A few months ago a charity art auction was held to support animation artist/director Tim Hodge who's teenage son had been hit by a train and is now in a coma. It was a tragic situation but fortunately $79,000 was raised to help with medical bills. Some terrific animation and comic book art was donated. I myself snagged an animation...
To my faithful blog readers (all three of you): It's been a busy spring, which is great for freelancing but not so great for having any kind of a life outside of my studio. Over the next few days I'll be finishing up a few freelance projects. Then I'm taking some much-needed time off to spend with my family. I'll be back...
Artist David Paccia runs a blog called David Wasting Paper. Among other things he has posted over 100 interviews (and counting) with various illustrators and cartoonists. As of yesterday I'm one of them. Check it out....
As I've mentioned before on this blog, I've had the privilege of doing a little animation for a new series from the Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales, called What's In The Bible? Partnering with Tyndale House Publishers, Vischer's plan is to build a library of DVDs that use puppets, animation, and live-action to take you through the Bible from cover...
I'm excited to finally tell you about a project I worked on that has recently gone live: An animated website for Hasbro/Playskool starring Mr. Potato Head! Last fall I was approached by Minneapolis agency Popular Front to help them update an activity page on Hasbro's Playskool Kids website. At the time the site featured four host characters—a turtle, a dog, a...
I'm leaving today to spend the weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska where I'll be attending the annual meeting of the North Central chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. We'll be judging submissions for the "comic strips" category of the NCS Reuben Awards. There will also be some presentations by other artists, some good food, and lots of goofing off. Before I leave...
