A Handsome Villain
Tonight’s sneak peek into Spam and the Sasquatch has Spam encountering Sven, the good-looking, ladies-man (or so he thinks) villain. I’m not going to tell you why he’s the villain, […]
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A Deer Encounter
Tonight’s sneak peek into my Spam & the Sasquatch graphic novel painting marathon involves Spam and Renfrew, uh, running into the deer. The deer are the biggest gossips in town; they […]
Enter, Renfrew the Raccoon!
I got to the part in the graphic novel today where Spam-the-Cat meets Renfrew-the-Raccoon. I’ve been having fun with forest colours today, and textures. I’m working very hard, so my […]
An Expressive Cat
Just a quick post tonight — It’s been a long day of watercolour painting! I thought it might be interesting to show some different expressions of Spam the Cat from […]
Technique-of-the-Week — Comic page in watercolour
Today I painted the first double-page spread of Spam and the Sasquatch, and took pictures as I did each stage! So follow along if you like, and help me celebrate […]
The Zen of Inking Motorcycles
I have finished inking Spam and the Sasquatch! The motorcycle that had me singing the blues yesterday has been drawn properly, more or less, and inked. I present that panel […]
Stalled by the Motorcycle
I’m one page away from finishing the inking part of the graphic novel. One mere page. Merely one page. But my weakness is technology, and I have to draw a […]
The Little Artist that Could
I ink I can, I ink I can, I ink I can… I’m almost finished with the inks for Spam and the Sasquatch, and so my mantra. Serious eyestrain happening […]
The Muse’s Calories
What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate. ― Katharine Hepburn A sequel to yesterday’s muse comic! For more muse comics, go to the […]
Chocolate and the Muse
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.― Charles M. Schulz
A Comparison of Markers for Artists
Because I’ve been trying out the Prismacolor markers on my Art Muse series, and just bought a bunch of Pitt brush markers for the comic page I featured yesterday (I […]
A Mighty Conflagration
Days like this keep me humble. I put aside the inking of the story I’ve been working on in order to try painting the first page, which I had put […]
Sneak Peek 3!
Spam, his friends, and the Sasquatch are seeing more of each other than any of them expected. In today’s isolated and therefore hopefully not spoiler panels, the Sasquatch looms large […]
Spam and the Sasquatch — Sneak preview!
As those of you know who’ve been reading this blog regularly, I’m working on a graphic novel called Spam and the Sasquatch, written specifically for this project by Elizabeth Ann […]
Reviving Cleopatra
I realized that I’ve been neglecting the illustration part of my blog descriptor with all this excitement over comics. So here’s a couple of the illustrations I did for Elizabeth […]
New — Colouring Thursday!
A few days ago, I got a message from a lady in New Zealand who had found my line drawing version of Eostre, Saxon goddess of the dawn, and downloaded […]
Down by the Sea
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 […]
Tam Lin — an Ancient Scottish Ballad
It’s time for another comic! This is the Ballad of Tam Lin, a traditional story in song from way back in the mists of time somewhere. It is one of […]
Telling Tales
This is the cover to my first comic book, a collection of several short stories (a few of which can be found in the sidebar to your left!). I hadn’t […]
Sheriff Bill in Colour
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 […]
Reverse Illustration
For many years, the drawings and paintings I did were like illustrations for stories — but the stories didn’t exist yet. Many people asked me if I illustrated children’s books, […]
Shapechanger, an Origin Story
In 2012, I started a two-semester course on making comics and graphic novels at Camosun College. The first day we were asked to draw an avatar for ourselves, with the […]
Who is Iris?
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 […]
Quick-Draw! Sheriff Bill Platypus
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 […]
Intrepid Explorers
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 […]
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