I haven’t been updating this blog nearly as much as I should have, but there’s a few exciting changes just around the corner. First, my new website is being completed by the exceptionally talented people at Digital Tap – I’m blown away by what they’ve put together. The new site launch should be sometime within … More Cartooning Update
Some very exciting news – I’m working with a web designer who will be creating an all new website for my cartoons – and they’ll all be available there to view – something in the neighborhood of 3000 cartoons. … More New Cartoon Website
Well break out the crayons and color me silly – “Spectickles” is on the Washington Post’s featured cartoons page! Uh oh – someone’s getting a visit from the Wine Fairy tonight! http://todayscomics.com/comics/comic-week/spectickles
Continuing this very enjoyable series of interviews with many of my favorite working cartoonists, here’s my conversation with magazine cartoonist extraordinaire Crowden Satz: 1. Your background is in engineering education – at what point in your life did you realize you wanted to make cartooning your profession? My whole life I’ve been equally split between … More Interview With Magazine Cartoonist Crowden Satz
Those who know me are very well aware of my absolute passion for cartooning. I’m still in awe of how my favorite cartoonists come up with their ideas and create their work. On my business cartoon website, I’ve created a page where I ask some of my contemporary favorites how they do the voodoo that … More Interview With Fellow Ink Bottle Syndicate Cartoonist Brad Diller
As I’ve mentioned, I’m passionate about the art, history, business, and all things cartooning. In learning to be a cartoonist, I’ve had the great good fortune to meet a lot of extremely talented and experienced cartoonists whose generosity of time and knowledge has been an inspiration. I’ll be starting a series of interviews with some … More Interview With Fellow Cartoonist Dan Rosandich
Over the years my art has evolved and expanded. When I first started out, I experimented with different styles and techniques until I found what worked best for me – a process which has taken years. The result was a large body of work suitable for a variety of uses and applications. Additionally, I’ve created … More Your Art Is Your Inventory – Put It To Work!
On a sad note, I was informed by Ralph Sirianni, whose course on caricature I took a couple years ago, that Father Mike had passed away. While I hadn’t known Father Mike previously, his reputation for kindness and generosity was widely known by the other participants in the class when he volunteered to sit for … More The Passing of Father Mike
About two years ago, my family and I bought a new house and started the tedious job of packing everything we own. As is sometimes the case, there were things that were packed in haste, just to get the job done. One of the items that was handled in this way was the very first … More A Bite From the Apple of Awesomeness – A Bit of Personal Cartoon History Found
Here’s an instance of knowing what to do, but not consistently doing it. Since having “Spectickles” syndicated recently with Ink Bottle Syndicate, and having picked up a number of large circulation newspapers, my schedule has necessarily changed radically. In the past, I could write and draw my cartoons at a relatively leisure pace for the … More Time Management in Cartooning and Illustration
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