Ahoy, ye sea dogs!
book promotion, illustration processP is for Pirate is here!
As long-time readers know, the subject of pirates is a favorite of mine. You can imagine how happy I was when Sleeping Bear Press asked me to illustrate Eve Bunting's latest, P is for Pirate.
Here's how the jacket…
The Picture of Oscar Wilde
character design, illustration processHere is the third in a series of three images for the Pittsburgh Public Theater‘s season brochure—specifically for the world premiere of L’Hôtel, a new comedy by Ed Dixon. The cast is stars from the recent and distant past. I showed you…
Jim Morrison
character design, illustration processHere is the second in a series of three images for the Pittsburgh Public Theater‘s season brochure—specifically for the world premiere of L’Hôtel, a new comedy by Ed Dixon. The cast is stars from the recent and distant past. Yesterday…
The Divine Sarah
character design, illustration career, illustration processThis past January I had the pleasure of creating images for the Pittsburgh Public Theater's season brochure—this time for the world premiere of L'Hôtel, a new comedy by Ed Dixon. The cast of characters is 6 stars from the recent and distant…
Loud art poster
illustration processI don't think I ever posted this—it's a poster I designed for an exhibit of music-related art at the Graffiti Gallery here in the National Transit Building in early 2013. I was without a camera at the time and took these in-progress photos…
Here’s Charlie
character design, illustration processTwenty-fourteen is a big year here in Oil City, Pennsylvania. It was 100 years ago, just a couple of doors up from my studio address, that Charlie Chaplin signed his first movie deal with Mack Sennett. Charlie was performing at the Lyric Theater…
3D Henry
character design, illustration processLook what I got in my inbox!
Mohamed from Egypt is learning 3d programs. He used my model sheet of Henry (from Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies) to create this beautiful digital image. I love the textures of the different articles of clothing—the…
Douglas Fairbanks
illustration process, self promotionI see Hesperus Project is doing another one of their wonderful musical accompaniments to a silent film—this time around, it's The Mark of Zorro, with the mighty Douglas Fairbanks.
I love these concerts. If you like ancient music or silent…
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illustration process…you'll enjoy looking at this illustrator's blog.
Lily auditions
book promotion, illustration processPrancing Dancing Lily is an app! Thanks to the creative people at Fat Red Couch, Inc.
Here's a link to the scene where Lily, the cow who loves to dance, reaches New York City. She's standing outside Radio City Music Hall where the Rockettes…