tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22613661176002490772012-01-31T14:02:48.323-05:00I'm Michael McMenemy, an artist who lives on the outskirts of Worcester, MA. I've had a few projects that I'd consider successes, namely Siegfried (a children's book published by the EcoTarium, Worcester MA), Fine Art produced for Bocado Tapas Wine Bar and most recently, the Rooftop Recordings, a collaborative effort between myself and a number of musicians living in the Worcester area.Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-85950487409423802382012-01-12T22:53:00.002-05:002012-01-12T22:55:38.624-05:00

The following post was written months ago and for some reason left un-published. It's pretty ho-hum if you ask me, but again it's been a while since any posts went up, so here goes: I assume this girl was supposed to be the lead. I'm sure it was some gruesome tale of survival with some farmer-types facing off against hordes of the undead or some such. Whatever the reason, I tried drawing this

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-84041048613647892592011-12-15T23:48:00.008-05:002011-12-15T23:53:34.928-05:00

Might have jumped the gun on posting this one but I just finished it and liked how the coloring worked! Poor Rudolph just doesn't have his ground game together for this flyer / poster idea for an upcoming tournament at Worcester MMA. I realize I haven't been posting much lately, but that'll change very soon. That's it for now... back to work!-Mike

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Finally updated the Pale Dragon website to display pages from the book! I'm planning to release one page (or spread) a week for the next 24 weeks. I decided to invest in a pro version of simple viewer to take care of this, because it made more sense than having to code a new web page every single week. Anyone have a good idea of how to protect the art, rather than just letting full size images

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-52987388123818987802011-08-21T22:52:00.003-04:002011-08-21T22:54:50.262-04:00

Reeeeally quick post just to advertise my new website for the comic project I've mentioned from time to time. The Pale Dragon is available for sale through the "Buy Comics" link! More to follow... www.PaleDragon.com -Mike

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The final (I think?) colors for the cover I put up last week. Everything's pretty much set and prepped to go for the entire book, should be seeing some printed issues in another few weeks! Not sure if I'll keep that caption on the left margin... but it fits pretty well and is reference to a line in the actual book. I'm going to have to mull that over. Anyway, thanks go to Jeff, Derek and Adrian

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I was contacted recently about doing a logo for a local film project called Worcester Film Works. I completely misinterpreted the intention of the organization with the first round of sketches, assuming it was a local film company. The first attempt was pretty funny in a terrible way, I'd done a logo with a guy with a hammer and film reels and spotlights and stars and whatnot... In short, it came

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Here's a drawing I finished the other day:It's the inked version of what I intend to use for the cover of an ongoing comic book project, "The Pale Dragon," the first issue of which will be on sale at the end of the month.-Mike

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These are from a few months ago, further work for Dan Simmler's Jiu Jitsu Kid's Class. First is just a sketch/inked version for a re-design on a Kid's class logo/patch, then a few denominations of "Kid Cash" they're using for what sounds like a reward program for the kids. Getting a lot of mileage out of these characters from last year's coloring book project...Also, stumbled upon the sketches

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Still technically in the works, I just thought I'd post something I finished working on only a few minutes ago. It's a goofy drawing for a kids' martial arts class, but I thought it came out alright! Not sure if it's intended as a patch or tee shirt design as of yet, but I'll probably be throwing in some color pretty soon. Comments? Suggestions?-Mike

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I don't know what this was all about when I did it... But I sort of like it.Sorta...-Mike

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Here's a fun samurai design...And did I steal this layout from a movie poster or something? Someone call me on it. I recognize it's pretty cliché imagery, but still... Oh, and a free Rooftops Recordings CD to the first person who tells me which movie I happened to be watching when I scribbled out this gem:???-Mike

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Had some fun looking through old sketchbooks recently. Here are three pen & ink sketches from Vincent's in Worcester. Nothing incredibly special about these images, now that I really think about it. Pure nostalgia. I used to visit the bar on a semi-regular basis and just sit there and draw, and have a meatball sandwich. Good times.-Mike

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Just as a quick follow up to yesterday's short post, here's that final website drawing with logo! No site to visit as of yet, but I'll update a link once that's up for all of you MMA fans.-Mike

