

....a haven't drawn any pigs in a while...and neither had he...

"...Go!...to your room"

2011-06-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

...there were times when i was young, that i would miss behaved...oh yes! it's true...and mom would punish me by sending me to my room....there were times that this was an o.k. punishment...and there were times that it was...........not that o.k.

"...that old house behind the trees"

2011-06-18T13:52:00.000-07:00

...when i was young, we lived out in the counrty....lots of farm land all around us...even tho we were not farmers...and, there were alot of old abandoned farm houses...i was told on a regular bases to never go and look around these.."Why you never know whats there...could be rabid racoons...broke floor boards where you could fall into the basement and we'd never find you...or....or there might be someone livin there...you just never know"... i had to find out for myself...

2011-04-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

....i have always loved Alfred Hitchcock movies..."The Birds" and "Psycho" were my favorites...in drawing Mr. Hitchcock i used my trusty ultra fine sharpie...i did do a preliminary pencil first...the bird character, at first, i was going to use a seagull or crow as in the movie...and maybe i should have...but, i thought that a little cute demon-esk toothy critter would be better...after all birds did have teeth at one time...the "Bate's Motel" sign was a little bit hard to find...i found knock offs, but i wanted the right shape...finally ran across it with it's flickering neon...the ghosting look to it was a very appealing sight...with a wee bit of scratching with a modified bobby pin(i use only the highest tech tools available) and just a tad of prismacolor pencil i think i got close...enjoy

2011-03-30T08:53:00.000-07:00

....these "pet" drawings are going well...i'm really not sure where they are taking me...but, i'm enjoying doing them...the cats and dogs are very complementary and their owners seem to be pleased as well...the boxer on the left..."Cherry" is Maggie's puppy... i'm not sure if i am going to add color to Cherry, i kind a like how it works with just the values...

...and the shaggy one to the right "Shelby" belonged to Tanya...who is also the proud mommy of "Holly" the cool brown/blue/purple puppy below this post.

2011-03-20T09:45:00.000-07:00

so i stop getting complaints from the canine community

about being bias towards cats... one of the dogs that my friend tanya has...

2011-03-08T08:33:00.000-08:00

this is Miss. Jessi's kitty...same technique as previous soft'n'fluffy's

2011-03-04T07:48:00.000-08:00

another in the "soft"n"fluffy" series...."Thursday"

i did the drawing the way i normally do...2-b on strathmoor...then gave it a little spray of fixative...and broke out my trusty prismacolor pencils....i'm livin' on the wild side now!!!!

2011-02-14T14:20:00.000-08:00

cats and a dog...done with my trusty staedtler 925 .07 2-B lead mechanical pencil on good old strathmoor...from top to bottom we have "Stewie"..."Oscar"...and " KittyKitty"...approx size about 11"x 13"

2011-02-06T08:36:00.000-08:00

a little Tommy Lee Jones...looked at "No Country for Old Men" and this was my take....now i have had a friend look at this and see Ronald Reagan...Ronny had a much more involved turkey watel neck and smiled more....alzheimer's does that....keeps you silly happy...

2011-01-31T11:41:00.000-08:00

i needed to do a drawing of little 9yr old Christina Green....which i sent to her parents.

she was at congresswoman's Gabby Gifford's rally...this little girl was there to be a part of the excitment...to learn more about government...to see Mrs. Gifford...she was in 4th grade...she had big beautiful brown eye's...there are no words that i can come up with to make any sence out of this...only an image of someones daughter...the Green family's daughter...r.i.p.

2011-01-31T11:32:00.001-08:00

Marc Anthony................................James Cromwell

these are two unrelated caricatures....Marc Anthony was done for " Handmade Caricatures" a FB site for artist to post only traditionally done work...meaning "NO" computers....nothing digital

Mr. James Cromwell was done for a FB site called Caricaturama 3000...anything goes here...

both sites put up challenges each week or so...there are no prizes...it's just a fun way to keep fresh and to get some feed back...

2011-01-13T08:14:00.000-08:00

...any of you who won't admit to watching wrestling when you were younger...and i mean "REAL" wrestling!!! not this steriod induced, pretty boy, make up wearing, no blood letting, sissy style of bitch slap fighting...well, you won't admit to have watched one of the all time great psycho's of hard core wrestling...Mr. Wild Bull Curry!!!

