EXCITING NEWS!

I just finished my first real

freelance illustration job!

Oh sure, I've been commissioned to do portraits and even some t-shirt design work, but I've never worked on a national publication before! I was contacted by Bluewater Productions to do the cover for one of their "Political Power" comic books and I am so psyched about the project!

I'm really pleased with how the piece came out and even more happy about the amount of time it took me to complete it. When I first got the call, I wasn't 100% sure that I'd could to finish it by Monday without pulling an all-nighter, but apparently I was underestimating myself! I slept well each night and still got it scanned in by Sunday afternoon.

I met the man from Bluewater while I was working as a booth babe at Wizard World 2010. We spoke about the possibility that I might illustrate the cover of another book in their Political Power series, but when I didn't hear from him for months I started to lose hope. A few weeks ago, I heard that the comic book we'd discussed would be hitting the shelves soon and I figured I wouldn't be hearing back from him.

Then I get this email, out of the blue, saying that he may have a job for me!

I had already planned out my weekend- Hang out with Tom, paint some eggs, silkscreen some geeky t-shirts to sell at the Collingswood Book Festival, meet up with the gallery owner I met at my last show and talk to him about selling giclée prints. I canceled all of that immediately as soon as I got the details. I locked myself in my studio all weekend long, with St. Thomas of Mitchell keeping me company. I'm extremely excited about the possibility of working more projects like this.

UPCOMING ART SHOWS:

I will be sharing a booth with Stormwatch Comics on October 2nd

from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm as part of the Collingswood Book Festival.

I plan on selling my comic book themed artwork there, so that means Julie Newmar portraits, comic book heroine pin ups, and the Avengers sketch covers with Black Widow as played by Scarlett Johansson. I'm also making some t-shirts just for the occasion. If you're in the area, stop by! It'll be a great time!

Also, the Barrington Harvest Festival is coming up.

I will be there on October 9th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Comic Book Pin-ups

In order to make my booth more enticing to the comic crowd, I churned out a few last minute super heroine pin-ups before the show. I plan on making color versions of both of them eventually.

I didn't found out that I was going to have my own table at Wizard World until the last minute, but I am still quite pleased with how they came out. I'm hoping these two lovely ladies will be the first of many.

Another pre-convention project was the Julie Newmar portrait.

I'd heard that she was going to be one of Wizard's special guests, so I made sure to turn out a headshot of her to sell at the show. Some friends of Julie's who were traveling with her came by the booth and were really excited about it. I'd wanted to give her the original at the end of the day, but unfortunately,

she had to leave early and

I missed her. I will simply

have to wait until the

next time Ms. Newmar

comes around.

Finally, I used Wizard World as an excuse to cash in on an idea I've had for sometime now. I've got five words for all you Joss Wheaton fans out there:

Felicia Day Adult Novelty Cards

I won't hide the fact that I have a HUGE girl crush on Felicia Day and since a good handful of my friends feel the same way about her, I figured it was time to give the world what they wanted. To receive Miss Felicia Day as a present, sent by a thoughtful friend, through the mail.

But since actually sending that package is rife with legal and medical complications (there's nothing more worse than receiving a Box-o-Felicia that has gone bad, damaged in transit by careless postal workers) sending one of your Felicia-loving-friends one of these adult novelty cards is a much better option for all parties involved.

By the way, if you're interested in prints of any of these images,

all of the items I've described here are also available for sale on Etsy.

CORRECTION: After receiving a Cease & Desist letter from Felicia Day's lawyers, I will no longer be selling the Adult Greeting cards.