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Last Day of My SDCC Virtual Table!

July 26th, 2020 | Posted in General

This is the last day to order stuff from my virtual comic-con booth! I’ll be shutting down at 5pm and packing everything up, then going to have a beer. READ MORE

SDCC Virtual Booth Thru Sunday!

July 25th, 2020 | Posted in General

Here’s some samples of recent commissions from my virtual Artist’s Alley table! These are color and Black & white “Mock” MAD covers, done on 9×12 bristol in brush pen and Copic markers. I’m also doing pencil sketch covers, and “live caricature” style drawings of “Alfred as… somebody”, you, your mom, your gardener, or whoever you can get me pictures of. I’m open for San Diego Comic Con @ home ONLY through Sunday at 5pm PDT! After that I’ll have to go into my bat-cave and draw for about two weeks straight. READ MORE

Comic-Con @ Home thru Sunday!

July 23rd, 2020 | Posted in General

San Diego Comic Con is supposed to be in full swing right now, but thanks to the pandemic the San Diego Convention Center is all quiet. The SDCC folks are doing a virtual comic con instead, complete with an online exhibitor’s hall! My virtual booth is open for business through Sunday only. You can get my comic-con style commissions at the same prices I charge at conventions, with FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on any commissioned art or any orders of stuff over $45. All my books and prints are also available including these two new ones I just debuted: Visit my virtual comic con booth now… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Motivation?

July 19th, 2020 | Posted in General

Q: Are there elements of illustrations that you don’t find fun or enjoyable, that you routinely have to motivate yourself to labor through? For example, I find substantially less pleasure in drawing backgrounds and would much rather focus on drawing the subjects. If there is something you find less fun, what do you do to combat that? Do you draw the boring stuff first to get it out of the way? Curious about your process! A: I can find interest in any aspect of a job, but you do need to get in a different mindsets for different parts of a project: Conceptual Stage- This… READ MORE

NCS Kids Activity Book!

July 14th, 2020 | Posted in General

The National Cartoonists Society, of which I am a longtime member and a past president, just released a fun kid’s activity book as part of their “Cartooning for Kids” program. Originally this was going to be a printed book that the NCS would have available for schools, kids organization and for our children’s hospital visits, but the coronavirus scuttled all that. Instead, the NCS has made it available as a PDF that anyone can download and print out (although they will eventually have a printed version). They are suggesting a donation of any amount you choose for the book, all the proceeds of which will… READ MORE

More Corona-Con Commissions…

July 10th, 2020 | Posted in General

I’ve been slowly but steadily working my way through the huge stack of commissions from my “Corona-Con Virtual Artists Alley Table” I did back in April and May. Little did I know when I did that promotion that I was about to get socked with multiple freelance jobs with tight deadlines. Some of these folks have been waiting TWO MONTHS for their art. Everyone has been very patient with me, and for that I am grateful. Here are a few more. Some are straight “Alfred as…” drawings, some are caricatures of people with celebrities, some are just famous people. All the ones you see here… READ MORE

Carl Reiner 1922-2020

June 30th, 2020 | Posted in General

Planet Earth lost another legend of comedy yesterday with the passing of Carl Reiner at age 98. What a mark on the world of humor he made. I did the above pencil for a project for the Palm Restaurant back in 2014. I’m not sure if the art ever made it onto the wall of any of the Palms, but I thought it was a funny gag… that Judd Apatow was a comedic descendent of the Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner school of film humor. RIP Mr. Reiner. Keep ’em laughing up there. READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Frances McDormand!

June 13th, 2020 | Posted in General

I couldn’t resist drawing Frances McDormand in her role of “Margey” from the original Fargo movie. We Minnesotans have a special affinity for that movie, donchaknow. Dat der moovie was a heckuva deal. I mean, oh jeez, it was just like real life! READ MORE