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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | Multipanel Comics
Slob Sob Stories In my life, I've had several roommates, but I'm happy to say all have been pretty easy to get along with. Except for one. It's not that I don't like the guy. I mean, we still get along well, and we're both quite similar to one another.... [ more ]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | Sketchbook
For Every Dreamboat There Is A Barge Having recently returned from vacation, I couldn't have been more ready to get back to work. But alas, the Cosmos often likes to crouch behind your legs while Fate pushes you over. So, predictably, first-thing Monday morning I re-injured my back, making sitting... [ more ]
Friday, August 13, 2010 | Studies
Yet Another Study This actually is two requests combined into one. First, Redworm had mentioned how he had always wondered what a wild snarfus would look like. But way back in the first study, Kim had mentioned "Taking the Trash Out" as an idea. Then she got mad at me... [ more ]
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | Studies
A Not-As-Quick Color Study Subject matter suggested by Mike Shaffer. As you'd expect... suggestions are still welcome.... [ more ]
Monday, August 09, 2010 | Studies
A Quick Color Study Subject matter suggested by Sophie. Suggestions still welcome. STILL!... [ more ]
Monday, August 09, 2010 | Studies
A Quick Color Study Subject matter suggested by MM. Suggestions still welcome. Additional Note I have revised the pillows in this study so that they no longer resemble a rubber chicken. But, for the benefit of posterity and those who wish to continue to make fun of me, I am... [ more ]
Thursday, July 22, 2010 | News
Fate: Standard In Every Pack Mankind loves to put things in the hands of Fate. And why not? Fate is the ultimate nerd. It pretty much knows everything before it happens. And you can ask Fate for answers anytime, anywhere, provided you know how to ask it. I mean, you... [ more ]
Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | News
(A Brief Update Whose Title I Abbreviated To Save Time and Energy) The month of May came and went, and there was not a whiff of Kevin Cornell in the stable of illustrative looky-looing that is Bearskinrug. But I assure you, it was not for a lack of work ethic... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 | One-Off Comics
A Bearskinrug One-Off This is Theoretical Situation #78 in my Fear of Flying Fantasy. I'm sure this doesn't happen a lot, but I have to think it gets pretty boring in the cockpit, especially since you're no longer allowed to smoke or sexually harass the stewardess.... [ more ]
Monday, March 22, 2010 | One-Off Comics
A Bearskinrug One-Off This is just heartbreaking to see. And right before Mountain Prom, too.... [ more ]
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 | News
When We Dream, We're All Winners There's a quote from Carl Sagan, famous astronomer and astrophysicist, that has always inspired me. Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact wording. Something about the only limits of space being our vision or something like that. The closest I came to finding the full... [ more ]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic This is the third installment to the Christmasgram episode of Ambidextrous. Need a refresher? Start here! A Thrilling Space Contest Speaking of refreshers, I'll take this opportunity to remind you that lemonade can be a tasty and refreshing treat. And speaking of treats, let me treat you... [ more ]
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | News
Trials, Troubles, and Contributations Recently, McSweeney's released, Panorama, an homage to the endangered species of publication that is the newspaper. Also just as recently — in fact, at exactly the same time — I had the honor of having my art appear in this prestigious endeavor. My particular contribution, "Draw... [ more ]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | Editorial Illustration
Applause Versus Bananas Let's you and I chit-chat. I want your opinion. Two or three years ago I had the idea you see above. As a creator of cheap thrills, I longed for a way to see some sort of monetary gain, however small, for the content I put up... [ more ]
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic If you missed the first part of this harrowing tale, be sure to check it out here. By the way, this is the first time I ever looked up the word "harrowing". It's not very positive. Nevertheless, I think it accurately describes the delivery of a Christmasgram.... [ more ]
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic Now, I don't want this comic to start trouble in my personal life. Let me assure every single person who I sent a Christmas Card this year that I did not want to actually send them one ALL equally. This is mainly because this year Kim's been... [ more ]
Thursday, November 05, 2009 | Sketchbook
Ornithology Made Ornithillogical Today I decided to kill birds. I know what you're thinking. "Kevin, you'll need several stones to accomplish that!". But, being a scholar and a gentleman at the end of his rope with ants in his pants and an ear for idioms, I have come to understand... [ more ]
Friday, October 23, 2009 | One-Off Comics
Going Nuts About Nuts Here's the situation I've found myself in for the last few days. Halloween is fast approaching. I greatly enjoy posting holiday-themed comics. So I sat down to think of a good Halloween comic. Now, I've been doing these for a couple years now. The easy ideas... [ more ]
Friday, October 02, 2009 | Multipanel Comics
People Who Live In Glass Houses... There's no question about it. This is an classic example of poor parenting. But then again, who am I to point fingers? As parent of this very site, I have fallen behind in its feeding schedule. And now, to make up for my negligence,... [ more ]
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | Multipanel Comics
Sandcastles In The Air As the summer months fade like ghosts from our minds, I decided to, like some sort of EPA malcontent, shut down the ghost containment facility and unleash summer memories upon the world. Which is an elaborate way of saying... this comic is from the summer. Though... [ more ]
Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Editorial Illustration
Home Invasion A couple of days ago, I had the strangest experience. See, I was just sitting at my computer, working, when I heard this tip-tapping outside my office door. Slow, plodding footsteps. But not the kind of sound a shoe would make. The footfall of a bare foot. With... [ more ]
Thursday, August 13, 2009 | Mojo Comics
All Cleaning All The Time Now, I know what you're thinking. My last post was about vacuum robots... what's going on? Is it just going to be cleaning jokes all the time from now on? And the answer is... yes. I recently sold the entire Bearskinrug Intellectual property to a... [ more ]
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 | News
My Baptismal Font This week Veer released Phaeton, my first contribution to the world of fonts. I can now attend typographer soirées. If anyone is throwing one of these anytime soon, send me an invite. I'll wear my "I like my punctuation well-hung" shirt. If you've ever made a font,... [ more ]
Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Editorial Illustration
Vices Bring Us (or Two Wood Boards With Glue In The Middle) Closer Together I am a fan of the martini. It was not always this way. After reaching the momentous age of twenty-one, when an American youth can finally admit that they've been drinking for years, my father —... [ more ]
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 | Mojo Comics
Picnic, Thou Art Easily Crashed If you were to create a list of things Mojo has ruined, I think you'd find a lot of picnics on there. The picnic is an inherently fragile endeavor, being easily ruined by so many disaster scenarios. Rainclouds. Dust Storms. Fire Ants. Ice Ants. Quicksand.... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | News
Like Law But With Less Bars and More Drinking Yourself To Oblivion Being an Illustrator is similar to being a Lawyer. What's that you say? No... Illustrators don't "thrive on the misfortune of others". What I mean to say is... uh... no, we don't "melt when doused in water"... no,... [ more ]
Friday, April 10, 2009 | Sketchbook
A Call To Simpler Times Sometime last year, I decided to take a break from intensively drawn and painted sketchbooks and get back to more of a crude, quick-and-dirty book. I even got a Moleskine Notebook rather than the normal sketchbook, the notebook being comprised of thinnner, less-expensive paper to... [ more ]
Friday, March 13, 2009 | Sketchbook
Spelunked Sketch Inspires Wretched Fest This week, for the first time in two years, I find myself at home rather than attending South By Southwest. So, to make up for the education and camaraderie I'm missing in Austin, I decided to throw my own festival of learning here. I've rented... [ more ]
Friday, January 09, 2009 | Editorial Illustration
Fluff Kerfuffle Once again, I find myself entering production on not just one but two books as I enter January. And since my petition to have Earth's rotation slowed to 30 hours has fallen on deaf ears, it looks like I'll just need to find other areas in which to... [ more ]
Friday, December 19, 2008 | Editorial Illustration
I Saw Three Lawyers Come Sailing In... Last week I was strolling about, humming a tune I made up in my head when I thought to myself: Why... this mirthful little dirge would make a fantastic Christmas carol! And so, tearing open the shutters of my computer, and throwing up... [ more ]
Thursday, November 20, 2008 | Editorial Illustration
The Ingredients Of Success Throughout my life, I have pursued a lot of pizza. And consequently, I have spent a great deal of time studying the tops of pizza boxes, usually in the first trance-like minute or so of gorging. Recently I found myself contemplating the curiosities of a particular... [ more ]
Thursday, November 13, 2008 | News
Headline: Back Attack Hurts Sales This week, I write under rather unusual circumstances. See, on Sunday, I was doing a lot of leaf-raking, followed by running, followed by more leaf-raking, followed by bringing in the outdoor furniture. And somewhere in this smorgasbord of physical activity, I managed to throw my... [ more ]
