Camping frame 3
Camping Frame 2
I was just getting to sleep in my tent when ....
Summer 2014 Camping 1
I took the family camping this summer...here are a few sketches of what to watch out for...
DTTN "Drawn To The Night" last night
Another good event in Plymouth hosted by
at the
Live drawing session with local artist. The Atomic Age theme ...If you don't come for the drawing, come for the Food. A great spread of sweets and wine! Even the Evil
(John Martin) was there. Very kid friendly and fun.
New Tablet "Girl in the Air"
Been having a hard time getting back into sketching lately. Not really sure why, guess its just been a busy summer. Just bought a new drawing tablet and am still getting the bugs out.
Here is a little test sketch on the new ASUS tablet.....it just another doodle that had a life of its own,
Art Parent Birds book
pages
book
Poster for Kids
I drew a number of ideation sketches for a bird poster for the 2nd graders.
We had fun drawing birds. I thought the simple circular shapes would be easier for the kids to handle. I got mixed results in the class. The kids have trouble experimenting with shapes before adding detail. Still working out systems....having fun...
Drawn to the night
June's life drawing in plymouth at the Arts Council
My Roller Coaster -Gatekeeper
Did a project for Cedar Point back in school mid 1980's ....just went for a visit yesterday and saw it in real life...great minds think a like....The new "Gatekeeper" looks a lot like my design from school. The car segments, the color, even the support pillars for the track....I am sure many others had similar ideas but it is fun to see the similarities. I will always consider this MY roller coaster!:)
Greenfield Village Opening day
Went out last weekend to watch baseball at Greenfield Village near Detroit. Perfect day, great weather and good game! Got a few sketches in and photoshop'ed them together
...Been watching
on youtube
http://youtu.be/t6TcZaItS5M
His notebooks are fun and got me trying different things with my sketching.
They don't play with baseball gloves...bare hands! You sit in the grass close to all the action.
The rules and uniforms are from 1867! Very fun! HUZZAH!!!
From my window
From my window
Little monsters
Post-it sketches
Sketches while waiting for my computer to finish processing animations...
Roger tells his story
Roger sits on Gruff's food dish while telling him about his lost friend Theo. . . . Still falling behind on the writing, my schedule will need rethinking. Really having trouble putting an outline together. . . more soon. . .
Clues to Find
A game of "
hide and seek
" has Theo mouse leaving clues all over town for Roger mouse to find. Here is one left on the hand of a clock in the town Library.
I did this in Manga Studio. Roger's backpack is a mix of different found scraps sewn together. His hat will be one of Roger's inventions that help him defend himself against cats! Still working on more sketches of key scenes before I attempt to get into a full script. Trying not to fall behind with my timeline...but know I most likely will.....
jumping the train
After a game of hide and seek on the train. Theo (Scamper) jumps train with Roger's (Mousey) backpack with his untested "secret" tool to protect against cats. He needs to find him before he runs into danger...in the form of Marley the cat.
Still working on scene sketches and the script due in a few weeks.
Drawn To the Night-Arabian Nights
The went to the monthly life drawing class at the Art Council down the street.. .this is a great chance to draw with others and get a sense of community. They recently opened it up to kids. . . a lot of fun! These are quick studies about 15 min to 30 min sessions. Models are in costume based on the theme of the night.
Swoop and the Mouse
Still adding some characters to my story...went camping for the last few days ...no internet, no cell...got a few sketches done at night.
Swoop, the hawk, meets my main guy...the little mouse. They will become best of friends, but the first meeting is filled with anxiety for the little guy....as you can imagine. As Swoop is sizing him up, "mousey" (as Natalie calls him) looks to defend himself with his sewing needle...more to come
Mouse Tales characters
Here are a few more character designs.... I am so frustrated with this so far.:(
Roger is a older mouse who is looking for calm after being threatened by cats most of his life. He is very resourceful and can do anything with his trusted needle and thread and a backpack filled with gadgets.
Roger is a older mouse who is looking for calm after being threatened by cats most of his life. He is very resourceful and can do anything with his trusted needle and thread and a backpack filled with gadgets.
Theo is a younger mouse, untested, but filled with optimism. He lives on the train where he was born and raised with his small family. One day, while exploring the different cars of the train, he stumbles upon Roger and his workshop. In Roger, he finds a friend and mentor. Always on the sidelines, he is confident and eager to test out his feet. He is sure he can stay one step ahead of Roger in his favorite game, "hide and seek!"