Global Warming is still HOT.

I've been hard at work on the Global warming PSA...I finished all the character design and animation this week. My friend Evan Sussman is compositing the animation as you read this, and the spot should be done in a week or two. I whipped up this style test in Photoshop. Stay tuned for more!

DIRK for MVP

Between work, the global warming PSA, and life, I haven't had much time to draw. Last week at work we were given an optional assignment to draw hoopster Dirk Nowitzki. I doodled these two verions during my lunch break.

Cold Hard Flash

My video artist statement is featured today on the ultra-great animation blog, Cold Hard Flash. The video was created by Evan Sussman and I provided the characters and animation.

Its about time!

After a long and brutally cold New England winter, spring is finally here!!!

Street Sense!

Yesterday was the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. I woke up this morning and found a strange photo from the finish line on the front page of the Boston Globe....Weird!

The Sky is Falling!!!

A couple posts ago, I mentioned that I am working on a Public Serivce Announcement about global warming. I've been chipping away at the preproduction. Here are some character designs that I've been working on. Stay tuned...I'm not ready to give away the story just yet.

Kiss the Cook!

Today I designed a character for work/fun. All I was given to work with was a voice recording. In a nutshell, he's a Parisian chef who's not very good in the kitchen. Here's some sketches that I did this afternoon.

Global Warming is HOT

In case you've been snoozing, the hot topic these days is global warming. I'm working on a PSA for this year's Animation Block Party. They will be premiering a series of PSAs at this summer's big animation festival in NYC, and hopefully it will make the cut. I have storyboarded the spot and started designing backgrounds and characters. I will be working with my good friend Evan Sussman (After Effects wiz) to create the final spot. Stay tuned as I post thoughout the process. Here's a background test...

Neurons!

I've been working on a bunch of personal projects outside of my day job. I feel as if my brain is working overtime and I feel overwhelmed by it all.

Busy doing other things...

I have been trying to write more often, but it’s hard to find the time. Between work, life, and drawing, it leaves little time to sit down and write. I have been forcing myself to do so, even if it takes time away from doodling. I recently picked up Stephen King’s On Writing (2nd time around), and I recommend it to anyone who seeks inspiration. In some ways the book is a fantastic blend of memoir and instructional manual. In other ways, he makes you feel that writing a decent novel is a divine act. I took a lot of what he said with a grain of salt. Then I took the plunge and started writing. During the last few weeks, I have been working on my first children’s chapter book. I hope to use simple illustrations throughout the book to help spark the imaginations of children. My writing informs my art and my drawings inform my writing. They go hand in hand. Here is a doodle I created while I was brainstorming...

Me...in a cartoon!

During the day, I work at a fine animation studio in Boston. We're currently working on the Amazing, Colossal, Adventures of Wordgirl (PBS Kids). All the artists were asked to design themselves as a WG character. I designed the front view and my friend Rachel Maguire created the turnaround. I'll be making my cartoon debut this fall!!!

Wrastlin'

When I was a kid, I was completely obsessed with the WWF. I even went to a WWF Wrestling match at the old Boston Garden. I remember seeing the Blue Blazer kick some butt. It was amazing! However, I bet some of the wrestlers didn't like going to work.