Sketchbook : Parrot

Drawing parrots is nothing new for me. One of the first things I drew as a kid was pirates, so many have come and gone. This one dropped in a few days ago.

Ballpoint pin

Sketchbook : Hound Doggin

I sat and sketched with my nieces and nephew over the Turkey Day holiday.

They have a bassett hound. While this is not, specifically, one of those fellas, it is a sad dog.

Col Erase Pencil, Ink

Getting a Head

Pencil. Digital.

A spot illo from a series on vague symptoms of indeterminate sickness.

I Draw Robots : 1

This little guy is part of a larger project. He has been in development for a while. While he may be no more than a stepping stone on the way to the final design, he's got some things working for me.

Original Sketch. Red pencil.

Pencil sketch cleaned. Digital.

DOMY Monster Show 2010

"Trouble Town" 8.5 x 11, Wax pencil

I was invited to take part in the Monster Show at Domy Books in Austin and Houston this year. I broke out the Prismacolors and let the medium do the talking. I channeled a "kid on the carpet" vibe for the set, of which this drawing is one.

A Wonderbar Birthday to Me

This is the cover to the book I am illustrating for Dial Books for Young Readers (part of Penguin Group). I submitted final illustrations. I'm getting feedback from the editorial staff and we'll tinker them. We're close to finished though!

I popped in at Amazon.com to discover the book is being released on my birthday—May 12, 2011.

Killing All the Polar Bears, One Sheet of Paper at a Time

18x24. All this real estate and invariably I draw right in the middle.