Christmas is behind us (Merry late Christmas to you!) and 2020 is about to come to a close. As I looked back on this year, I was surprised: I know it was a crappy year for many people. I've had my own share of disappointments. But I don't look back…
It took a while, but I finally got the story sketches ready for "Ryan's Truck of Eggs!". You would think that 12 sketches don't take so long. But I've got a busy life. Who knows how the book develops, if I can illustrate it myself or let someone else do…
I did some more watercolor tests for my book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". One page was just random drawings, the other was a test illustration for the book itself. I experimented a bit with brown paper and ink. I like the overall look but am not quite sure how to…
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…
I've been working on my children's book sketches. Every few days I try to get one sketch done. But at lucky number 7, I hit a roadblock: the original layout felt boring, so I tried again. And again. And again. Finally, I had to let it sit before I could…
I am working on some sketches for my children's book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". So far, half of the spreads are done. So far, the story follows Ryan from his boss to the town with ballerinas, over a mountainous construction site, past a fishing party, and into a tornado! He…
It's been quite hot this week (up to 40°C/104°F). So, I spent part of the week watering our garden and getting rid of dry brush. We have a large compost pile, so I stacked parts of the old plant matter there. Compost may not look that interesting, but it's an…
Last Friday was my last day of school and I will not start up again until October. So, what do you do with all this free time? Relax, have fun, and do some things you haven't gotten around to. In my case, I had been very tired, so I started…
Let me ask you something: How are you doing today? How was your week? I admit my week was tough. Corona restrictions limit how we can interact at school. Classes are all online. I have had constant sore throats, ear infections, and extreme fatigue for months. But the toughest part…
Way back last November, I had the idea to write a story based on the words "Operation Easter Island". Some brainstorms, a long break and more edits later, here is a somewhat stable draft of the story and some concept sketches (the numbers represent double-page spreads, like what you see…
I am almost done with my illustration commission. These are the newest pictures. HoseaJoelAmosObadajahJonahMicah Also, I learned how to use a sewing machine. I technically had learned how to use a sewing machine before, but this was the first time I actually made something with it. I made a quilted…
I have been working on this illustration commission for over 100h, over the course of several months. But now, I'm in the last leagues. Less than 20h to go! Isaiah, Part 1: Judgement of IsraelIsaiah, Part 2: Comfort for IsraelDeborah, the female Judge and WarriorGideon, the cowardly Judge
My parents partner with a small NGO in Uganda, to provide vocational training to impoverished young mothers. To support them, my mom has made hundreds of bars of soap to sell as a fundraiser. Some soap was sold, but with Corona, we didn't have time to sell all of it.…
The task: 70h, draw illustrations for the entire Old Testament (first part of the Bible), or as far as you can get. I knew I wouldn't be able to do the whole Old Testament (That would have been over 100 illustrations in 70h or about 20min per image!) but I…
This is it, guys: my last blog post of the 2010s. I thought I'd join the fun of recaps and share my top moments of 2019, my top 3 moments of the 2010s, and some goals for 2020. Recap 2019: Top 10 These are loosely in order of their occurrence.…