Some Dragon for Your Friday

It's the time of year to auction off art at the school, so here's my 2011 entry:

For the school I like to draw things that emphasize reading and fantasy together.

I kept drawing out onto the mat, since it's one of those layered ones and it has a nice sense of depth to it. Plus, it was fun.

Here's a closer look:

Here's wishing you some quality time with a good book this weekend....

The Peace Dragon Goes Hollywood

Okay, not really.

But I'm really excited that Syracuse Cultural Workers is carrying the Peace Dragon card this year! So if you are one of those really organized people who thinks about your holiday cards now, please consider using these. The dragon is happy to go out and share a message of peace with all your far-flung friends and relatives!

Sketching a Story: Movies on Paper

If you think about it, every story is really a collection of smaller stories, or moments, that influence each other. Each scene might reveal information, or clarify something from another scene, or introduce a character or a problem. All of the scenes come together, like a web of information, in the order and style that the author intends.

Here is an example of a small story, or moment, that I sketched out yesterday and today... mostly over breakfast. This is done in Sharpie and pencil.

It's essentially a bit of a movie drawn on paper. There are establishing shots, shifts in perspective, and continuity of action to think about.

In the scene, a young graffiti artist paints a dragon on a wall and then gets something she didn't bargain for...

Graffiti Dragon

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