Process for a (very) Short Story

Blog on November 12th, 2011 Comments Off

Swamped.  That’s how I’m defining my last 2 months, and from the looks of things, I’ll be doing the same until at least March.  I’ve just recently wrapped up the Alberta Winter Games comic (so expect a post on that…well at some point), and I’m now working on a couple picture books, one of which [...]

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Farmer Burrows Day!

Happy Book Birthday Farmer Burrows!

Blog on October 21st, 2011 1 Comment

I can’t believe it’s already been two years since my first book, The Gophers in Farmer Burrows’ Field came out!  It has been such an amazing experience.  For some reason, the first year of the book just blew past me and after I looked back at the fact that I missed celebrating the book turning [...]

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"make your mark"

Alberta Winter Games

Blog on September 20th, 2011 Comments Off

Hey everyone!  I was at a fantastic launch party over the weekend for the 2012 Alberta Winter Games!  We were treated to a music by the talented The Bird Sang Song, as well as Juno nominated John Wort Hannam, who was not only hilarious and a great performer, but also wrote the theme song to [...]

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The Way Back

Blog on August 18th, 2011 2 Comments

I’m back after what feels like a very long time that has passed all too quickly (and it has!). Where has the summer gone? Well, my summer has gone in this order. Deadlines. Convention. Deadlines. Convention. To little time to finish any project. Conference. And as I just finished a deadline for a project, of [...]

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Jackalope

Blog on July 12th, 2011 Comments Off

Hey everyone!  I was scritch scratchin’ the other two mornings doing some character dev for a new idea I’m kicking around and decided to do another screen recording of the process.  Forgot to get the drawing part again.  Anyway, here’s the sketch and video.  The whole thing took around 40 minutes and was done in [...]

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Scribbles and Colors

Blog on June 14th, 2011 Comments Off

Hey.  Quick post today as I am busily prepin’ for the Calgary Comic Expo this weekend!  I’m really excited as last year was just fantastic!  If you’re in the area I’m booth R03.  Stop by and say “howdy” after all we will be in Calgary! So I love seeing process videos, other artists and creators [...]

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9 Degrees North Project – An ABC book for Northern Ghana

Blog on January 21st, 2011 1 Comment

Hello Everyone and hello 2009!  It’s only taken half way through January to get something on here though I have been busy.  Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Marilyn Pottage of Tools for Schools Africa – The Domango Project.  She heard I sometime join charity art projects such Brownstones to Reddirt, Purrcasso, and [...]

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Closure with the Duke

Blog on October 20th, 2010 2 Comments

Hello everyone!  Anyone ever start something and then never get around to finishing it?  Though I hate it, and things left unfinished, I definitely have my fair share of projects that I’ve just never got around to finishing *cough..Chuck Chance…cough*. Last month I did this: It started as a possible villain to the “dessert” princess [...]

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the two "s" in Dessert stand for Sweet Stuff

IF-Dessert

Blog on September 6th, 2010 9 Comments

After a more than long time I was craving to do an Illustration Friday again.  So, last Friday I started with the topic “Dessert”, though I didn’t finish.  Other things have kept me fairly busy, but no more! I finished it this Labor Day afternoon, although I don’t know which version I like more.  I [...]

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Media for Gophers!

Blog on July 13th, 2010 Comments Off

Hey Hey, I hope everyone is enjoying their July so far.  I sure am.  The weather is fantastic and I am busy busy gearing up for SDCC and two other cons this summer in late August. It’s been a fun last few weeks as well.  I was asked to come on Breakfast TV again and [...]

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