COMIC BOOK

YAHOO! I am almost done with my first comic book, for Free Comic Book Day, which is May 5th. I have taken my kids every year to it, and maybe next year I'll have another issue of my comic to actually give away at it. I have taken about 3 months to make this comic, but it is based on a story I have been handcrafting for over 30 years, which would have been a novel, if I were a better writer. You can see from my blogs that I don't get out much.

Short Update

I am not a great blogger, as you can tell. I have been very busy at work, and I have been able to create alot of educational art and just plain fun illustrations since I last blogged. I need to update my portfolio with some of it, so maybe they will be more up to date.

I finally have the internet at home now, for the past 2 months. Yes, I have been cheap and behind the times. No mystery there.

End of May storm brings a creative project

It is the 24th of May and it is snowing. Very wet, soaking snow. I haven't blogged for a long time, as you can see. Busy working, raising my kids, starting on another try at a kid's book. This time I may find success because I am determined to make it very short and simple, but I still want to stuff the story with everything. I was inspired by a book about a siamese cat named Skippy Jon Jones. It has a simple story, but the paintings have alot of added depth and interest. I am not a writer, and only want to write and illustrate a few little books because I have always had so much respect, and interest in author/illustrators who can do it.

I took my kids to California last month. Their first time out of the state. They loved Legoland, and the beach. I could use that weather again now, as I open my umbrella and slog out into the crazy snow.

Summer is Over, Life Goes on

I haven't entered a blog for several months, as you can see. In my busy life, and work, until today there has been little time. And too little to say. I did a set of 46 signs for my kids school Halloween Carnival, and I am starting on typesetting for a family calendar. I did two logos for freelance work, for Canyon School district, which was nice to get after a total lack of extra work. I added a family section of photos to my blog, from the last two years or so. A few newer portfolio pieces have been added to my portfolio set as well.

Actual, spring

I am preparing a presentation about my methods and tricks, such as vector art creation and tiling and photo treatments, for our thursday lunch gathering at Allen Communication, where I make art for a living. Not sure what angle to present, so that I don't come across as preachy, or stupid. I don't have training in teaching, and many people here have advanced degrees.
The title of my presentation is My Experiments in Conceptual Art. It contains alot of the ideas I have had and played with apart from work projects.

thoughts, lately

Spring is almost here, and though it snowed today, I feel a lightening of heart and a springier step. I listened to a talk by Milton Glaser, famous graphic designer, on TED.com. It was a bit enlightening, but also refreshing that someone as famous doesn't overwhelm me with insight and skill. There are lots of great talks on that site, and I just got started.

I hadn't posted for a while. I got a laptop with my wife, two weeks ago, but haven't had much time to use it. I am behind times, and we are strapped financial, though less so than a few months ago, because of an increase in baby sitting, (for my wife).

After winter, life goes on.

New Additions and Ideas

I am in the midst of adding and modifying the sample images you see in my work below. Check out the changes thus far. I will be adding more description to each of the pieces, so their purposes, construction and skills shown will be more evident. I mean to do the same to my professional work soon . . .