Character designs
book promotion, illustration processA few character designs from Pete and Fremont, showing the reference and inspiration. I also include the first versions of Pete (the poodle) and Rita (the chimp). Rita especially gained more depth after art director Samantha McFerrin asked…
Wizard reunion prints available!
self promotionHigh-quality signed limited edition prints of The Return of the Wizards are available here. Get 'em at an incredible low-low price.
A very sad day
UncategorizedMy little African Gray parrot, Sherman, went to heaven this morning. Though he was small, he had a huge personality. He filled up our house with chattering, whistling & singing. He made up words. He sometimes called himself 'Shermy-Pie'—his…
Another Pete cover
book promotion, illustration processHere are rough sketches for the jacket of Jenny Tripp's Pete & Fremont. This is a wonderful circus tale told from the point-of-view of the animals.
Señor Don Gato on Ebay
book promotionI'm auctioning mint condition, signed copies of Señor Don Gato on Ebay while they last. Of course I'm happy to sign/inscribe them.
Goldie Socks in progress
illustration processOh, happy day! My computer, before it had its nervous breakdown earlier this year, absolutely refused to recognize some of my old disks. Now I pop in a disk and voilà!—some old files I'd thought were lost forever are back again.
I worked…
Big old machines
UncategorizedI visited the Pioneer Steam & Gas Engine show in Saegerstown, Pa, last Saturday. Here are a few shots—you'll find the rest of 'em here.
Cover ideas for Pete’s Disappearing Act
book promotion, illustration processBack when Jenny Tripp's fabulous sequel to Pete and Fremont was still in production, the story—in which Pete leaves the circus in search of a new life—didn't yet have a title. Things were becoming so desperate AD Samantha McFerrin was…
T Rex on a trampoline
book promotion, illustration processThumbnails and tight sketch from Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Dear T Rex cover
book promotion, illustration processMy computer had a nervous breakdown in March and I thought I'd lost all my images from this title, Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex. Here are some that follow the development of the cover art I found on a disk.
The story's about a girl who sends a…
