Mystery Monk

Exclamatory Beastie

Philly Book Fest

If you're anywhere near the Philadelphia area this Saturday, swing on down to the first Philadelphia Book Festival! I'll be doing some sort of presentation and then signing books at 1:30 pm. Also scheduled are Jerry and Gloria Pinkney, E.B. Lewis, Ginger from Gilligan's Island (?), and Patti Smith. Okay, Patti Smith doesn't have a kids' book, but c'mon...it's Patti Smith! Also check out the cool poster designed by Caldecott Winner and fellow Philadelphian, David Wiesner.

More from the Ireland Sketchbook

Na Seacht d'Teampall (Seven Churches), Inishmore.

Ireland Sketchbook

Sheep in Connemara.

Pub regular, Inishmore, Aran Islands.

Happy April 7th!

Characters

Go read Mark Kennedy's posts about sketchbooks at the always excellent Temple of Seven Golden Camels blog. Makes you wanna draw.

Cubicle Guy

Ed

Mr. Potato Head, circa 1900

Grendel

Ink and gouache on a scrap o' cardboard.

A Most Curious Development

Pumpkin Orange Verithin

From the Washington Sketchbook

More preliminary sketches for "Big George" by Anne Rockwell.

Moleskine a la Le Pen

Red Knit Hat

Bowler

A little sketch to try out my new brown Le Pen. I was happy to discover that the ink turns all purpley when wet.

Runaway Pillow

The Endless

If you have any interest in comics and graphic novels, you really oughta read Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Maybe a couple of times. I just read "Endless Nights" which is a collection of stories about his main characters, The Endless, accompanied by knock-out artwork. Written years after he finished the Sandman series proper, Gaiman revisits these characters with his writing skills sharpened to pointy perfection. So with hat off to Neil, here are this morning's breakfast sketches: Dream, Delirium, and Death.

Here is the Claw!

To continue with my superhero series, here's a sketch of the great Lobster Johnson, one of my favorite characters from Mike Mignola's extra-brilliant "Hellboy" graphic novels.