Daily Crapbook

Daily Crapbook

Another doodle of an Athena-esque goddess.

"Laughing Orangutan" Episodes Online

He-e-e-e-e-y Yo-o-ou Gu-u-u-u-uys!

"Electric Company" has premiered, but its still too early for me to post the episodes on my website. But in the meantime, two of the eight episodes have can be seen on the PBS Go! website:

http://pbskids.org/electriccompany/?campaign=go_shows

I can't lie- even though these spots aren't great animation, I'm very proud of them. Its quite satisfying to have a TV show credit after working in commercials for so long. So go check out the spots. Who know, maybe they'll even help you improve your reading skills. Truly, that present tense "-ing" suffix can be a tricky beast.

LOST in Chichen Itza

Nate and I spent our honeymoon in Cancun. Our visit to the ruins of Chichen Itza were particularly memorable. We had a lot of fun exploring the jungle, up to a point that is... (watch in HD here)

TCM Open

Its great to work at Primal Screen for many reasons- one of them being that sometimes the employees get to be cast in their spots! The latest one is a spectacular opening for TCM (my favorite channel). Me and Nate are in the diner scene. Fun stuff!

11 Second Club Entry

I've been working on an entry for the 11 Second Club this month...its was a bit of a fustercluck.  I had a really hard time because I didn't do proper planning.  I kinda skipped the all important thumnailing phase...oh, and the key pose phase as well.  I was just lazy, and it ended up that I kepting working myself into circles and I didn't even finish (thats why it unravels at the end).  Funny how when you're lazy you end up working twice as hard for half the quality.   All that aside, I'm proud I stuck to it and at least got it to the end of the sound clip.  Next months entry will be better- I'll be damned if I don't do thumbnails.  Here it is!

"Laughing Orangutans" Coming in 2009

Over the summer, I got an exciting commission to produce eight :30s shorts for the upcoming revival of Sesame Workshop's "Electric Company". I didn't have much time, and there were a lot of setbacks, but I got the job done and of that I'm proud. Now that "Electric Company" is close to premiering in January of 2009 (next month!) I feel like I ought to make this announcement. So check your local listings! While its not anything near stellar animation, its my first credit on a TV show so I'm pleased.

(By the by, this image I have posted here was early design when the "Laughing Orangutans" were still "Laughing Gorillas." The final designs look absolutely nothing like this, so I figured it was safe to post.)

Wedding Thanks

Here's the drawing I used for some of my wedding gift thank-you notes. It was a last minute thing (I ran out of store-bought cards) but it got the job done.

Ezra

I've been trying to plan a little short cartoon about a cat ever since Juxtaposer. Here are some designs I'm toying with.

Daily Crapbook

I was doodling while playing "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" in the background. Its a entertaining film with wonderful actors that offers some exploration into the character of the famous detective. Naturally, the film inspired me to doodle a rollerskating waitress.

Bad Haircut

Sometimes drawing takes the edge off reality...

A Nugget of Thanks

As today is Thanksgiving, I want to share something I haven't posted online since I took down my Animaniacs fan page. Its an mp3 recorded from the "Animaniacs Attack" marathon of KidsWB aired in July of 1998. The network had asked fans to mail in postcards voting for episodes they wanted to see during the marathon. I had a lot of favorite episodes, so I sent in a lot of postcards. What aired made me very happy. Take a listen.

Don Hertzfeldt & Daily Crapbook

Ok, a couple weeks ago Don Hertzfeldt came to Atlanta to show his newest film and give a little talk. He was a really cool dude. He regaled us with a story of how he snuck into a sold-out Monty Python reunion by unwittingly posing as Johnny Depp. Very cool. I even talked to a him a little and maintained what could pass for composure. Although I fell short of my goal becoming best pals, or even telling him my name, I feel it was a successful and inspiring event.
Other than that, I haven't been terribly busy. I did one job for a local studio while waiting to go back to Primal, and I've been handling fun married stuff like thank-you notes, baking cookies, and house-hunting. Here are just a few doodles for the sake up posting something.

Slow Wave, and Daily Crapbook

Got a great surprise in the mail today. Jesse Reklaw, creator of the unique and hilarious "Slow Wave" comic strip, was generous enough to send a free copy of his new book "Night of Your Life" to all the people who contributed their dreams to his comic strip (go to his site to see what I mean). These comics are so bizarre and addicting and perfect- definitely check them out (and see if you can spot the dream I contributed!).

Also, here is a page of doodles I did today when I should have been working:

Tiny Toons DVD Makes Me Happy

A pleasant surprise of a wedding gift: my friend Zoran got me the first Tiny Toon Adventures DVD. I haven't seen these cartoon in maybe..fifteen years (shudder). I'm surprised at how much I still remember, a pose here, a line there...but I'm more surprised by all the stuff I don't remember. Tiny Toons, while the most kid-oriented of all the Spielburg/WB shows, is still really funny and thoroughly enjoyable. I haven't drawn any WB characters in a long time, but I felt like it tonight.