May
06
2011
I will return this summer to the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA.
July 11-15, 2011 – Drawing 101
MONDAY–FRIDAY ? 9am–12:30pm
Have a fun-filled week designing and drawing your own characters—from superheroes to cute critters—and developing stories and comic strips. Join cartoonist Brian Kolm to learn the basics of cartooning and create your own mini-comic book.
Sep
08
2010
Hey all, just a reminder I will be at the Sketch-A-Thon at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA this Saturday Sept 11, 2010 from 1-3. I will be doing sketches and chatting with anyone who comes on by.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ? 1–3pm
Cartoonist Sketch-A-Thon Celebrates 60 Years!
Celebrate 60 years of Peanuts with Bizarro creator Dan Piraro and over a dozen other guest cartoonists. From 1–3pm visitors can meet, watch, and talk to a variety of guest cartoonists including Dan Piraro, All Over Coffee creator Paul Madonna, digital caricaturist Rhoda Draws, animator Mike Gray, and more. Cartoonists will speak with visitors, share and demonstrate their work and sketch something for the Schulz Museum’s collection.
At 3:30pm, Dan Piraro will give a presentation and speak about his work. Piraro recently won the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
Sketch-A-Thon cartoonists include:
Brent Anderson
Michael Capozzola
Rhoda Draws
Alexis Fajardo
Brian Fies
Shaenon Garrity
Mike Gray
Debbie Huey
Greg Knight
Jonathan Lemon
Paul Madonna
Brian Narelle
Thien Pham
Lark Pien
Dan Piraro
Frank Roberson
Brian Kolm
also…mark your calendars…
September 9: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.
September 19: In gallery demo and activity at the Cartoon Art Museum (more info coming up)
September 23: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.
October 2-3: 24 Hour Comic Book Day in San Francisco. I will be participating, will you?
October 10: Tarot Art Jam at the Cartoon Art Museum (more info coming up)
October 14: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.
October 23: Family Day at the Cartoon Art Museum. I will be demoing and and supervising art activities. (more info coming up)
October 28: Cartoonist Conspiracy SF comic jam at the Borderland Cafe on Valencia St. 6:30 to about 9. All artists are welcome.
Jul
12
2009
I just want to give a shout out to all the students who made my class, a Taste of Tooning (July 6-10,2009) at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA a great time. I will look forward to returning next spring and/or summer.
Thanks to thanks museum staff Jeff, Jessica, Cherie for making the class go so smoothly.
Thanks to Sean Simons who is teaching the upcoming animation classes at the museum and who helped on Stop-Motion day. Check out his work at: http://www.bigseansimons.com/
Thanks to artist Peter Swehla who helped me teach on Friday and drew the characters from his comic Steam Soldiers. www.comicbookchallenge.com/pitch.php?id=2838
Click to view the images below bigger.
May
13
2009
I will be a guest at free day at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA on Saturday, June 6 from 1 to 3 pm. I will most likely be in the education room upstairs promoting my summer classes that I am teaching.
Where: 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95403
Contact info: (707) 579-4452 | http://www.schulzmuseum.com/
Classes I am teaching:
Classes for Children Entering Grade 4 and Above
Spend some time at the Schulz Museum enjoying hands-on activities and time in the Museum. All classes include projects to take home, daily snacks, breaks, and professional art instruction. All materials and snacks are provided.
COST: Weekly Rate â— $125 for members; $156 for non-members
Day Rate â— $30 for members; $35 for non-members
MONDAY–FRIDAY ◠JULY 6–10 ◠9am–12:30pm ◠Grades 4 and up
Taste of ‘Tooning
Students will get their feet wet learning everything from the basics of cartooning to putting their comics into motion with stop-motion and other animation techniques. Join Brian Kolm, professional cartoonist and creator of Beyond the Great Chimney, for a week of hands-on cartooning.
Monday Masterpieces: Art and Cartooning for Kids
Spend one or more Monday afternoon learning to draw and develop stories and characters with professional cartoonists.
COST: Per Session Rate â— $30 for members; $35 for non-members
JULY 6 IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE!: Draw superheroes and side kicks with cartoonist Brian Kolm.
Apr
01
2009
I will be teaching at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA this July 6-10. There will be a week long class as well as a one day Superhero on Monday July 6th.
Taste of ‘Tooning, July 6 – 10, 9am – 12:30pm:
Students will get their feet wet learning everything from the basics of
cartooning to putting their comics into motion with stop-motion and
other animation techniques. Join Brian Kolm, creator of Beyond the Great
Chimney, for a week of hands-on cartooning.
Superheroes and Side kicks, July 6, 1 – 4pm–no class description.
Sep
03
2008
Labor day weekend has come and gone which, for many, signals the end of the Summer season.
Of late my blogging has gotten more sparse, so I have lots of catch up with news of my projects and cartooning classes (instead of just posting random art and interesting links). I know that folks like to know whats going on, but I find more personal blog post hard to do since I could say the wrong thing. After all the internet is forever and what you say can come back to haunt you. But I would also like to tell you folks a bit more about whats going on. I guess I am just am not going to bear my soul.
The classes I taught this summer were all really awesome. The kids in the four week-long classes all did an amazing jobs and really produced some amazing work. The kids created characters, drew comics, and created animation (both at the Schulz Museum and the Cartoon Art Museum.) I have posted some of the animation on my YouTube account and some of the artwork has been posted here on the blog too. The summer was really busy, but rewarding as well.
I have cartooning classes lined-up for the fall school year with many returning clients. I am hoping that my full schedule starting from a year ago will have provided me with some wisdom on how to do this teaching thing more efficiently (starting next week). Keeping your life/work flowing is always an interesting challenge.
Just last week I just got a new illustration assignment from a previous client with an exciting challenge for me. I am looking forward to working on it.
I am also working on some graphics for Silicon 2008 in San Jose CA in October which should be appearing on the website and other media fairly soon. Well, I am just finishing them up so you will just have to wait and see. But you can get to see some rough sketches I did for the images below.
Well, that is it for this post. I sure wish more folks, besides spammers, would comment. But I don’t keep my breath held too much. After all some of the most awesome artist in this world of ours get only a handful of comments too.
Dang nab it, being an artist can be hard.
Art Show and Parking for Silicon 2008.
Night Time and Information for Silicon 2008.
Activities/Entertainment and Science Alley for Silicon 2008.
Not sure what I was thinking, but there images I like… for Silicon 2008.
Panels and Shopping for Silicon 2008.
Jul
20
2008
I taught an animation class July 7-11, 2008 at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA. The class was a lot of fun and the kids worked really hard.
First off is an animatic (a filmed storyboard) for our own action packed cartoon “Super Surf Knight.” I came up with the concept and characters and the kids helped storyboard and design the characters and settings. The kids also did the audio.
We also had fun doing some stopmotion animation too….
Jul
02
2008
I will be in Santa Rosa all next week for the Animation Class I am teaching for advanced level kids Grade 4 and above. I am told there are still spots open.
JULY 7–11,2008 ◠9am–12:30pm | Stop and Go!
Learn the basics of stop-motion animation and make your own animated film by the end of the week. Students will experiment with stop-motion and hand-drawn animation, flip books and zoetropes, as well as other methods. Taught by professional artist Brian Kolm.
COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
Visit the official website to find out more: schulzmuseum.com
