The Music Lesson
Monday I mentioned I’d created a comic largely inspired by music I’ve been enjoying (i.e. listening to obsessively) lately. In the earlier post, I called this music neo-classical/ambient, though...
View ArticleGargoyle at Great St Mary’s
Earlier I made an emphatic declaration that I would not be featuring any sketches from the first semester of my program on this blog. And I stand by that, 89%-heartedly. So, regardless of how...
View ArticleHeckhole in Context
The previous Progress Report featured a postcard sent by Euell from Heckhole Station in Michigan. Above you see that postcard in context. Each segment of Euell’s journey is described in the book via...
View ArticleOn the Road Again
Looks like Euell had to find alternate transportation from the Heckhole. Maybe he shouldn’t have stabbed his bus driver in the eye with a sandwich spear. Just saying. —————- Remember, you can always...
View ArticleHappy Trails, Euell!
Haven’t heard from Euell for a while, and unfortunately this will most likely be the last Postcards to Penelope update. Considering the lukewarm/downright hostile reception it got at the Bologna...
View ArticleCover me
Last week I took a break from generating farm-based music puns for my picturebook (Radiohen! The Guess Moo! Pjörk! Please! Kill me!) to work on a cover illustration for the catalogue of the upcoming...
View ArticleWe are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams
At long last, the first completed page of my picturebook! Here, Melvin’s adoration of music is introduced, as we see him experiencing a transcendent moment listening to Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life.”...
View ArticleShop talk
Just in time for Christmas, here’s the final version of the sketch I posted a few weeks back. I’m sure many of you can empathize with the condition these goats have found themselves in. Just wish I...
View ArticleAt last, the big day arrived!
[click for larger image] Two days ago, the final assignments for my MA were submitted to my professors. After a year and a half of dedicated study and work, I’m left torn between being super excited...
View ArticleCover song
The final piece of the puzzle before I head to London for my class’s gallery show at Foyles Bookstore. For the book cover, I wanted to strike a vintage chord without going too far overboard. I’m no...
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