Happy New Year

Year of the Rabbit!

Merry Christmas

A Crackerland Christmas Carol

A last minute Christmas card idea for my cartoon project " Crackerland" with Bumby as Manatee Claus, Fred as clueless Elf & Jay as the reluctant Reindeer.

Tangled

Disney Animation Needs you!

To go see the new Beautiful animated film Tangled, The return of Classic Disney Story telling!

Festival of the Masters

I had the honor of being one of the artist at the "Epic Mickey" booth at the "Festival of the Masters" this past weekend November 12-14th at Downtown Disney. We drew Mickey Mouse & Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for the guests, promoting the new Wii video game released November 30th

Lightning in a bottle

Just few Lightning doodles done at work

Where ya gonna go, When the Volcano blow!

Sketching today, roughed out volcano scenes. I like to take my hand at animating a Volcano erupting... it would be a big task!

Bird on the Water : Animation Test

Here rough animation test from Don Bluth's Master class... From " The Happy Prince" Jake the Bird hopping from lily pad to lily pad & splashing into water at end. Not finished yet...No background, No pan & missing inbetweens. Coming soon.

Don Bluth's master class

I had honor of my life this past week, journeying out to Phoenix, Arizona attending Don Bluth's master class on animation. I spent week with Don learning to animate a short action scene. I learned more in a week than 4 years at college. Some photos & memories of my time with Don Bluth.

Me & Don

My scene layout

Me & Gary Goldman

Flipping Don Bluth's Fox running animation for Cyber Garage Project.

Our class!

Ray Harryhausen in Birthdaymation!

Happy Birthday- to one of my artistic heroes..Mr. Ray Harryhausen... 90 years of Animation, Imagination & Inspiration!

Toys R Us...the movie

Toy Story returns one last time... the film that started the CGI revolution.

Just Plum Luck....

Hey, if your in the Johnson City,TN. area this weekend stop by the Blue Plum Animation Festival - http://www.blueplumanimation.com/ I had the privilege to be one of the judges of the animated shorts in the festival which showcases the work of international animatorsof all skill levels, and awards are given for ...the best animated shorts. Great job everybody!

This Memorial Day...

Thanks to the fallen , Who given their lives for my freedom.

Dirk the drawing

Something i haven't done in years... Set down on my couch & draw one my all time favorite characters Dirk the daring from Dragon's Lair. Off model for sure... but it was fun to draw!... good practice to get back to doing life drawings.

Series of quick sketches taken from pausing my DVD.

My vision of Dirk battling the Pirate King from a deleted sequence in Dragon's Lair 2

3..2..1 .....Lift Off

a quick Sketch of a rocket launch from watching the Space Shuttle Atlantis last flight!

Here some photos of the last shuttle launch of Atlantis!

Smoke gets in your Eyes

Smoke EFX drawing from my Sketchbook. ... Hand holding candle as flame flickers & smoke swirls.

Fruit of the Ka-boom

Nuke blast EFX drawing

Up the Downward Spiral

Logo for my art/animation studio company... if only in my dreams

A New Day , A New Year!

This year me & few friends are working on a animated tv project. you can follow the progress on a new blog http://downincrackerland.blogspot.com/

a story set in an old roadside attraction that populated the state of Florida in mid 20th century until the big corperation theme parks took over landscape. "Crackerland " is setting for Florida based theme park /roadside attraction. Our story focus on our 3 " cast members" Our three main characters make up iconic Florida animals............. a Flamingo, a Manatee & a Gator,who work in the land of Sun & Fun ..... "where the Tourist are"

Greetings from Crackerland!