http://www.raycaspio.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:46:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last year, I was awakened to the documentary film Grey Gardens. I knew there was a Broadway musical, but I had no idea it was based on a true story; that is, until Rosie O'Donnell talked about how brilliant both the documentary and musical were on her blog and ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2008/06/01/little-edie-beale-of-grey-gardens/ I was contacted by a March of Dimes volunteer who asked me, along with several other comic book illustrators, to donate some sketches to raise funds for Be a Hero for Babies Day, which is June 3rd. I sketched Black Canary, Flash, Robin, and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. The sketches are ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2008/05/23/march-of-dimes-charity-auction/ The illustration and sketchbook galleries have been updated with new work. http://www.raycaspio.com/2008/05/12/updates/ After 1-1/2 years, this piece is finally complete! In 2006, I researched, penciled and inked this illustration depicting Wonder Woman and Diana Prince in her most definitive costumes since 1941. A comprehensive history of Wonder Woman's look hasn't been done since George Perez's 1990's poster, and even then ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2008/04/25/wonder-woman-1941-2008/ To commemorate a fantastic September night performance in Chicago... Put the blame on Mame, boys. Lynda Carter in Concert 17x11 inches Pencil, Copic pen, Photoshop Prints are available. Contact me here if you're interested. http://www.raycaspio.com/2008/02/09/lynda-carter-in-concert/ This year's holiday card is all about my dogs! Here's the front of the postcard that we mailed out to friends and family. http://www.raycaspio.com/2007/12/08/tis-the-season/ Don't mess with Wonder Lucy! http://www.raycaspio.com/2007/10/31/happy-halloween/ Here is my final piece for Wonder Woman Day! I'm really psyched about this one. I've drawn Wonder Woman in her swimsuit before but never to the extent where she's in an underwater environment. Measuring 9x12 inches, the media is Copic Pens, Prismacolor Markers, and Prismacolor Pencils on vellum. Vellum ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2007/10/03/commissions-and-wonder-woman-day-3/ Here's the second piece for Wonder Woman Day: Wonder Woman skateboarding! Kevenn T. Smith colored this one with Prismacolor pencils. His brilliant colors really flesh out my line work. I thought I'd post the evolution of this drawing from rough pencils, to inks, to colors. The finished ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2007/09/26/wonder-woman-day-2/ This year, I'm one of the contributing artists for the Wonder Woman Day Charity Auction to benefit two domestic violence shelters and a crisis line. I completed my first piece for the auction today, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman spinning with her cape on, and wanted to share it. It was fun ... http://www.raycaspio.com/2007/09/23/wonder-woman-day-1/