It's been a while since I last visited the enormous pop culture carnival known as Comic-Con. I can't wait!. But before I fly out to San Diego I'll be spending a few vacation days with my family at a cabin in northern Minnesota. I'm combining both into one long trip which means I'll be out of the studio from July...
This weekend (May 21-22) the MCBA is hosting its annual SpringCon comic book convention at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. I'll have a table where I'll be kicking back with my sketchbook and chatting it up with some of the other local artists. Stop on by and say hi. More info at the MCBA website....
I've got a pretty large collection of art books in my studio library. Too many in fact. They're nice to have and inspiring to look at but the reality is there's a large chunk of them that I never, ever pull off the shelf and thumb through. So I've decided its time to start selling a few. I'm starting with some...
Not just one but three deadlines today (!) necessitating that I wake up at 3am to meet them all. To get the juices flowing I banged out this warm-up sketch of Jeff Bridges ala Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. Easily one of the best movies I've seen in recent memory. If you haven't seen it yet Google your local discount...
Last night I was laying in bed working through another bout of insomnia. Guess I was still pretty excited about Sketchbook Month. Anyway, I started thinking about caffeine and coffee beans...
Wow, I am totally overwhelmed by the response this little idea of mine is getting. I decided to declare March to be Sketchbook Month. I've committed to sketching something in my sketchbook every weekday in March and posting it on my blog. A lot of my artist friends liked the idea and have decided to join in. The first day...
