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10 Nov

Posted at 05:28h in Uncategorized
Two projects which I just finished: First, Arctic Cat publishes a children’s magazine three times a year, and they wanted to update their “Cool Cat” character who offers a safety tip for snowmobiling at the end of each issue. This illustration will be placed next to the safety tip. It was a rush project, so if I had it to...

23 Oct

Posted at 16:55h in Uncategorized
My wife and I went up north this weekend for a mini-vacation at a friend’s cabin and to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. It was also our first trip together with no itinerary, no friends or family, nothing to do but relax. We had a great time, and we both came back very refreshed. Of course, what’s a weekend getaway...

07 Oct

Posted at 06:25h in Art & Business
With comic book sales in a slump and with newspaper readership steadily dropping, is it possible to be successful in comics or cartoons these days? Certainly. In recent years a few have become quite successful, thanks to the internet. The internet is opening brand new doors for comics creators to explore. But while some doorways eventually lead to success, many...

27 Sep

Posted at 18:12h in Uncategorized
Fallcon is Minnesota’s premier comic book convention, and it’s always a lot of fun. I am usually there with a table promoting my illustration work. Except for last year, when I couldn’t attend because I was getting married to my lovely and beautiful wife Jennie. That means that this year FallCon is happening the same weekend as our first anniversary!...

14 Sep

Posted at 05:13h in Uncategorized
As you may have heard, a couple of years ago Big Idea (the animation studio that gave us VeggieTales) went bankrupt. As a result, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber are now owned by Classic Media (which also owns Lassie and Rocky & Bullwinkle). VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has posted a detailed description of what went right and what...

12 Sep

Posted at 06:17h in Uncategorized
It’s been five years since the terrorists have had a successful attack on America. As a result, it’s tempting to think that the war on terror has pretty much been won. Can’t it all just be over already? No, it can’t. And now I understand why. Over the last two nights my wife and I watched “The Path to 9/11”,...