Dave Versus Beetle

The following happened during an ordinary lunch with my training buddies, the very talented David Wolter and Jim Hull.


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THWACK!!!

YEEEEK!!!





I know this blog has been starting to gather dust, but I plan on posting more frequently in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here are some funny stories recently posted by friends:

Carrie
Fawn
Chris Ybarra

Velvet Belly Lantern Shark and the Pacific Sharpnose (Late Shark Week entries)

I know these are frightfully late, but here are Friday's and Saturday's sharks.




Thanks again to the super-talented Kristen Campbell for organizing this awesome sketch jam! Please check out the blog and deviant art page to see the fantastic drawings everyone did!

Bonus Shark Week-Related Posts:

Dave Derrick
Rad Sechrist
Stu Livingston
Ian Abando
Bobby Chiu

Brownbanded Bamboo Shark (Shark Week Sketch Jam Day 4)

Thursday's shark is the Brownbanded bamboo shark. I drew a juvenile since it has the brown, striped pattern that give the species its name.

Don't forget to check out the sharkweek sketch jam blog and deviantart pages, as well as the titblog for an assortment of shark sketches!

And a happy shark week to all!

Longnose Sawshark (Shark Week Sketch Jam Day 3)

Wednesday's shark is the very neat-looking Longnose Sawshark! Here are a couple more brush pen sketches with some digital color...

And of course the obligatory sawshark-used-as-a-weapon doodle...Here day 1's shark is fighting day 2's shark using day 3's shark.

This last one is a hammerhead sketch I forgot to scan Monday night:


And as always, check out the shark week sketch jam blog and deviantart pages, along with Kristen Campbell's page! And Titmouse has also been doing some awesome shark doodles at the Titblog page so please show 'em some love!

I also really enjoyed these hilarious Shark Week-themed posts by Austin Madison and David Derrick.

More awesome sawsharks:
Nate Villanueva
Marina Gardner
Eric Wu

Pelagic Thresher! (Shark Week Sketch Jam Day 2)

A quick one for Day 2:


The Pelagic Thresher Shark is one of my all-time favorites. Here is a video of one swimming somewhere near the Philippines:



Join in! Check out the Shark Week Sketch Jam deviant art and blogger pages (and don't forget to stop by Kristen Campbell's page as well!)

More awesome Pelagic Thresher blogness:
Nate Villanueva
Titblog
Tiffany Ford
Eric Wu
Ryan Deluca

Hammerhead Shark! (Day 1 of the Shark Week Sketch jam)

As many of you probably know, it's Shark Week! This means that the talented Kristen Campbell's annual Shark-a-Day sketch jam is on! The first shark of the day is the Great Hammerhead. Here are some brush pen doodles:



You can join in on the shark-action here on blogger or over on deviantart!

Other Shark Week bloggers!:
Carrie Liao
Tiffany Ford
Titmouse
Eric Wu
Mike Nassar
Nate Villanueva
Ryan Deluca