SOLARIS, LION OF THE STARS! March 1985

SOLARIS, when I first thought of giving him a cat-face! I went back and forth with it, over the years, as evidenced in later drawings of him with a human face. The lion concept took, though this is far from it's best incarnation. Look to a future post for my favorite version.

LEAVITT FAMILY ART: CHRIS FINISHING ONE OF BILL'S OLD SKETCHES

This was originally a sketch done by my older brother Bill, who inspired me to be an artist. I found it years after he quit drawing, and made it into what you see here. The colors came out a little too pink in this scan, compared to the paper version, but I still like it, and hope Bill recognizes it, when he sees this post. It has all the earmarks of his old artwork, along with my flamboyant finishing touches. A TRUE CLASSIC.