Friday, November 07, 2008 | Sketchbook
An Investment That Won't Dry Up It take two things to be a real-estate entrepreneur: money, and big ideas. And while I don't have the money for entrepreneurship, I do have plenty of big ideas. Huge ideas. Picture this: you go to an amusement park with the family. You're enjoying... [ more ]
Thursday, October 09, 2008 | Editorial Illustration
Another Look At The Pore Man's Art Lately, I've been pleasantly surprised to find that people are getting tattoos of things I've drawn. This is quite a compliment for any artist to receive — it's heart-warming to know that someone was willing to sit in intense pain for up to... [ more ]
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 | Mojo Comics
The Baby Needs Fluffing What a shame. It's tough being a single parent, working and raising a child. Even if the child is just a pillow tucked under a maternity dress. Although, in Mojo's defense, an overstuffed pillow is much closer to being the actual offspring of a sock monkey... [ more ]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | Sketchbook
Spelunking Up North I recently arrived home from a trip to the Ottawa International Animation Festival with my frequent travel companions, Rob and Sutter. We had made a similar trip about two years ago, and I for one was looking forward to the opportunity to drink in Ottawa's many pubs,... [ more ]
Thursday, September 11, 2008 | Multipanel Comics
Grim Business More than anything, this comic makes me wonder about the "urgent business" for which Death had to leave. Think about it — for him to zip off in the middle of a reaping means it was probably an emergency, and judging by the nature of his job, the... [ more ]
Thursday, September 04, 2008 | Ambidextrous Comics
Lucky Break The custom of toting about a rabbit's foot really is quite odd. Although I have to admit, I never really came to this conclusion until getting Ernie. There's actually a great deal of similarity between rabbits and dachshunds. Both are quite diminutive in stature, and have long skinny... [ more ]
Thursday, August 28, 2008 | News
Autographed Benjamin Buttons With enough of you bibliophiles seemingly interested in owning an autographed copy of Benjamin Button, I've made them available in the store for pre-order. So feel free to order yourself a copy. But, if you need some art to get your book-owning juices aroused, then by all... [ more ]
Thursday, August 21, 2008 | News
New Shirt Available! For those of you who long to wear this coupon-cutting felon on your chest, I have good news. Classic Lew Shirts are now available for purchase in the Bearskinrug Store. Finally, you can wear a t-shirt and scarf at the same time! Regarding Autographed copies of Benjamin... [ more ]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | News
Rumors greatly exaggerated... As you may remember, I had to take a hiatus of sorts from Bearskinrug back in February. Despite speculations to the contrary, I did not go on a pilgrimage; and even if I did, it wouldn't have been to Furhnersville, Ohio (I'm not even sure what religion... [ more ]
Friday, August 01, 2008 | Helpful Tips
Paper For Your Tools There's a lot of paper choices out there. A lot. And I'm not even counting weird non-artistic paper, like wax paper or wall paper. Yet I still haven't found the perfect paper. Each paper, has its advantages, and its disadvantages. As the old saying goes, you... [ more ]
Thursday, July 17, 2008 | Multipanel Comics
Tense At Present I'll be honest here. I haven't been on an interview in years. But I still do remember some tricks for ensuring a successful interview. For instance, during an interview, I'd often use sex to my advantage. You see, at no point during the interview would I offer... [ more ]
Thursday, July 10, 2008 | Helpful Tips
Painting Tools A couple of weeks ago I shared some information on what sort of tools I use for drawing roughs, including pencils, erasers, and other relevant doodads. The installment after that dealt with the tools I need for black and white art. This week I'll be sharing those very... [ more ]
Thursday, June 19, 2008 | Helpful Tips
Pen and Ink Drawing Tools As you may recall, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about the pencils (and other tools of the graphite trade) that I tend to use. This week I'm hoping to answer some of the questions I get regarding Pen & Ink. These are the... [ more ]
Thursday, June 12, 2008 | Multipanel Comics
Hey! What happened to learning? I know, I know... this week was supposed to be Part II. of Bear Tools. But on Tuesday night we had one nasty thunderstorm that knocked out my internet until today. Consequently, I didn't get as far with Part II. as I'd like. So in... [ more ]
Thursday, June 05, 2008 | Helpful Tips
An Examination Of Drawing Implements Occasionally, someone will write me asking what sort of pens, pencils and paper I use. And just as occasionally, I'll write back with a legitimate answer or gypsy curse. So I've decided to preemptively answer some of these future emails by posting an article, much... [ more ]
Thursday, May 22, 2008 | Sketchbook
Don't Dig A Hole; Dig A Smole! Benjamin Smole, as you can tell, sells premium-grade holes. We're talking high-quality cavities here, not those cheap, knock-offs you see on TV, calling themselves a hole when they're — at best — a ditch. No sir, you put a Smole Classic™ or a... [ more ]
Thursday, May 08, 2008 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic I can easily identify with this — it took me forever to be able to eat a mushy banana. I also don't care for eating the end of the banana, that part that gets impaled by the little spike at the bottom of the peel. Yet I... [ more ]
Thursday, May 01, 2008 | Mojo Comics
Acting Poorly When I was younger, I thought acting must be a pretty easy job, and consequently didn't give actors much credit. This might have been because it's so much easier to weave intricate webs of lies when you're a teenager. But as an adult, I've come to understand acting... [ more ]
Monday, March 17, 2008 | Multipanel Comics
A Brief Check-In As some of you may or may not know, last week was South by Southwest 2008, the interactive web conference. I made the trip again this year, and it was lovely to have been unshackled from the desk for a weekend. One welcome bonus to making the... [ more ]
Friday, February 01, 2008 | Mojo Comics
Comic Deployed. Starting Decompression Sequence. Well I hate to say it, but after 3-going-on-4 years of weekly BSR posting, I'm going to take a hiatus of sorts. Between an uber-job I can't quite talk about yet, my other recurring online duties, and a work pace in January that resulted in... [ more ]
Thursday, January 17, 2008 | Sketchbook
More Sketchbook Spelunking, huh? That's right! Here's another spread from Sketchbook Eighteen, containing the autobiographical comic Mail Call. I always said to myself, 'Kevin, never do any autobiographic comic work — it's just too cliché', yet here I am breaking my own rules. Actually, I never made that rule. But... [ more ]
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 | News
Letterpressed Peoplemals For Christmas! There are people in this world who celebrate humanity. Who admire the human form, and take great pleasure in art that captures man in his basic daily life. Conversely, there are those who find nature's complexity and inexhaustible inventiveness to be an unmatched area of artistic... [ more ]
Thursday, December 06, 2007 | News
The Santas of Many Lands This year, the good folks at AIGA New York asked if I'd like to design one of the wrapping papers for their 2007 Holiday Party. Being quite the holiday enthusiast, I agreed, and put together a snazzy wrapping paper depicting four of the many cultural... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | Mojo Comics
Turkey stuffed with a Turkey As entertaining as the above situation may be, it illustrates an important point about proper turkey preparation. When cooking your turkey, internal temperatures need to get very high in order kill the various bacteria that may be making a home inside your bird. Stuffings tend... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 | Multipanel Comics
Readers! The above comic shrouds the truth! Last year sometime I posted about Sharks, one of nature's wettest animals. Back then, I knew very little about this killer of the deep, but decided it would be irresponsible to post about sharks without giving people the feeling they learned something. So... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 | News
The New Mojo Book Over the years, Mojo has lost quite a few jobs, the details of most having only been preserved in court records and the occasional Action News report. But thanks in part to the cooperation of city officials and two generous parole officers, a compendium of Mojo's... [ more ]
Thursday, October 25, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
Daring High-Risk Robbery! I don't often post unplanned. But I'm going to take advantage of the "writing as therapeutic tool" aspect of owning a website, and hope this update makes me feel somewhat better. Having just showered, I came out of the bathroom to find this door open: Which is... [ more ]
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 | News
Who is the superest hero of them all? A couple weeks ago, I posted the results of my My Team, Your Team match against Mr. Sutter. Having enjoyed the game quite a bit, Sutter and I started thinking that an entire site dedicated to superheroes one-upping one another was actually... [ more ]
Friday, September 28, 2007 | News
Inman vs. Cornell vs. Time Just a quick update for anyone interested; today is my Layer Tennis match against that handsome devil, Shaun Inman, with commentary by that handsome devil John Gruber, hosted by the handsome devils over at Coudal Partners. First volley goes up at 2pm, Chicago time! (which... [ more ]
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | Sketchbook
Yet Another Drawing Game Back when I posted the Doodle Association Game, a gentleman by the name of Andy Havens left a comment about a game he played called My Team, Your Team. And damn did it sound like fun! I have played a couple times since then, usually over... [ more ]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | News
