On August 4th I started this News and Notes blog. It has been an outlet for me to express myself artistically, as I struggle though projects, and to celebrate the things that intrigue and excite me.
I hope to be able to share many more years of experiences here on the web with you. […]

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Back when I started my News and Notes blog little over a year, I used my blog as a diary to keep myself going on my second issue (version 2). Visit the Jannuary 2005 archive to see how I produced Beyond the Great Chimney #2.
art update from last January

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Theme Park Review, a site dedicated to roller coasters and theme park from around the world, has been updating there site with photos of Theme Parks across Europe. It’s lots of fun to see theme parks that are off the radar for lots of us….till now.
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Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my
production art for my comic […]

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The Cartoonist Conspiracy (San Francisco group) meets twice a month, second week and last week of the month. The night was made up of everyone feeling a bit slow. But I did the sketches. I seem to do the best sketches when I least expect it.
click HERE for a bigger view
The next meetings is Sept […]

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I spent some time today to re-vamp the blogs format. There are now links below the header where they are easy to find, and visual links to my latest projects.
What do you guys think?
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Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my
production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney
as well as other art, sketches and drawings.

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On my last post I talked about experimenting with how big to draw art for Issue #3 of BTGC. Requirements:
- Since I use watercolor washes, the art has to be a size that showcases the style in the best possible way.
- Big enough to get a good quality work, small enough to scan and […]

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Zeitgeist Bar and Guest Haus is an astounding place to get some BBQ and drink some booze. The site sfstation.com describes it as:
Voted SF’s best Biker Bar, home of all things two-wheeled. Enjoy Zeitgeist’s 25 microbrews on tap, lush beer garden, and underground rock atmosphere. Hangovers installed and serviced.
By the way that is Biker=Bicycle […]

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It’s book number 33 for Asterix the gaulish hero of the international favorite graphic novel series…and just in time for his 45th Anniversary.
As I posted earlier, there is a new animated movie coming out Asterix and the Vikings, but a new original book is even more exciting for us fans.
The official website (click on CODE […]

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