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Paper Critter Art

A couple new ones!

Throw Back Thursday, Illustration Style

I've been busy updating my portfolio for the upcoming LA SCBWI conference. Instead of creating all new work (I'm doing that, too), I thought I'd rework some older pieces using my new understanding of composition, light and color. (If you're... Continue Reading →

Purple Pug

I've had this idea for a while of making 3-d trophy style heads of some crazy creatures. Since I've painted and drawn hundreds of pugs and still love them madly, I thought I'd start there. I'm using Celluclay here. It's... Continue Reading →

Gordie, 3-D model

I'm making a big push to get my Gordie book project out into the world. I thought a model would be helpful in creating illustrations. I made this little guy out of Sculpey over tinfoil and a vinyl paint your... Continue Reading →

Frankly, I'm just very disappointed that this book hasn't been picked up by a major publisher yet.

Color Proofs, "There's a Hippopotamus in My Bed"

Dia de los Monsters: Flip Flop Monster

It's nearly Summer, and you know what that means... Flip Flop Monster! This cheeky little guy can be found shaking his thing poolside, streaking through your Sunday afternoon BBQ, or crashing a black tie wedding in the park. He's all... Continue Reading →

Teenage Mutant Ninja Dominoes

Occasionally I get special orders for something other than monsters. Like mutant turtles, for example. Which I guess aren't monsters because, uh, they have sweet ninja skills? Anyway, here they are, heroes in a half shell... and on dominoes: Donatello,... Continue Reading →

In the spirit of Random Acts of Creativity, a little Photoshop fun.

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