While I’m happy that, thanks in part to comprehending what Schulz told me when I met him and discovering that what was written about him and his work in his biography clarified his advice to me, I’m still kicking myself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the only photo I have from that day. (and it’s proof of the crappy photos you get when you have someone else use your camera).
Here’s the book he gave us: And here’s what he signed in my copy:
There’s not much more I could add here. I looked back 365 days prior to this day to see what I wrote on this comic’s 11th anniversary and here’s what I wrote then: As I say in this comic, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I try not to be too morose or self-pitying in these comics and if I do, I apologize. But this is how I felt today. That I could spend my day writing, drawing, inking a comic. Spend a day working[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you didn’t know, the title of this comic refers to Charles Schulz’s nickname, Sparky. He was called that as a child. Two days after he was born, an uncle nicknamed him Sparky after the horse Spark Plug from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I did my best in this comic, to replicate the look of Arno’s work. He worked in brushes. Inking the lines and adding the greys in watercolor tones. Since I draw these in different size markers I could only represent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure it’s not fair to judge how I’d get along with everyone, after just one lunch. Yes, we may be “friends” on Facebook, but we all know that’s really not way to judge possible friendships. The people I met[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We got to the Coffee Shop just after 9:30 and before we knew it, it was just before 1:00 PM! Add our time at the diner we spent nearly 6 hours drawing and talking about comics, cartooning, movies, TV, etc…[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rather than go into detail about our conversations (which were basically just about comic books, movies, TV shows and artwork) I’ll instead link to both artists web sites so you can check out their work. Christian Patchell’s “Art By Patch”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…