"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.

Wrapped

My painting for the kids over at Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty (just try and say that without smiling!). They have asked artists for some 'fan art' based on the kids drawings, and I picked Lily's "Booked"... but I like to think they are all 'wrapped' up in a good book, or 3!


A piece I did for a friend's going away present. A scarf is the perfect accessory for a long neck, and what better way than to make your own.

Impatience

Two drawings this week, they just happened to both fit this theme (roughly). Impatience can get you stuck in a bad place. Or a good one.

Modify

The zoo monkey modifies a passer-by without notice! A sketch for a book idea I'm working on, stay tuned...