Tomorrow, a good friend I see only once a year comes over. Later this week, Dragon*Con. This is gonna be awesome.

In other news, I was just interviewed for a podcast. Heh.

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I just got my proof copy of "A Refugee in Oz." This is a single print copy that shows exactly what the book will look like when put into production. Last chance to find typos and other bugs. I want to do one final read-through and then release that bad boy. Problem is, I've read the story through SO MANY TINES, especially lately because of the ( Read more... )

Huzzah! I finished the illos for "A Refugee in Oz." I started work on those just before Christmas, and intended to do just a dozen to hit the highlights. Over 30 pictures later, I finally have a quorum. Each chapter has at least one illo, and some have up to four. In the process I've broken through several years' worth of artist's block and ( Read more... )

I drawed while hopped up on pseudoephedrine. Funny thing, cold meds make me feel stupid and apathetc, but the few brain cells that remain online can focus on tasks that I'd normally find painfully tedious. I can actually get a whole lot done, albeit not very quickly. Today at work I made a big dent in my project of cataloging unlabeled boxes in ( Read more... )

I'm still in a foul mood about a certain project - not related to Oz or work or, very likely, anything anyone reading this would give a toss about - so I did a rather silly illo to clear my head...


Red Wagon Ahoy by ~Negaduck9 on deviantART

Two characters I've never drawn before, and a vehicle. I normally never draw vehicles, but I needed ( Read more... )

I been drawing a whole lot. I've started enjoying drawing again. This is, for me, a major thing. When I lost confidence in myself as an artist some years ago I stopped enjoying drawing for its own sake. I only drew because I needed to produce an image. A means to an end ( Read more... )

Hmm, been a bit longer than usual since I last posted. Been up to a number of things, the most time-consuming of which has been doing illustrations for "A Refugee in Oz" and prepping the book for publication. Formatting and conversion is so much fun. Got a gallery of most of the pics right here. Before I can get that out the door, I need:

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Here's the first illo for A Refugee in Oz. This was actually one of the first images that stuck in my head, way back when I was playing with ideas for the story. Imagine "The Ride of The Valkyries*" is playing in the background.


Killer Chickens of Oz by ~Negaduck9 on deviantART

* The music you hear in Apocalypse Now when the helicopters attack ( Read more... )