I’m about to head down to San Diego to hit up ComicCon! I don’t have a booth or anything this year, but I have brought all the pages of Vinny #1 with me to show off. Come up and say hi if you see me! I love making new connections.

Here’s just a few small things I’ve been working on as of late. I’m also working on Vinny #2, but I thought it’d be fun to share some other side projects I’ve had going on, small as they may be. Breaks up the monotony, ya know?

This a snapshot of the next two Snippets that I’ve been working on. I swear they won’t all be dogs. Really. I promise! They are watercolors with a tad of inks, of course. The bottom one is a Golden Retriever, and the top will be a basset hound.

This is a silly cartoon corgi that I felt like doing the other day. It’s not officially finished, as I’ve still got some painting to do on her ears and tongue. I thought it was cute… but of course it was cute. It’s inspired by something in my life that’s equally as cute:

<3 my pup.

More soon!

Nothing like new art to start a week off on the right foot! I finally got the scan of the Vinny cover back from my editor, so I thought I’d post it! Click the thumbnail to see the larger version!

Vinny #1 – Watercolor and ink on bristol.

The original actually has the logo painted onto it, which is totally old-school in method. However, what you don’t see here is a photoshopped version with a different logo on it. The writers/editors/bigwigs are still deciding on the logo, so who knows what it’ll end up looking like in the end? Only the person that owns the original painting will know for sure.

I was really pleased with how eloquently Vinny himself translates to watercolor. If only I had enough time to the entire book in watercolors… heh. I can’t wait to do the next ones. Watercolors are seriously one of my most favorite mediums.

More fun news: The pencilling for Vinny #2 is officially underway!

I’m messing around with the layout for the site this evening, and like what I’ve got so far. It’s a theme called Pink Orchid that I’m modifying to meet my own needs… and so far it’s looking ok. I’ve got a lot of color and layout tweaking I’d like to do, but I’ve run up against one major issue…

What to do for the header image? I’ve pondered it for awhile now, and any input anyone has would be greatly appreciated. I have tried several pieces of my own artwork, but none of them seem to fit the 1020 x 145 pixel size that I need. I’m hoping one of my readers has a brainwave, because my own brain is still fried from the holiday this weekend. Dodging green mortar fireworks was not particularly what I had in mind for “fun,” hehe.

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