I still have a few sketches to do for my children's book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". But I decided to still go ahead and do some color/style samples: Sketches on their own don't tell you what colors you would I use, or whether to use watercolor or collage or digital…
The Anglican Church persecuting the PuritansPuritan Christians sail to AmericaKing and Minister of Prussia change the communion ceremony, Lutherans petition against it I have a church history exam coming up on Monday. It's not so much material compared to some stuff we are expected to do, but it's still 140…
During the next few weeks, I want to work on my own illustrations. I want to use "traditional" collage materials or watercolors, but my desk is occupied by the graphic tablet. So, I just built a new space: an art- and writing desk out of reclaimed wood! I pulled apart…
"The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, so we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day..." (Opening lines from Dr. Seuss' book "The Cat in the Hat")Anytime I looked out the window this week, I could relate to these words. Not a single…
One day before Christmas Eve, and I can say that I have all the gifts I am going to make myself. (The last gift will be from the store.): A Bible book cover, a collage, and my latest Painting. Merry Christmas everyone! Stay Creative, and have a great day! Book…
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon creating a collage sign. Today, that sign was out on the annual Christmas market down in the village: I, and a few other students set up a booth there, so we could get in touch witht the locals a little. We sold cotton candy, handmade…
I am working on a project about a girl in Vietnam. She's the girl in the green shirt, and the current illustration shows her family pictures. I am simultaneously trying to finish up the illustrations for my story "When you get Yourself a Dinosaur". My goal is to finish them…
To summon up last week: I was in Bavaria for 5 days on a retreat (Monday-Friday), and moved to Ewersbach in Hessen on Saturday. The reasons for this are that I am now a theology student, and the school is in the little town of Ewersbach. The retreat was a…
This is a picture of an illustration I got done yesterday. I had it hanging on my drawing board for almost 2 months, but yesterday I decided to force myself to finish it. It's part of my book "When you get Yourself a Dinosaur" and is done as a paper collage…