Brian Kolm
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Dec 20
Once upon a Possum: the art of Walt Kelly.
Two weeks ago was a special fund-raiser at the Cartoon Art Museum about the work of Walt Kelly. Walt Kelly is probably one of the greatest cartoonist, writers, artist in history (IMHO) and a huge influence on many. Well…it seems not as many artist know his work (and you know who you are), but should. …
Dec 20
Ruben Procopio’s blog
Sculptor (animator and illustrator) Ruben Procopio has a blog I just discovered. Ruben has worked at Disney feature animation on films like Mulan and now work at creating 2D characters in 3D sculpture. The guy is just amazing. His sketches are amazing. His sculptures are amazing. Go check out his blog: HERE! Plus you can …
Dec 16
Go Ahead, LABEL ME!
I am using the new version of blogger which allows labels to be given to posts and then you, the user can sort all the posts in that category. The categories are: note: ALL the links in a category’s (images and all) will load in one page. Just a warning for folks with slow connections. …
Dec 11
Christmas Note Cards for Sale.
I am selling sets of Christmas Note Cards for the holidays. If anyone is interested, you can follow the link below the image to find out more. Sets are limited so buy today. I have just posted a set of 6 holiday cards as seen above on Ebay. If you are interested in a direct …
Dec 10
Christmas Card progress
I finished the art and scanned it in. The above animated Gif shows the final details of adjusting the color and inserting the photo. Now it will be printed and mailed to everyone on the folks Christmas list. tags: Christmas|drawing|sketch|painting|art|Brian Kolm|comics|Atomic Bear Press|AtomicBearPress|ABP|
Dec 10
Christmas Card progress
Every year since I have been able to draw, I illustrate my families Christmas card. This year we are moving away from the holiday icons, and instead using the wonders of the nature near the homestead instead. The first step is to sketch out the design. This is about my third try. I had to …
Dec 07
Ploog’s Life and Times of Santa Claus
Michael Ploog is a talented Illustrator and Designer who as created everything from comic book art to conceptual work for movies. I came across his book The Life and Time of Santa Claus based on the novel by L Frank Baum. It’s a great story and Ploog’s beautiful watercolor tinted comics do the story justice …
Dec 07
Visit the Atomic Bear Press store today!
Have you ever visited the Atomic Bear Press store. There you can buy comics and books and T-Shirts too. Why not drop on by, just click the image below. The holidays await, don’t delay to get your items shipped out on time. Atomic Bear Press|Atomic Bear Press|ABP|Beyond the Great Chimney|BTGC|Brian Kolm|News and Notes|comics log| _____________________________________ …
