My week in review…

The first week of December has been very exciting and entertaining. My workshop, “App-ortunity” was a great success with SCBWI. I hit the 30k point on my YA graphic novel manuscript. I have a short stack of comic-style commissions which I am very happy to be working on. I submitted my Tom Sawyer-themed illustration for this year’s Tomie dePaola Award (click to see all the submissions).  And I have started working on the final art for a comic-style picture book. Here is one of the completed pages for that story.

final art sample

I will share more about this story in coming months.

Beyond my regular weekly work, I have also spent some time speaking with the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) about an outreach program I am developing. I will share more information about this once the plan is finalized.

For those of you who may be looking for unique holiday gifts, I currently have some signed prints for sale at the Banfill Locke Center for the Arts, in Fridley, MN. They are having a huge holiday sale and I would encourage you to check it out. It’s a great way to find some really cool gifts while supporting your local artists. I also have gift certificates available if you are looking to give someone a custom comic or cartoon for the holidays. You can email if you’d like more information.

So, time to go out and start the snow blower again. Actually it’s a shovel, so the “starting” part is easy. Have a great week and be safe. 🙂