March 7th, 2020 | Posted in General
You get a bunch of swag when you take one of my caricature workshops, but one of the really unique things you get is to be drawn by me in the “class illustration” like the one from my January workshop in Burbank above. Everyone gets a print of the art, plus a high res digital copy. Right now I only have 4 available spots in my one remaining U.S. workshop for 2020… Indianapolis in September. Everything else is either sold out or taking place overseas. I might book another US based on in December but it’s unlikely, so Indianapolis will be your last chance to… READ MORE
March 6th, 2020 | Posted in General
The folks at ReedPop have officially announced they are postponing Emerald City Comic Con until sometime in summer 2020. I guess my decision to back out of the show was the right one. I think this is best for all involved. Kudos to ReedPop for handling all this with professionalism and concern for everyone involved. I have a lot going on this summer so hopefully the new dates will be ones I can do. If so I’ll see you this summer, Seattle!!! READ MORE
March 5th, 2020 | Posted in News
The Lovely Anna and I have made the difficult decision NOT to attend Emerald City Comic Con next weekend due to the fallout associated with the COVID-19 issue. I’m not concerned about catching COVID-19 and frankly I think the panic over it is overblown, but I am concerned about potentially contributing to its spread to people who are at risk for serious issues if they do contract it. I’m also concerned that the panic associated with it might cause us issues getting OUT of Seattle at the end of the show, and with a special needs dependent at home we cannot risk that. All signs… READ MORE
March 4th, 2020 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
Back to my “Classic Rock Caricature” series, this week featuring “The Velvet Underground” frontman and solo artist legend Lou Reed! As usual, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
March 3rd, 2020 | Posted in General
After a couple of years off I was asked to do the artwork for the National Cartoonists Society’s annual Reuben Awards Weekend again this year. The event will be in Kansas City (the one in Missouri… you know, where the Superbowl Champion Chiefs are located). The speaker lineup is ridiculous and several people are getting big awards for their contributions to the world of cartooning. Counter clockwise from the bottom left: Georgia Dunn (Breaking Cat News), Jim Davis (some another cat comic), Mark Tatulli (Lio, Heart of the City, Desmond Puckett, etc), Maria Scrivan (Half Full, Nat Enough), Terri Libenson (The Pajama Diaries, Emmie books),… READ MORE
March 3rd, 2020 | Posted in News
C2E2 2020 is a wrap and Emerald City Comic Con is next weekend already! You’ll find The Lovely Anna and I at table JJ-8 in Artist’s Alley. TWO Comic Cons within TWO WEEKS??? #IMGETTINGTOOOLDFORTHIS READ MORE
March 2nd, 2020 | Posted in General
I had two people abruptly back out of my Caricature Illustration workshop taking place in Eagan, MN at the end of this month, so I suddenly have two open spots! This is a NEW kind of workshop… Caricature Illustration! My other workshops focus on teaching the art of caricature and only sample some of my illustration techniques. This workshop will be focused on the process of creating a caricature-based illustration from concept/roughs all the way to color final art. I’ll provides instruction on each phase, including: Concept, “narrative”, composition and rough sketches Final pencils and prep for inking Traditional inking with dip pen and brush… READ MORE
March 2nd, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This was one of my favorite TV parodies I ever did for MAD… Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” from MAD #530 Dec, 2014, written by Desmond Devlin. The parody opened with a single page “splash” with three of the main characters (see below), but then opened up into the two page spread you see above. This show was loaded with great characters and great faces. READ MORE
