SKETCHBOOK

I am now located in Richmond, VA. Here are some sketchbook pages.

THE ILLUSTRATION ACADEMY and TAD

The Illustration Academy

llustration Academy Faculty Announced!

The full-time faculty and visiting artists for each location will be as listed below:

Kansas City
Faculty: John English, Mark English, Brent Watkinson, George Pratt
Visiting Artists: Gary Kelley, C.F. Payne, Anita Kunz, Jon Foster

Richmond
Faculty: Sterling Hundley, Doug Chayka, Josh George, Robert Meganck
Visiting Artists: Jon Foster, Anita Kunz, John English, Chris Payne, and Jason Manley!


PODS for TAD are being populated.

As time goes forward, the TAD Kick Off is growing near. June 17th is the Studio Kick Off of the
first TAD semester. Students from all around the country will converge in Kansas City for a three
week studio session. After that, some people stay in KC, and others will continue to Austin or
Richmond to start living the studio experience in their respective PODs. Studying online in the
Elluminate Educational Environment as well as taking part in a POD studio is the "hybrid" art
education experience that John English and Jason Manley have envisioned.

DRAWINGS, SKETCHBOOK, AWARDS (not in that particular order)

There is a lot going on over here. I received word that THIS PIECE was chosen for American Illustration 29. THIS PIECE was a runner-up for Creative Quarterly 19. THESE TWO PIECES were selected to be in The Illustrators Club of DC, MD, and VA and THIS ONE received a silver medal for the same show.

Below are some drawings for a current series I am working on based on the Northwest Coast Indian tribe the Kwakwaka'wakw.





And some more sketchbook pages:

SKETCHBOOK

It is strange to me that what you think would be a minuscule detail can completely change the way you draw.

All of my previous sketchbooks have been in the landscape format. I never thought about it before but I was always able to rest my hand on the page when drawing, which in turn gave me more control. This new book is vertical (portrait?) oriented. I do not have the luxury of resting my hand on the page. This has taken a lot of control away from me. I like it. It is making me think different.

SKETCHBOOK

Just some more sketchbook experimentation.

SKETCHBOOK

Some recent sketchbook pages from Florida and RVA.

CURIOUSER and CURIOUSER

These are two BIG images I just finished for Gallery Nucleus' Alice in Wonderland themed show "Curiouser and Curiouser". Each image is a 22" x 30" linoleum cut printed in an edition of 12. 24 all together.

There were a lot of firsts with these. They are the largest images I have printed and the largest edition printed on my press, just to name a couple. I tell you what, the press just earned it's keep with this project.

Thank you to Robyn and Ted for keeping me going through this project. I don't think I would have made it without them. That is not an exaggeration.

The photos are just shots of the process. I think they can give you an idea of the size.

RECENT, NOT-SO-RECENT, AND SKETCHBOOK

The first three images are prints. The first of those is a poster for the beer Over Ale brewed by Half Acre (an awesome small Chicago establishment only underway for about 1.5 years). The second is a way old piece (last November) for Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. The third is a monotype of my hero Vuillard. The rest are recent sketchbook ramblings.

SKETCHBOOK

I have been loosening up with my approach to drawing in this current sketchbook. In past books I was very worried about the accuracy of a line describing an object. Now I find myself reacting to lines as they are laid down, which in my opinion, is resulting in a more interesting drawing.