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Monthly Archive: May 2006
May
04
2006
May
04
2006
Cartoon Tunes & Earthquake!!! Reception May 23-2006 7-9pm
The opening for the show Earthquake at the Cartoon Art Museum will be on May 23, 2006. From 6-8 7-9. I have a piece in the show. Be there or be square. Here is the official text from the museum… (I also created the above logo) (more…)
May
04
2006
The Hamster who wasn’t there – available on Valencia St.
I have a page in this Cartoonist Conspiracy book, the Hamster that was not there. I just saw this copy hanging in the window of a book store – Dog Eared Books at 900 Valencia St – San Francisco, CA (415) 282-1901. This new edition that Doc put together is pretty slick. Pick up a copy and see what happens when artist jam.
May
04
2006
Cartoon Mural in the Mission, SF
If you like cool surprises, this mural on 18th st. between Valencia and Mission is a really treat. Delightful is the word that comes to mind. So here are some images to check out. Click the text below each image to see it larger.
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The images of the birdhouses and birds are by artist Andrew Schoultz while the abstract images that look like parts of superheros are by Aaron Noble.
tags: Andrew Schoultz|Aaron Noble|mural|cartoon|San Francisco|
May
02
2006
BTGC graphic novel update 5-2-06
Well I have done mockup for the new chapter #1 of the Beyond the Great Chimney graphic novel. Working from some feedback I got from my peers I have re-worked it. So far I feel like it is going in the right direction, but I am waiting till I finish the mockup of Chapter #2 before I show it to anyone. The voice changes a bit from each one and I want to see if they work together. Chapter 1 has a “once upon a time” narration, but then breaks into actual scenes that are out side of the story being told. This small image below is the page where 3 travelers stop to ask directions and meet Victor (age 
and his mother.
Chapter 2 is about 1/4 of the way done in the manuscript form. The story picks up 25 years later as we find Victor Grassroot talking to his Grandfather (just a voice, we don’t see him till later). This scene sets up who our hero is and his close relationship to his uncle.
This material might change by the final story. Once I finish the manuscript I will begin on the final are for the first two chapters. I hope to post finished pages for you all to read when I am further along.
Tag(s): Beyond the Great Chimney|btgc|comics|Brian Kolm|Atomic Bear Press|AtomicBearPress|ABP|
May
01
2006
Test Animation (by way of youtube)
note: flash is required to watch this
Tags: drawing|sketch|painting|
art|Brian Kolm|comics|Atomic Bear Press|AtomicBearPress|ABP|
May
01
2006
Karen Luk/Paper Dragon Press blog
My friend Karen Luk has a NEW blog, Paper Dragon Press, that features her sketches, drawings and illustrations. She post images from the Sketch Crawl (that I missed again) as well as some great watercolors. Makes me want to go out and paint.
I perticularly like her CatFishBatShark creature she created. Maybe she will let me do a n illustration of it.
May
01
2006
Robot Fury at the Schulz Museum
My bud, Alexis Fajardo has posted a cool drawing on his Lexpress Production Blog of the Robot (Nick) Fury. Lex will be teaching a week long class at the Charles Schulz Museum this summer and tagged along when I taught mine there two weeks ago. The kid’s loved watching him draw along with them on a Superhero Name challenge. He also teaches cartooning classes at Artsake in San Francisco CA.
Here Lex works with a pair of talented young girls at the Schulz Museum.
tags: Lexpress|Alexis Farjardo|Kid Beowulf|
