I’ll be attending the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators conference this upcoming weekend at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. Unlike the San Diego Comic Convention, I doubt there will be any facial stabbings because of disputes over prime seating. Children’s content creators are more likely to bake a cake with a passive-aggressive  message written in icing when they’re upset. It’s far more civilized.

So to all of my fellow conference attendees I say, “Huzzah! I will see you this weekend.”

Soyal Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ is putting on a group gallery show entitled Meltdown. The opening is tomorrow night from 7 to 10 PM. There are apparently going to be over 30 artists in the show, including yours truly. It’s located at 4200 N Marshall Way Suites 2 &3. I can’t make it out for the opening but if you’re in the area, stop by. I’m sure there’s going to be some great stuff on display.

For more on the gallery, it’s whereabouts and regular hours, check out their website- www.soyalgallery.com

Here’s my piece for the show. The Abominable Snowman’s Melting Habitat, 8×10, acrylics on board. Click to make it bigger.

Hello All! I’ve written a short little story about a rather terrible alien invasion. When aliens arrive with the sole purpose of eating as much of the human race as possible, researchers must go to ghastly lengths to protect the world’s children.

The story does contain very slight, salty language.  You’d hear far worse on any television station right at this very moment. Of course, the violence is pretty over the top. And yet, despite that description, I think it’s a pretty funny story. I may have issues.

You can read the entire story below the cut. Just click the “read the rest…” link. You can also download it in pdf (37.8 kb) and plain text (12.1 kb) forms. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. So feel free to to do nearly whatever you’d like with it, as long as you credit me as the original source and you don’t make any money from it.

And, please, let me know what you think in the comments.

Enjoy!

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Hello All!

I previously posted two small flowernaut paintings that I did for a charity auction. At the time I said I’d let everyone know when the auction has started. Well, guess what!?

The auction has started! It runs from today through May 5th.

The auction proceeds will go to the Payette Care and Rehabilitation. Located in Payette, Idaho, the activities coordinator at the facility has an extremely limited budget. One of the things she wants to do is get a larger TV so the residents with visual and hearing issues can enjoy the programs that they want to watch. I have heard a rumor that if enough money is raised, a new Wii game system may be in the resident’s future too. Since it’s a rehabilitation center, the physical activity that the Wii could provide would be helpful.

Please think about helping out some strangers in a small way by bidding on some items in the auction. Your small bid could greatly improve the quality of life of some folks who need the help.

Here’s the link to the auction on eBay.

Here are images of my paintings as a reminder.

The charity was organized with the amazing folks over at the Ten Ton Studios message boards.

Hey Everybody!

My last post had information about the gallery show, Almost True: Based on Real Events, that’s opening tonight. As a reminder it’s 6 to 9 pm at Lulubell Toy Bodega.

I just finished my paintings this morning, which means they aren’t dry. That also means I couldn’t put them on my scanner to get a good image. In lieu of a good scan, here are some photos. For my true events, I decided to do two moments from the Apollo Missions. One is Apollo 11’s first landing on the moon. The other is Alan Shepard playing golf during Apollo 14.

They are both 8.75 X 11.25 and will be selling for $150 each.

Apollo Bloom Landing
Oil on Wood

Shepard Takes A Swing
Oil on Wood

So these will be hanging at Lulubell for the duration of the month. If you can’t make it into the gallery but want to purchase one, they will be posted on Lulubell’s website by Monday.

If you live in Tucson, I hope to see you tonight!