This week’s SotW subject is Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael Peter Balzary aka “Flea“. He wasn’t naked in the picture I drew this from, but as he was known for playing entire concerts naked back in the late 1990′s… thus the Full Monte treatment.

This week’s SotW subject is Saturday Night Live alumni Chris Farley. I did a few studies of various late, portly comedians as part of a project I worked on… maybe another one will show up next week Wednesday.

A quick sketchbook study of the late comedian and actor John Candy.

Kicking off the 2012 edition of the “Sketch o’the Week” is one of The Black Key’s drummer Patrick Carney. I came across a picture of him on CNN and couldn’t resist. According to an upcoming interview in Rolling Stone, Patrick thinks the band Nickelback is killing the rock and roll genre. Not sure I agree that rock and roll is dying, but I do agree Nickelback sucks.

A little late today, but here is the Sketch o’the Week, American Horror Story star Connie Britton. A few friends of mine who know my tastes in TV and films, including my wife The Lovely Anna, suggested I give American Horror Story a look. I did, having seen the entire run over the last few weeks via iTunes and my DVR. I have to say my mind is still not made up on the show. Some aspects of it are very engaging and cool, and it is extremely creepy, but for some reason it just hasn’t hooked me all the way. Maybe tonight’s season finale will do the trick. I did like the Black Delilah episode a lot, and Jessica Lange‘s performance as Constance is fantastic. Britton’s Vivien Harmon seems to have this perpetual exhausted frown on her face, as well as the lowest hairline on TV since Eddie Munster.

Didn’t have time for a more involved sketch today, so here is a small and quick study of the pixie-ish Michelle Williams.

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Since I missed last week’s SotW, this week it’s a two-for-one! In honor of writer extraordinaire Mark Evanier‘s ongoing series “Great Photos of Stan Laurel and/or Oliver Hardy” on his blog, here is my take on the Great Stan and Ollie. These might be the two most caricatured/cartooned film stars in history.

I have to cheat on the SotW and post a rough sketch of a recent illustration project because I am under the gun being behind in the studio thanks to the Savannah trip last week and my trip to the ISCA convention in Florida tomorrow through most of the weekend. The above needs some modification, including the addition of some objects or interest in the lower right corner as the composition is imbalanced right now… probably will lose the bear from the gift bag, and instead add a large bear with a bow and a heart-shaped box of candy on the floor next to the bag.

This week’s sketch is done in honor of Number One Son Thomas, 15, who thinks Zooey Deschanel is “the greatest person in the world”… Translation: “She’s hot.”

Getting caught up on posts… been busy.

This week’s SotW subject is local Minnesota embarrassment Kris Kardashian Humphries. Humphries grew up in the Hopkins area and played college basketball at the University of Minnesota. He quit after his freshman year and went pro, where he has enjoyed a thoroughly mediocre career so far. I hope he enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame (okay, 72 days) being married to Kim Kardashian, as he will forever be more famous for that than for playing basketball.