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 […]
Tag Archives: pen and ink
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 […]
Technique-of-the-Week — Combining Pen & Ink and Watercolour
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. […]
Drawing-a-Day 8
Sometimes an artist has to take some time to do other things in life. For some reason, housecleaning, social obligations, the procuring of supplies, unexpected phone calls, and spur-of-the-moment expeditions […]
A Comic in Process: from Thumbnails to Finished
I just finished the 64 pages of thumbnails for one of the graphic novels I’m working on, and am feeling like celebrating! Whoo-hoo! Since I’m watching my calories, I won’t […]
Technique of the Week — Celtic Knotwork
It’s Saturday, time to post one of handouts from the various and numerous classes and workshops I have taught over the years! This gives me a bit of a break […]
Embellishing and Colouring Celtic Design
Today is the third in a series about my experiences in making Celtic art. I have several designs that i have both the pen and ink original versions of as […]
Evolution of a Design — Celtic Seahorses
Celtic art has always fascinated me since I first saw it, as has Celtic music. Maybe it’s in the blood; I have a lot of ancestors from Ireland and Scotland. […]
