Journal Archives | Sept 2015

First Cup

Sept 28 | 2015

sketchbook drawing of detective.

Detectives and Coffee
A sketch of the detective character in my next book.

Projects

Sept 28 | 2015

Fir Valley book

Fir Valley
I had the honour to design the cover for Jason Turner's new book. You can order a copy at his website.

Events

Sept 28 | 2015

Speak 
softly book

Putting The Work Out There
This past Sunday I had a table at Word Vancouver, a literary annual event. I had my new book for sale and enjoyed meeting new readers and re-uniting with dear friends.

New Book

Sept 25 | 2015

Speak 
softly book

Fresh Brewed Comics
My new full colour book is complete. On sale soon.

Process Journal

Sept 24. 2015

close up of pages 10 from Speak Softly comic strip.

The Final Page
Inking the final page of Speak Softly. I will be printing the book later today.

Process Journal

Sept 22. 2015

close up of pages 8-9 fromSpeak Softly comic strip.

The Home Stretch
The final pages of Speak Softly are being coloured with coffee.

Digital Sketchbook

Sept 21 | 2015

Illustration titled; The Quiet One

The Quiet One
Welcome to Fall 2015.

New Comics: Speak Softly No.7

Sept 21. 2015

teaser image for comic book page, Speak Softly number 7

Speak Softly: Last Day
The seventh of ten installments is up. The comic is coloured with coffee. Click on the image to view the page.

First Cup

Sept 16 | 2015

coffee and 183

183
"Having a wonderful time.".

Process Journal

Sept 16. 2015

pencils for pages 7 and 8 of Speak Softly comic strip.

The ink will hide the truth
Preparing to ink the last few pages of Speak Softly.

Digital Sketchbook

Sept 14 | 2015

Illustration with quote from the movie: In A Lonely Place.

In A Lonely Place
I recently saw the movie; In A Lonely Place. There is a quote in the movie that I loved, so I did a digital sketch so I could re-read the quote anytime I want.

New Comics: Speak Softly No.6

Sept 10. 2015

teaser image for comic book page, Speak Softly number 6

Speak Softly: Chance
The sixth of ten installments is up. The comic is coloured with coffee. Click on the image to view the page.

Process Journal 2

Sept 8. 2015

colouring pages of Speak Softly comic strip.

Colouring Process
Inking more pages of my comic Speak Softly. Three quarters of the comic pages are done. The comic is coloured with coffee.

Process Journal

Sept 8. 2015

colouring the illustration titled: Coffee Surprise

Colouring Process
Spent a very quiet weekend being creative. Here is a photo of my Coffee Surprise illustration while I was in the process of doing digital colouring. I've been using Photoshop for several years, and I still find this all magical.

First Cup: Anytime

Sept 7. 2015

photo of coffee and home made cake.

Anytime is the Right Time
Anytime is right for some homemade cake. Been really busy lately and this was a weekend reward. This week, make sure to reflect on your small victories and reward yourself with cake.

Sketchbook

Sept 7. 2015

Illustration titled: Coffee Surprise

Coffee Surprise
Drawn with a Pentel Brush pen and finished with Photoshop. I used a textured background by redwolf518 Stock and extra weathering effects using Spot Wash Dirt by Mr. Retro.

New Comics: Speak Softly No.5

Sept 7. 2015

teaser image for comic book page, Speak Softly number 4

Speak Softly: Distance
The fifth of ten installments is up. The comic is coloured with coffee. Click on the image to view the page.

Digital Sketchbook

Sept 1. 2015

illustration of a man and woman kissing in the park.

September Kiss
Welcome to September.