I would set 3" from our b/w tv(19"!) on saturday mornings and engulf myself in this show of entertaining distruction...while i ate my bowl of cheerio's covered in REAL sugar!!!...
i had so many favorites and so many villain creep'os...creeps like the Sheik(before it was fasionable to be from"over there") Killer Brookes, the Mighty Igor, Mad Dog Vachon...yep mean nasty creeps, who would suck your eyeball out of your head for a chance to be World Champion!!!

but Wild Bull was extra crazy!!!...biting, chewing, throw chairs...he started that. his constant growl/gutteral chant was another great little trade mark...he always seemed like he was out of breath, just to back his opponent into the corner and take a mike tyson bite out of his forehead...boy...life was good...

i actually got to meet Mr. W.B.Curry...i worked p/t at a sear's automotive when i was in college and in walks this sasquatch in a suit...OMG...It's him...he wasn't that tall 6'...but, my god his shoulders were so freakin wide! and that eyebrow...a woolyworm of massive steriods!
i shook his hand, which i thought was alot like petting a pitbull before he gets a sniff of you...but, he didn't crush it...

so...here is my way of honoring someone who gave me some great childhood memories!!!

2011-01-08T08:45:00.000-08:00

To my friend....Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Waughtel -Hopper
...may you rest in peace...

2011-01-03T08:58:00.000-08:00

...here is a caricature that i did of Mr. Mike Sheils...

....Springfield City Prosecuter...

Mike is seen in the first pic...relativly happy...pic 2 is of his motorcycle...pic 3 are some of his interests and background, like where he attended college...

and his favorite beer..."Arrogant Bastard Ale"...which i can attest to as being VERY good!!!

...and the finish...size ...11"x 14" sharpie on 2ply vellum bristol...

i'm not sure why i was asked to put a rabbit in there, but what ever the client wants as long as i get paid...

i can do one of these little gems for you...give me a hollar...

e-mail, kdsturff@yahoo.com...937-342-0754

2010-12-30T10:35:00.000-08:00

drawing of the Ander's new farm house...ebony pencil on 3ply vellum bristol...11"x14"

2010-12-30T10:32:00.000-08:00

a drawing of fellow caricaturist
Bernd Ertl...yes! it looks exactly like him...

2010-12-28T10:45:00.000-08:00

this caricature was done as a christmas present....

...this is the blackberry/e-mail pic of my lovley subject...( so, i can work from alot of various references)...she is a law librarian...attended various universities and has a little lab puppy

the finish...11"x14" sharpie on ply vellum bristol

2010-12-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

step1 was done after i had been out with the boys and had 6 or so brews...appox time 20mins

step B was done in about 45mins...a little clean up and while i was watching tv...in bed( please, hold your fortune cookie jokes till later)

step 3...about another hour...yes...watching tv...in bed...HEY, i'm comfy...

the last ...this is the finish...another hour or two...and NO, done in my beat to hell lazy boy while watching tv...

the title of this is "Daddy's Little Man"...to see a full view of this...go to my studio's facebook page...

2010-11-28T15:37:00.000-08:00

Laurel&Hardy

2010-11-28T09:35:00.000-08:00

.......made it through thanksgiving...WOOHOO...it started on sunday the 21st where i had a great time in pigeon forge with my lovely wife, daughter, sister in law, brother in law. and mommy&daddy in law( mommy& daddy surprised us by paying for this! )...we all stayed in a 3 story log cabin...which was not your run of the mill cabin,. nope...there was cable, wi-fi, hot tube, pool table, dart board and a kick ass juke box ...loaded with oldies!!!...had thanksgiving on sunday nite...home cooking...everyone brought something yum...big wave dave(my father in law) made a black berry pie...that with ice cream and a sammy was fan-tas-tic!!! monday, the women folk went out-let mall shoppin'...the men folk did what men folk do...we found a micro brew pub( The Smoky Mountain Brewery )where we sat like real men for a good 5hrs!!!...yes! wingys, onion rings and samplers of 9 yummy good brews...back to the cabin...and HELLO hot tub!...yes...3 fine manly-man specimens and more beer but accented with a prime cigar!...dinner in...monday nite football in the man cave!...and the women folk..."dancin wit the stars"..GAG ME!!!..tues. am...RAIN!!!oh well...what to do...what to do...I KNOW!!!!drop them women off at a craft fair and find another pub....which we did!!! "blaines" and "blaines" had YUENGLING!!!!thank you sweet jesus!!!...but...the craft fair wasn't that exciting...so the "girls" left it and tracked us down....they didn't want to eat at blaines...nooooo!!! " we want pizza...whiiiiinne.." so, who has great pizza in gatlinburg...hhmmmmmmm...THATS RIGHT!!! the Smoky Mountain Brewery!!!!
YEE HAAAAAHHH!!!....weds we had to pack up and start home...in sunshine...of course...9am departure...2 hrs in....RAIN!!! sweet mother of god!! it rained!!!powered through the rain till we got to florence, ky and BOOM!!! parking lot!!!one BF long line of cars n trucks n motor homes heading north at a blazin 27mph give or take...after a few hours of cussing...good dose of road rage....and a daughter&wife who would not shut up cause they were asingin songs on the radio we rolled in to the homestead at 4 f******30!!!...puppys were VERY happy to see us!!! and daddy was smart enough to buy some yuengling for home...which helped to ease the the dogs that were barking...IN MY HEAD!!!...but, it was a great trip! very glad we had the chance to have some "family" time!!!

