Cartoon Character How-to: January 11th

Paint Tool SAI Drawing

Hey there, anyone looking at this. I’m hosting a class on how to create a cartoon character. It’s $20 per person, and it’s limited to 10 people, so check out the link below for more info.

Cartoon Characters

Event Recap: Inspired Art Auction

Last Friday, I went to the Inspired Art auction at the Wherehouse on Water Street in Milwaukee. The event was sponsored by AmericaSCORES Milwaukee, a local non-profit group. Here are just a few pictures from the event:
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Monster 2012 Recap

I attended the Monster 2012 show at Artworks in Kenosha. I have two things up there, and it is going on until the 31st of this month, so if you want to see my stuff, now’s a good time to go see them. Anyway, in addition to the art show, there was a puppet show going on in the basement, much of the material comedy, and Artworks had their traditional “big custom-made Halloween cake”. Not only that, but I sold two copies of my “Drannik & Lizzep” comic book that I have on display there, so I also made an eight dollar profit. Here are a couple of photos from the event.

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Monster 2012 Photos

Drink & Draw Octoberama Recap

I went to the Drink & Draw October event at Frank’s Power Plant in Milwaukee on October 12th. Because it is primarily a drawing event, I’ve dedicated the rest of this post to the things I drew there. Enjoy.

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Kenosha Festival of Cartooning Recap

Last weekend, I went to the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. Unlike last year, most of the presentations were at the Kenosha Public Museum, but this year was extra special, as one of my favorite cartoonists made an appearance: Stephan Pastis of “Pearls Before Swine” fame. I gave him a copy of “Drannik & Lizzep” while I was there. Whether he’d be into the comic or not is another story. Anyway, here are a couple of photos from different events that took place:

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Bridge Celebration Artwalk Recap

Bridge Celebration Drawing

Last Saturday was the first Artwalk I had been some sort of part of since I took a trip to Los Angeles back in July. Unlike that Artwalk, however, this one didn’t turn into a riot.

Sign I used promoting my stuff

In all seriousness, though, I had a good time at the event, despite only selling one comic and not staying the whole time due to weather. It was very cool and windy because it was right next to the just-completed Wisconsin Ave. bridge, and later on it started to rain. Despite this, I made my presence known, and I got a few photos from the event as well.

Setting up for the Bridge Party

My table, before it was moved

Wisconsin Ave Bridge

Bridge Raising

Ferry

Wisconsin Avenue Bridge Celebration and Riverwalk Artwalk

I’m going to have a table at this event, selling my comics, making some sketches, and just chatting up everyone. Feel free to take a look at the details provided below.

Bridge Celebration Logo

When: Saturday, September 22, 2012 12-10PM

Where: Wisconsin Avenue Bridge

What: 50 Artists Creating Live on the Milwaukee Riverwalk, Yoga Lessons, Live Music, Tug of War Competitions and Flotilla – Boat Parade – VIP Barge

The Wisconsin Avenue Bridge Celebration and the Riverwalk Artwalk is a community event brought to the public by the businesses and organizations that surround the bridge. This free, family-friendly event is open to the public. The daylong celebration will feature live music, live art creation by 50+ local artists, yoga lessons, tug of war competitions and a Flotilla- boat parade along the river.

THE EVENT LINEUP:

12:00PM – Bridge Rising Ceremony with Mayor Barrett and Opening of the Riverwalk Artwalk

1:00PM   – Flotilla Boat Parade

2:00PM   – Yoga on the Bridge with Gold’s Gym

3:00PM   – Bridge Tug of War Competitions

4:15-5:15PM   – Young Professional Happy Hour

5 – 10PM   – Live Music at the Heineken Stage

THE VIP BARGE:

5:30 – 9PM

**Ticketed event – only 200 available**

– $50 per person

– Complimentary beer and cheese tasting

– Complimentary pizza from Tazino’s

– Private Music Performances – lineup coming soon

Buy Your Tickets Here: http://www.bridgepartymke.com/#!THE BARGE/c1dw6

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

* Food and Beverage Provided by John Hawks Pub, Mo’s Irish Pub and Capitol Grill.

* A FREE Beer to Doors Open Participants who bring in their event program from 4-6PM.  http://doorsopenmilwaukee.org/

* A FREE Beer to anyone that bikes to the event compliments of MKE–BKE.

* A FREE Beer to anyone who boats, kayaks or canoes to the event compliments of Milwaukee Pulse.

*FREE Water Taxi Rides between East and West Riverwalks.

* $5 Daylong Parking at the Grand Avenue Mall structure compliments of Impark.

Event Website: www.bridgepartymke.com

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/273216529458753/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited

Event Recap: Drink and Draw at Frank’s Power Plant, Milwaukee

I visited the Drink and Draw event at Frank’s Power Plant last Friday. It was a good opportunity to meet new people and make connections, as well as draw to our heart’s content. While there, I showed off my portfolio as well as “Drannik & Lizzep” to several different people. Many of them compared my stuff to “Scott Pilgrim” as well as to Skottie Young, another comic book artist whose work I’ve checked out. A good example of his art can be found here.

Photos from the event can be found on the Drink & Draw Milwaukee Facebook page, specifically here.

Although I have no photos of the event myself, I do have sketches that I did while I was there:

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Future Art Events

I’m entering some work into the following art shows. Please be sure to check out the following sites for more information:

AmericaSCORES Inspired Art 2012

Artworks Monster show 2012

I’m also planning on sending issues of Drannik & Lizzep to Meltdown Inc. in Los Angeles, CA.

Updates again

Lizzep Profile

I’ve updated the Books section of my portfolio, giving more up-to-date info on Drannik & Lizzep #3. I’ve also added quite a bit of stuff to the other portfolio sections (comic pages, illustrations, and miscellaneous, just to name a few), so feel free to check them out.