I just finished the final pages of Bike Parade! Volume 2 and have approved of the proofs. The fine folks at Documart should have the books in my hands by tomorrow afternoon. The last two weeks have been a mad fury of drawing, scanning, vectoring and layout work. I’ve had a lot of fun illustrating…
Activity Book
I have a new book in the works…and Activity Book! Here’s a list of some of the animals that have been recommended to me via Twitter and Facebook: Hedgehog Giraffe Bat Platypus Turtle Salmon Amoeba Moose Squid Bookworm Unicorn Toad Lemur Sasquatch Dragon Kangaroo DINOSAURS! RAWR! I’m still trying to figure out what kind of…
Bumps in the Road
Our tiny house project that we often refer to as the “Addison Mansion” is almost finished! But a journey worth taking is never without its bumps, right? First Bump: Before we started any building or signing of contractors, we used the Tiny House Network to find a suitable parking spot for our house. We met…
Our Tiny Journey Begins!
It’s been 18 months since Audrey and I started dating bliss, with 7 of those months living together in harmony. We’ve recently decided to go the next step in our relationship and look into home ownership. Rather than the typical “American Dream” of having a 2,000 square foot McMansion with a 30 year mortgage, we…
Original Art Auction
Ever want to buy some of my original art? Fan of the Bike Parade! coloring book? Well, now that my art showing at Bikeasaurus is complete, all the shown paintings are available for sale. Support this artist by buying a painting or two for you or the family. Buy these painting on Ebay Choose from…
Out of Class
I’m done with the 4 day intensive at PNCA. Thanks again to those that helped contribute money to send me, it was worth every penny as I learned so much about the Children’s publishing world. It would have taken so much longer to learn so much information on my own. My teacher, Victoria Jamieson, did…
Going to Class!
I lucked out and found enough supporters to pay for a class about Writing and Illustrating for Children’s Publications at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. I’m now registered and ready to learn! Thanks so much to all that have made it possible! I’ll be working on thank-you letters and sketches over the next week…
Send me to class!
A call for assistance! I’m using IndieGoGo to help me raise money to go to a class at the Pacific Northwest College of Art so that I can study Writing and Illustrating for Children’s Literature. I can’t afford to pay for the class out of my own pocket and don’t want to accrue more debt….
My First Art Opening
I still can’t believe this happened: I just had my very first art opening/show. Becky from Bikeasaurus is so awesome! The days leading up to the show were stressful and sleepless as I tried to get some new pieces of work ready to display. I unveiled 4 new pieces in black & white along with…
Embracing Color
Although I’ve been drawing for many years, I’ve always been shy of using colors. Growing up, my siblings and I always had access to crayons, paints, markers, pencils, tons of paper, the whole shebang. Why would I spend so long drawing only in black & white and grayscale? Fear of “Not doing it right”. I…
Switching Hosts
Sorry for the lack of updates and such. I’m currently switching all my blogs and web-services AWAY from GoDaddy.com for their shady business practices, support for SOPA, and for making the administration of websites an unnecessary convoluted process. Please bare with me as I switch web hosts and get my e-mail address, blogs, and files…
Bike Parade – Web Edition!
Today, Bike Parade! The Coloring book is available to purchase as a digital download for $8. You can download the PDF and print any of the pages as many times as you like as long as it is for your personal use. With every purchase of the book, a snail gets its wings! It’s a…