2010-10-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

well...i have managed to neglect my blog for sometime...but....haven said that...i have done the same with so many other things...but what want to talk about briefly is about a very special young man...Eben Paxton Wildman...none of you who follow this blog know of Eben, but he was a very great individuale....Eben was tragicilly killed at 3am sat morning the 16th of oct...he was a dear friend to my daughter...in fact he had just asked her out fri nite ti attend a "naval ball" at miami of oxford...Eben was in the rotc down there as a navel cadet...his grades were stellar...his smile infectous...his demener was of this extra happy kid who had the world by the ass and he knew it!i would kid Eben about his name...that he had misspelled it... because the "B" and "V" letters on the key board were too close...he would laugh and give that great smile...as i tear up...this was so fucking unfair...but isn't any accident that takes a life! i am so greatful that i had the oppertunity tohave known this fantastic kid! i am so sorry for the grief that his parents are going threw...i hug my daughter so tight that i'm called annoying...but...guess what....i don't care!
Eben Paxton Wildman...you were and are a very special young man and i miss you..............

2010-06-27T17:45:00.000-07:00

hello kiddies...i have an account on facebook...it's Steve McInturff Studio...pretty inventive huh? anywho...you are invited to cruz that...i will try to keep both, the blog and facebook current...i know...that's alot to ask of me...but i will try...

2010-05-27T18:50:00.000-07:00

"toothless tom"...is always surprised when he pulls a tooth...it ain't even got to be a bad tooth...not sure why he does it...but, he feels a lttle bad about pullin it so he saves all of 'em in his hat band and shows 'em off...he really doesn't believe in all that tooth fairy stuff.

2010-05-27T18:46:00.000-07:00

this is "one-eyed larry"he lives...not too far from here...but, just far enough...

2010-04-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

...venomous duck season...

2010-04-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

....leaf critter...he likes french fries...

2010-02-17T09:18:00.000-08:00

...dear sweet granny...fattening up a chicken...

2010-02-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

...this is a sketch for"granny"...one of the characters for a book that was written by Liz Ball...i'm working on more...we will see how this goes...oh, she's yelling out the kitchen window for "brother"...

2009-09-30T06:45:00.000-07:00

...for those of you awaitin' for "OTIS"...here he is... and a bounus of his favorite song. "...that's the way the Dipsey
Doodle works..."

...and an extra little sumpthin' "...Old MacDonald had an arm...E..i..E..i...oh i see you have an earring too...lovley..."

2009-08-11T11:36:00.000-07:00

GOOOOOOLeeee! SHA-ZAM!!!!

2009-08-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

well....uh...well...oooooo...

it is very hrd to do a floyd just by typing...

2009-07-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

o.k. kids...here is what i did at the Fiore workshop in New Woodstock, NY. i painted from 9:30-4:30 for six days...with 6 other artist..we referred to the group as our "people" because...

family and friends just don't get it sometimes...do they? the amount of painting that i did is more painting than I've done since graduation away aback when.

the "cows" were done on day one, in the a.m. session, as a color study/warm up...woohoo I's good! i didn't think about the concept of painting here...just "draw" with paint...which is not what i wanted to do...but...i didn't know no better! in the afternoon session, i got the idea, after Fiore gave a demo..."The Red Roof Barn" was painted in 4 hrs. i used my photo reference from 3 different ones...pick and choose... i really like this one...there is a lot of palette knife...a lot of thick paint...very aggressive mark making...trying to pay attention to shapes, not details. looking for the light, temperature, atmosphere and textures to bring things together...i think it's done...so...i signed it.

the next day i started the "Cedar Bog" painting. cedar bog is a nature preserve close to Springfield...swampy, buggy, snakey...with lots of subtle color and atmosphere...and smells...trust me on that one. this one is still being tweaked. i like the sense of atmosphere...but there are some "marshmallows" that need attention.

the last painting is from a piece of reference shot at Cades Cove in Tennessee. i wanted to really play with the color here...that's why the red shadows and grey purple in the background. this one has about 9hrs of work...i have a nice little weathered picket fence that goes in the foreground...and before you groan...the fence was there...and has some great shadow shapes that break up the bottom edge....so...that's the workshop...more or less, i can tell you this...i needed this! i have a new friend in Peter Fiore, i have a new love to just paint...and i WANT to paint. this was a very nice fresh breath of creative air....so...it is never too late to dig down and get back something you think you had lost. this the old dog and new tricks thing.

i took a lot of photos in NY and continue to do so back home..I'll use these in future works.

