Jolly Roger

The black pirate flag with skull & crossed bones.  The earliest pirates—French filibustiers—simply hoisted a red flag to announce their piratical intentions.  It's not hard to imagine one of the crew darkly describing the flag as "un…

The return of the dread Salty Carrot

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Alphabet Trail and Tales in Pittsburgh's Frick Park was a blast yesterday—the Salty Carrot was dragged out of drydock and assembled at the big Blue Slide pavilion.  We had glorious weather, too.  We read Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates…

Big doings

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This evening is the grand opening of Graffiti Gallery—that's in the beautiful Transit Building, Oil City, where I have a studio—from 6:00 - 9:00.  Come join us! Tomorrow morning I'll be performing at Alphabet Trail & Tales in Frick…

Crazed Chicken Pirates in Pittsburgh

Come and join me aboard the dread Salty Carrot! I'll be at Alphabet Trail & Tales Saturday morning, September 11th in Frick Park—that's in Pittsburgh, Pa.  I'll be reading Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates and painting and leading…

PSIcon

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If you're an illustrator or art student anywhere near western Pennsylvania you want to sign up for the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators' first annual illustration conference.  I'll be conducting a workshop on children's book illustration…

Wizard reunion prints available!

High-quality signed limited edition prints of The Return of the Wizards are available here.  Get 'em at an incredible low-low price.

PSI newsletter

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The April 2010 Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators' newsletter, PSInside, is here!

Nibble Yer Greens!

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For a truly rip-roaring sea-shanty singalong, you can't beat this old buccaneer bunny favourite. Nautical rabbits have enjoyed this one for centuries, and can oft be heard belting out a chorus in lusty bunny voices (to the tune of Blow the Man…