ode to Royo

I think we all have to process the kinds of things that fed us/demented us, and primarily growing up through the 90's Geoff Darrow was one of my big inspirations, and while I wouldn't say Luis Royo was exactly an inspiration--I was baffled/bewildered by his saucy airbrushed wenches--it felt right to try and filter that through my own system.

I felt like I got some of the broader classic Royo hallmarks done solid and some of the mark-making, but I wish I had spent more time setting up the pose/face/bodytype because I think I really could have nailed the look just that much more had I been a little more focused.

Still, let no man poke fun at the masters, no matter how cheesy, until you try doing a painting in the house they built. My respect.