There is something about caves and caverns that I find both terrifying and intriguing. There is, of course, my claustrophobia that comes with caves,  but there’s also a sense of mystery deep in the belly of the earth. I enjoy drawing caves, and apparently I enjoy putting my characters in caves.      Above is a scene from my book, The […]

I think this was supposed to be part of a story once…. These were done in ink and colored pencils.

     Freddy and Jake are among my favorite characters I’ve created. They’re based on me and my friend, Jason, when we first had the idea to collaborate writing a book together, combining our talents of photography and cartooning. Here are two brief excerpts from my cartoon in which we’re finishing up the first draft of our […]

This is a picture I made for the cover of one of my music Cd’s, Dreams of Fiji (2004). It’s a CD of me playing and singing original songs on guitar. The color is done with Photoshop (I always feel like that’s cheating!!)

    This was one of my favorite Halloween costumes ever: The Trojan Horse. It took three days to build (wooden frame with spray-painted cardboard), and was big enough to fit at least five of my friends inside. It was so big, we needed at least one person on the outside to help us navigate throught the […]

     In an earlier post I mentioned my favorite author/illustrator’s influence on my illustrations. If you don’t know who Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson is, you can find her books and art online. (I’ve added a link here.)   http://www.facebook.com/pages/Moomin/185958374788084     Below are some bonfire scenes from two of my graphic novels, scenes I learned to draw by […]

Here are a few more excerpts from Atomic Yardsale, 2011, featuring Jen Harris. Hope you enjoy and share.          

These scribbles sorta speak for themselves. I must’ve been in a good mood.

         This is my letter from Tove Jansson, Finnish artist, cartoonist, novelist, and story-teller. I have been (and still am) influenced by her stories and illustrations since I first discovered her books. I wrote her a letter in 1978 (1977?) and she wrote me back. I’ve kept her letter for over 35 years. She wrote: […]

      Islands make me think of buried treasure and pirates; They make me think of jungles and hermits; secret places that might not have been discovered yet. I think of caves and cliffs and the smell of salt water. Many of my stories take place, at least in part, on islands, or on different planets […]