Pistol Pope pencils! (inks to follow)

SO here is the piece that all of those research sketches were for. Once you see it, it all makes perfect sense: When a new Pope is chosen, he must first prove himself.

How, you say?

Simple.

He travels back in time to the Old West. To catch outlaws? No. To forge a new frontier? Pah!

No, he fights vampire Nazis.

At least, that's the idea my friend brought to me, and here it is, as the cover for what would hypothetically be Pistol Pope #1.

©2012 James Mathurin

Nazis in the Wild West?

These prep-pictures are connected to my last one, but I'll explain when I put up the final piece. But yes, there is a link.

©2012 James Mathurin

Who is this Pope, and why is he packing heat?

So, first of all, let me assure you that, despite the joint images of a pope and Nazis, this is not a dig at Ratzinger. It is, however, research for a piece that will be up here in a while, after a bit more research. 

The gun-totin' Pope? 

Well, you'll see...

©2012 James Mathurin

Irish Setter

Just a simple one, this, a drawing of a Red Setter I was asked for by someone at my day job.

©2012 James Mathurin

Nelly Furtado

I haven't posted anything in a while - been working on the last Acquisition page, and doing a couple of little commissions (which I'll put stuff up from on here in a bit), so I thought I'd just break the silence with a sketch I did of Nelly Furtado recently.

Back soon with more!

©2012 James Mathurin