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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Sketchbook - The Grapes of Wrath
Drew this while watching the 1940 movie version of the famous book by John Steinbeck. My review: the book is much, much better. Would make a better 8-hour HBO mini-series than a 2-hour film.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Field of Beans
I've talked about my many different jobs on this planet.
However, I forgot to bring up my short stint as a Children's Book Illustrator.
However, I forgot to bring up my short stint as a Children's Book Illustrator.
And, yep, I totally forgot about it until now. Can you believe that?
Waaaaayyy back in 1998, I illustrated a children's story called Field of Beans for a small start-up children's book publishing company in Columbus called Berry Books.
Take a gander at it right here.
The cool thing about this particular project was that I thought up the actual look and feel of the characters. In fact, the publisher (Curtis Paulson) liked my characters so much, he kept them around in other books.
Another cool thing: According to the website, a total of nine books have been printed and distributed in every state and several countries.
Eat your heart out J.K. Rowling.
Granted, I didn't make a ton of money off of this project (I think it was about $600 for about 70+ hours of work including meetings, revisions, sketches, etc) and the final product isn't that spectacular. But, this particular experience not only helped hone my illustrating/cartooning skills, but it introduced me to the wonderful world of Photoshop - and its endless possibilities.
In any event, when I talked about writing and illustrating my own book, I had totally forgotten that I already have one in the coffer. Cool!
So, in addition to this new copywriting job, and the book illustrator job, I now have had a grand total of 37 jobs - in almost 38 years.
Yay me!
Waaaaayyy back in 1998, I illustrated a children's story called Field of Beans for a small start-up children's book publishing company in Columbus called Berry Books.
Take a gander at it right here.
The cool thing about this particular project was that I thought up the actual look and feel of the characters. In fact, the publisher (Curtis Paulson) liked my characters so much, he kept them around in other books.
Another cool thing: According to the website, a total of nine books have been printed and distributed in every state and several countries.
Eat your heart out J.K. Rowling.
Granted, I didn't make a ton of money off of this project (I think it was about $600 for about 70+ hours of work including meetings, revisions, sketches, etc) and the final product isn't that spectacular. But, this particular experience not only helped hone my illustrating/cartooning skills, but it introduced me to the wonderful world of Photoshop - and its endless possibilities.
In any event, when I talked about writing and illustrating my own book, I had totally forgotten that I already have one in the coffer. Cool!
So, in addition to this new copywriting job, and the book illustrator job, I now have had a grand total of 37 jobs - in almost 38 years.
Yay me!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Young Eimer - Inside a Bottle Rocket
Yet another drawing from my box of goodies that was found last week.
This one is titled 'Inside a Bottle Rocket' (click image to enlarge).
A little history on this one. I faintly remember drawing this picture after our parents let my brother and I graduate from Black Snakes, Pops, Smoke Bombs and Sparklers to bigger Fourth of July ammo like Bottle Rockets, Roman Candles, Firecrackers and - yes - M-80's (although my brother was the only one allowed to light those suckers).
I was so excited about bottle rockets, that I couldn't sleep. As a matter of fact, our Mom drove us up to Ohio Fireworks multiple times during the summer, so we could stock up - and I'm talking waaaayyyy after the Fourth of July.
Thanks Mom!
Ahhhh, the simplicity of youth, and the things that excited boys before they took a keen interest in girls...horror movies, sports, bike riding, a full can of WD40 and fireworks.
Wait a minute! Not too much has changed at all, except for my adulthood affinity for Gorilla Glue and Gorilla Tape.
This one is titled 'Inside a Bottle Rocket' (click image to enlarge).
A little history on this one. I faintly remember drawing this picture after our parents let my brother and I graduate from Black Snakes, Pops, Smoke Bombs and Sparklers to bigger Fourth of July ammo like Bottle Rockets, Roman Candles, Firecrackers and - yes - M-80's (although my brother was the only one allowed to light those suckers).
I was so excited about bottle rockets, that I couldn't sleep. As a matter of fact, our Mom drove us up to Ohio Fireworks multiple times during the summer, so we could stock up - and I'm talking waaaayyyy after the Fourth of July.
