Posted in Blatherings, Sketch on July 20, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a drawing of my dog as a stand-up comedian. She really wants to please, and I think she would tell jokes like: “So every night I get a bowl of kibble. Of KIBBLE! I mean, where are the wild kibbles they’re catching? What part of a kibble am I eating?”
She’d really want some [...]
Posted in Paintings, Sketch, Work in progress, kids books on July 17, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a piece in my ‘really cute’ style. It’s a two page spread. I’m not sure if this is DONE yet…I might add more grass and flowers to the ground. I’m getting really into painting my own text. I used to love to do that, inspired by Kenneth Patchen and his picture poems. But [...]
Posted in Blatherings, Sketch, Work in progress on July 12, 2007 | No Comments »
Just a quick digital sketch playing with my current favorite colors - green and orange.
-M
Posted in Blatherings, Sketch, Work in progress, kids books on July 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s a painting I did early in the development of a story. The story eventually went a different direction, and the style changed a bit. Though this did capture the feel I wanted (A real life moment - odd and a bit exaggerated) I didn’t like the grandpa character design. He underwent a [...]
Posted in Blatherings, Comic Strips on July 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Comic Strips. What is wrong with them? Well, I have been spouting off about how bad they are and forgot to mention another of the bright spots. Opus on Sunday’s is a pretty darn good strip. Funny, entertaining, and seems to get better each week. While not a huge fan of his ‘airbrushed’ kids book [...]
Posted in Blatherings, Sketch, Work in progress on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is a sketch for a story I have been working on for about a year. It’s about what happens when Igor got fed up with Dr. Frankenstein, leaves his job and moves to America. It’s got a happy ending!
From the story:
“He packed his meager possessions, some amulets from his mother and his bear-fur vest [...]
Posted in Blatherings, Paintings, informational on July 2, 2007 | No Comments »
I have been asked to speak to the Oregon Society of Artists about digital art. The date is a ways off, January 2008, but I am excited. I’ll post more information as it gets closer. I will be doing a demo as well as answering questions for artists about working digitally. I am currently working [...]
Posted in Blatherings, Sketch, informational on July 2, 2007 | No Comments »
I did this for a European art event that had accepted my work before. I think it was about outstanding artists from Romania, maybe. But I can’t find my notes or emails. Anyway, his time they rejected my drawings. Not sure why, but I liked this one a lot.
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