New Year, New Rules (Improved!)

Yay me! I redrew my old art room rules and added more for middle school. Every class (6th-8th) gets the rules treatment on the first day of school. (And now it's a handy-dandy coloring sheet for substitutes!)

G.I. Joe 300

 From Facebook:

A quick post regarding thankfulness: Back in June I made the move from being an elementary school art teacher over to middle school. This was a big change that I’m still adjusting to. I was sad that I wouldn’t get to contribute to G.I. Joe anymore with IDW losing the license by the end of the year. Then, at the end of the FIRST DAY of school, I got an invite for a PSA at the end of issue 300! The goal was to illustrate three pages in the style of the 80’s cartoon. With a tight deadline, I tried really hard to paint the backgrounds with water colors and colored pencils. Joe deserves it for his 40th anniversary.

(Eagle-eyed readers might even notice that the Joes are meeting in the Deerlake auditorium.)

And now you know…

Flash Trotter (ZINES!?!)

 Trying to get a few copies ready for the Jacksonville Library Zine Fest. NONE of the pages are done but it IS neat to see how they work together in a rough form.

G.I. Joe 300 Pages

 

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

 

GI JOE RAH SATURDAY MORNING ADV #1

 

G.I. JOE 287 (OUT TODAY!)

 

443!

G.I. Joe 287 (cover)

Colors by J.Brown

403!

PreProduction Work (for a gig I didn't get...)

From Apr. 27 (I figure I can post this now that the press release has gone out.)

Back in 2006 (Page 6)

Back in 2006 (Page 5)

250&274

Back in 2006 (Page 4)

Back in 2006 (Page 3)

Back in 2006 (Page 2)

Back in 2006 (Page 1)

Seeing as how I just had my second short story printed in an issue of Savage Dragon, I figured I'd take the time to share the first one. Here is page 1 in all of it's pencilled and inked glory. This ended up being my first published comic book "job." I was really into reference back in 2006.

Pittsburgh Steeler #1 Cover

Force Awakens (deleted scene)

A writer asked me to illustrate the ONE scene his thought was lacking from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It involves a little story beat that has Chewie and Leia mourning Han in their own way. In another parallel with Star Wars, it DID bother me in the same way that Chewbacca not getting a medal at the end of the original did. So in that sense I appreciate it's absence. And of course, wounded Finn becomes the analog of wounded Artoo.
The writer (Rob Kelly) didn't ask for a comic book style illustration. I just wanted to see what the comic book adaptation would have looked like if Al Williamson had drawn it thirty years ago. I thought it worked well if it were a deleted scene that made it into the Marvel adaptation.

Kate Sullivan Elementary Arts Festival 2015

Drew 44.

Book Cover (Option 2)

Book Cover (Option 1)