Kevin Nelson

I'm so glad Kevin Nelson has a blog out now!! I've been a fan of his work since I saw his stuff on Emperor's New Groove. Below are some samples he did for Disney's Tangled. Great movie, great work!!
(All artwork on this post copyright Disney and or Kevin Nelson)

Merry Christmas Benoit!!

I just came across Benoit's blog and it's amazing!!!!! Okay Benoit, we need to see more beautiful work!!! Please join me in encouraging Benoit to start blogging his beautiful pieces!

CTN EXPO 2010

CTN Expo 2010 is just days away! I'll be at Booth t_02 along with the awesome Noah Klocek, where he'll be debuting his new sketchbook, which is just beautiful!

I'll be selling my laest sketchbook, "Bit's and Pieces, Vol. 4".


Also attending are my amazing buddies and friends I've met through the blogosphere:
Jose Lopez
Patrick Morgan
Walter Gatus
Stephen Silver
Mark McDonnell
David Colman
Louie del Carmen
Pascal Campion
Nicolas Villareal
Martin Hsu
David Derrick
Fleet Street Scandal
Benerd Joaquin
Jamie Baker
The Ctrl Zs
Smorgasbord Productions
Sho Murase
Eunjung Kim
Hanna Abi-Hanna
Gary Montalbano
Andy Ristaino
Robh Ruppel
Jim Capobianco
Sherm Cohen
Dave Pimental
Chris Ayers
Olivier Tossan
Catherine Maske
Cheeks Galloway
Francisco Herrera
Damon Bard
Kent Melton
Ovi Nedelcu
Brett Bean
Craig Elliott
Marceline Mars Zaruhi Galstian
Laura Dubuk Tabitha Draws
Kikikoki
Ed Ghertner
Drake Brodahl
Patrick Awa
Hangboy
Ruel Pascual
Jason Pruett
Andre Barnwell
Craig Harris
Stefan Bucher
Mindy Lee
Eduardo Avenir
Kei Acedera
Lubomir Arsov
ShadowBird
Eric Kahnehteh
Brian Ajhar
Dean Yeagle
Brittney Lee
Ken Turner
Loter Inc.
Jeremy Bernstein
Nancy Beiman
Valerio Ventura
Scott Wright
Frank Hansen
Bill Robinson
Fabian Molina
Donnachada Daly
Skelanimals
Beth Sleven
Rik Maki
Chris Kennett
Michael Amos
Bobby Chiu
Liana Hee
Glenn Vilppu
Justin Orr
Stephanie Laberis
Ryan Hungerford
Humberto Ramos
Girls Drawin' Girls
Joe Weatherly
Kathy Zielinski
Ruben Procopio


Also, these speakers are scheduled to attend:
Heather Kenyon - Starz Animation
Armand Serrano!
Dice Tsutsami!Armand Serrano!
Michael Defeo
Guy Vasilovich
Tadahiro Uesugi
Pilar Alessandra
jamie Caliri
July Films
The Third Floor Inc.
Tony Bancroft
Don Hahn
Enrico Casarosa
Chris Bailey
Carter Goodrich
Moebius
StoryboardArt Org
Peter de Seve
Carole Police
Headless Productions
Pablo Navarro
Andreas Deja
Mark Austin
John Musker
Mike Disa
Marcelo Vignali
Joe Gilland
Robert St. Pierre
Jerry Beck
Gary Goldman
Bruce Block
Angela Lepito - Dreamworks Animation
The Divine Line
max Howard
Bill Kroyer

Also attending will be the awesome, reliable Stuart Ng Books

Also, the amazing talented Betsy Bauer will be canvassing the floors with her beautiful postcards. If you're lucky enough to spot her, ask her for one!




This should be an awesome event!!! See you there!

CTN Expo 2010

I'll be exhibiting at the CTN Expo in Burbank California, November 19-21. This is an amazing event created by Tina Price which brings professionals, students and fans of animation together under one roof. Some heavy hitters and wickedly talented follks will be there so definitely register now and I hope to see you there! I'll provide more info as the date arrives closer.

