The Story of the Fisherman; Up Close

The Story of the Fisherman is a letterpress book that is hand bound and hand colored. The limited edition of 117 (101 of which are for sale) is a project that is produced by Foolscap Press.



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The Story of the Fisherman Final Art Gallery

A gallery of all the final art work that was used for the book The Story of the Fisherman.



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“The Story of the Fisherman” Sketches and Video

During the course of working on "The Story of the Fisherman" I've generated many many sketches, here are just a few. I hope you enjoy them.



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Arabian Nights Out-takes

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Arabian Nights Out-takes

Here are a few more sketches that I’m preparing for the “Fisherman and the Demon” story. I wanted to catch some “out-take” moments for the characters, and experiment with loosening up my inking work. The final inks need to feel like a different hand than the full illustrations that are going to be in the […]



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“What he heard caused him to tremble.”

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“What he heard caused him to tremble.”

Character sketches for an Arabian Nights story! By the way, how did Boris Karloff make his way on to the page?!



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Inking on Vellum

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Inking on Vellum

A small scale experiment of inking on vellum goes quite well. I still need to work on solid black area to see if the paper will buckle, but so far, so good!



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A Cool Sage About To Loose His Head

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A Cool Sage About To Loose His Head

My imaginary friend, “So, Brian what’d you do today?” My imaginary answer, “Oh, nothin’ much, drew a sage about to get his head cut off.” These are the things that I am thinking about when I am thinking about these things.



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Alakazm!

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Alakazm!

I just love this Vizier’s expression!



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