An Exciting Investment Opportunity! Even as you read this, hidden in secret compartments under beds deep within the Cornell Household lies perhaps our greatest untapped resource — the Classic Mojo shirt. For months, scientists (Kevin) at Cornell University (Kevin Cornell University) have been studying their many uses, and finally, an... [ more ]
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 | Mojo Comics
Grocery Grazing Mojo doesn't strike me as a pizza lover, which could explain why things turned out the way they did. His favorite food, which I may or may not have mentioned before, is Beef Wellington — essentially a beef tenderloin wrapped in puff pastry. I suspect it's because he... [ more ]
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | Sketchbook
Black and White and Read All Over Invariably, when I purchase a sketchbook specifically designed for watercolor, the last thing I feel like doing in it is painting. I think it has something to do with the fact that painting requires a bit of patience, waiting for the page to... [ more ]
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 | One-Off Comics
Knowing Is Half The Battle I'm always quite interested in books, television shows, and movies about wilderness survival. Which is odd, considering I have absolutely no urge to experience the outdoors. I think my interest stems from the belief that if I ever am stranded in the wilderness, my theoretical... [ more ]
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 | Helpful Tips
Tips and Tricks for Maintaining Creativity If you've lost your creative zip, or your creative zazz, there's plenty of ways to get them back. Or at least, that's what I believe, so I wrote up an article with some advice on the subject to post here on Bearskinrug. But, to... [ more ]
Thursday, August 09, 2007 | News
Submission Highlights The past two weeks of my life have been filled with delight; the giddy delight of receiving translated blob drawings in the mail! And because delight is infectious, I have selected some of my favorite submissions to share. As well as my own blob-derived Mojo comic. Mainly because... [ more ]
Thursday, August 02, 2007 | Multipanel Comics
The Phenomenon Of Somnambulism I myself have never gotten up and strolled away while sleeping (nor, have any of my body parts for that matter). I have to say I'm pretty thankful for that. Sleep walking sounds like a terribly inconvenient affliction. You go to all this trouble in the... [ more ]
Friday, July 27, 2007 | Sketchbook
A Doodling Diversion Occasionally, as a little drawing game, I'll ask the lovely Kimlan to draw some blobular shapes for me, which I then turn into things. Usually characters, because I quite enjoy drawing faces. Though as I sit here, it occurs to me it would be just as fun... [ more ]
Friday, July 13, 2007 | Sketchbook
Spontaneous Sketchbook Spelunking It occurred to me today, sitting here in Bearskinrug Headquarters, that the end of the week is about relaxing. It's about following your whims, and doing just what you feel like. And today, I sure felt like posting something from my sketchbook, instead of my original idea... [ more ]
Monday, July 09, 2007 | Multipanel Comics
Amending the Cosmic Constitution This weekend, I was thinking about wishes. Not necessarily about wishes I'd like to make, but more about the various rituals we perform in order to earn the right to make a wish. Birthday candles, coins in wells, blowing an eyelash, seeing a shooting star, breaking... [ more ]
Monday, June 25, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
Birds of an Opposite Feather I was thinking today, that there's two different styles of daily working. Hummingbirds flit from project to project, back and forth all day, getting a little bit done at a time. While woodpeckers hunker down, and spend all day jackhammering away at a project until... [ more ]
Thursday, May 31, 2007 | News
The Voices Know Best Let's say, hypothetically, that you're crazy. And as a crazy person, you took every painting, poster, tapestry, wall sconce, and framed family portrait in your house and burned them all in a bonfire, because that's what the voices told you to do. But now the voices... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | Multipanel Comics
The Late Great Connie Caper A little mischief never hurt no one, no how! Except li'l Jimmy. But Fun Uncle Stu won't let a silly-billy ol' fireworks boo-boo sink his sugarcubes! No, sir! Time to swing by Sis's house and see if Connie-kadoo wants to ditch those stuffy chores and... [ more ]
Thursday, May 17, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
Concerning Concern I am a bit of a worry wort. I don't believe I've always been one. When I think back on the me of four or five years ago, I remember myself as being a pretty laid-back, roll-with-the-punches, laissez-faire kind of guy. Of course, I didn't have as many... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 | Sketchbook
Midnight Micterations With the recent introduction of a rather tiny-bladdered household member, the Cornell Patriarch finds himself waking up regularly at 1:30 AM these days. Not that I didn't already seem to be heading in that direction — while Ernie's bladder is small, my prostate only grows bigger, so that... [ more ]
Thursday, April 26, 2007 | News
A limited-edition collection of drawings, comics and paintings pieced together from old sketchbooks and piles of loose art Good news! If you're the one who kidnapped my uncle and are holding him for ransom until you get one of my sketchbooks, put down that piece of ear and pick up... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
Planning for the Future It occurred to me, some time ago, that if I ever lost my right arm, I'd be screwed. You see, I use my right arm for all kinds of important things. Eating, high-fiving, arm-wrestling, thumb-wrestling, button operation, dishwashing, throwing, and much, much, more. But the most... [ more ]
Monday, April 16, 2007 | News
My Dog is a Wiener As has been documented elsewhere in pictures, Kim and I recently got a dachshund named Ernie. We brought him home about ten days ago, when he was approximately 8 weeks old. Amongst zoologists and canine-centric communities, a dog this age is known as a puppy.... [ more ]
Thursday, March 29, 2007 | News
The Torso-Topping Stunt I've recently been jumping through flaming hoops — in the good way — to put together a shirt design for Daring Fireball, the excellent site of developer, author and fellow Philadelphian John Gruber. I couldn't have been happier to work on this baby. It's based on his... [ more ]
Wednesday, March 07, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
A Tale Twice Told For quite a while now, I've silently lamented the fact that one of my favorite personal projects is as well-hid as pirate pajamas. Buried in the depths of the infrequently-updated Quadruped, The Story of Quadruped was my first contribution to our four-person website. I've always wanted... [ more ]
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | Mojo Comics
Revenge is a Dish Best Served With Sprinkles Seeing as the last post revealed an appalling lack of Lewis comics on this site, I figured I'd dig one up from the pile and post it. This one is probably about a year or two old, and it's actually based on... [ more ]
Friday, February 16, 2007 | Mojo Comics
The Height of Irresponsibility There's not too many possible outcomes if you're going to allow Mojo to join your fire company. Things will burn down. Theoretically, there might be less fires throughout the year, since Mojo is responsible for about 35% of them. But now there's an increased risk of... [ more ]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | News
Travel Made Safe and Easy Planning a vacation this year? Well, cancel it — because there's no need to go see the sights when the sights can come to you! Visit historic Brindlehall, or Oakthorpe, or even the quaint town of Harmelle! That's right! Using state-of-the-art technology, I've synthesized everything... [ more ]
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 | Multipanel Comics
Lumberjack Lament The life of a Lumberjack is no picnic. Even a Lumberjack Picnic is no picnic, for the threat of bears makes dining leisurely at ground level a near-impossibility. All meals are taken in the treetops, and yet the lightning-quick appearance of a Beaver Swarm could disrupt a refreshing... [ more ]
Thursday, January 18, 2007 | Editorial Illustration
Ain't Not Misbehavin' While I never drew on the walls (at least, not as extensively as above), I did have a propensity for mischief when I was a wee lad. Of course, I only know this because I've been told so by my parents. I'm not particularly good at remembering... [ more ]
Thursday, January 11, 2007 | Sketchbook
More Sketchbook Spelunking Here's a couple of samples from my Tenth Sketchbook, started and finished in the autumn of 2004. I thought today would be as good a time as any to show a couple of sketchbook pages. After all, it is National Sketchbook Day. Except that it isn't. But,... [ more ]
Monday, January 01, 2007 | News
Pragmatic Dream Fulfillment When I was a young boy of curly lock and apple cheek, I often dreamed what life would be like in 2007. Of course, children are given to unrealistic expectations about the near-distant future; robot maids, pneumatic tube-travel, ice-cream rain. I, however, expected the world of 2007... [ more ]
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 | Word of the Day
A Word of Many Days Ago Comic I have to admit, I'm not feeling very creative today. My body is back to work, but my mind is still gorging cookies and trying to answer ridiculously hard trivial pursuit questions. Despite that, I definitely wanted to post a comic today; so... [ more ]
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 | Sketchbook
Another Set of Six Here's a second installment of characters from P.G. Wodehouse's "Wooster and Jeeves" tales. It took a while, but I finally arrived at a satisfactory depiction of Jeeves. I never quite imagined him as an old man; though I definitely pictured him being older than Bertie. This... [ more ]
Monday, December 18, 2006 | Sketchbook