Thanks Mom!
Ahhhh, the simplicity of youth, and the things that excited boys before they took a keen interest in girls...horror movies, sports, bike riding, a full can of WD40 and fireworks.
Wait a minute! Not too much has changed at all, except for my adulthood affinity for Gorilla Glue and Gorilla Tape.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
On the verge of a Bigfoot discovery?
I was going to write about something else today, but damn if i didn't come across this little nugger news story about Bigfoot.
You know I can't pass up on a news story about Bigfoot.
BIlly Willard, President of the Sasquatch Watch of Virginia organization, says he's on the verge of a major discovery that will have homo sapiens re-thinking the way we look at the natural world.
Pretty heavy, stuff. Call me intriqued.
I've hiked, pretty much, most of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. There were miles and miles of stretches where we didn't see a living soul. One particular morning on the Trail, a friend of mine pulled himself out of his tent and started smiling.
"Funny stuff last night," he said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Grunting and snorting outside my tent," he said. "You spooked me for a second till I realized it was you."
"Dude, I didn't even get out of my tent last night," I said. "Must have been a black bear."
"I've been around a lot of black bears," my buddy said. "There ain't no bear that grunts and snorts like that."
We were silent.
In any event, click here to read the story.
And click SWV link above for some interesting news.
Oh, and for other Eimer Debris Bigfoot-related stories, click here.
You know I can't pass up on a news story about Bigfoot.
BIlly Willard, President of the Sasquatch Watch of Virginia organization, says he's on the verge of a major discovery that will have homo sapiens re-thinking the way we look at the natural world.
Pretty heavy, stuff. Call me intriqued.
I've hiked, pretty much, most of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. There were miles and miles of stretches where we didn't see a living soul. One particular morning on the Trail, a friend of mine pulled himself out of his tent and started smiling.
"Funny stuff last night," he said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Grunting and snorting outside my tent," he said. "You spooked me for a second till I realized it was you."
"Dude, I didn't even get out of my tent last night," I said. "Must have been a black bear."
"I've been around a lot of black bears," my buddy said. "There ain't no bear that grunts and snorts like that."
We were silent.
In any event, click here to read the story.
And click SWV link above for some interesting news.
Oh, and for other Eimer Debris Bigfoot-related stories, click here.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Murder Hill 2: Electric Boogaloo
In my basement, I have 10, 11 (or 15) boxes of stuff that I've collected over my years on this Earth. I've hauled these boxes from house to house, starting when I moved out of my parent's house for good, way back in 1991.
What's in these boxes you ask? Drawings, crayons, action figures, old watches term papers, magazine clips, sketch books, Playboys, Fangoria, etc. Basicaly a lot of stuff. I know (I hope) my kids will love going through these boxes because there's a lot of stuff in those boxes of stuff that shows my stuff (if you know what I mean).
Once in a blue moon when I'm feeling a bit nostalgic, I open one of these boxes and, take an hour or two, to rummage through the contents, searching for any funny, creative buried treasures.
Well lo and behold, I came upon another interesting Eimer drawing (circa early 1980's) that could give Murder Hill and Richie Rich a run for it's money. It's a before and after type drawing, but taken to the extreme.
What's in these boxes you ask? Drawings, crayons, action figures, old watches term papers, magazine clips, sketch books, Playboys, Fangoria, etc. Basicaly a lot of stuff. I know (I hope) my kids will love going through these boxes because there's a lot of stuff in those boxes of stuff that shows my stuff (if you know what I mean).
Once in a blue moon when I'm feeling a bit nostalgic, I open one of these boxes and, take an hour or two, to rummage through the contents, searching for any funny, creative buried treasures.
Well lo and behold, I came upon another interesting Eimer drawing (circa early 1980's) that could give Murder Hill and Richie Rich a run for it's money. It's a before and after type drawing, but taken to the extreme.
BEFORE
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AFTER
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Oh, that's not all. This one particular box had some pretty funny stuff that I drew, and wrote, in my youth.
Definitely more to come.
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