Happy Holidays!

 

Season's Greetings to one and all!

Dolly Varden Trout Sketch

 I had just about finished this sketch last night and would have posted it just before midnight. However, two things intervened at that late hour. A shooting at the end of our street ('murica) and then Tina's cousins had a refrigerator leak and needed some assistance. So, I'm a day late and you can call this a #Sunday/MondayFishSketch.

As with last week and in conjunction with #25DaysOfFishmas, the theme was framed as a quiz. My internet search was correct and was validated by the aquarists at the Belle Isle Aquarium. They enable me to cheat some. 

So, it's a Dolly Varden Trout.

    5x8                          ink in sketchbook  

Christmas Cartoons

 

A collection of Christmas related cartoons that I've done over the years is now up on my latest Substack.

Texas Cichlid Sketch

 

5x8

ink in sketchbook

I haven't done a #SundayFishSketch in some time and in coordination with #25DaysOfFishmas, the theme this time was a quiz. there were four clues to try to figure out the fish in question. I was coming up with everything but the fish that I needed, so I cheated and consulted the aquarists at the Belle Isle Aquarium. They gave me the answer yesterday, but I found myself down at the aquarium today to do a little volunteer work and lo and behold, they have that fish, the Texas Cichlid on display. Well, a bunch of them, actually.

They were being very uncooperative and wouldn't stay still. This is probably the best pic that I could muster. Speedy, they are.

Stranger Things Artist Proof Sketch Cards

Since the newest season of the hit series Stranger Things has launched, I am putting up my remaining two Artist Proof sketch cards from the 2018 set released via Topps for auction/sale. The only two remaining are the ones of the Demogorgon and Lucas. You can bid by clicking on the links below.

 Demorgorgon         Lucas  

Belleville Drink N Draw December 2025

 This past Wednesday was the first of two Drink N Draw sketch night's for this month at Egan's Pub. I worked on this sketch of Todd, who is always fun to sketch.

                                                          5x8 colored pencil in sketchbook

And then I worked on some sketches for a couple of books that I have in development. This one is for a story called The May Pole, which has one of the first appearances of the Nain Rouge. In those early stories, he first showed up as a red faced dwarf, or imp, as he was called by Cadillac.

5x8 pencil in sketchbook

                I'm trying to channel an illustration from Arthur Rackham, without copying directly. 

Todd brought a Lego-ish advent Christmas tree and we all took a stab at putting together a piece. I had Santa Claus. It's now hanging on our tree.