Another Packed Page It seems that lately I've become quite the hog of vertical space. I'm like that selfish fellow George, who stole all the balloons. Or a greedy choir of Lumberjacks who down flapjack after flapjack, without any consideration for the hungry giant moose who fills out the bass... [ more ]
Monday, December 11, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Little Monkey with a Big Heart and Little Brain I'd love to know just what charity Mojo is collecting for. I remember him raising $65 dollars this summer for an in-ground pool, so it may be a continuation of that cause. Though I have a suspicion he finished it —... [ more ]
Wednesday, December 06, 2006 | Sketchbook
W-who house? About a year ago, I received a recommendation from frequent contributor Biggest Apple/Smallest Photo that I should look into the fiction of P.G Wodehouse (pronounced, I think "woodhouse"). I am not a fan of fiction. I tend to drift towards books about history or science, or books filled... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 | Sketchbook
The Human Goes: "Turt! Turt!" In the beginning of sketchbook 16, I was doodling away when I happened to spew out a fellow with a turtle strapped to his back. Now, it was supposed to be a guy with a turtle shell — but as it happens I accidentally included... [ more ]
Friday, November 17, 2006 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic Today is a unique day in Bearskinrug History. It counts the first time ever I've put up two posts in one day. After this morning's post, it occurred to me that the comic doesn't work as well without the one above preceding it. That's one of those... [ more ]
Friday, November 17, 2006 | News
An Ambidextrous Comic If I had to go to Hell, I'd want to make sure I bring the following items: A toothbrush... because cavities abound in the realm of eternal torture. A hairbrush. Cavities you couldn't have imagined on earth show up in Hell. A VCR — so I don't... [ more ]
Monday, November 13, 2006 | News
A Collection of Bearskinrug One-Panel Comics After a blitzkrieg of new inventory, I've come to the Store's final installment for 2006. Which is a relief, because I spent almost this entire year compiling, editing, pencil-roughing, crying-on, inking, spitting at, and designing the first Six-Penny Anthems collection. This particular edition —... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Christmas Comic? What's that? Too early for a Christmas comic? Perhaps. But I wanted give people as early a chance as possible to purchase their very own Mojo Christmas Cards! Christmas Cards? That's right — I have printed up Christmas Cards featuring this very Mojo comic on the front. So... [ more ]
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 | Sketchbook
More Sketchbook Spelunking I had some time last week to work on my latest sketchbook, which has sat neglected since I came back from my friendly northern neighbor. The current sketchbook is Sixteen — I've had it for about 3 or 4 months now, but until last week it hadn't... [ more ]
Friday, October 20, 2006 | News
The Inaugural Mojo T-Shirt At long last, a Mojo T-Shirt is finally available. I'm taking pre-orders for shirts in the Bearskinrug Store, so visit right now to get your shirt before the cut-off date! Or... ya know... for more info... if you're not one of those impulse buyers.... [ more ]
Monday, October 09, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
Evading the Home Invaders Yesterday, the Cornell Household had its first yard sale. If you're unfamiliar with this suburban tradition, permit me to explain. The Yard Sale, and its cousin, the Garage Sale, occur when a family collects enough material goods that they can no longer see the floor of... [ more ]
Tuesday, October 03, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Costumes Make A Cost Out of U M E. We've entered October, so it's time to start whipping up some good ol'fashioned Halloween comics. Which I would have done sooner, but that also means it was time for Kim to whip up some good ol'fashioned Spooky Monkeys, and I had... [ more ]
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
Kevin Cornell is leaving the Country! On the morrow, I leave for Ottawa, to attend their annual animation festival. I have never visited before — so this will be an exciting learning experience. In the spirit of that, I have compiled some facts to help educate myself about the trip,... [ more ]
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Les choses sont contre Mojo Ah, my dear monkey. If only I was there to advise you. No one wins when fighting an inanimate object. Why, just the other day I was teaching the plastic lids of our tupperware a much-needed lesson in respect — and to tell you the... [ more ]
Thursday, September 07, 2006 | Sketchbook
Tentacle Titles and More! A short while back, I had bought a tiny sketchbook — only about 4"x6" — with the intention to shake things up, since I generally work in a larger format. I also applied some rules to drawing in this new sketchbook (number 14 in the collection),... [ more ]
Friday, September 01, 2006 | Sketchbook
Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:05 PM — While sitting in the kitchen attempting to sit quietly still, idea of keeping a journal for following day occurs to resident author. 7:34 PM — Consultant volunteers to scan and provide "genius" contribution to article. 7:34 PM — Consultant banned from further contributions.... [ more ]
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic I've never had any particular aspirations to plant a garden. I don't get too much of a kick out of flowers, and while I like the idea of a vegetable garden, so do the 50,000 woodland creatures that skulk about my house. I'd be lucky to cultivate... [ more ]
Tuesday, August 01, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
On the Nature of Fear and Restraint The act of driving undoes me. I would say, if one desired to see Kevin Cornell at his most raw and primal, the front passenger seat would quite snugly wear the metaphor of front row seat. To put it another way, I am... [ more ]
Thursday, July 27, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
Bewara Chimeras Last article, the observation was made that the bear threatening the heros of Ambidextrous did in fact have Tyrannosaurus Rex arms. While the idea sounds terrifying, it occurred to me that combining two such lethal creatures would have immense drawbacks. Indeed, as you can see, this bear can... [ more ]
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Ambidextrous Comics
Useful Survival Techniques I thought I'd post another strip from the Baltimore Notebook, the tiny moleskine where I first started drawing up Ambidextrous Comics. I was planning to post a different comic from that book, but I actually couldn't find it — but I came across this one and was... [ more ]
Sunday, July 16, 2006 | Sketchbook
A Second Helping Last post I put up a series of sketches drawn while on vacation. If you recall, things ran a little longer than intended, so I decided to serve up the selected drawings in two delicious courses. While writing up this second installment, it occurs to me that... [ more ]
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 | Sketchbook
The Illuminating Beer Run On our way to a BYOB restaurant last Friday, Kim and I pulled into the beer store so I could get a six-pack. She opted to wait in the car, I guess because she was driving and didn't want to take off her gloves and helmet.... [ more ]
Monday, June 26, 2006 | News
The Neglectful Master In less than 24 hours from now, I leave for vacation. Now, I'm not the traveling type of person, but I get the wanderlust every so often — it will be nice to get away from this one-horse town. The last vacation I took was to North... [ more ]
Monday, June 19, 2006 | News
The Second Coming Fresh from the proofing stage, Ambidextrous, Collection II is ready for public consumption! You won't be able to put down this new installment of humor, globular heads, and infrequent appearances by people in hats — I know I sure can't! Because it's stapled to my hands! Because... [ more ]
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Rigging the Rig for Mojo Mojo exhibits many of the qualities of a good truck driver. He doesn't mind being alone at all, and he can go weeks and months without going to the bathroom. What he lacks is the ability to get motivated. See, a good truck driver will... [ more ]
Monday, June 05, 2006 | News
A Bearskinrug / Inkfinger Collaboration Back in February, Mr. Matthew Sutter of Inkfinger decided to post a series of one-panel comics based on overheard conversations for an entire month. At a similar time, I was doing a fair share of single-scene Mojo drawings in my sketchbook, which some of you... [ more ]
Thursday, June 01, 2006 | Sketchbook
Spelunking Through Sketchbooks and Time I am a fan of history. If I were to have my artistic leanings yanked from my body, and I was forced to find a real job, I would probably seek out work that dealt with the ancient past. Perhaps an archeologist or a paleontologist.... [ more ]
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 | Ambidextrous Comics
Math Conquers Love, Which Conquers All. How ironic. Two posts ago we shunted Math aside, yet here we focus on its power to pick up damsels in distress. Word has it Pythagoras sired a massive family, earning him the nickname The Father of Numbers. "Numbers" of course being the Greek... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | News
Don't Cry Over Spilled Ink (Just Get Angry) Yesterday marked the first India Ink spill I've had in at least five years. Which is a pretty good track record, considering how often I use India Ink throughout my day, and especially if you take into consideration that unitasking often goes... [ more ]
Monday, May 15, 2006 | Multipanel Comics
Romantic Truth Forsaken It must have been thrilling to live in a time when so much of our world was unexplainable, and open to wild interpretation. I mean, Science is great and everything — I really dig the modern solutions for breast enhancement, and Scratch & Sniff technology — but... [ more ]
Saturday, May 06, 2006 | Sketchbook
The Happy Rarity and the Indebted Author I recently had a job that required a couple of vector drawings of a polar bear. It was a quick turnaround, so I roughed out a handful of bears, and then redrew them in vector. Having finished that, I pinned the roughs to... [ more ]
