Scott

Under the Slimy Sea is another book I illustrated this past spring. I received my complimentary copies in the mail yesterday, and it looks great! It was a really fun project to work on. I finished this one, as well as the 2 books in the previous post, in just a couple months. It was crazy.

The book is now available on Amazon.com. And here’s the description from the Bathroom Reader website:

Uncle John’s Under the Slimy Sea Bathroom Reader For Kids Only

It’s a whole other world down here!

Join Uncle John as he takes you on an undersea voyage through the mysteries of the deep. You’ll encounter amazing photographs of unbelievable creatures, plus funny drawings, disgusting facts, bizarre stories, and some really fishy jokes. So strap on your SCUBA gear and read about…

• Turtle Traffic Jams
• Great Balls of Snot
• Surfin’ Snails
• The Schoolboy Sailor
• Globsters
• Speed Shark
• Rubber Duckies Overboard!
• …and loads more!

Here are a few of my favorite illustrations from the project:

The two books I illustrated this past spring are up on Amazon.com. The first is Flour Girl, a companion book to The Ring Bear, which came out a few years back.

The other is Ned Loses His Head, the first of a series of Ned books. Both were written by David Michael Slater. You can learn more about David and see all the books he’s written on his website.

Here’s a sample of Ned:

And here’s one from the Ring Bear. More of my illustrations for children are on my other website.

The show came down last week, and we were able to get a few more shots of everyone before it was all over.

Matt Sesow, myself, Dana Ellyn, and Emily Green Liddle

Mike, Emily, and Alan Defibaugh

Alan, Bambi Galore, and myself

Clockwise from the front center: Emily Green Liddle, Anna U Davis, Jared Davis, myself, Dana Ellyn, Matt Sesow, Albert Schweitzer, Margaret Dowell, and Ed Bisese

It’s been great getting to know Matt Sesow these past few years. We’ve been in several shows together, and we always have a good time. He’s one of the few DC artists who’s successful showing and selling his work outside the DC area, which is important if you plan on doing this for a living. He and Dana Ellyn also just finished another round of 31 Days in July. Congrats!

Video by Brad Glanzock.

I was interviewed today about “Royally Ducked” and the other work I have in Art in Heat. I’ll get the video online as soon as I can.

I haven’t included video content on my site previously, but here’s one to get the ball rolling. It’s an interview with Robert Williams, an artist and the founder of Juxtapoz magazine. It’s been around a while but worth watching if you’re interested in lowbrow and pop surrealist art.