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Artist // Professional // Film & Animation
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My Bio
04 - 26 - 2014

Since my last Deviant ID update (four years ago!) the beloved Disney TV show "Phineas and Ferb" has stopped production and I've recently moved on to a brand new Disney TV show with the working title of "Rapscallions". By the time it actually shows up on TV (more than a year from now), it will have a new title…but we don't know what that is yet. It's fun though, and a bunch of my most favorite P&F co-workers have migrated over to this new show with me. So it already feels like home.

Between these shows I was briefly at Titmouse Studios in Hollywood, working on a show called "Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja". It was back to my small studio roots! A creaky old building, lots of beautiful young fresh-out-of-art-school artists, small budgets, close quarters, funny smells, etc. It was fun to be the "old guy" who had funny animation stories to tell, and an eager audience of new-to-the-business artists to tell them to. But when Disney called, I shook hands and said my goodbyes. Because, let's face it, nothing beats the fit and finish (and paychecks!) (and perks!) of a big studio like Disney.

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Oh right, some people might be reading this for the first time.

I work in the television animation business. I'm a storyboard artist in Los Angeles.

"Oh. What's that like?"

I was once interviewed through a series of emails, and I was asked: "What's a typical day like for you with regards to your job?"

I answered:

Sit.

Think of the story.

Think of the funny.

Draw it.

Draw it well.

Draw it fast.

Repeat.

That's my job. And, in what I'm about to say I'm glossing over the really hard work it took to get myself into my current station, and the extraordinary amount of effort it takes to remain employed (by drawing and re-drawing a thousand little pictures every six weeks), but really, it's a ton of fun. And if you want improve or maintain your skills of storytelling and drawing, there's really nothing else quite like it.

If you can handle the workload, breaking a story and bringing it to life is one of life's greatest joys.

You go to bed at night with a sore hand. But there's a smile on your face, and a deep feeling of satisfaction.

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Tools of the Trade
Col-Erase pencils are the ♥
Other Interests
Catching fancies, following muses.
I rarely have the time or ability to make an actual written-with-words entry on my blog. Most of the time I just post the same drawings that I post here on DA. But two days ago, I learned that the Mickey Mouse Short that I've been working on has been pulled from production. This unfortunate turn of events knocked me out of my normal mind-space while simultaneously clearing my schedule (because, what am I going to do if I go into work on Friday? Sit there and look at my desk? The project is OVER). So rather than sit around sulking, I began to write. Or, to be more accurate, "while" I was sitting around sulking, I also began to write. And th
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No, I didn't die. Nor did I get fed up and stomp away from DA in an angry huff. I just went on vacation. But now I'm back, and I can post the drawings that I WOULD have posted, had I been here.
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Hi. I've been away for a few days, visiting Yosemite national park with my family. REALLY pretty place. Probably the most spectacular mountain/valley formations I've ever seen in my life. Amazing. I had a friend upload these drawings to my Facebook account, but I didn't post them here before I left (like I was able to do last year). So here they are. A little late, but all are present and accounted for, sir. Enjoy.
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Probably won't see this since the last upload here was awhile ago, but it's good to see someone else busting out with the Colerase.

Oh.... such a personal and unique style!!!!!! compliments!!
Thank you. I hope it shows through...all the fun that I'm having! 
Yea, for sure ! It's so evident :)  the best way to do art!!!!  :la:
So many terrific things since my last visit. Always such a pleasure - thank you!
Thank you for that. I still love cranking out the art...even after three years. 
I love your style! Amazing artwork, hope to see lots more.