Thursday, April 27, 2006 | Mojo Comics
The Brubaker Account Goes South Well... honestly, this was inevitable.... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | News
The Limner's Legacy Set With the departure of Rue 15 and The Donestre from my inventory, ne'er to be sold again, the time has come for me to restock the shelves of the Bearskinrug Store. So enter, empty-walled wanderers, and pick up a portrait or two. Perhaps the family you... [ more ]
Friday, April 21, 2006 | Mojo Comics
Mojo's Inadequate Etiquette I would classify this as more of an encouragement butt-pat than anything of a sexual nature. Not to say Mojo can't charm the ladies with his gentle touch and plush, knitted physique; but being his co-worker I get a dozen or so butt-pats a day, and they... [ more ]
Monday, April 17, 2006 | One-Off Comics
Grimm Times for All During difficult economic downswings, the Imaginary work sector takes a brutal blow. Inflation means less expendable income, tighter gas budgets, and fewer trips across rivers — Bridge Trolls take a big hit. Desperate homeowners put up vinyl or even aluminum siding in place of gingerbread. Why,... [ more ]
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | News
Out of the Curtains and into my Work Section Well, The Prowler is finished. I can finally put the pillowcase back on my pillow, and let that creepy model go home. He's been in our living room for weeks. There was a fair share of me changing my mind while... [ more ]
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 | News
Uh, Anaglyph... cover your eyes. Back in the post about Monsters, a comment was left by Anaglyph about his childhood fear of prowlers — or more specifically, what his child's mind imagined a prowler to look like. I found this description to be quite motivating, especially the arbitrary fashion decision... [ more ]
Monday, March 20, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
How an A List Apart Illustration Comes Together I've had a lot of inquiries about my process over the past couple of months. It's always been rather difficult to answer these questions, because I approach each job with a different process, dependent on the needs of the resulting art. But... [ more ]
Sunday, March 12, 2006 | News
"Crude Comic Featured In Paper" Recently, I was in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This has only happened twice before: when I won that fudge-eating contest because all the other contestants died of food-poisoning ("Local Man Hates Fudge; Saves Life"), and when I accidentally drove my car into the Philadelphia Inquirer headquarters... [ more ]
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 | Mojo Comics
On the Neatness and Fastidiousness of the Common Household Sock Monkey It's not as evident in most comics, but Mojo can get remarkably dirty. If you were a comic character, and you just walked up to Mojo and grabbed him, like so: Chances are you'd catch Mojo in an unclean... [ more ]
Thursday, March 02, 2006 | News
A 13,140-Hour Comic Hearken! The virtual shelves of the Bearskinrug Store are now stocked with some new reading material, in the traditional format you and I have come to know as the "comic book". And while I released Ambidextrous and The Story of Eh months ago, The Wippins Campaign ironically... [ more ]
Monday, February 13, 2006 | Mojo Comics
A Peek into History Having been battered by snow this weekend, I felt it fitting to post a Mojo comic set in more hospitable climes. It's also nice to see Mojo in a position of power, where his single-mindedness is his greatest asset. Why, with that kind of unwavering determination... [ more ]
Monday, February 06, 2006 | News
Hey! The stuff around the Bear looks... different. Indeed! For you see, I have redesigned the Work Section of the site. When I created this latest version of Bearskinrug, over a year ago, I was still making the transition from Designer to Illustrator. Since then, this site has morphed into... [ more ]
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 | Sketchbook
Sketchbook Spelunking After The Donestre, I thought it would be fitting to post some art of the complete opposite nature; the quick, down and dirty, unplanned pen wanderings within a sketchbook. This page is from my 13th sketchbook, which I've been using since about August. I'm running out of room... [ more ]
Thursday, January 26, 2006 | News
Even Monsters Get Sad A couple months ago, a gentleman by the name of Jacob Covey contacted me about a book he was putting together — a "new, modern-day bestiary". It's a compilation of mythical creatures, done by contemporary artists. Having always been interested in drawing the fantastic, and even... [ more ]
Monday, January 09, 2006 | Editorial Illustration
Ephemera For All! A couple of months ago, I was visiting my friends April and Andy when I noticed something quite peculiar on their mantle. Now, Andy makes lamps from flea-market finds, so the house is full of old, interesting things that I could easily break — therefore, I try... [ more ]
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 | One-Off Comics
A Serendipitous Single-Panel I drew this on Sunday, after driving by a neighbor walking his dog. It was an enormous beast, and from far away it looked like a bear — Kim informs me it was a "Newfie". This is one of the few lucky instances in life when a... [ more ]
Friday, December 16, 2005 | One-Off Comics
A vigilant pause could have saved Claus There's a lesson here... you've always got to keep your eyes open. You never know when your enemies will strike. I myself have a number of foes, and I'm constantly on the defensive against them. As for Santa, he knows better than to... [ more ]
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 | News
Turkey In The Straw Recently, it came to my attention that Jones Soda company sells special "Holiday Flavor" sodas. Which in itself isn't too unique — plenty of companies release seasonal bundles. What made this Holiday Pack so intriguing was that each soda attempted to recreate the flavors of a... [ more ]
Thursday, December 01, 2005 | Mojo Comics
A Powerful, Powerful Sock Here's a couple little illustrations I did while Mojo was on the "World's Strongest Man" circuit. He was disqualified early into the season when they found out he wasn't a man... and that he was on anabolic steroids. I previously had my suspicions when he ripped... [ more ]
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 | News
Mojo: Monkey... Sock... Author. Attention, all! The first Mojo book ever, entitled Mojo The Sock Monkey: The Story of Eh, is now available in the Bearskinrug Store. A full narrative (meaning all the comics interrelate and tell a story), The Story of Eh explores the struggles of a simple stuffed... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
One At A Time Or You're Tasking for Trouble As I have mentioned before, I am a Unitasker. This is something I realized a couple of years ago, a quality that explains why at one moment I'm an efficient, effective communicator, and the next I'm a bumbling, muttering idiot. All... [ more ]
Friday, October 28, 2005 | News
A Comic amongst Poets In the spring, I was asked to submit some comics to Black Warrior Review, a quarterly compilation of poetry, prose, and art published by the University of Alabama. So I gathered up some Six-Penny Anthems, a trio of Mojo comics that you might find familar and... [ more ]
Monday, October 24, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
Don't let your bread spend another SECOND alone! It feeds you... It sustains you... it fills your belly. Isn't it time you did something for your bread? Give your rye a guy or your wheat a treat with Bread Companion™! Studies prove that with regular companionship and interaction, plants grow... [ more ]
Sunday, October 09, 2005 | News
*Whew* Since I was a kid, I always wanted to make a book. There's something thrilling about them; all those ideas and pictures encapsulated in a fresh, rectangular sandwich of shared wisdom. I think that on a subconscious level, I could never feel quite like I achieved something worthwhile until... [ more ]
Friday, September 30, 2005 | Mojo Comics
A Monkey with Something to Prove Since Mojo and I started working together, I've noticed he makes an awful lot of charts. I was never actually sure what it was he was measuring, but he seemed terribly determined to have flawless, empirical data to prove something. Eventually, I sat down... [ more ]
Saturday, September 24, 2005 | News
A Seven-Man Show I recently had a fun little job that I thought would be good to post about. "Irish" Tom Dolan contracted me to do a set of seven caricatures in a medicine-show style, for a Chess Invitational website he was putting together. Quite a cool idea for a... [ more ]
Friday, September 16, 2005 | News
Words take a backseat Last week, in an effort to kill some time, Kim and I invented a little game. Basically, it's just Word Association with doodles instead of boring ol' words. We didn't really make up any rules before we started — they just kind of formed as we... [ more ]
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
Mind is the Matter I'm currently wrestling with a bout of insomnia. This happens to me every once in a while, usually when I've got a lot of stuff in my head. My version of insomnia isn't the popular notion, where a person is up all night and never gets... [ more ]
Saturday, September 03, 2005 | News
The Beta-Tester I've had the recent good fortune to become a beta-tester. If you've never been a beta-tester, it's a wonderful feeling — equivalent to knowing where the secret stash of Playboys is buried in the woods. But whereas the soiled pages of boobies and ribald tales only HURT my... [ more ]
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 | Mojo Comics
Mojo Wins Poor Mojo. He finally has a chance to show all those suckers in his hometown that he's a success, and the reward is too much of a let-down to brag about. It just goes to show, he should have never entered that "Design a Trophy" contest. Terrence Wins... [ more ]
Monday, August 29, 2005 | Sketchbook
Submit A Caption I must say I was pleasantly surprised and excited at the level of participation in the caption contest. I want to thank everyone who contributed a caption — I enjoyed them very much! Of course, now I have many more comments to sift through than I was... [ more ]
