A sneak peak at this year’s holiday card:

Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Another year, another Comicpalooza, another chance to meet and talk to folks I respect as well as get some of their art to take home with me. Love it!

David Mack

 

Larry Elmore

 

Bob Layton

 

Terry Moore

 

Brian Denham

 

Steve Jackson

A sneak peak at this year’s holiday card:

Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

McKenna was still channeling Atlantis:

And Cole had his head “in the clouds”:

We were watching Atlantis that night, and McKenna was feeling inspired:

And Cole decided to be more hands-on this time around:

This time around I was working on a mascot for a friend’s website:

McKenna was a fan of the “googly eyes.”

McKenna was obviously paying attention during our trips to Sea World. Here’s her take on the Leafy Sea Dragon:

This time around, Cole requested a dinosaur:

And I tried my hand at an alien of my own:

I might just have to play around with that one a bit more…

This past weekend I went to Comicpalooza, and had an amazing time. Definitely looking forward to what next year’s con has to offer…

The biggest thrill for me was getting the chance to meet a number of artists I’d followed for years, and in a couple cases get them to draw something for me:

Phil Foglio

 

Humberto Ramos

 

Jim Mahfood

 

Andy Kuhn

 

Ethan Van Sciver

 

Still kicking myself for not asking David Mack for a sketch – have to take care of that next time!

So, a couple weeks ago I fired up my geriatric tablet PC and started to doodle while the kiddos watched a movie. Both of them were pretty interested in what was going on, so I asked Cole what I should draw and he and I came up with the picture below:

And McKenna took a swing at it herself:

I don’t draw nearly as much as I used to, so needless to say the whole thing was pretty fun to do. Hopefully we can make this a semi-regular thing and I can post the results when I get a chance.

The nitty gritty, for those that care:

• The tablet is a Compaq TC1100, which makes for a decent (though laggy) poor man’s Cintiq 12WX. Mmm… Cintiq…
• The program I’m running is the demo version of ArtRage 2.5, though if this becomes a regular thing I’ll definitely be springing for the full version. A very natural way to draw on a computer.