Finish Hermitage

Finished art for Ridgefield, CT’s “Paint The Town” art exhibition being held at The Ridgefield Guild of Arts.  This is the crumbling home of Ridgefild’s known hermit George Washington Gilbert.

Thanks Again folks!

Thanks again to The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism for awarding me with a 2008 Artist Fellowship Grant.  The ceremony was this past Tuesday in Hartford and I was more than happy to attend!

Thanks Hans

Each time I take on a commission I try to look back at works and artists I have admired over the years to draw inspiration from.  Hans Holbein’s woodcuts have become something I cannot live without.  So thank you Hans for the work and for letting me use this composition–I’m sure you won’t mind very much.

I’m makin’ Red Birds…they’re perfect for stewin’

From time to time I feel as though I need to create my creatures not only on paper or in words but in 3D…and fuzzy. So I purchase some cloth and cotton and go to work. They are usually stitched with all the cunning and craft exhibited by Dr. Victor Frankenstein–I’m ok with that. I rather like my crude, zombie dolls……and so do the kiddies.

These critters are actually from a ms I just sent in to my publisher….hopefully more to come.

LETS GO SOX!

BECKETT vs. MOOSE -TODAY!

Tuesday’s School Visit

I did a school visit on Tuesday morning in Danbury, CT to a large class of 7 and 8 year old kids. I was kindly given all of these great drrawings by the kids–some of Honey Badgers!

Here’s a portrait of me with an ipod, a necklace that says “Rock and Roll” and a pretty nice set of bangs…..I may have to grow some sweet bangs now.

This last one was a little girl who wanted to be a princess–so that’s what I kept calling her. Note how she signed the drawing.

Bookmark

Bookmark design commissioned by a library for their summer reading programs. I have yet to place the type–sometime tonight perhaps.

Bookmark rough sketch

This project is due fairly soon–but I have some time to fine tune it…..still at the rough sketch stage.

Holbein Composition

Preliminary sketch for a “hidden picture” illustration I’m working on. Though I have not yet hidden any pictures in this drawing–I wonder if anybody will notice the Hans Honbein composition–anyone?

Library poster commission-90% done!

I‘ve been working on this poster for quite a bit of time now. It’s for a library’s summer reading program and author/illustrator events. I’m posting it at 90% finished because I wanted to see how it looks on screen and to add in some text.