Thursday, August 25, 2005 | News
The Furry Taskmaster This week, I'm dog sitting for a friend. It's been a fun experience, mainly because Kona (the dog), has been so well-behaved (no shitting). Part of this is because he's been trained quite well, but the other half of it is that I'm walking him like crazy.... [ more ]
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 | News
Ye Olde Online Shoppe After a couple months of hard work, thinking, and thinking about hard work, Bearskinrug has opened a store. I feel like some sort of apron-wearing, mustachioed proprietor! In fact, I wish to be addressed as "Shopkeep" from now on. Order something from the very top shelf,... [ more ]
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | Mojo Comics
Mojo and the Factory, Part III. Is there no more noble action, than the putting aside of differences so that the seeds of peace may be sown? Mojo is victorious in battle, but Just and Fair in his demands — may this final installment inspire those of you who battle... [ more ]
Monday, July 18, 2005 | Mojo Comics
Mojo and the Factory, Part II. A continuation of the previous Mojo cartoon. Stay tuned for the THRILLING conclusion!... [ more ]
Thursday, July 07, 2005 | Mojo Comics
A Vintage Mojo All in all, I probably have drawn approximately 200 Mojo cartoons. In the beginning, they were really, really roughly drawn (this one is just really roughly drawn). Over time I tightened the style up — partly because I just got better at it, and partly because I... [ more ]
Monday, June 20, 2005 | Ambidextrous Comics
An Ambidextrous Comic Another page from the Baltimore Notebook. This one adequately reflects my own dilemma on the morning of May 28th. I still have regrets.... [ more ]
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 | News
Danger meets Fashion head-on Internet-based clothiers Threadless.com are currently selling a "Stabby McKnife" t-shirt design, a joint submission by myself and Springfish's Tom Lehmann. The cartoon itself is based on Bearskinrug One-Offs number 116. Tom did a fantastic job of translating the pencil cartoon to vector art, and then went... [ more ]
Monday, May 23, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
A Cornell/Dalkner Dissection of Style Today, we dive back into the subject of Black & White art techniques. In the last article, we explored Woodcut Illustration and Engraving. We begin this article with engraving's doppleganger... Etching. Etching Now, if you remember, an engraving is done on a zinc or copper... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
A Cornell/Dalkner Dissection of Style There's a lot of Black & White Illustration out there. And as human beings, with eyes, we've probably casually glanced at a good amount. Now, some of us with eyes may not really have any need to know the imminent information; to you, fair citizens,... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 | Mojo Comics
Standing Up I've seen a couple of lemonade set-ups around the neighborhood this spring. All of them are disgraceful. Kids today have no respect for the Art of Signage. And talk about overbearing sales techniques!? Kid, I'm standing right in front of you. STOP SHOUTING. I truly believe I could... [ more ]
Sunday, May 01, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
Thrill of the Formulaic Story I was recently told a "hunting" story. Plenty of people have these. Even if you've only gone hunting once, you probably have a tale. Usually these fall into three storytelling veins: "It was the biggest [insert name of doomed mammal] anyone had ever seen.""We were... [ more ]
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 | Mojo Comics
This Birthday Sponsored By... Thankfully, I can only count a couple instances where I was the recipient of a restaurant-staffed birthday congratulations. I know some people probably relish the enthusiastic attention of strangers (although the staff I depicted here are much more enchanting than their real-life counterparts), but I'm not... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 | News
A little change never hurt 'nobody I recently got the chance to do a second cover for Design-In-Flight — the April 2005 issue. Many of the articles revolve around the theme of 'Change'; exploring change in job, changing the way you market yourself, changes in design trends, and changes in... [ more ]
Thursday, March 31, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
The Disappointed Googlist visits Bearskinrug Every so often — when I check my referrers — I find the inevitable search that went awry, where the searchee accidentally ended up on this site. And I must say, some of the queries are quite entertaining. Now, there's the usual amount of people... [ more ]
Monday, March 21, 2005 | Editorial Illustration
Let the manual do the thinking for you! I've recently been reminded about a problem I haven't had to deal with in a while. To protect the innocent, I'm just going to change Kim's name to... hmmm - Mik. WAIT! Oh dear... Alright. So, Kim is working currently on a... [ more ]
Thursday, March 03, 2005 | Sketchbook
A Recounting by Peter Dalkner Since I was the only other person to witness the events described in Kevin's previous site post, and the post before that, he asked if I would further round out the story. Here goes... First off, this whole audio spectacle took place outside of a... [ more ]
Tuesday, March 01, 2005 | Sketchbook
Our story continues... I mentioned in the previous post, that I would tell more about the "most interesting conversation I've ever eavesdropped upon". Now, if you remember the setup, Pete and I were sitting outside in town. These two young ladies were sitting at the table next to me having... [ more ]
Monday, February 28, 2005 | Sketchbook
More Sketchbook Spelunking I was looking through my sketchbooks when I found this fellow, and had a bit of a chuckle. I don't remember all the details of why I drew him, but I can recall the day. Pete Dalkner and I were sitting outside a place in town, and... [ more ]
Sunday, January 23, 2005 | News
8-12 inches of yellow snow With all this snow, I made it a point to go across the street and check out the status of the Waffleses. Everything seems to be fine. The snow has not inhibited any of the barking; in fact, the sound really carries — sending their... [ more ]
Monday, January 17, 2005 | News
My Wait is Over Waiting? For what? Why, the sketch site of talented pair Jennifer Nicholls and Matthew Sutter! You may recognize the work of Sutter, from Quadruped, the 24-hour comic, or even as a guest drawing in the one-offs. You may not have seen Niff's work - which is... [ more ]
Thursday, January 06, 2005 | News
My thanks goes out to the Web Standards Awards, who have found it in their heart to award me Site of the Month for December, 2004. Thank you, fellows! I shall try and avoid tabled graphics and code-forking even HARDER, now that I have received the congratulatory fruit basket and... [ more ]
Saturday, August 14, 2004 | BSR 4 Article
Well, it wasn't THAT long, but I've been away for a while. I was on vacation in North Carolina, enjoying the roaring ocean and the incremental slathering of lotion on my pasty white flesh. Ew... that even grossed ME out.... So, I didn't have access to a computer for about... [ more ]
Wednesday, July 21, 2004 | BSR 4 Article
Yesterday morning, as I got in my car to go to work, I watched the neighbor's Golden Retriever (they have three, all of whom I have dubbed Waffles, as all Golden Retrievers should be named), heaving and lurching in the backyard — where he eventually vomited. It was quite spiritual... [ more ]
Monday, June 14, 2004 | BSR 4 Article
Look to the projects section, for today is the launch of a new endeavor: Compositionals! Don't let the word "composition" throw you. These are TOYS ! I've created three compositional playthings - cleverly named Compositional I., Compositional II., and Compositional III. - for people to interact with, create compositions and... [ more ]
Results from Bearskinrug Downloads
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 |
From Wrapping to Wall This year, the good folks at AIGA New York asked if I'd like to design one of the wrapping papers for their 2007 Holiday Party. Being quite the holiday enthusiast, I agreed, and put together a snazzy wrapping paper depicting four of the many cultural iterations... [ more ]
Monday, December 11, 2006 |
A Pair of Holiday Desktops Time to dress up your computer, in the most festive of outfits: ones you get for free. These desktops are based on the Mojo's Goodwill comic, pictured above. Feel free to view the article to get a closer look at the comic, or even to... [ more ]
Thursday, July 06, 2006 |
Seven Desktops in One! Not getting enough Mojo? Angry at me for providing less desktops than the "other guys"? Well, I've solved both problems at the same time! Just click on one of the links below to grab these excellent Mojo One-Off desktops, as previously featured in one of my... [ more ]
Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
More precisely... Keep your desktop clean with a wallpaper of watercolor washes! And coincidentally, the washes form the image of a bear! And even more coincidentally, this site is bearskinrug, so a bear is an appropriate image for a wallpaper! With all these convenient little coincidences, it's best you don't... [ more ]
Tuesday, December 27, 2005 |
A Word of Caution If you're going to take your dog for a walk, it's probably best for you to stay below the Arctic Circle. And to help you remember why, download this handy desktop for use with your winter computer. Available Sizes I have taken the liberty of creating... [ more ]
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
So I get this email... From Favorite Website Awards, asking if I'd like to do a collaborative wallpaper for the launch of their new site. So I said "Sure!" I searched through my pictures for a while, looking for something that would work, when I stumbled upon this photo of... [ more ]
Friday, December 10, 2004 |
Turn on your Heart Light. No - the other Heart Light. No, no - the one one the right... This photo is actually from my Honeymoon. It was the pool hall in the resort we stayed in - just about the only air-conditioned room in the whole place. Now, normally... [ more ]
