Have a good winter

I hope this winter season is fun for all, put please be safe and watch your speed! You may become 'unbalanced' in your pursuit of happiness.

This is a new postcard I'm sending out for the holidays. Good times!

Surfing Pig

A little stop motion video I did of myself working on a painting. I love watching other artists work and seeing how they work and where they work, so here is a little peek into me. Enjoy!

Sendak on Sendak

Last night I went to see the exhibit of Maurice Sendak's work at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in Sf. If you are anywhere near San Fran and have any interest at all in Sendak, go see it. It is always so inspiring and enlightening for me to see other illustrators work, especially a master.

One thing that surprised me was the size of his work, there are a few spreads from "Wild Things" there and they are half the size of the book! So the Nutshell Library drawings are like, actually that size. Anyway, fascinating guy with a fascinating story who does fascinating work.

"Infinity"... or "The night cat caught a shooting star"

The moon and a shooting star. How far does the star fly? Infinitely!

Also a cat, just for fun.

Welcome!!

I got the okay to show some art from "Zishe the Strongman", the second picture book illustrated by yours truly and coming out next Fall through Kar-Ben Publishing. So here is a scene from the book, when Zishe coming from Poland arrives in America, his reputation having arrived before him.

A big welcome from the big apple!

...And while we're on the topic, here is a nice 'welcome' spread from "Meet the Howler's", my other book coming out next year, about howler monkeys. It will be released in Spring 2010 from Charlesbridge, so be shure to pick up your copy of each book!!

STRONG!

Well, this is one Illustration Friday topic I have many pieces for. As some of you know, and some of you will find out, I recently finished illustrating a book for Kar-Ben publishing about a real life strongman from the early 1900's. It was lots of fun to do and is coming out fall of 2010.

I'm not sure I should be posting any of the art from the book just yet, but what the heck, above are a couple sneak previews!

Below are just a few other "strong" images. Strongmen are just so fun to draw ( I think it's the mustache)!

September Art Show

For the month of September I'll have art hanging at "3 Bees Coffee" in downtown San Mateo, CA. It's located on 3rd at B street. Really cool little place with great coffee! Hope you can make it!

Here is their website.