IF: Popularity

Here's a quick digital painting for this week's Illustration Friday. Cupcakes have become so popular in recent years and you will be too if you take them to work or school.I suffer from a fierce and demanding sweet-tooth, but so far the trendy cupcake has failed to seduce me. Cookies, ice cream, and tiramisu - I'm still yours and yours alone. For now....

At the Mailbox

Sketch for a painting currently in progress:
I'm working on incorporating more human characters into my work.

The Frog's Attendants

A fairly quick painting from a recent dream:

For sale here at my Etsy shop.

In The Book Forest Finish

Finally finished up this piece:

And haven't been terribly pleased with it throughout the whole process though I'm not entirely sure what exactly is bothering me. I probably just need to step away from it for a few months and then look at it with a fresh eye. Ah well, it's finished for now.

IF: Twirl

IF: Grounded

Something a little different for me...
Hope the little cottage is grounded!I've been reading some Hellboy lately and finding myself inspired yet again by Mike Mignola's work, so I thought I'd do something simple and graphic and comic-y for this week's Illustration Friday.

Art Display at the Allen Public Library

I'm very excited to have on display an assortment of my illustrations at the Allen Public Library in Allen, Texas. Most of the illustrations are from two of my books What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? and Pythagoras and the Ratios. Also on display are some process pieces - sketches, character designs, and really old color studies created during the making of the books. The exhibit will be on display in case #5 in the gallery/lobby throughout January, 2012.

So, if you're in the neighborhood, please stop by and check it out!
Allen Public Library
300 N. Allen Drive
Allen, Texas 75013