I spent the winter holiday at my parents’ house. While there, I rediscovered my collection of beat-up Calvin & Hobbes comics. Man! They are even better than I remembered them! It left me wondering what Bill Watterson is doing now. What does his fine art work look like? Is he drawing comics still… for himself [...]

Islands Fold has a new t-shirt design that gave me a good reminder for the start of my week:  

This Tuesday, January 8th, Stan Lee will attend the opening of “Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee.” The art exhibition, presented by Gallery 1988 and Golden Apple Comics, collects the work of 100 “Juxtapoz-style” artists who were invited to interpret Stan’s famous comic book characters. (Consider Mark Bodnar’s Spider-Man below.) Attendees can also [...]

Painter Josh Keyes recent series is almost painful to view at times, but it certainly communicates and makes you think about how dramatically human activity has impacted the planet and animal habitats. He makes you want to do better by our Earth. And that’s powerful, powerful stuff to carry with you as we head [...]

Something we all need to hear once and awhile, from Keri Smith to you.
Have a postive week, everyone.

Well, I don’t know about everyone else, but this holiday season has entirely snuck up on me. I barely saw it coming!
To celebrate, here’s a few places where you can read gorgeously illustrated children’s books online, for free. I foresee an afternoon in my future of cuddling up with pumpkin pie, some tea, and [...]

Mark Todd’s New Works at Luz de Jesus will probably go down in history as one of my favorite shows of all time. As always, his work is full of surprises, wonderfully fun, and attentive to detail. But seeing a favorite artist’s interpretation of a favorite subject matter is a rare dream come true. While [...]