Little Bitty Paintings
Miniature paintings are something I never thought I’d do. I’ve always had a yen to paint big — really BIG — and a couple of decades ago I was doing […]
Miniature paintings are something I never thought I’d do. I’ve always had a yen to paint big — really BIG — and a couple of decades ago I was doing […]
I’m almost caught up with my musings about last year’s art — just this one more post about my brief foray into doing Witchtober and then it’s on to more […]
I’m coming to the end of the hand-drawn sketchbook creatures I want to share as part of this series; tomorrow I’m going to end the series with some digital drawings […]
Happy Midsummer, folk of the northern hemisphere (and happy Winter Solstice, folk of the southern hemisphere)! Here’s an eight page comic I completed recently, which will soon be published in […]
It’s time to share some more Inktober drawings! At halfway through the month, I’ve been flagging a bit, trying to keep up with all my other drawing work, in addition […]
Once again, folks, it’s time to indulge ourselves in an ocean of ink. I participated for the first time last year in Inktober, which is a month-long challenge started by […]
I’m on a roll with these black cats that I’m doing for Inktober. I’m really enjoying the challenge of trying to capture the sheen of their fur, and the intense […]
More Inktober goodies — this time I decided to tackle the challenge of black cats. Shiny black cats. Black cats are notorious for being hard to photograph, and drawing them […]
I’m really enjoying Inktober (see my last post for more about that), especially with these little elf characters I’m designing! Here are three more little guys that I’ve done in […]
I’m doing Inktober! I’ve been hearing about Inktober for several years now, watching my friends post their ink drawings on their social media, but didn’t know what it was about. […]
It’s been a while since I posted anything at all, and what better to jump back in with than a Quadra Cats cartoon? I’ll make a longer post soon and […]
This is the fourth in a series of posts based on the weekly handouts I give my comics class – if you’re just happening upon it now, there is a […]
Summer Art Challenge Day 36 — making art every day! I’ve finished the ink stage for Iris’s latest adventure; I’m looking forward to colouring it! It occurred to me that other […]
Yesterday I started a series of postings of the work I’m currently doing, which is inking Spam and the Sasquatch. I’ve finally gotten to the part with the Sasquatch, and […]
Living on the coast as I do, one of my favourite places is down by the water. Whether it’s a beach on the wild west coast of our island, or […]
Just a small post today — a while back I drew a little character study of Sheriff Bill Platypus, suggested by my comic jam buddies when I asked what to […]
Iris and I are seriously thinking about putting together a little min-comic for the comic conventions coming up. We decided she needed an introduction. I’ve known Iris ever since I […]
Drawing-a-Day number 29 (one more to go!) I’d been drawing the graphic novel all day, and needed a change of pace. Tonight was the weekly gathering of several fellow comics […]
Drawing-a-Day number 28 Meet Miss Ophelia Bluefeather and Mister Cecil Ravensfield, the latest in my characters-from-doodles series. They are a famous pair of scientist-adventurers, known for their daring exploits on […]
Drawing-a-Day 27 Just in case you’ve been wondering about the back side of Iris the Art Muse’s sash:
Drawing-a-Day 24 You know how some days, no matter what you do, you just can’t do your best? That’s how I’m feeling today. This should have been an easy little […]
Drawing-a-Day number 19 Iris the Art Muse is back. Well, really she never left. Now she’s thinking she might want her own zine. What do you think?
Drawing-of-the-Day 17 Here’s another character from my doodles of last Sunday night, turned into a finished painting. I tried an experiment that was suggested to me by my mentor today […]
Drawing-of-the-Day 16! Blog post number 50! Whoo-hoo! In the graphic novel I’m working on with writer Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, there is a lady eagle who is quite irate, and telling Spam […]
It’s time for another dive into my vast pile of workshop handouts! I have been using this technique a lot lately, as it is my favourite method of colouring comics. […]