Growing up my Dad used to enjoy the occasional monster movie.  I recall seeing Godzilla fight Gammorah on more than one occasion.  I think the thing that interested me most was that Godzilla had this strange relationship with the humans.  He always helped them out!  Crazy, water-sleeping, building smashing, man-in-a-monster-suit monster!  Anyway, I’m sure there were a couple where the monster had a strange connection with a small boy so here we have Godzilla playing catch with a little boy.

I’m not so thrilled with the way the color turned out on this one.  I may have to revisit this in the near future to see if I can improve the process a little. For now it’s time to move on!

Whoa!  Another round of Sketchoholic this afternoon.  What a rush!  A lot of great entries and I ended up coming in 2nd!  Woo hew!  One of these days I will claim the coveted Bobby Chui sketch .  These one hour sketch throw-downs are so intense and I actually learn alot about how to get ideas down quickly and how to make some quick decisions.  If you like to draw and like the encouragement that comes from sketching with a group of people be sure to check it out!

This past winter was pretty busy!  Attached below are several images from an upcoming book called Alfred the Clever Crow by Peggy Carey.  Alfred is a curious little crow whose curiosity gets him into trouble.  Throughout the book he learns that his Mother is there to protect him and that he needs to listen to her rather than venturing off on his own .  I’ll post a link when it’s available!

Had a great time sketching today with The Intensity Club at Imaginism Studios.  Voted top by the other artists so thanks!  Looking forward to the next sketch.

This past winter I illustrated a book called Cop’s Night Before Christmas, by Michael Harrison.  It’s a great story about a policeman whose duties call him to serve on Christmas Eve, away from his family.  I really enjoyed illustrating it and can’t wait to see the final product!  I just found out that Michael Harrison will be featured in American Profile magazine in 2011!

American Profile will run a feature on Michael Harrison, author of Cop’s Night Before Christmas for Christmas Eve 2011. The story will mostly be about police officers working on Christmas Eve and Michael has worked more Christmas Eves than most police officers. The book will be mentioned in conjunction with the story.

American Profile is a weekly, four-color magazine that circulates within community newspapers nationwide.

To get ready for its release this fall I’m posting a few of my favorite images… check back in September for a few more!