Summary: Volunteer work with a bike charity in Ohio, and the gift of a new logo illustration. … Continue Reading
Recent Blog Posts
Slappy the Squirrel
At the end of August, I began to make regular sketches of a character I’d thought of long ago. Slappy the Squirrel was first conceived of maybe 5 years ago amongst a whirlwind of story ideas I was dreaming up. Recently Slappy popped up again during the SCBWI’s LA conference Illustrators Intensive. After graduating in July,… Continue Reading
Ahab & The White Whale
Over the last few months I have been listening to the unabridged Blackstone Audio of Moby Dick. Along the way the story has seeped into my thoughts and drawings. I present to you some work that I made along the way. As it turns out, I am a little obsessed with illustrating stories. Hmm, perhaps there a… Continue Reading
Creative Quarterly #44 Entries
These are my entries into the Creative Quarterly #44. Wish me luck!… Continue Reading
The Astronomer’s Dream
Summary: An illustration based on my visit to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.… Continue Reading
Monkey Mod! Fan Art
After seeing some fan art in a comic book, I decide to do some of my own of the Kevin Cross’ character Monkey Mod.… Continue Reading
A Study in Paisley; watercolor illustration process.
Summary: Detailed process of watercolor techniques, inking, and colored pencils for an children’s book illustration. Happy New Year! A few of you may have seen via my Instagram feed that I was developing a character study for my Sherlock Holmes character. For those who were paying particular attention, you would have noticed that I did… Continue Reading
The Sherlock Holmes Project
Summary: The beginning of a series of posts about my Sherlock Holmes thesis project showing preliminary sketches. … Continue Reading
A Maudlin Sketch
I did this sketch in my sketchbook. I guess I was feeling a little maudlin… Then I found this quote, which made me feel a little better. “Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful — be concerned with doing good… Continue Reading
Gabba Gabba Hey!
Summary: I share some of my process creating a faux Rolling Stone magazine cover of the Ramones. Giclee prints of the image are also made available!… Continue Reading
