"Just a quick sketch "

 

"Just a quick sketch, doodle or warm up before I start my day"

 

 I see this statement often on twitter

and it make me wonder how can that be a quick sketch?

A well rendered colored piece of artwork

a quick sketch for me is a bunch of lines usually done with a ballpoint pen and it takes me all of few seconds to finish it.

Most of the time I am the only one who would understand it.

Not what looks like finished artwork

The Pomeranian above started as a "quick sketch" that led to a

 

unsuccessful first attempt and a second much happier attempt that I posted on twitter

 and an Art Director loved it, so I mailed her the original a couple days ago as a gift

hope it show up today.

 

 

So this is my morning quick sketch 

Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community

 

I have dusted off the DVD's and sat back to watch films I worked on some twenty years ago

On Monday March 2nd I will be part of a panel decision  



 Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community. From 1980 until his untimely death last year, Michael Sporn’s studio produced many acclaimed television specials, most of them animated entirely here in New York.

 

To commemorate the first anniversary of his passing, ASIFA-EAST is hosting an evening of Tribute to Michael Sporn–and we’re encouraging members of the animation community to contribute to a tribute reel to be presented at the event and preserved online.

 

ASIFA-East Tribute to Michael Sporn Monday, March 2, 2015 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) SVA Theatre [Beatrice] 333 West 23rd Street (between 8th & 9th Ave.) New York, NY (no RSVP required).

 

Please join the others who knew him, worked with him, and read “Splog”–his celebrated blog to look back at his foot prints and keep his legacy alive for the future.
 

2015 SCBWI Winter Conference Portfolio Showcase

 

2015 SCBWI Winter Conference is upon us

and since the 2014 conference

 I spent most of my time hammering down my craft.

It was the year of the Penguins,

 It started out as a simple exercise that snowballed into

 FUN!

I don't know another word to describe it.

 I had fun creating them,

  I put them in different situations, places, and

turned subway riders into penguins as I sketched  them along my commute.

I truly found my voice.

I am so looking forward to share them with the Art Directors, Editors, and Agents who attend the  Portfolio Showcase this Friday night.