Drawings

If you were my niece named McKenzie, this was your Christmas present this year. It is her two dogs, Otto and Maddie, done in what I am calling my "Italian Vaudeville" style. According to the free translation website I used, this means "The Dogs of Comedy." Originally titled, "The baby thinks the dogs are funny," that was waaaay too long in Italian. || Click image for larger

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From my sketchbook. Little girl in a spacesuit with an umbrella. I like the idea that she lives way in the future, but cherishes this beat up old umbrella, which is essentially useless to a little girl all snug in her cozy spacesuit. I also like that her tiny hands are in giant clunky gloves.* (I love drawing with this red pencil.) || Click image for larger

* She's got some proportion problems that are driving me nuts. But that's why she's a "sketch."

pie fight.

an illo for the Austin Chronicle.



ran the week of Thanksgiving.



ran in black and white.

dressed to the nine's

Frank before all the cutting and pasting and stacking


i did this shadow box piece for this year's Spooky Art show. he's not in his box right yet.


here's a side view so you can see how he was put together.

to see the big versions visit my flickr page.

if you'd like to see more stuff--and the reception--from the show, pop by here. keep an eye out for a skeleton cowboy. (he's the last piece i did for the show.)

Texas Book Festival

I will be reading "Animal Band" on Sunday at the Texas Book Festival in the Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent. 2:30 is the time. I will be signing afterwards.

Before that I will be in the Children's Demonstration and Activity Tent at 1:00.

Poe's Hat

nevermore, thrice.

this is one of three pieces i whipped up for the third annual Spooky Art Show at Amy's Ice Cream on Sixth.

there is brilliant Halloween themed work by Alicia Traveria, Dylan Edwards, Jacob Borshard, Jason Chalker, Kennon James, Kevin Peake, & Thomas Reidy.

the reception for the show is tomorrow (Thursday) night. 7:30.

ya'll come!

Spooky Art 3

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here's a sneak peek at one of my pieces for this month's Spooky Art Show 3 at Amy's Ice Cream on Sixth and Lamar.

it's a multiple artist show with some really talented folks all doing Halloween themed work. (once the line-up is locked in, i'll post who's in the show.)

the Spooky Art Show is one of my favorite shows of the year. some of my personal favorite pieces have come out of creating stuff for this show.

and here's a head's up-- the reception for the show will be October 23.

brush work

click for bigger | brush marker doodles during a recent sketch night.


click for bigger | more brush marker doodles with blue and red pencil.


click for bigger | brush and ink (Sumi) with ink washes.

it's been years since i worked with brush and ink. i'd never worked with ink washes. i've been working in my pencil/digital paradigm for so long, i'm jonesin' to do more work in "traditional" media. there's a tactility to analogue media i've been missing.