In the sky, in the sand

on August 12, 2005

We just got back from a night trip to the beach with , , , , and – about a 30 minute drive from my house. We went for Michele’s birthday and to see a meteor shower. Just as we arrived and were walking down the boardwalk, a huge shooting star crossed the sky directly over our heads, so large it seemed to leave a smoking trail behind it. Alas, nobody saw it but me – and they all refused to believe me. We waded around and watched the skies. I never saw another as spectacular as the first, but everyone managed to spot at least one or two. As we kicked around in the surf down by the jetties at the end of the beach, we noticed that as each wave broke on the beach, dozens of tiny sparkles flickered in the water. We spent a while trying to catch them in our hands, before we realized that there must have millions of the tiny things embedded in the sand – raking your fingers through left a trail of quickly fading sparks.

Then, a melancholy trip back home.

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More pharaohs!

on August 11, 2005

Two more pharaoh sketches! I’ve already finished the inked, toned versions – check for them in the next issue of the Moo-Cow Fan Club kid’s magazine. I’ve definitely seen if in Books-A-Million, and it’s probably at other fine bookstores.

Since nobody guessed both of the last two, they were Tutankhamun and Narmer (the first pharaoh.) Any guesses on these two? (one is easy.)

Speaking of publications, You Ain’t No Dancer is no available for preorder, if you’re not going to pick it up at SPX or your local comics shoppppe.

In other news:

Congratulations to my friend , who’s getting married next month!

and happy birthday to Michele!

Speaking of, I’m about to head off to a party…

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Walk like an Egyptian

on August 4, 2005

Two sketches! These are for some illustrations I’ve been working for the “Moo Cow Fan Club” kids magazine. The theme for the upcoming issue is Ancient Egypt, and I’m illustrating an article about pharaohs. A No-Prize to the first person who can correctly identify both pharaohs! Hint: They’re saying their names!

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