If you are reading this in December of 2024 you already know the end of the year is less than a week away. So what happened? Mainly what consumed me this year was putting out five issues of Toxic Avenger for Ahoy Comics. I had a lot of fun illustrating this book. It was well received and they would like me to do a monthly book. Hurray!... except I' ( Read more... )

Clients seem to call on Wed, Thurs, and Fri.... Mostly to wreck my weekend with a rush job due on Mon. Well, not THAT often. This week filled in nicely. Atlanta Jewish Times, I think that's the title of their magazine, e mailed a little job that is due in Oct. Muscular Development hadn't called me for about a year, they just e mailed a job to me. ( Read more... )

I have one big deadline this week so far. The Week Magazine due on Wed. My personal DL's are always there. The newest painting is teasing me from it's easel.  There are a couple others leaning up against the wall anxiously awaiting paint and brush. I haven't been contacted by Art @ Large yet about the solo show I won, but I want to make sure I have ( Read more... )

My E mail ain't ringing! No calls about the mailing yet. Wall Street Journal called again with a rush job on Wed. night. final due Thurs. at 3pm (Eastern) I was in the early stages of drawing out the next painting for my gallery work. It was coming out nicely. I was trying a new pencil lead that was a mix of graphite and charcoal. I picked it up ( Read more... )

It's always an adventure getting a mailing done.  Fortunately it was the holiday weekend and I didn't have any major deadlines to throw a wrench that doesn't ad to the process . Of course my cat, Buzzard, would try and lay on my lap when I was on a nice rhythm putting the 2100 labels and stamps on the 2100 postcards. I'd have about 200 cards at a ( Read more... )

I almost forget what day it is this month! Last year I had a good May, work wise. I was teaching at Syracuse University one day a week, covers for The Week magazine, six spots for DNR magazine, a cover for Blueprint magazine, and a bunch more I can't remember. This May kicked in with Sports Illustrated, DNR again, The Week, Wall Street Journal, to ( Read more... )

( Window ordeal in picture/comic form )

I'm trying to come up with a good snappy title for this. I so rarely ( Read more... )

I ate turkey when I was told to, even though I rather would have had ( Read more... )

So much happens so quickly. I don't even know who that last guy who ( Read more... )