In a little over a week I'll be flying to Burbank for the 2nd annual Animation Expo sponsored by the Creative Talent Network. I Can't wait! I attended last year and had a blast (that's a photo I took of Don Hahn introducing a screening of his documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty). The organizers really did a great job putting together...
Are You A Good Person?, an animated short film I produced for Living Waters featuring the voice of Kirk Cameron, went live on YouTube less than four months ago and has already racked up over 130,00 views. People are asking if they can purchase DVDs of the film for use in churches, Sunday schools, etc. Foreign language versions with subtitles...
My regular blog readers (all three of you) may have noticed a lack of new client work being posted over the last few months. It's not because there is none. Quite to the contrary, I've had a steady run of projects cross my desk. One client in particular has kept me very busy doing packaging illustration as well as toy concepts...
As I wrote in my last post I've been trying to get back into the habit of keeping a daily sketchbook in addition to my client work. Some days are better than others but overall I'm making good progress. Even after fourteen years working as a freelance illustrator I still enjoying finding new ways to push myself to grow and...
I'm a strong believer in keeping a daily sketchbook. I'm also a hypocrite. I often go days or weeks without cracking mine open. Don't get me wrong. I do a lot of drawing but the overwhelming bulk of my artwork is created for clients with strict guidelines and objectives that have to be met. Between commissioned work and the never ending slog...
FallCon, Minnesota's annual fall comic book convention, is fast approaching. Once again I'll be exhibiting. It's a really fun event and the folks at the Midwest Comic Book Association really do a terrific job making sure everyone has a good time. While I don't really do comic book art per se, I do work in animation and cartooning so the organizers...
