Lajalo Studio J.W. Erwin - Blog/News

New Work Posted

11/8/2018

Hey All,
I wanted to update everyone on the things I'm currently working on. I just finished a 7 page story for Full Mag: Veteran Stories Illustrated Issue Number 2 which should be released in Early 2019, I also did some work on Issue 1 so if you're interested you can check out Issue 1 at ,http://fullmagazinepublishing.com/index.html, It is an outstanding series devoted to our Vets. These books have been made with stories from the vets themselves and brought to life by many talented artists, as well as outstanding editing.
I've joined up with Mark Davis and Lloyd Smith at Surprising Comics to do a two part story of the Unbeatable Brick, published by Lucky Comics you can find the books at this link , https://www.drivethrucomics.com,
I will be working on a project call Night Spider with Lloyd Smith at Blue Moon Comics and you can look for that in mid 2019.
I am working on getting the store up and running but until then if anyone wants to make a purchase feel free to email me at lajalo.studio@live.com. Thanks for your interest in my work. God Bless All, JW Erwin

New Color Work

4/29/2015

Hey All, I just put up some new color work I've done. These are commission pieces and I put up the line art as well as the color work. I've started working more with Prismacolor than Copic and I think it's working very well! Let me know what you think and thanks for looking.

PBCC Sketches in progress

3/17/2015

For those of you who paid for commissions at the PBCC but I was unable to get to them there, I will have everything finished and mailed by Friday so keep an eye out! Thank you again for your support and patience as the con was crazy busy. I look forward to more opportunities to work with you. Have a great day.

PBCC COMICCON

3/16/2015

Hi all, Sorry it's been a while since I've posted on here but I have been busy getting ready for the Permian Basin Comic Con, it was a great success. I have posted some pics of some great cosplay as well as some folks who came to my table for a personalized sketch and prints on the PBCC page so check it out. .I appreciate everyone who came out to the con and all those that visited my table. A big shout out to Chris and all the organizers of this event, it was very well done and an exciting comiccon. I was fortunate to meet Sam De La Rosa and get an autographed print and personal sketch. Awesome!! I look forward to being a part of it again next year! Thanks so much for your support.

August Update

8/8/2014

Hi All, Check out the new work I've just put up including a cover recreation of Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four #49. Hope you enjoy this work and I'll post more soon!

New Pieces

7/2/2014

Hi All, I've put up a few new pieces to check out.. I am a big Nathan Fillion fan so I did one that's a combo of Firefly and Castle, both of which I am a huge fan. I've also added a Spiderman and Black Cat and the last one's a Thor image. Hope you all like them and feel to post on here anytime. I'd like to hear what you think of the work. Thanks and have a great day.

New work

4/15/2014

Hello, I've posted some new comic work today so check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks for looking.

Changes coming.....

2/27/2014

For 2014 lots of changes are coming to the Lajalo Studio site. We are going to be adding new material and will be uploading new work monthly. Come by and check it out and feel free to leave comments or ask questions, we will get back to you. Thanks for dropping by.

New Color Work

7/27/2012

As you can see on the home page of my website I have begun working with color. I have begun combining copic markers, pastels and pencils to create more depth and texture in my color work. My wife is a fan of the Alphonse Mucha style so I created the portrait "Lara" for her birthday. Actually it was our son and his art lessons in his gifted work that added the last piece of the puzzle to the color work I was trying to accomplish. The second portrait is a commissioned work I titled "Trois Fille". I have always enjoyed placing images within works that will have a special meaning for the person featured in the artwork as in this one with the kangaroo and monkey and fairies. I am working on several other projects and will continue to update

New work

1/26/2011

Ok, I am new to this so patient with me. Many people have been asking me what I'm working on right now, well I am designing t'shirts inspired by something my wife tracked down for me. For Christmas this year my son got a Kindle and when it's on standby it shows literary images i.e. Emily Dickenson, Agatha Christie etc. Anyway, one day it had this amazing image on it, and I asked my wife to help me track down what it was and where it came from. After she did some research on the letter design and some of the intricate design work we found it was from the Book of Kells which is a book made by celtic monks using a special calligraphy to create a rendition of the four gospels of the New Testament of the Bible. If you've never seen it you should google Book of Kells and check it out, it is extraordinary. The fluidity of color and lettering is incredible. My wife is half Irish and half Scotch so she is a big fan of anything celtic. I should have the first design finished in a couple of days and we'll put it on the Home page. Thanks for visting and come back soon! J.W.