Are you as excited for this movie as I am?

You know I love me some Star Wars, and with the launch of the FINAL trailer for Episode 9 you know I have some things to say about it.​

If you some how missed seeing this trailer. Here it is:

I'm kind of excited for this movie. Not because it's the "end" of the Skywalker story in the Star Wars universe, but because I'm more curious from a storytelling standpoint how they plan on wrapping up a trilogy of trilogies. JJ Abrams is a masterful entertainer, but he's only ever finished one series, and that was Felicity. Alias, Lost, Mission Impossible 3, Star Trek, and Star Wars were all shows and film series that he's started, but he hasn't really proven that he can wrap a series up. Even if the story falls short there's plenty of cool stuff to see and enjoy. I'm a fan of the Star Wars universe, not just the stories. I'm also a HUGE fan of JJ Abrams' work so I know this is going to be rip-roaring good time. 

Here's 5 things I love about this new trailer:

- A practical puppet working on Threepio's brain

- The Tantive IV (or a ship that looks like it) flying through the jungle

- Riding horses on Star Destroyers

- Space Iceberg

- Palpatine's spikey throne pulled straight from old Ralph McQuarrie concept drawings: LINK

Bonus Like: That shot of all the ships flying together. OH MAN. And the best part was spying the Ghost, which if you don't know is the ship in the series Star Wars Rebels. Rebels, IMO, is one of the greatest things to ever to come out from Lucasfilm. You owe it to yourself to watch it. 

Seville, Spain 2019

Last month I got to go to Spain with my oldest kid, Tate. La Galleria Roja invited me out to teach a weekend workshop and I decided to take a few extra days and turn it onto a post-gradutation drawing trip with my son.

The workshop was a lot of fun, with great students, and David from the gallery was a wonderful host. But what I really enjoyed was the handful of days we had with no agenda, no schedule, just following our interests roaming the city drawing things we thought were cool, only stopping to eat when we were hungry.

I won’t get into all the details of the trip, but I wanted to share some drawings and photos of the trip here.

Thanks,

Jake

Be Nice and Have Fun

With Inktober 2019 in full swing, I thought I’d post a little reminder for you all that Inktober is just a framework to get yourself to draw better and have some fun with your art. It’s not a contest to see who the best artist is. It’s a challenge to see how much you can improve your art in a month, and to be inspired or to help inspire other artists to do the same.⁣
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There's no Inktober police going around looking to shut people down if they aren't using ink or the prompt list.⁣
While it's suggested to use real ink, keep things black and white, and use the official prompt list, the spirit of the challenge is very open to people being creative in what tools they use, how they use them, and what they create.⁣
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This month, if you are tempted to call someone out for not doing Inktober the way you think they should be doing it, I want you to just keep it to yourself. Use your energy to celebrate people's creativity and expression. Do like your mom taught you: "If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all."⁣
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If at any point the challenge gets too overwhelming and you aren’t having fun, pause for a day or two. Catch your breath, and just pick up where you left off.⁣
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In short: be nice, and have fun!⁣

Thanks,

Jake