Experiment Gone Awry

Well not actually "awry", I just feel this need for some kind of adventure element in my post titles. Anyway, an experiment none the less! It's around that time of year that I must set into motion the production of a new book (if I'm going to have anything for Comic Con next year that is). These are just me playing around with a few different looks that may eventually lead to my approach for the cover. Whatever that may be.


Happy Turkey Day!

A Dangerous Mission - Chapter 3

Overdue update: Purr-casso Art Sale.
A success, $11,000 raised! 100% of this goes to the animals in the Berkeley Animal shelter and for their care. Apparently there are still a few pieces left, which they're still selling after the day of the event. So if there was anything you missed out on, you might want to contact the Berkeley Humane Society.
Just my luck I forgot my camera that day, fortunately Bill Robinson allowed me use of some of his pics. Thanks Bill!



It was a great show, more low key than others I've attended but many great pieces none the less. Lastly I'd like to thank Ikumi Moriya for getting me involved in the show in the first place, she's really done a lot for the shelter, and for me.

Destination: France - Chapter 4

Thought I'd post a few of my favorite pages that Nate Wragg colored for the French Rex Steele edition. (Nate is better known for his 2-D Ratatouille work)





The Book is being published by Akileos, with a release date of December 6th I believe. You can find some more page samples HERE. The book will include a dvd of the animated short as well.

A Day With the Press.

Hey everybody,
I did a couple interviews recently that are now online.

One for the character design blog, which is pretty in depth. You can find it HERE. There is a bunch of my art there that I've never posted before as well, check it out.

The other interview was for a small article about the Purr-casso show. Click HERE for that. The show has grown quite large, over 250 pieces so far. Thats really amazing. I want to thank Bill Robinson, Dan Helle, Maki Fujimoto and anybody else who donated art that I might not know about. And thank you all for spreading the word too, you guys helped turn this into something special.

A Dangerous Mission - Chapter 2

Awhile ago I posted about the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society art sale. They're having the art sale to raise funds for their animal shelter. This is the piece that I'm donating. It's gonna be hard to part with it, I've grown a little attached.


It (and many other fine pieces) will be for sale at the 2nd Annual "Purr-casso" Art Sale and Gala, and will take place on NOVEMBER 4TH at The Hollis Street Project - Grand Hallway 5900 Hollis Street, Emeryville CA
For more information click HERE or call (510) 845-7735, ext.13.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society.

The Eagle Strikes!

This is a spot illustration I whipped up for the Rex Steele French book. I didn't spend much time on it but I'm really happy with the way it came out. I'm trying to get better at loose bold kind of inking and not be so anal about things.

Bombs Away!

Bookplates have returned! Only temporarily however. I've made three new ones, two of them are going into two very special editions of my Belle du Jour book to be auctioned off this Saturday at Maverix Studios in San Francisco. The art auction is to raise money for the ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION (see my last post for more details)
These special editions are not part of my numbered 100, so they do not count tword my 30 remaining bookplates. I'll do those at a later date.
Here are the books (complete with original art bookplates) for the auction.

This third bookplate will arrive at a secret undisclosed location... shhh.