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11 Sep

Posted at 05:15h in Uncategorized
I recently stumbled upon a very thought-provoking Flash presentation. If the world’s population were simplified to only 100 people, this is about how it would look. Powerful stuff, really makes you think. We Americans are probably a lot more spoiled than we would like to admit. So appreciate what you have. And maybe do something to share your blessings.

07 Sep

Posted at 00:18h in Uncategorized
The north central chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (of which I am a member) is having their yearly get-together in Minneapolis Oct. 6-8. The event is set to coincide with FallCon, Minnesota’s largest comic book convention, so it will be a fun, full weekend. As part of the event, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design will be hosting...

30 Jul

Posted at 06:37h in Uncategorized
If you attended Comic-Con this year, I’d like your help. There were a ton of great seminars this year, but there was one that I couldn’t get in to. “Web Comics: Finding an Audience” had one of the longest lines I had ever seen, stretching down the hallway, around the corner, down another hallway, around another corner, and then down...

25 Jul

Posted at 03:09h in Uncategorized
Another whirlwind geek-fest in San Diego has come and gone. I attended some great seminars, soaked up a ton of inspirational artwork, and I finally got the chance to meet and hang out with some incredibly talented people I’d only known online. I’m exhausted and very sleep-deprived but also super-pumped. My creative juices are gushing and I can’t wait to...

17 Jul

Posted at 21:21h in Uncategorized
Theres a very good article on the “postion:relative” blog titled “The Biggest Challenges Facing Independant Designers”. Just substitute the words “freelance illustrators” instead of “independant designers”, and it’s a good summary of the stuff they don’t tell you in art school when you are considering a freelance career. Not that I’m complaining. I abolutely love freelancing and I’m very thankful...

13 Jul

Posted at 08:06h in Uncategorized
Back around 1995 while still in art school, I took a summer job drawing caricatures at a local amusement park. It was the first job where I actually got paid to draw, and it was a tremendous learning and growing experience for me. Sort of an art boot camp. I was very shy and insecure (and frankly not very good...