The Power of Music!

Unofficial Paul Felix Blog

I started an unofficial blog to the work of the amazing Paul Felix. Most of the work inside is stuff I've already posted, but I hope to post more stuff in the future. Enjoy!

Rough Layout:

Final:

Thank You!

Just returned from ComicCon and it was a blast! It was so great to meet so many folks from the bloglines. I truly want to thank all the folks I had the pleasure of meeting and to thank all those folks at the Con who support us artists to keep doing what we're doing. I'll post of blogroll of all the great folks I met as well as info on where you can purchase mine and other sketchbooks from the Con. I may be out a week due to me catching up on assignment at work, but I'll be back in about a week. Til then, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND KEEP DRAWIN', KEEP BLOGGIN' AND KEEP CREATIN'!!!!!!

COMIC-CON 2010

Comic-Con is only 2 weeks away!! I just finished my last ashcan sketchbook, "Bits & Pieces, Vol. 4" . Volumes 1 & 2 will also be available . I'm also working on a hardcover book with color for next year. I'll be in Booth H9 along with the amazingly talented Jose Lopez, and budextradonaires Patrick Morgan, Ed Acosta & Taesoo Kim at Booth H10. Also nearby are my buds Mark McDonnell at booth C-9, Stephen Silver at booth H-06 and David Colman at booth H05 ! Also can't forgot my boys Octavio Rodriguez and Louie del Carmen, both at Booth G04!

Definitely check out these awesome folks at the Con:
Stuart Ng Books - Booths 5012
The Labyrinth Bookstore - Booth E9
PecknPaw - Booth 4819
Martin Hsu - Booth G2
Mike Daley - Booth H7
Vin Teng - Booth G3
One Sick Individual - Booth D06
Red Tango - Booth 4201
Alberto Ruiz/BrandStudio Press - Booth H03
Bobby Chiu & Kei Acedera - Booth G06 & G07
Javier Guzman - Booth F04
Bruno Werneck - F7
Loter, Inc. - Booth 4012
Hard Eight Comics - Booth 1034
I Will Destroy You (Tom Neely) - Booth 1531
Chris Sanders - Booth 4921
Pascal Campion & Michael Daley - Booth G3
Rik Maki (Digital Or Not) - Booth 5022
VanEatonGallery - Booth 501 & 605
Justin Ridge, Dik Pose & et. al - Booth 1035
Deanna Marsigliese - Booth E9
Aimee Steinberger - Booth G9
Scott Morse - Booth 4800
Ben Balistreri & the Creative Talent Network - Booth 5022
Bobby Rubio-at 1943
Jamie Baker-at 1329
Rhode Montijo-at 1329
JMike Mignola-at 4901
Jeff Smith-at 2109
Fleet Street Scandal-at 1316
Jim Mahfood-at booth EE05
Sam Hiti & La Luz Comics at Booth 1831
Conduct Happiness - Booth 5022 or 4830
Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls - Booth 4834

UPDATED!!!:
Joe Vriens will be at the UDON Entertainment and CAPCOM tables
Jake Parker, Kazu Kibuishi (Flight Comics) and Raina Telgemeier at Booth 2235
Donnachada Daly and Scott Wright at Booth E4

... and many more! If I forgot someone or made a mistake, let me know by Thursday, July 8. Til then, party on dudes and dudettes!!!!!!!

Peck n Paw and the Black Mirror

A group of visual developments artists at Disney Feature Animation have joined their talents to create PecknPaw, the third installment of anthologies from the Burbank studio. The book includes work from:
Bill Schwab
Daniel Arriaga
David Wormersley
Doug Rogers
Justin Cram
JD Turley
James Finch
Kevin Nelson
Lorelay Bove
Mac George
Mike Gabriel
Paul Felix
Raffaello Vecchione
Scott Watanabe
Shiyoon Kim
Victoria Ying

with addition Pinups by:
Bill Perkins
Brittney Lee
Claire Keane
Jim Finn
Jin Kim

They will be at ComicCon at Booth 4819. Outside of the 'Con, the book is available thru Gallery Nucleus and some artists will be doing a book signing on August 7th at 7pm.

