I am trying hard to get to work, but when it comes to my own personal projects I find it hard to take the leap to putting the hundreds of drawings together into the final story. But a friend was nice enough to “kick me in the arse,” which I need, and so I […]

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There are just some sketches I did in the last few days. I have had some projects on the computer so I sometimes forget to step away and get a pencil in my hand. I had forgotten how relaxing sketching in front of the TV or with the radio playing.
With CCSD06 coming up, […]

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At Comic-Con 2006 Atomic Bear Press will be headquartered at the Cartoon Art Museum table - E11.
The convention runs from Wen July 19 to Sunday July 23, 2006. Note: The Wen preview night is only for 4-day pass holders.
More information, including a map will be posted as it is made available.
Never been to […]

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Atomic Bear Press will be part of the Cartoon Art Museum table this year- booth E11. The table will be staffed by many talented artist. More information will be forth coming.
Comic-Con 2006 in San Diego is from Wen July 19 to Sun July 23, 2006. Note the Wednesday night preview is only open […]

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I just received a reminder email about the International Sketch Crawl which will be on Saturday July 1, 2006. What is a Sketch Crawl you may ask? This is from founder Enrico Casarosa, a talented artist who lives and works in the San Francisco bay area:
The basic idea: to record nonstop everything I […]

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I have been a busy beaver lately, so here is a re-cap of some of the projects I have done for clients lately.
First off the newest one: Ghost Crane from Golden Gate Universe Comics. The drawing is by Travis Trono and I provided digital coloring as well as the logo design. Click […]

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I love the idea of designing a dark ride at a theme park. Here are some sketches I did as a lark for a boat ride that would take you into a world of happy singing living Tikis. Think Small World with more of a world beat for the music.
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©2006 826 Valencia
Here is the cover for the Book Making field trip Collaboration at 826 Valencia in which I did the art.
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