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Latest project for Simmler Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Worcester, MA. Graphic / logo for a website currently under construction. First round of sketches:Out of which the final sketch was selected and inked:And colored in only recently and turned into this semi-final, still waiting for approval, actually!No big explanations! Just felt like posting something for tonight! More to follow,-Mike

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Purchase Rooftop Recordings hereYou must click "Calculate Shipping" to proceed to checkout. Enjoy!-Mike

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Only a few days left until the Rooftop Recording's Release Party at Nick's Worcester! Getting pretty excited for it already, as people's interest seems to be gaining. Nothing outrageous, but something good seems to be happening. There will be an article about the Rooftops out in the upcoming issue of WoMag, and next month there will be a feature in Pulse Magazine. WCHC 88.1 should have a few

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Here are a few promos I'm working on for the Rooftop Recordings release. Ahh, alliteration... Here ya go:So far, so good? I thought this one was nice as a digital fake of what appears to be a double-exposure. While it's kind of interesting, I still have issues with it. It somewhat gives the impression that multiple recordings for this project might have been going on at the same time on separate

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A lot of people are probably still unaware of the existence of this project. Not posting any sound files yet, just wanted to show off a couple of behind-the-scenes photos taken during recording and contributed by my good friend, Jon Sun. (click on the title of this post to jump to Jon's flickr page)This one was ultimately cropped and turned into the disc cover. I like how it almost appears as

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Finally working on the comic I did these preliminary sketches for, things are moving right along for a change and I just wanted to put these up. It was necessary to me that this time around I don't wind up designing background characters while drawing the page. It's easier to just grab a few ideas from a sketchbook and drop them in rather than making myself come up with them on the spot. I

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-82674811950667929212010-09-02T11:06:00.004-04:002010-09-02T11:19:43.014-04:00

Still looking at some design stuff! Here are some logos from my time at Pagio Inc.:(also that top one is for Image Production Services, Worcester, MA)It's sort of funny to see how my penchant for comic art forces its way into my design process. Rather than attempting to collage things together, it tends to make more sense to me to just lay them out like panels:Not very funny. Just sorta.

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-51026799095388796252010-09-02T10:14:00.007-04:002010-09-02T11:00:26.035-04:00

Well, it's been a while since I posted something on McNemesis... Going through my back-up drive and a few old graphic design projects, I realized how much fun I had working on Worcester Movies, an ill-fated 8-pager put out by Pagio Inc. (publishers of the Pulse Magazine) which, after six or so months, just didn't garner enough advertising sales to support it.Not sure if that really gives

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-14756802483236629002010-02-09T13:22:00.003-05:002010-02-09T14:15:31.735-05:00

Here's another wacky/fun project! "Dr. Gonzo," of Dr. Gonzo's Uncommon Condiments, Worcester, Ma., (click title of this post for a link to his site) contacted me to do a tee-shirt design to celebrate the release of another one of his uncommon condiments. In this case, he'd been developing something called a "Wild Beaver Rub" and wanted some art that might also make sense as a product label. For

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Hmm... So, after posting the first half yesterday I found out that last summer Vertigo (DC) put out a book called I, Zombie. I guess it's not that interesting of a title, either. *sigh* Oh well. In any case because I'm not quite sure what to write about today of the high demand for closure to the compelling story, here's the rest of my 24 hour comic for all you readers waiting with bated breath.

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Ever heard of the 24 Hour Comic Challenge? Click the title of this post (as per usual) for more info about that. Below will be the first half of my one time attempt at completing the challenge! It's titled I, Zombie (and yes, I realize that there had already been a movie called I, Zombie, released by Fangoria (I believe?) prior to my attempt (and the blockbuster I am Legend) but keep in mind the

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Not everything works out like you hope it will. Such is the case for these few pieces. Here are a few examples of sketches (occasionally finished art) that were intended for a project or two that, for some reason or another, fell through. Fortunately, there shouldn't going to be too many posts dedicated to this sort of work. First off, below is a painting I did in the hopes of landing a