...so...it's your turn...what do you think...I'm happy with them...

2009-07-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

AAAnnnDDDDEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!1

2009-07-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

...in the "back to Mayberry" series i give you...

Mr. Barnard T. Fife...contest question...

What does the "T" stand for?

2009-07-05T17:35:00.001-07:00

it's a THRILL-A...

2009-06-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

...volleyball skullz anyone?

2009-06-24T07:08:00.000-07:00

o.k. kiddies...guess who this is...the first 3 correct get a prize!!! if you can't tell who the hell it is...i need to do more work...

2009-06-03T07:24:00.000-07:00

hello....is anyone out there?...i...feel...so...alone...guess i'll go outside and eat worms

2009-05-20T16:32:00.000-07:00

...i...i....i have no real explanation for this...it just...sort-a happened...

and well...

2009-05-17T06:49:00.000-07:00

o.k....i will apologize right now to stafan bucher...

so let us call this a creation from...oh...stephen butcher

2009-05-15T07:23:00.000-07:00

...well this old guy wanders out'the farm house to go to the out house...gets confused...wanders too far...and to his terror...mistakes his bunny slippers for venomous wild rabbits eating his feet!....voids himself and some how finds his way back to the farm house...funny how things tend to work out...

2009-04-20T14:48:00.000-07:00

...on weds afternoon...i like to set in the crane with a nice cup of coffee and doodle...this is the result from 4/15...i haven't a clue to why...

2009-04-11T06:47:00.000-07:00

...at some time...they all will test their wings and venture out of the nest

2009-04-11T06:39:00.000-07:00

...on weds afternoon, i like to set in the crane greenhouse/coffee shop...with my little sketchbook and a "proper" cup O joe and just watch ...watch the students flitting around...going to class...chirping away at one another...and so i came up with these observations...

2009-04-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

ahhhhh...mikey"Q"...i have heard rumors that the man can not ride with the windows down in his car for fear that he will be sucked out due to his "xtreme' litefulness"...one of my students commented that i may have drawn him TOO heavy....ain't nothing skinny about the mans work tho....sweet and fat..er...phat!

2009-03-26T07:44:00.000-07:00

ah...mr. king...just good old wally to me...what can i say...a canvas...a cig...a good scotch and you, my friends, have a very happy man...ain't he cute! ya just want ta pick him up and hug him...

2009-03-24T13:25:00.000-07:00

mr.mahan...yes...this little elf like critter of great talent and skill, was, at one time...long ago and far away, my illustration instructor here at good old ccad....i fondly remember one of his heart felt critiques of my work ...he said it "reminded him of cheap t-shirt design..." my good friend gary smith prevented me from killing the silly little man after class in the parking lot...thus beginning a long and respectful friendship.

2009-03-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

boley and i go wwwaaaaayyyyback...i new bo when he had hair and played jimmy buffet songs...he still plays jimmy buffet...

2009-03-20T16:40:00.000-07:00

Mr.K

i am frightened of anyone who paints with fly hairs.

the boy spends WAY too much time rendering sand and ice crystals...but...boy howdy...can he ever do it!

2009-03-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

what can we say that hasn't already been said....he's a cartoons best friend...and one of mine as well...

Mr. Wizard!

2009-03-20T16:33:00.000-07:00

o.k kiddies...here are my little smackrills of ccad illo faculty.

first...#1...mr ono himself

the GROFF-MAN....mr. robotO ... and my apologizes

to mother groff

2009-03-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

this little cutie was done this past friday,the 6th of march for my WIFE's volleyball team...that "I"was forbidden to play on because of a supposed tearing of my patellar tendon LAST year...and "MY" wife said she would NOT take of my ass again if i tore it or anything else...so....i drew "Ricky" ...

i can still serve.

2009-03-14T07:05:00.000-07:00

o.k. spanky...i'm a trin' to get caught up...

this kid was done... a while ago ...in a day.

he's a normal child...with one good sock and one not so good sock

2009-01-27T10:45:00.000-08:00