Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
Joel 2:28
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
More Shameless Self Promotion!
Yes, having no promotional champagne or distribution, I've been very blessed to have gotten some much appreciated reviews!Surprisingly, Abatu and Empusa, two mirror spirits, and Odie the bear have made some subtle endorsements for my book "Shakira: the Witch in the White Tower. Please take this under consideration, and the book also makes a great doorstop too! You can find it here on Amazon Books: https://a.co/d/dwug5b9
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Possible Villains for The New Bremen Town Musicians
I'm playing with the idea of getting the band back together, as if they ever were, and was thinking of possible villains they might confront.
Here's some ideas...
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Shakira: The Witch In The White Tower!
Since I've remembered this blog I may as well use it for it's intended purpose: shameless self promotion.
So, one of the reasons I haven't posted is because I was writing a book. It's gotten some nice reviews, surprisingly! And you can get it on Amazon Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold.
Here's a picture of author J.R.R.R. Hardison with his copy. He gave it a five star rating and wrote this splendid review: Reminiscent of the Narnia books by C.S. Lewis, this was an imaginative, engaging fantasy story with a spiritual angle. Bending the powers of nature and magic to her dark will, Shakira--the witch in the white tower--intends to reshape the world to her own specifications. But a prophecy foretells her downfall at the hands of a girl--a niece she never knew she had. Complicating matters, there are not one, but two nieces to be dealt with. Now, teenage twin sisters, Jena and Kat, find their lives turned upside down as they are swept up in their twisted aunt's evil machinations. Full of dark enchantments, exciting battles, intrepid talking animals, rotting zombies, and mysterious spirits, this is an entertaining read. Tons of fun.
Pretty nice huh! If you can't read the cover very well, here's the cover down belowHoggle from the Labyrinth
Well, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I forgot all about this blog. So, here's a 4" Xmas ornament sculptured in Sculpey and painted in oils of Hoggle the goblin from Jim Henson's movie "The Labyrinth". There are a zillion, (yes, one zillion, I counted), pipes, keys and pouches on his utility belt. I crossed his arms to cover many of them so I didn't have to sculpt them, but I noticed he has a severed hand instead of a rabbits foot, and it is making the devil horns sign. What was Jim telling us? His vest has a face on the back too, and I suppose it symbolizes that he is two-faced. He does betray the girl Shara a few times. Anyway, this is for my daughter Jenah. She has an obsession with the Goblin King...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Owl & Pussycat
This is a work in progress. It's a digital sketch for a painting that will be done using acrylics. These are original character designs of mine for an Illustration for The Owl and the Pussycat from the poem by Edward Lear. I've started working color, design and compositions digitally before committing to canvas these days.
Latest Paintings...
I keep forgetting about this blog so I don't post too regularly. The latest painting I did was a modified copy from an unknown artist I did for a friend who has been on me for years to do. I flipped the image and removed a figure making a total of 14 people. I also made it monocromatic and used acrylics because color and oils would have taken for ever to do. They were happy and that is what matters in the end.
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Happy Birthday!...
I don't keep this blog up consistency, but thought I would include the painting I did for my granddaughters birthday. She's just turning 11 and is into aquatic life, so I did a painting for her room to celebrate her birthday with an aquatic theme. It's a bunch of reference material from the internet composed in Photoshop which I transferred to canvas and then painted using acrylic paint.
I'm still getting used to acrylics and approaching it like watercolors. I blocked off the critters using a latex matte and then did a wet wash for the background in blue, then added the critters after removing the mask or matte. Hope she like it!
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Old School Animation Table
I have this custom made collapsible portable animation stand that I'm not using these days. Now that everything is digital, my poor drawing table sits idle. I had it built with two lawn-chair hinges so I could raise and lower it for a comfortable drawing angle. I added a removable copy stand rostrum for a digital or film camera and used it for pencil tests and full production work. It's still cool and I have it set up in my office just for kicks right now.
Sunday, June 13, 2021
CLAYDREAM..Documentary about Will Vinton
This is the trailer for the finished film started in 2017 originally called "Welcome to My Daydream " about Will Vinton and his studio.
CLAYDREAM_Follow link for the Tribeca premiere screening: TODAY Sunday, June 13th @ 4pm pst https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/claydream-2021
This is a still from the documentary of Will and myself discussing a scene
Will and I discussing a scene |