Monday, December 22, 2008
Snowed in
In Portland, Oregon we've had about 13 or 14 inches of snow over the last week and it's not supposed to stop until this coming weekend or so. Top photo is me, then my girlfriend, then my brother. We have about 6 inches more than what these photos show. Being snowed in is great now but we'll see how I feel about it in a few more days.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The New Guapo
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Winter Break
This strip doesn't fit anywhere in the stories I'm currently working on but I like it so I'm posting it... I'm finally done with school for Fall quarter. This was seriously the most grueling schedule I've ever had. But I am now an expert on The Congo and I can draw phrase structure trees for any clause you throw at me. I also went down to APE during November and had to do numerous things that have prevented me from posting. Anyway, I am free now. Next quarter I will be teaching a comics class at Portland Community College. The tuition is super cheap so please take it so I have some students. I can't wait.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
papercutter 9
Here is some of the artwork I've been making for Papercutter number 9. Papercutter 7 by the way won an IGNATZ AWARD at SPX for Best Anthology. Thanks to Greg Means, Galen Longstreth, M.K. Reed, Jonathan Hill and Andy Hartzell.
In these drawings I'm not giving you any dialogue because I don't want to give my story away before it's published. Sorry.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
IGNATZ nominees
The SPX Ignatz award nominees are up. http://www.spxpo.com/ignatz.shtml
In addition to all the amazing Sparkplug titles nominated this year Papercutter #7, by Tugboat Press was nominated for Outstanding Anthology or Collection. I have a one page strip in this book so I feel great about it. I will be doing a much longer story for Papercutter # 9. Also, Paul Goes Fishing was nominated in many categories and it deserves it.
In addition to all the amazing Sparkplug titles nominated this year Papercutter #7, by Tugboat Press was nominated for Outstanding Anthology or Collection. I have a one page strip in this book so I feel great about it. I will be doing a much longer story for Papercutter # 9. Also, Paul Goes Fishing was nominated in many categories and it deserves it.
old journals
On September 30, 2004 I began my first sketch/journal. I cranked out 13 journals full of art, ideas and emotions by 2008. In 2006 my production of these journals stalled a bit when I began cartooning for real so the bulk of these journals were made in a bout 2 years. I miss journaling. I put everything into them at the time.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
more pages
Monday, September 8, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Pony Club Show for October
Here are a couple of drawings I just did for a show at the Pony Club in Portland for October. I'll post more when I finish them. I can say with confidence that the drawing with the wolf is probably one of the best drawings I've ever made. Other contributors to the show will be David Youngblood, Theo Ellsworth, Chris Wright and Ron Rege Jr.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
last edits
As I finish edits on Neptune, I decided to add this profile page... Even though I do not plan on publishing this book myself, I am trying to take care of as many of the design elements as possible so I can have as much control as possible. I am really happy with this drawing. I think it looks like me.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Teenage Dinosaur
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
My LIfe
This photo is a little underwhelming for me, considering that it represents the last year and a half of my life. To think of all the countless hours spent on these tiny drawings. Now that I'm done drawing the book I've got to go through it and re-read it several times to make sure everything works. Editing is a pain.
Monoculture
Last week Ariel and I went camping at Honeyman State park. There are sand dunes there and it's actually pretty amazing. This picture shows the various stages of a clear cut. The landscape looks much like this all along most of the drive to the coast. You can see that the companies that harvest these trees only plant one type of tree, the Douglas Fir Tree, even though there are many many trees and plants that make a healthy forest. They also plant these trees too close together. It makes me very angry!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Almost done!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Portland Zine Symposium
This weekend, August 23rd and 24th, I'll be at The 8th Annual Portland Zine Symposium held at The Smith Memorial Ballroom at Portland State University. I'll also be hosting a workshop on self-publishing along with Dylan Williams (Sparkplug Comicbooks) and Greig Means (Tugboat Press) at 2 or 3 pm on Saturday.
Hours are Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM
That creepy boy with the bell bottoms and Return of the Jedi T-shirt is me circa 1984.
Hours are Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM
That creepy boy with the bell bottoms and Return of the Jedi T-shirt is me circa 1984.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Process
What this photo shows is how I like to focus on drawing one panel at a time. This allows me to give each panel undivided attention. After the panel is finished I cut it out and tape it onto a piece of typing paper. Doing my panels separately and uniform also allows me to edit my comics like a movie. A linear time line that I can utilize to add or drop as many panels as I like. Doing panels separately also frees me up so I can take more breaks. If I'm working on one panel or a whole page, I cannot stop until the job is done, so doing the panels separately allows me to free my mind from the "get the whole page done" syndrome. After that I store the comics in a folder so I can read my artwork like it will read when it's published.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Ristretto Artwork
I took a photograph of most of the original artwork that I made for Ristretto's advertisements. Ristretto Roasters is a coffee shop in NE Portland, Oregon. Two ads are missing because I gave them away as gifts to the owners Din and Nancy. I'm not sure if you can tell in this photo, but the smaller I made the artwork (the closer I was to the actual print size) the better it turned out.
Ristretto Stamps
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Book Cover
Saturday, August 9, 2008
a big waste of time
The other night I spent a few hours watching a movie and making this drawing with a white gel pen on black paper. I didn't really pay attention to the movie because I was making this stupid drawing. I like it, but it unfortunately does not work for my book. This happens all the time. Usually the drawings that don't work for my book are no good. This one is good, but it just doesn't work.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
NEPTUNE!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
album artwork
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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