Why I Like the Maya
August 24, 2012
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I have a confession to make: I think I like the Mayans the best of the Mesoamerican cultures I’ve researched. I feel sort of terrible about this, in the way a parent might feel admitting that they have a favorite child. But it’s right there in front of me and rather undeni
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Rocks and the Ancient Inca
August 10, 2012
Before working on BURIED I really didn’t know much about the Inca. I knew they lived in Peru, in the high mountains of the Andes, and I’d of course seen lots of dreamy photos of Macchu Picchu and llamas with tassles. Oh, and of course there’s that Disney movie. Kronk
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Sun Worship and Sacrifices
July 27, 2012
Lately as I work on the sketches for BURIED I’m struck by the sheer volume of sun-worship and sacrifice across cultures. Growing up going to Sunday school gave me a disconcerting familiarity to Judeo-Christian sacrifice—of course lambs and first born sons should be slaughtered o
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Horses, Battles, and a Couple of Moose
July 16, 2012
Yesterday I spent a few hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, surrounded by kids and tourists as I drifted from room to air-conditioned room. My goal was to do studies from battle scenes, to draw horses, peasants, and armor as illustration reference for my Mesoamerican BURIED BENEA
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Mayan Sculpture at the Museum of Natural History
June 27, 2012
This Sunday found me at the Museum of Natural History in NYC drawing Mayan sculptures and pottery. After many days spent indoors working on my BURIED BENEATH US book I thought it would be fun and helpful to go get a look at some source material. At first glance the Central American wi
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Leap of Faith
April 25, 2012
There is a moment that happens while working on any big art project that for me is full of electricity and magic. In a film, this moment would fall at the end of Act 1, about 25 minutes in, when the character makes a choice and crosses into the world of Act 2. It’s when Ripley a
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Huzzah! Macmillan Book Number Two!
April 10, 2012
There are so many things I love to draw: Nature. People. Architecture. Ancient civilizations. Llamas. Did she say llamas?? YES! With cheers of excitement and at least one bottle of wine, I am delighted to announce my SECOND book deal with Macmillan as the illustrator of BURIED BENEATH
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