Friday Roundup

Pammy (above) and me (below) doing some voiceover work for Art Avila, owner, along with his wife Lisa, of Raining Popcorn Media.


I finally finished the "Bilbo Meets Gollum" illustration. Below are the step by step images.





Well it's the end of the work week again. It's been a good week but I always look forward to the weekend. This past week we spent some time at the at Raining popcorn Media's office doing some voiceover work, which is always fun and challenging.

I finally got around to finishing my hobbit illustration (too many distractions this month) and I'm pleased with the end results. I'm still thinking which section of the book I should illustrate next. It could be a toss up between the battle of five armies or that wonderful scene at Bag End where all the dwarves are playing their musical instruments as Gandalf smokes his pipe and Bilbo listens intently by the warmth and glow of the fireplace. There's also the scene where Bilbo is captured by the mountain trolls as he tries to "burgle" them. We'll see.

This week the good folks at the Edwards Aquifer Authority scheduled my first field trip of the year for next week exploring the aquifer region of Hays county. That should be fun. I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures to post here.

Today did begin a bit hectic. We were moving a little slowly this morning as we got the kids safely off to school. After that it was time for our walk, some good Mexican food at a nearby "mom and pop place" (not our beloved Pink House) then we had to get to work. Most of my time this morning will be spent at the computer then I'll just be sketching a few ideas out for various projects I've got in mind that I'll post next week. After that it's all about the kids. We will be going out to the library to pick up a copy of the theatrical version of the Narnia Chronicles: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian. We never got to see them at the theater but we'll see both this weekend and then go see the latest installment on the big screen...assuming that it's still out there. It'll also be a good time to sketch out some ideas for a series of illustrations from that classic story too. I can't wait.