Definitely check them out!!!

Comic-Con 2010

Well, it's almost that time again: Comic Con is just about a month away. So, will you be exhibiting at the Con this year? If so, let me know in the comments section. I'd love to do a post on who's coming to show and sell. I'll leave it open til July 5 then close it up. At this writing, I'm furiously trying to get my last "Bit's and Pieces, Vol. 4" book ready. Once I know where I'll be, I'll update the location and such. Hope to see you all there!!!!!

UPDATED:
The Mighty Mark McDonnell will be at C-9!

Here are some amazingly awesome blogs to drool over:

Had the opportunity to work with Ty this past summer and he is amazing!!!! Great guy, and an awesome talent! Definitely check out his work!

I met Ernie Ochoa about four years ago and this guy has a passion and talent which is growing stronger and stronger each day! In a few years I know he'll be a force in the industry! Keep drawing Ernie, don't ever stop reaching higher and higher!

... and here is some freakingly talented work from all over the world:
Farukh Nadaf
Pietro Antognioni
Braden Art
Suri Patagonia
Gillian Comerford
Skellopia
Pavement Mouse
Anthony Ermio
Ecartez vous Jarrive
Doodlebrawl
Bruncroes
Blog Absense
Crayon Papier
Crmacternan
Cafoutche
Moonsbell
Sylvain Jezequel
Ouikid
Romain Art
Lanre Dublo Guelin
The Pink Panda
Theo Guignard
Louis St
Mehdi Shiri
Kawaii Studio

Still here!

Yeah, still here, but extremely busy! Hope to post new work soon. But in the meantime, I''m enjoying looking at all the amazing work everyone is doing around the world!!!! Keep drawing and keep blogging!

Some Friday Lovin'...

Some amazingly beautiful blogs!


Ravi Gulhane
Deepak Kumar
Sean Mullen
Sumeet Surve
Amitu Padhyay 76
Toad Stones
Ronald Searle
Flipbook & Stuff
Martin Berquist
Green Socks Art
Alex Cote
Shawn Colbeck
Trevor Spencer
Ningyee7
Marceline Mars
Sandeep Design
Leighton Hickman
Cake-O
Stef Sketches
Vi Dieu
Kambodia Hotel
Alina
Fishbot
Radford Sechrist
Jefford Art
Quick Hide Here
El Federico
Alan Bodner
Santino Maldito
Son of Erek
Romney Caswell
Mar Cohen

Some Wednesday Lovin'...

Kick ass blogs to love....
Shahab-Arcobaleno
Fran DeLaCruz
Marcelo Zamora
Yo Soy Cloud
Zhang Lu 007
Kung Fu Broke
Contactomoni
Victor Stocco
Rodanz
Fish Aquarium
Mr. Illi
Ben Has a Pencil
James Willie
Honolulu Dog Fight
Pulp Sunday
The Amazing Dermot Power

Mas to come ...

Send some love his way ...

I heard this story on the radio and it touched me. Jared Palley is a 10 year old boy living in Corona, California and is undergoing chemotherapy for neofibermitoses and an inoperable brain tumor. He's created a map from all over the world where he hopes to collect get well letters from anyone who'd like to say hello. He's trying to collect cards from every state and country around the world. He says the letters make him feel better and keeps his spirits up.

I always say I want to make the world a better place, but maybe I can start by making this little boy a bit more happier. If you'd like to join me, his address is:

Cards and Letters for Jared Palley
c/o Sandra Kaye
4029 Inverness Drive
Corona, CA 92883

If you'd like to hear the podcast, click here

Happy New Year!!!!

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!!!! May the new year bring you and your family much happiness, health, smiles, memories and laughter. Carpe Diem!, ... and may you always have paper and pencil nearby!!! See 'ya all in 2010!