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Here's a pretty old comic I did at Pratt. I was way more into layouts, pacing and story telling than I was finished artwork. Well, of course I would've loved it if the finished artwork was nice too, but I really didn't have my head together at the time and my productivity was limited by nothing but doubts about my drawing ability. My Sequential Art professor, Floyd Hughes, seemed impressed when I

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Here's a project I was actually a bit skeptical of at first, but wound up being a great experience with one of my favorite clients so far. Skeptical only because some clients wouldn't have been so aware of (or sensitive to) how time consuming a project like this could turn out to be. Ann contacted me about doing a full color comic book to give to her husband for his 50th birthday, celebrated last

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-72215788887285472562010-01-31T14:02:00.005-05:002010-02-02T13:35:14.365-05:00

Special thanks to "Mama-Menemy" for keeping better track of my artwork than I do! Here are some photos of the rest of the nudes for Bocado from their original hanging in 2006. The frames have glass protecting the artwork, so there's a little problem with glare/reflections on the surface which made them difficult to photograph, but it's not so bad.I didn't write about it in my last post, but I

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Quick post today! Once again I'm realizing how few photos I have of these. I'm sure if I dug around a bit more I could find some more, but here are two pictures of pen & ink sketches I did for Bocado at the same time as I was finishing the paintings. I remember thinking that I was going to blow through these in an hour each or so but wound up staying up really late the night before they were

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I approached this fine art project from the perspective of a commercial artist. I was commissioned by the owners of Bocado (click title for a link to their website) to do a number of Spanish themed paintings and drawings for their dining rooms and bar. It was a great experience and has been terrific promotion for my work in the Worcester area since its completion.Upon starting this post, I

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Here are some pieces I did a long time ago and have gotten a lot of mileage out of. There's nothing wrong with any of them, in fact people react really well to them, it's just I did them so long ago it's about time to display them one more time and move on! I called this section Old stuff part one because I'm sure I'll do a lot of these posts before getting to more recent work. Here are a few

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Here's a comic that I'm disappointed never went to print. It represents my first experience with what's referred to as "metafiction," (meta for short - click title of this post for a wiki-definition) and might be hard to follow without some sort of dialogue. Unfortunately at this point in time, there still isn't any, which is the reason the book was never printed. The basic plot of the story is

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-90610692157162541112010-01-26T10:50:00.006-05:002010-01-27T12:54:23.060-05:00

Here are a few things I did a while ago for a currently out-of-print magazine. Since I'd alluded to putting some comics up in my last post, I'll start with that:Adding color to the line drawings in big, chunky, geometric shapes like you see in these pages was a result of some technological issues I'd been having while working on it. My computer at the time was on its last leg, even breaking up

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Here's a fun project I finished up last year for a local Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school looking to enhance their kids' "Kid-Jitsu" program. It was the head instructor's idea to give the students some fun Jiu-Jitsu related activities to do outside of class, and he contacted me to do some line art for a coloring book of cats and dogs beating (breaking, choking, hip-tossing) the snot out of each other.

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-5852133455439085452010-01-24T23:38:00.014-05:002010-01-25T12:31:54.284-05:00

Here's a project I thought would shoot me to instant fame and success - my first children's book.While it didn't do for my illustration career exactly what I'd hoped it would, Siegfried, a 32 page children's book (published by the EcoTarium in Worcester, Ma., 2008), was still a valuable experience overall (gotta get that first one out!). I looked at the project as a chance to make a picture

Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-73858806379855516982010-01-24T18:28:00.012-05:002010-01-24T19:03:16.698-05:00

Photos of a mural I completed this past summer for the Corner Grille on Pleasant St., Worcester. For once I planned ahead and took photos after each session so that, if you wanted to, you could add up the amount of sessions/days it took to complete the project. (But that's only if you wanted to.) The whole process was spread out because of the unfortunate weather system that hung over New

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Isn’t actually finishing getting started the hardest part of any project? To avoid any further delay in publishing my first blog, I’ll try to keep this one short and to the point. I’d originally planned to call this IlluFrustration, and intended it to become a home for some of my less fortunate projects, ideas, and sketches that might never be viewed by anyone other than close friends and family

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