A Change in Tone

Two black and white (and red) pieces from a couple of weeks ago:


This was a spot for Editorial for a book review. The book is about a man who returns to his hometown in Ireland and promtly goes insane. It was a little intimidating to work with such a dark subject, but I enjoyed being a little more free than usual with the watercolor. This was done with black and indigo watercolor, Speedball ink, gel medium, and white gauche.

For "What's Your Story:"



This is a comic from a personal memory, i.e., the first and only time I ever fainted, which happened to be on the subway in New York. I owe a lot to Ian Falconer for the color palette. The pages were inked with a brush, lettered with a pen, and toned with charcoal pencil and a red pastel pencil.