Summer '13 is for Sketches IV

a sketch
drawn with a Carbon Pen and a pink ball-point pen


a sketch
drawn with a brush pen, a white gel pen, and a pink ball-point pen


a sketch
drawn with a Carbon Pen, and a white gel pen

Summer '13 is for Sketches III

some sketches
drawn with a Carbon Pen, and watercolors




Sold at TCAF, thanks everyone!

Summer '13 is for Sketchbooks II and TCAF

Here are some sketches I sold at the Toronto Comics Arts Festival:

a sketch
drawn with a Carbon Pen, Brush Pens, and a red Pilot Precise



a sketch
drawn with a Carbon Pen, and watercolors

TCAF was wonderful. Many thanks to everyone who came and said "hi," and tons of thanks and appreciation to the organizers and volunteers who make TCAF continually one of the best shows around.

TCAF 2013, I'll be there.

I'll be at the 2013 Toronto Comics Arts Festival. Table 160 next to the bathroom (wash your hands!), and Chuck "Oily Comics" Forsman (wash your hands!).


I'm tabling with Sean Ford, Alex Kim, and Dakota McFadzean.


I'll have all of my books, my previously mentioned new mini-comics, a few hand-made sketchbooks, prints and a handful of over-priced sketches.

The Hic & Hoc Illustrated Journal of Humor covers

Here's a recent cover I did. Back, spine, and front.

The Hic & Hoc Illustrated Journal of Humor Volume 1

Edited by Lauren Barnett and Nathan Bulmer

64 Pages

Published by Hic & Hoc

Debuting at TCAF 2013!

Edited by ambulatory laff factories Lauren Barnett (Me Likes You Very Much) and Nathan Bulmer (Eat More Bikes), the first volume of an anticipated 196 volume series of the best of funny comics throughout the world features the likes of Phil McAndrew, Box Brown, Madéleine Flores, Zac Gorman, KC Green, Dustin Harbin, Jane Mai, Dakota McFadzean, Matt Wiegle, and Joe Lambert on the covers.

Debuting at TCAF.

Above are some thumbnails, trying to come up with ideas. Above right is the first digital sketch.


Here are some lady smile sketches. I ended up using parts of the top right image, redrawing a lot of it digitally. All of these were drawn with a brush pen. The final colors were done in photoshop.


Some lettering for the title page, and some pattern designs for the end pages.

Summer '13 is for Sketches and tools

These are samples from a sketchbook spread. They were all drawn with a Zebra Brush Pen, and a red Pilot Precise V7 RT.


I found the Pilots recently when I did a big Spring Cleaning desk cleanup. These are around all over the place, in different forms. The ink flows well, if not too well sometimes. It takes a while to dry, there are smears all over this sketch page, but the ink is nice and bright.


The Zebra pens I really like. They're disposable felt tip brush pens. I've tried all three sizes and like the two smaller ones. I usually loathe felt tip pens, but these are very sturdy, the tips are flexible and are capable of a wide range of line widths. While the tips do wear down over time, they don't split or fray, but just kind of dull and round making it a little harder to make the super fine lines that were possible with a new one. But I kind of like that. The ink flow is very good and consistent, there is never any pooling or clogging. And it's a pretty good black for a disposable pen.

Annie Sullivan - Eisner Award Nominations

My book, Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller was nominated for two Eisner Awards.
- Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
- Best Reality-Based Work
Vote HERE.

Thanks for all the continued support for this book. It's appreciated!