Thursday, July 29, 2010

Why Is It?


Why is it that when I spend forever on an illustration it stinks, but when I spend only a few minutes it's awesome? Argh.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Some Bugs





While working on a pen-and-ink illustration, I started doodling around the edges of the "real" drawing, and this is the result. Even if these weren't interesting, it's Tuesday, so I have to post.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Monday Post


I don't usually post on Monday. But for this dog, I make an exception.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A Pixar Story

Here's a project I did about how Pixar attracts such a wide audience. Enjoy!
















Right Before I Go To Bed . . .


Sometimes right before I go to bed, I'll whip out my sketchbook and doodle for a bit. Here's some stuff from those sketching adventures.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Hans My Hedgehog


A quick little doodle from the classic Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale. In reality, the drawing's only about an inch wide.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Fox


While I was working on a coyote design for a client, I started drawing this fox. (Don't worry, my captions won't always be this boring, but I'm in a big hurry right now.)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Bugs!


More from James and the Giant Peach.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Because it Rhymes

Another illustration for the latest book project.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

More Peachiness . . .


Another illustration from James and the Giant Peach. I'm loving the rolls on Aunt Sponge.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Annoyed Owl


I'm working on a children's book project right now with author Donna Hemans. It's a pretty fun gig, and although I can't show you all the illustrations, I can give you a glimpse. Here's a peak!

More information to come.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Peachy Drawings







As part of my new portfolio, I'm working on some black and white interior illustrations. I decided to go with James and the Giant Peach. Here are a few illustrations from that. More to come.

And FYI, I love working in black and white!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Lion


A little lion painting. 2.5" x 3.5".

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

A Sketch


Still sketching for the portfolio revamp. Here's The Old Green Grasshopper from James and the Giant Peach. I'm liking him. Although he doesn't really look old.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Jonah





My wife and I always read a scripture story to our kids before bed; but the illustrations in those storybooks are really boring sometimes, so I had the idea a few nights ago to do something quasi-brilliant: I decided to sketch the story as I told it to my kids. Later, when I had some downtime, I painted the sketches. Here are a couple of illustrations from that. I think I'll continue this. It's good practice, and my kids love it!

Almost Missed It!


I'm trying to do a post every Tuesday and Thursday. Almost missed the cutoff!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Octopi

Although these drawings are cute, octopuses are actually pretty freaky. In fact, they scare me more than almost any marine life--with the exception of orcas, great whites, walruses, and of course, giant squid.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

More Dinos!


Random fact: I used to want to be a paleontologist. Now I'm an illustratologist, which means I can create dinosaurs with my mind. Yeah, I know. Pretty cool.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Just Drarrin'


Loving this character design. I'm putting together a portfolio revamp, and this is one of the sketches from that. More to come!

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Girl Waiting Beneath Lamppost


Just a little experiment I did while sketching on the computer.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Discovery


"What a strange egg!"

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Satyr


This guy began as a quick monster doodle. Then he started looking like Mr. Tumnus, so I ran with him. I'm not sure if Tumnus has goat ears, I didn't provide him with a scarf, and he's not walking in snow, so this must be an image from earlier in his life.

Friday, May 14, 2010

A short post...


Just a quick panda sketch I did for fun.