Haven't done anything girlie in a long time. A quickie of Kato .
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2012/05/havent-done-anything-girlie-in-long.html
I applied a palette from a design project to some Halloween goodies. Costumes are in the works!
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween_2511.html
These are backgrounds for a upcoming catalog/planner for a company that does pre-school curriculum. A little different than my normal fare but still a lot of fun. It's kind of nice working on non...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2011/08/something-little-different.html
These images were for a company that produces place-mats for the restaurant industry. It wasn't a high paying or high profile gig, but it was a heck of a lot of fun for a couple of reasons. Firs...
Here's a few concepts I did for a t-shirt for a 5k walk/run. It was a fundraiser for LAMP for Haiti. They provide medical care for the people of Haiti and the race was to help fund their mobile o...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2011/04/keep-on-truckin.html
That's Quality Paperback Books to you. I could use a little sun as the snow settles in on Traverse City, so here's a cover I did for them this summer for a catalog of "great summer reads". From ...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/12/qpb-cover-concept-to-final.html
Last year for Halloween my son and I made this great robot costume. I stumbled across this picture a day ago and decided to give it some zip.
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/11/halloween-2009.html
Just for fun... I'm tired of raking leaves, but they are so amazing to look at.
Yes, I am a terrible blogger. I admit it, but it was summer time. When you live in a northern climate summer is not something to take lightly or let slip by. We had an amazing summer full of good...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/09/better-late-than-never.html
No no dear readers... or reader as the case may be, I'm not going to let April go by without an update. This is the last in the 5x7 series. I'm also including a new tutorial . This time I put t...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/04/no-no-dear-readers.html
Phew... I almost went all of March without a post. That is something I vowed not to do this year. Here are the latest for the 5"x7" show at the Dennos Museum. These were fun to do. To...
I am all about moving forward. If a piece doesn't work it gets reworked or painted over. I did this piece early this summer using the same process I did for Hobo Kitty. It never felt ...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/02/praying-mantis.html
I did this piece some time ago to experiment with materials. I started with Super Sculpey, but given the characters thin wrists and ankles I could tell it was not going to work. Lucki...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/02/hobo-kitty-3-d.html
These are for a show at our local museum. It's a yearly event. All paintings entered must be 5"x7" and no more than $50. I've prepared 12 panels... lets see how many I get finished by Ma...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/02/three-new-paintings.html
Number two in the series.
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-sign-of-fall-ll.html
Considering there's a 18 inches of snow on the ground this isn't exactly seasonal, but... This will be available soon on Etsy as a print.
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-sign-of-fall-l.html
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2009/07/madeline-island-sketchbook-1_905.html
I just put the finishing touches on these. There were five, but one has found a home. They are all around 3.5"x2.5"x8.5". They are for sale. If you are interested send me an email. -C
Lately I've received countless emails (one actually...) asking me how I work, so I thought I'd post a quick step by step on my completely backwards process. Prep I almost always work...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2008/11/lately-ive-received-countless-emails_2618.html
Look! The rest of the images for my November show. I've even included prices if you're having a hard time finding that perfect Christmas gift. Nothing says love like Deathbot 3130 !
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2008/11/look-rest-of-images-for-my-november.html
These are for a show in November. I really like the transparent layering I can do in Photoshop and Illustrator. It is a very difficult look to replicate with paint. I've used matte medi...
Some pages from the sketchbook... new work to come.
This was for an educational publisher. I haven't been able to post it until now. Never take on a job that says "roller coaster" in the art spec...
http://astrangeboat.blogspot.com/2008/02/roller-coaster.html