The 2013 animated film Epic, by Blue Sky Studios, is loosely based on the children’s book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce. Why the marketing department at Fox choose to go with Epic as the title instead of The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs or just plain Leaf… Continue reading Movie Monday: Epic
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Along the Winding Road
In the eighties when I moved to New York City one year out of college I worked as a freelance illustrator. Among my first jobs was a series of illustrations for Money Magazines Mutual Fund Issue. The great thing about that entry point job for the Time Life conglomerate was I was able to work… Continue reading Along the Winding Road
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Spontaneous Combustion
While in art school at Otis I fell head over heels for the work of an illustrator named Lane Smith. The specific piece is this one pictured above from the third American Illustration Annual that we were both in. This image was created using alkids and was part of his portfolio, although there was no… Continue reading Spontaneous Combustion
Comic Con: Around the Booths
Normally while at Comic Con I spend much more time wondering the floor and checking out what friends, artists and fellow comrades are working on. These year was a little different in that I didn’t get out much except for early mornings before the doors of the hall opened. Tara McPherson, one of Eve’s fav… Continue reading Comic Con: Around the Booths
Another Voice
Last night I started jumping up and down, clapping and screaming when I heard Obama won. I rushed into the studio to tell Greg, and then both of us were jumping up and down screaming with glee. My teenage daughter walked in and proclaimed “You guys are spazes!” “Perception is an act of creation.” After… Continue reading Another Voice
Feeling the Energy
I have a little blurb in the July issue of Illustration Magazine. This publication comes out of Japan. The little feature is in the news from foreign illustrators’ pages. We were all excited to peruse the magazine when it arrived, as we adore Japanese culture and illustration. During art school days this was one of… Continue reading Feeling the Energy
New York, New York
I took my hearthrob, aka Greg, to the airport last night. He caught the red eye into NYC. He invited me to come along, now I am rather thinking I made a mistake in not going with him. I chose to stay and focus filling orders, custom perfumes and the second edition of Chaparral. After… Continue reading New York, New York
Comic Con 2007: Overview
All pictorial art is the transformation of dead material into something spiritual. ~ Anonymous We are just back from another inspirational five day adventure at Comic Con. It has become clear that our favorite reason for attending is meeting new friends and hanging out with all our artist buddies. Comic Con is a magnet for… Continue reading Comic Con 2007: Overview
Miss Potter
“There’s something delicious about writing those first few words of a story, you can never quite tell where they’ll take you. Mine took me here, where I belong.” – Beatrix Potter My daughter Eve and I recently had the pleasure of viewing the film Miss Potter together. Beatrix Potter, not to be confused with Harry… Continue reading Miss Potter