It has been a while since my last sketch – work has been a challenge, as is getting enough sleep. As soon as something levels out, I will appear again on the blog-o-sphere with pencils blazing. Until then, thank you for your continued patience.

And, because I like posting a treat of treat for those who read this…

Guys, remember this?

Squirrley joy!

Hi guys! Sorry it has been a while. I was choosing sleep over drawing due to my work schedule. Today I made some time to explore one of my characters some more. No where near. However, it did make some interesting sketches. I hope I can make time for more sketches this week – I really fell behind there for a bit. I hope you are are well!

When this was first linked to me (Thank you Francis!) I saw the title, The Cat Piano, saw it was an animation, and made the totally incorrect judgment that this was going to be some student film with weak humor and moments of good animation. I laugh at weird cat pictures, I post them here all the time, but I don’t recall ever taking story telling about such furry creatures in fantasy tales seriously. I am not pleased by the depths of my ignorance. Please enjoy this chilling and beautiful short film which I am now a fan of.

THE CAT PIANO

The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo.

Year: 2009
Running Time: 8:00
Production Companies: The People’s Republic of Animation, Magic Films
Investors: Adelaide Film Festival, South Australian Film Corporation
Directors: Eddie White & Ari Gibson
Narrator: Nick Cave
Poem by: Eddie White
Producer: Jessica Brentnall
Executive Producers: Nick Cave, Sam White & Hugh Nguyen
Art Director: Jason Pamment
Animators: Ari Gibson, Makoto Koji, Alex Grigg, Benjamin Drake & Brodie McCrossin
Production Manager: Renee Boucher
Character Design: Ari Gibson, Eddie White, Makoto Koji & Alex Grigg
Editor: Jeremy Hill-Brooks
Music: Benjamin Speed
Supervising Sound Designer: Robert Mackenzie
Sound Designer: Tom Heuzenroeder
Compositing and VFX: Ben Steele, Raynor Pettger & Leath Mattner

Well – working through lunch, working late, coming in early. All week it looks like. It is unlikely I will be sketching. I am sorry, for many reasons. At least it was a great holiday.

Here is is, finally, the first of 13 paintings to make the story for Panda! This is only half – the main half, but still only half. Those who are on my mailing list get to download the entire scan! If you don’t want to miss out on future freebies, click here to sign up for my rare and hopefully not annoying emails.

Hey guys –

exhausted. Work was tough again, but I managed to sketch something once I got home. I have no idea, looks like stress to me.

I sit infront of my sketchbook, staring at the blank page. I draw a spiral, small and waverly in the corner of the page. Where are my images that burn through my hand to cool on the page? All I have in my head is the dull throb of a beastly few days at work seeping out my neck and shoulders.

Today, it is unlikely I will have something to scan. I think I’m going to sit and stare at this page until I fall asleep. But no worries, this respit I’m sure will rekindle my desire for drawing by scaring away the beast of sleep.

I am rambling.

Take care all, we will rock their socks tomorrow! All of us!

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A winged lion, or “flyon”