Baron Von Münchhausen

Summary: A late night internet expedition leads to Doré, Terri Gilliam, absurd romanticism, and results in an illustration of Baron Von Münchhausen.   It was a dark and stormy night. Well, it was dark at least, and I was doing some late night internet ramblings into The Public Domain website which a friend had turned me on to. The […]

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Slappy the Squirrel

At the end of August, I began to make regular sketches of a character I’d thought of long ago. Slappy the Squirrel was first conceived of maybe 5 years ago amongst a whirlwind of story ideas I was dreaming up. Recently Slappy popped up again during the SCBWI’s LA conference Illustrators Intensive. After graduating in July, […]

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Slappy the Squirrel

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A Maudlin Sketch

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A Maudlin Sketch

I did this sketch in my sketchbook. I guess I was feeling a little maudlin… Then I found this quote, which made me feel a little better. “Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful — be concerned with doing good […]

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Weekly Wabi-Sabi Sketches for the Month of August

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Weekly Wabi-Sabi Sketches for the Month of August

A collection of my weekly sketches for the month of August.

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The Boyler Kat; Process Pics

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The Boyler Kat; Process Pics

The Boyler Kat a illustrated response to my MFA related New York City visit last November. These are some some pictures from the creative process.

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Mr. Badger makes a visit to the MacDougall’s in Mythwood

Recently I decided to follow Mr. Badger along as he paid a visit to a friend in Mythwood.

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Mr. Badger makes a visit to the MacDougall’s in Mythwood

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Life Drawing

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Have paintbrush, will travel

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Have paintbrush, will travel

Prepping for a watercolor of Burt Wayne “Bat Dog!”



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Suddenly!

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A fine blend of non-sense engineering and cats.

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A fine blend of non-sense engineering and cats.

When I was a boy, I remember my father who was an engineer, reminiscing about the days before Auto-Cad. When actual draftsmen would layout the details of the factories. My dad would talk about how he could see a certain beauty in the way that the conduits and ducts would be organized. I was thinking […]



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Curious Cat

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Turning Cat videos into Cat Comics

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Curious Cat

We all know what happens to the curious cat, right?! #pencil #comic #illustration



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