So I saw the movie “The Golden Compass” and couldn’t get over the visuals in the film.  I immediately fell in love with the Victorian era  clockwork machinery look of the equipment used in the film.  Being inspired, I decided to draw a zeppelin, but my normal graphic style wasn’t going to cut it.  I decided to take a stab at digital painting, and this is what I came up with.

It’s not perfect, or finished.  I want to keep refining it and playing with the style but overall I’m happy with the way it’s turning out.

Just wanted to share a work in progress with you folks, the fine members of the internets.

It’s always nice to see Nickelodeon do something “non-traditional.” I don’t know when this aired, or if it even aired on TV at all, but it certainly is nice to see a cartoon that breaks away from the general drivel that is most cartoons today.

So it’s been a while since I did an illustration for a client, but when I saw the call for artists to participate in a non-profit coloring book, I had to answer. The organization is called Karma Dogs and they use rescued dogs as “therapy dogs” and try to improve communication and social skills, as well as literacy, in children. I thought it was a great cause, and wanted to help out with this coloring book project. Click the thumbnail for my submission. My subject was “ask before you pet.”

You can check out the rest of my illustrations here.

Anyone that knows me could tell you that I am quite a fan of the comic book medium.  I read them feverishly as a child and like to believe that I maintain at least close the same pace as an adult(am I really an adult now?).

This leads me to talk about Flight Comics.  Flight is a yearly collection of comics started by Daisy Kutter writer/illustrator, Kazu Kibuishi.  It houses small stories written and illustrated by many of the comic book worlds lesser known and independent artists.  Most beautifully illustrated, as well as exquisitely written, each issue is an enjoyable read for anyone, whether interested in comic books or not.

The newest edition will hit stores this summer,  July 10, 2007 to be exact, and I recommend all of you pick it up even if it’s just for the beautifully illustrated cover art.