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Think Fierce, Not Fat Banner Woman

This is a character I created for the new blog, Think Fierce, Not Fat.

Creator Owned Day

March 1st was Creator Owned Day and this was my creation to celebrate the day...

Hekate, Flip the frog and Broom ©Hands Up! Studio 2012

This is Hekate, a teenage witch, who will be making an appearance in Strange Encounters later this year. She is accompanied by her familiar Flip, a tree frog, and Broom, a magic broom.

Hekate is based on a character I created back in 1995 in my last months of high school.

MVCC Gallery Show

On February 27th I gave a lecture and had a gallery show at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY. The lecture for students was about my experiences as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist in a difficult industry. I feel it went well, though I did have a few rough spots, and some of the students seemed very interested in my presentation. The meet and greet after was fun, where I talked one on one with several of the students. I think I gave them some realistic hope for pursuing a career in comics and illustration.

The gallery show ran from the 27th of February to April 5th. The pieces I displayed were all black and white illustration pieces, in various styles, of projects I am working on this year. I got very positive feedback from everyone who attended the show over the month.

All in all it was a very fun experience and I look forward to doing more lectures in the future if given the chance.

Color test

I've been busy working on a few new projects and I keep forgetting to update this site. Here is a color test I did up for my Dwarf.