Radagast Doodle

A morning warm up doodle of the wizard Radagast from Lord of the Rings I did earlier this week. 

Glowing, Watercolour Eyes

This morning I got the go ahead on the newest cover for Christopher Edge's newest book. I have loved everything he's written so far and I can't wait to get to this. The publisher loves really lush inks, and i love drawing like that so it works out well! So, now I'm doing a pitch, an illustrated book and a cover. So stuff is a bit busy. We've canceled our usual annual trip out east, or back home as we call it, because of both our schedules and because my wife is hugely pregnant. I'm sad we're not going but I've recently been really into gardening so I'm excited about the idea of growing some food for the table.

Currently reading: The Night Circus (Wow! I'm about a third of the way through and it is fantastic)

And listening mostly to podcasts and some JS Bach. 

Bera The One Headed Troll In Ink Wash

I've been incorporating more ink wash into my work lately and getting some interesting results! I'm always keen to balance expressiveness with a certain polish and I think this helps to that end. 

Happy Mother's Day Moms!

Henry and I did a drawing together! 

Spring Fox Print Pencils

Another peek at my new print, coming soonish! It's all done, inked, coloured etc. and ready to print. 

Genie!

                          
Here's part of a drawing I did, the genie part! This is for a card game I'm contributing to. In fact I've been crazy busy this last few weeks because I'm doing so many projects I've been neglecting my usual blogging. As of right now I'm illustrating a children's book about schooner racing, doing the above mentioned card game as well as a new comic book pitch, None of which I can share much about yet. But more very soon. 

Last Touches On Spring Print

Just finished up my new print! Phew, that was a lot of drawing. I'll be showing the few print soon, as well as the original pencils etc. I'm hoping it'll be up for sale in the next couple of weeks.

Almost Ready To Announce A New Print

I'm just about ready to announce my new limited edition Spring time print. Here's a peek. 

Unused Cover Pencils

I'm currently at work on illustrating a new book and here is an early, rejected cover rough. I love doing a combination of refined lines and more expressive ones.

Had a very nice weekend with Spring starting to settle in a bit. We went on two long family hikes which seemed to partially shake out the Winter cobwebs. 

Cover Sketch

Working on a book cover today for Formac Publishing. Here's a sketch, the cover has lots of brushwork as well. I'm combing ink with brush and pen and watercolour for this one. And the rain is pouring here! 

Peculiar Thing

I've suddenly started to enjoy drawing (or am suddenly compelled to draw) little forest creatures of indeterminate animalness. They are finding their way into stories I write as well.

I've been missing the woods a lot lately. I've been in the city a long time now and that woodsy part of my imagination feels dim. It's a peculiar thing living somewhere I'd have to walk for days to see the forest. 

Old Panel!

I've been off the map the last bit, mostly because I'm working on new projects I'm not really able to share yet. So here's an old panel! From  a Maddy Kettle minicomic. 

The White Witch

I was commissioned to draw the White Witch and I now this is one of my favorite DC Comics characters. 

Jack Pumpkinhead And The Sawhorse

A commission of Jack and the Sawhorse from the Oz books, currently making it's way west to sunny California. 

Maddy Commission

Here's a pretty new commission I did , a drawing of Maddy, which ended up being a slight redesign of the flying boat...

Today I'm going back and forth between a new book cover contract and finishing my new Spring print, which I hope will be done before Summer....