Friday, December 10, 2004 |
Billy, Stupid Boy This is the extent of the marketing materials for the hit Christmas Card - How to Build a Snowman! I have to say this might be one of my favorite desktops. It's so personable. Imagine getting a greeting from good-natured Billy/Bobby/Joey/Susie every day! This is a 1600... [ more ]
Results from Bearskinrug Links
Friday, January 08, 2010 | Typography
Typedia is giving away a copy of Phaeton. All you need to do is perform one good deed!... [ more ]
Thursday, December 21, 2006 | Of_Interest
A real-life interpretation of the comic Mojo; which was of course, a comic interpretation of the original Mojo. Thanks to Scott for sharing a shot of his excellent Christmas gift... which he for some reason got 4 days before Christmas.... [ more ]
Friday, December 01, 2006 |
I am currently guest editing over at Coudal. Mojo will be holding down the fort here while I'm gone.... [ more ]
Saturday, June 10, 2006 | Of_Interest
Well, this doesn't do much for the reputation of bears. Looks like the cougar will get the "deadliest-animal" trophy THIS year too.... [ more ]
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 | Illustrators
Dave Devries repaints children's drawings of monsters. It's just a BRILLIANT idea.... [ more ]
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 | Doodle Association Game
Dustin shows his results from the Doodle Association Game.... [ more ]
Thursday, January 01, 2004 | The Bearskinrug Bear
Feed him rabbits; feed him chickens; give him delicious water, and delicious fire. He's the Bearskinrug Mascot, and he's at your mercy!... [ more ]
Results from Bearskinrug Store
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | art
Important Details outer dimensions: 10" × 10" art dimensions: 7" × 7" original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 20 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item When complimenting a woman, you always want to shy away from pointing out any resemblance to... [ more ]
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | art
Important Details outer dimensions: 12" × 10" art dimensions: 9.25" × 7" original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item In many ways, the Zebra is the best accessory you can buy when sprucing up a... [ more ]
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | art
Important Details outer dimensions: 12" × 10" art dimensions: 9.25" × 7" original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Here's the thing. You could go out into the African bush and shoot antelope after antelope... [ more ]
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | art
Important Details outer dimensions: 7" × 9" art dimensions: 4.5" × 7" original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item You sacrifice a lot when you're half-man / half-giraffe. You can't really spend any time in... [ more ]
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | art
Important Details outer dimensions: 9.5" × 10" art dimensions: 6" × 7" original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item There's nothing softer and warmer than a panda sweater. Unfortunately there's very few in existence, what... [ more ]
Thursday, August 28, 2008 | books
Important Details page count: 128 dimensions: 5.75 x 8.25 inches print: Two-color publisher: Quirkbooks edition size: 50 About the Item These copies of the graphic novel, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, have been autographed by me. And while I have autographed numerous other books, this is the first time... [ more ]
Monday, June 23, 2008 | tshirts
Important Details color: Red fabric: 100% cotton front graphic: Lew back graphic: None manufacturer: American Apparel About the Item Coolly efficient. Articulate. Assertive. An impressive set of qualities shared not just by Lewis The Sock Monkey, but also by you. Don't try to hide it. Don't try to deny it.... [ more ]
Monday, April 21, 2008 | art
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 9" paper: Classic Crest 130# Natural White media: Letterpress edition size: 200 sets of 4 prints About the Item This limited-edition set of Peoplemals was specially produced by Coudal Partners as a 2007 Swap Meat Holiday Exclusive. Each set comes with four prints, stamped with... [ more ]
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 | books
Important Details page count: 104 dimensions: 6 x 9 inches full-color: STUNNING full-color near-fatalities: 16 About the Item Over the years, Mojo has lost quite a few jobs, the details of most having only been preserved in court records and the occasional Action News report. But thanks in part to... [ more ]
Sunday, August 19, 2007 | tshirts
Important Details color: Grass Green fabric: 100% cotton front graphic: Mojo back graphic: None manufacturer: American Apparel Notice I know, I know... I'm out of most shirt sizes. I apologize. But I have ordered more, and when they're available, I'll be putting them back in the store! Promise! I am... [ more ]
Thursday, May 31, 2007 | art
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 6.5" (10" x 10" with border) original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 25 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Children often have trouble handling responsibility, and if given too much power will abuse it. This kid,... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | art
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 5.5" (10" x 10" with border) original media: Gouache paper: Satin Digital Art Paper media: giclee print edition size: 20 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item They say the best offense is a good defense. Or maybe it's the other way around. Whatever... [ more ]
Sunday, May 27, 2007 | books
Important Details page count: 60 pages dimensions: 6" x 9" color: Indeed. edition size: 200 About the Item A signed and limited-edition book only available through the Coudal Partners Swap Meat, the Bearskinrug Swap Meat Scrapbook was a collection of drawings, sketches, and comics gleaned from various sketchbooks. For more... [ more ]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | art
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 36 extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Each print is illustrated and designed by... well... me, and hand silkscreen printed by Mr. Matthew Sutter. The print is 12.5" x 19", but could be... [ more ]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | art
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 54 extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Each print is illustrated and designed by... well... me, and hand silkscreen printed by Mr. Matthew Sutter. The print is 12.5" x 19", but could be... [ more ]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | art
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 48 extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Each print is illustrated and designed by... well... me, and hand silkscreen printed by Mr. Matthew Sutter. The print is 12.5" x 19", but could be... [ more ]
Monday, November 13, 2006 | books
Important Details page count: 104 pages dimensions: 6" x 9" About the Item Includes classics from 100 Bearskinrug One-Offs and One-Panel Articles — all redrawn in stunning black and white — as well as a plethora of brand spankin' NEW one-panel comics! It's a hundred-page orgy of art and humor,... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 | other
Important Details card size: 4.5" x 6.25" card stock: White Cougar Opaque #100 Cover comes with envelopes? Sure does. what's inside? The inside is blank. set size: 10 cards per set What's on the front, there? About the Item Show your relatives and friends how little you value proper tree... [ more ]
Monday, June 05, 2006 | art
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 7" paper: Varied stocks, (90lb.) media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 34 Sets of 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item A collaboration with the excellent Matthew Sutter, this super-fantastic set contains 5 Mojo the Sockmonkey prints, and 5 Picnic Mtn prints — as... [ more ]
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 | art
Important Details dimensions: 8" x 8" media: Watercolor/Digital paper: Crescent Watercolor Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints About the Item This piece was done for an upcoming book entitled "Beasts", featuring modern artistic interpretations of mythical monsters. The Donestre is described as being: A conflicted creature, it resembles... [ more ]
Sunday, October 09, 2005 | books
Important Details page count: 60 pages of hilarity dimensions: 6 x 9 inches of hilarity About the Item A collection of Ambidextrous comics. Contains private conversations transcribed word-for-word, completely inaccurate depictions of nature, gross violations of physics, and inappropriate use of the cursing spear. Do not give to friends or... [ more ]
Thursday, May 19, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 11" x 19" paper: Archival Strathmore Textured White (80lb.) media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 20 About the Item Do It was screenprinted by Matt Sutter of Inkfinger, and is part of the Mojo the Sockmonkey Motivational Poster Series.Each poster is individually numbered, signed, and dated by the... [ more ]
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 11" x 19" paper: Archival Strathmore Textured White (80lb.) media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 20 About the Item Dream was screenprinted by Matt Sutter of Inkfinger, and is part of the Mojo the Sockmonkey Motivational Poster Series.Each poster is individually numbered, signed, and dated by the artist... [ more ]
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 11" x 19" paper: Archival Strathmore Textured White (80lb.) media: Silkscreen Print edition size: 20 About the Item Go was screenprinted by Matt Sutter of Inkfinger, and is part of the Mojo the Sockmonkey Motivational Poster Series.Each poster is individually numbered, signed, and dated by the artist... [ more ]
