Recently I was interviewed by illustrator Bob Ostrom for his podcast "Creative Independence". The interview is now available online. Bob's not only a good illustrator but a super nice guy who's very knowledgeable about the freelance biz. Since starting his podcast he's interviewed a long list of successful freelancers and many of them have some very valuable advice to offer on...
This past weekend I was in Omaha for a two-day cartooning event sponsored by the North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (of which I am a member). The schedule was jam-packed and the public was treated to a fountain of cartoon goodies including a special headline event that kicked off the weekend: a presentation by Pixar story artist...
Thursday I'll be driving to Omaha for the annual meeting of the North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. It's going to be a fun weekend with several NCS events planned that will be open to the public. The headliner will be Pixar story artist Josh Cooley. Josh will be giving a keynote presentation on Friday night called "Coloring Outside...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSUKIhjevo] Two months ago an animated piece I did for Living Waters went live on YouTube. As I write this it has had 99,990 views, just ten short of the 100k mark. YouTube does not update their view counts in real time so its very possible that by now the actual number has already passed that landmark. I'll know for sure...
Recently Phil Vischer, the guy who created VeggieTales, partnered with Focus on the Family to launch a new DVD series called What's In The Bible? In it he uses a combination of live action, puppetry, and animation mixed with some humorous-but-reverent writing to educate both kids and adults about the content of the entire Bible, book by book and story...
Last fall at the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank attendees (myself included) were treated to a screening of Don Hahn's documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty. It’s a fascinating film that takes viewers behind the scenes at Disney animation from 1984-1994, a period often referred to as the Disney Renaissance. The decade began with the rise of Michael Eisner as the new...
