Today’s daily sketch was a suggestion on twitter, Jeff Lemire’s SWEET TOOTH.
9x12 bristol, brush, pen, marker
sold
Couldn’t help but add a touch of quick photoshop to today’s Daily Sketch. Just felt like doing something whimsical today.
9x12 bristol
brush and pen
My first mini series as a writer now collected. Very proud. Clay Mann destroyed on this. (Taken with instagram)
Maurice Sendak, creator of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE passed away this week. There’s not many names you can mention that played a bigger role in nearly every kids life. That book has been in my house in some for or another since before I can remember. My son 2 copies now and will own many more thru his lifetime.
I thought a lot about that book this morning. I’ve said “That book isn’t as good as I always thought it was.” And after some time today, I’ve been wrong in saying that. The strength of that book is how vastly different it is being read thru the eyes of your 7 year old self than the 34 year old man I am now. I grumble at how quickly it moves and doesn’t actually show you that much in the way of imaginary worlds, or even WILD THINGS really.
But then I remember how big my mind was at 7. Those gaps are important, those spaces are crucial. They allowed me to imagine on my own where the wild things WERE instead of being told and shown every corner. Imagination is a powerful thing. That book shows the beginnings of it and allows you to fill it all in.
So today’s piece is a quick thank you to Maurice. I hope to revisit this subject over time in a more official manner but today we’ll just give a sketch.
In honor of the man who touched so many children’s lives, this and the rest of the weeks Daily Sketch proceeds will be donated to ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL. Thank you in advance for helping out.
9x12 bristol, pen, brush. For sale in MY STORE
Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it more than any other movie as a kid. It was so stylish and funny and creepy and the and’s to keep on going. I actually remember enjoying the Saturday morning cartoon as well. So today I kept with the Burton theme and went with good old Beetlejuice.
9x12 bristol, pen.
Today’s daily sketch was a Twitter suggestion. Edward Scissorhands BLEW MY MIND when I was young. That and Beetlejuice were really big movies of my childhood and I watched them both more than I can count. I think I rented Beetlejuice once a month thru out elementary school. I’ll jump on that one tomorrow.
9x12 bristol, brush, pen. SOLD
Putting together 3 pieces to create the Princess and the Pea so I added a 4th for today’s Daily Sketch. Rapunzel needed the extra room.
12x48 (4 pieces of 9x12 bristol)
Brush, pen, ink. sold
Look what I got today. Ozma of Oz soft cover digest size. (Taken with instagram)
Personal project peek (Taken with instagram)
Green Pea Princess Daily Sketch.
