Office Ewok

 I received a Facebook message from Altered Esthetics with a link to a review for the Lutefisk Sushi E - Bento Box of Mini comics (the cartoon show currently on through November)

A massive thanks to the good people at Stumptown Trade Review for mentioning my work:

"The standout of the entire set is Office Ewok by James Powell.  It deals with the harsh realities of what happens when an Ewok comes into conflict with an office dress code.  The end is laugh out loud funny and works whether or not you are a Star Wars fan.  This one has already been passed around the STR office a few times."

The full review with mentions of some of other artists and links to their sites is here.

HAUNT

 

 I have been a little absent from the Illustration Friday page of late but here is a something I did this morning for their topic of "Haunt". I have thought about this as the story line for something before, all the animals you have eaten coming back to haunt you.

When I was traveling I told my young cousins that I was going to eat an animal for every letter in the alphabet. in Vietnam I had Porcupine. P......as in Pig.......total waste of a letter meal. I've eaten loads of little pigs. 

Porcupine is not very nice. I know, complete shocker right?!

Saint Paul Art Crawl!!!

SAINT PAUL ART CRAWL - THIS WEEKEND!!!!

*WHERE:
Rossmor Building
500 Robert Street
St. Paul, MN

*WHEN:
APRIL
12th (Friday) :6-10pm
13th (Saturday):12-8pm
14th (Sunday) :12-5pm

I will be at my usual spot on the 2nd floor - Just go through the main entrance (pictured) and up the stairs and I'll be to the left.

Because sometimes people don't want a scared looking woman staring at them....one would hope.

I tried something a little bit different over the last two days. This painting was done straight onto the canvas without any initial pencil sketching, no colour plan and no real idea of what it was going to change to. She started off a little scared then I made her angry via a roller girl phase now she is getting a little more confident.

"ROCK OUT WITH YOUR EWOK OUT"

Only two days left until FALLCON - I'll be there with some new paper cuts, paintings and prints - Ewok 'N' Roll!!

                       

Fallcon 2012 Star Wars paper cuts

 

FALLCON the MCBA Comic Book Party (aka the One Day Wonder) is this Saturday (October 6th – 2012 – 10AM to 5PM) I got some good feedback on the paper cuts at the Springcon so here are two (of three) new Star Wars themed paper cut pieces. Above is "Proud Boba" below "Never trust a Droid" (or "Cheeky little R2")

 

I first started doing paper cuts thinking it would be loads quicker than my usual paintings. It isn't. It takes bloody ages, but I like how they turn out. I have a third one finished and a few ideas for some others....and less than a week until Fallcon to do them.

Lutefisk Sushi : Volume E - Mini Comics Show

 Every year Altered Esthetics Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis dedicates one of it's monthly shows to comic art. This November comes the Lutefisk Sushi: Volume E show. Lutefisk Sushi is a series of limited edition, screen-printed boxes filled with mini-comics by Minnesota cartoonists.

 

I just finished my mini comic which will be printed 160 times. One for each Lutefisk Sushi box.

My comic has Ewoks.

I found out about the Lutefisk sushi shows when I was in England still and my then girlfriend, now wife found one of the promotional postcards for the show and sent it to me....that made me find out about the International Cartoonist conspiracy which I am now a member of and also about Altered Esthetics, which I am now a member of the board and part of the committee that helped plan out this years Lutefisk show.