Trilemma on 34th Street

C.S. Lewis, the Narnia author and theologian, put forth the argument that logically, Christ must have been divine.  If He weren’t divine, then He was either lying or insane.  Those are our only choices.  If you don’t believe in Christ’s…

Happy Thanksgiving!

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My friend Vince Dorse, the über-talented artist who colorized Two Bad Pilgrims, spills the secrets of his technique here. Here's hoping you enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.

You’re a mean one, Mr Grendel

Let's face it: there's nothing new.  We create only by standing on the shoulders of giants.  What came before is a blueprint for our every effort.  The legacy of Western culture is a valuable gift because without it, there's hardly anything…

What do I paint second?

Michael asks: Thanks so much for posting your technique, I am currently working on my first painting and have been doing exactly what you've done here. i think i did do something wrong though, a friend of mine said to do a light wash over the…

A wee spot

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Here's a fun little spot illustration I did for the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh, this time to promote a concert of ancient Scottish and Irish music—both sacred (church liturgy) and profane (drinking songs).  The costume…

It’s never too late

Here's a wonderful story about some overdue library books, and how the anonymous borrower redeemed his/her honor 50 years later.

The Mayflower

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Another spread from Two Bad Pilgrims.  This is the big splashy first glimpse of the Mayflower. Here is the thumbnail sketch: Everything's there that needs to be, but I was concerned that the direction of the drawing didn't show the Billingtons…

Bring me the head of Johann Sebastian Bach

Awhile back, Ann Mason—then-exec-director of the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh—and I thought it would be screamingly funny to create a promotional bobblehead of the august Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.  And,…

Five not-too-bad cover ideas

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People do judge a book by its cover.  Or at least, it's the cover that gets people to pick up the book in the bookstore and see whether they like it.  Here are rough cover ideas for Two Bad Pilgrims. Art Director Jim Hoover liked…

Samoset

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The costume color indication for Samoset, for Two Bad Pilgrims.  Not that there's much costume.  Samoset walked into Plymouth Plantation in the middle of March wearing hardly anything at all.  He was showing the pilgrims he had no concealed…