A little painting I did this week when I needed a break from looking at pixels. I'm hoping to have a few of these done for an local event next month (fingers crossed/knock on wood).
Happy Three Day Weekend!
May 25, 2012
May 22, 2012
"The Year of the Book"
Today's release day for The Year of the Book. Written by Andrea Cheng, The Year of the Book is full of the magic of reading, the value of friendship and the importance of family, as narrated by the delightfully bookish Anna Wang. It's a lovely story and was a joy to illustrate. So to celebrate, let's do a giveaway!
Here's the rules:
*To enter, leave a comment with the name of your favorite childhood book. You know, the one you read so many times it fell apart and had to be held together with packing tape and/or that you can quote verbatim still to this day.
*You have a week to enter (until 11:59 PM EST, Tuesday May 29, to be ultra-precise). The winning entry will be chosen randomly using this ever-handy site and announced here, Wednesday May 30.
*And if you tweet and/or blog about the giveaway, I'll enter your name a second time into the running (just give me a heads up in your comment that you did so). Neat, huh?
Ready then? 1, 2, 3, go!
May 17, 2012
Shades, Hues and Other News
I'm busy with deadlines at the moment, but just wanted to stick my head in and say howdy. Here's a few pictures of my new work space. I told someone once I've never met a color I didn't like and I think these photos pretty much prove that.
And for the rug, I used this tutorial as a jumping off point. Basically I wanted something ridiculously saturated and vaguely mid-Century. Randomly, it reminds me of a set of building blocks I had as a child, so it's funny the things that lodge in your subconscious and come tumbling out years later.
Two things before I forget:
*My friend Erik Evensen's new graphic novel, The Beast of Wolfe's Bay is up over on Kickstarter. Reading through the sample pages is killing me because I want to read the full story right this very minute. Yup, it's that good. So get a move on over there, post haste.
*I'm planning a giveaway for next week, huzzah! Be sure to check back here next Tuesday.
Happy (nearly there) weekends!
May 6, 2012
Things to Remember
I drew this months ago, slipped it into a stack of papers, forgot about it, then unearthed it while unpacking from a move last week. I also found a forgotten can of tomato soup, but that's slightly less exciting.
And other assorted interestingness: Saturday's Super Moon, new "Sherlock" episodes and Tiny House Swoon.
Apr 28, 2012
Goodbye, Lump
My cat passed away last week. It was expected, but that never makes it any easier, you know? He was a runty stray with a larger-than-life personality. Equal parts charmer, comedian and deadly feline assassin (of which I have the scars to prove), I'm going to miss that little guy like crazy.
Also, if you're particularly eagle-eyed, you've probably seen him on this blog before. Like here, and there and probably a half a dozen other places I can't think of at the moment.
So goodbye, Lump. Hope you're somewhere knee deep in catnip and sardines, shredding a screen door.
Apr 20, 2012
Apr 13, 2012
Take Care
In celebration of all that is green and growing and good, something that popped up in the margins while working today.
Apr 9, 2012
Mar 30, 2012
Mr. Singer
I started "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" this week because, despite a solidly Northern upbringing, I have a soft spot for all things Southern Gothic. As I read, I find I'm mentally illustrating all of the characters in my head. They're so varied and rich that I can't stop thinking of how Mick's cowlick would look or the way Jake Blount's mustache would twist. So in that vein, here's a quick sketch of the enigmatic John Singer.
Mar 23, 2012
No way? Yes Way.
Robots doodled, plants growing, chocolate facsimiles of the earth and stitches made: an assortment of the things that are filling up life at the moment. Also, there's a whole lot of drawing going on as well, just nothing I can show quite yet. Soon!
Also, I did pencil the next installment of this and will hopefully get around to coloring that for maybe end of next week, say?
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