Sunday, April 24, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 5" (6.75" x 6.875" with border) original media: Watercolor/Digital paper: Crescent Watercolor Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Part of the Limner's Legacy Set. For another look at The Hartford County Bigamist, see the Work Section.... [ more ]
Sunday, April 24, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 5" (6.75" x 6.875" with border) original media: Watercolor/Digital paper: Crescent Watercolor Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Part of the Limner's Legacy Set. For another look at Lester, Bow & Fiddle, see the Work Section.... [ more ]
Sunday, April 24, 2005 | art
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 5" (6.75" x 6.875" with border) original media: Watercolor/Digital paper: Crescent Watercolor Paper media: giclee print edition size: 10 prints extras: Certificate of Authenticity About the Item Part of the Limner's Legacy Set. For another look at The Forgotten Son, see the Work Section.... [ more ]
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 | books
Important Details dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5" (folded) pages: 32 + cover cover: Silkscreen on Craft Paper print run: 100 About the Item The Bearskinrug Store is proud to offer the first Picnic Mtn Book! A collection of some of the finest comics to grace the pages of Inkfinger, straight from... [ more ]
Results from Bearskinrug Work
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | portfolio
Fate: Standard In Every Pack Mankind loves to put things in the hands of Fate. And why not? Fate is the ultimate nerd. It pretty much knows everything before it happens. And you can ask Fate for answers anytime, anywhere, provided you know how to ask it. I mean, you... [ more ]
Thursday, September 03, 2009 | portfolio
Penciling for the Proletariat Being the refined and sophisticated man I am, I was hesitant to take on this particular project. Illustrations for a design agency? Why that's commercial art! How coarse! Yet, my own proclivities towards the finer things in life — exotic cheeses laced with gold, exotic furniture... [ more ]
Thursday, August 20, 2009 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 7" media: Graphite / Digital About Father Nature This was the Current Champ on The Superest for August 20, 2009. While all of the Superest art is in grayscale, I decided to do this one in color just for a little practice. Plus, that way,... [ more ]
Thursday, July 09, 2009 | portfolio
My Baptismal Font In 2009, Veer released Phaeton, my first font, designed by myself and Mr. Randy Jones. Interested in learning more? Well perhaps you'd like to read my article on the creation of Phaeton. Or you could just sit here, looking glum and drinking your coffee. Are you even... [ more ]
Friday, January 09, 2009 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 8" × 10" media: Gouache paper: Canvas Board (please withhold derisive snorting) About Mer Old Maid I'm not sure this painting is done. I started it in the Summer of 2008, and just kind of stopped as other work came in. However, going back to it, I... [ more ]
Sunday, October 19, 2008 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 8.25" x 5.75" media: Watercolor / Digital paper: 110. lb Vellum Bristol Board About Benjamin The Newborn This is one of the early full page spreads from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, depicting the newborn geezer. Though the original was a monochromatic watercolor, what we have... [ more ]
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 10" x 5.5" media: Gouache / Digital paper: 110. lb Vellum Bristol Board About The Digesters These folks are featured in the Digest section on The Morning News. It's a pretty good example of how the literati like to hang around together in groups, usually to exchange... [ more ]
Thursday, December 06, 2007 | portfolio
Who is the superest hero of them all? In October of 2007, Matthew Sutter and I began playing a game of My Team, Your Team online. What is My Team, Your Team? Well, basically... Player 1 draws a character with a power. Player 2 then draws a character whose power... [ more ]
Thursday, December 06, 2007 | portfolio
Knecht Ruprecht Is Coming To Town In 2007, the good folks at AIGA New York asked if I'd like to design one of the wrapping papers for their Holiday Party/Fundraiser. Being quite the holiday enthusiast, I agreed, and put together a snazzy wrapping paper depicting four of the many cultural... [ more ]
Sunday, May 06, 2007 | portfolio
"A Pictorial Schedule of Traditional Hidden Creatures" In 2005, I was contacted to contribute to "BEASTS!", a book featuring modern interpretations of monsters from literature and legend. Being full of excitement and wonder for the project, I chose a mythological monster to interpret, and delivered it unto the curator, Mr.... [ more ]
Thursday, April 12, 2007 | portfolio
The Fish in the House of Coudal In December 2006, I was invited to be guest editor at coudal.com, an opportunity which I jumped on, having avidly gobbled up their digital offerings for years now. Normally, guest editors just contribute links; however, Jim Coudal suggested that I contribute illustrations as... [ more ]
Thursday, March 15, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 7" x 5.5" media: Gouache paper: Cold Press Illustration Board About Arm At Work This illustration was created for the Bearskinrug Article "Left Hand Turn". While many people believe I actually cut off my arm for reference, in truth, this is actually my leg with a hand-shaped... [ more ]
Thursday, March 15, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 12" x 7" media: Gouache paper: Cold Press Illustration Board About Rolldalisque This illustration was created for the Bearskinrug Article "On the Nature of Art". A little extra trivia about this illustration — this set of die is considered unsuitable for craps by the American Gaming Association.... [ more ]
Monday, February 19, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 7" x 7" media: Gouache paper: 300 lb. Cold Press About Children, Don't Be Frightened... I'd say this is a sad abuse of Peoplemal-ness. This fellow should be scaring off muggers, or vandals or arsonists, and instead he's wasting his life designing and organizing closets.... [ more ]
Sunday, February 18, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 8" x 8" media: Gouache paper: Cold Press Illustration Board About the Mojo Portrait This portrait depicting the actual Mojo was commissioned by my wife. It was done in exchange for a pardon from cleaning the upstairs bathroom.... [ more ]
Sunday, February 18, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 8" x 8" media: Gouache paper: Cold Press Illustration Board About the Lewis Portrait This portrait depicting Lewis was commissioned by my wife. It was done in exchange for a pardon from cleaning the downstairs bathroom.... [ more ]
Thursday, February 08, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 4" x 7.5" media: Gouache paper: Arches 90 lb. Hot Press About Giraffellow Another Peoplemal, though he doesn't seem as happy as some of the others. Probably because that Giraffe neck is really heavy. Or maybe it's because Acacias are out of season.... [ more ]
Friday, January 26, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 6" media: Gouache paper: 90 lb. Hot Press About Octokid Based on a similar kid in an octopus suit from the Peoplemals Article.... [ more ]
Friday, January 26, 2007 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 6" media: Gouache paper: 90 lb. Hot Press About Turtleman Based on the Turtleman from the Peoplemals Article.... [ more ]
Thursday, December 28, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print About Harmelle This poster is now available for purchase in the Bearskinrug Store.... [ more ]
Thursday, December 28, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print About Oakthorpe This poster is now available for purchase in the Bearskinrug Store.... [ more ]
Thursday, December 28, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 12.5" x 19" paper: 100 lb. Cover Stock media: Silkscreen Print About Brindlehall This poster is now available for purchase in the Bearskinrug Store.... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 8" media: Pen & Ink paper: Vellum Bristol Board About Three-Legged Girl Further information on this piece can be found here.... [ more ]
Wednesday, November 08, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 16.5" x 5" media: Pen & Ink paper: Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook XVI isn't a word... learn to spell! I'm not trying to make a word, silly! Those are Roman Numerals! That means this is the fifteenth version of The Bather, a drawing I've included in every sketchbook... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 7.5" x 7.5" media: Watercolor paper: 140lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper About Pollinarium This piece was created for Refinery's Spring 2006 Art Show, and the subsequent invite and website.... [ more ]
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 7.5" x 7.5" media: Watercolor paper: Illustration Board About The Prowler This piece was actually inspired by a comment in the article M-M-M-Monster, and is based on Anaglyph's childhood vision of what a Prowler might be. For more information about the production of this image, see the... [ more ]
Monday, March 27, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 5" x 6" media: Watercolor paper: Illustration Board About Fish and Fishermonkey The original piece is currently owned by Mr. Tom Lehmann. Commissioned in Spring of 2004, it took nearly a year to finish, hampered by numerous false starts and the occasional smashing of the artwork on... [ more ]
Saturday, January 28, 2006 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 8" x 8" media: Watercolor/Digital paper: Crescent Watercolor Paper Additional Information This piece was done for Fantagraphics's "Beasts", featuring modern artistic interpretations of mythical monsters. The Donestre is described as being: A conflicted creature, it resembles a human with the head of a lion, including a long... [ more ]
Friday, December 02, 2005 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 6" x 5.75" media: Pen and Ink / Watercolor / Digital paper: Vellum Bristol Board Additional Information The "Design Vigilante" was created to accompany the Bearskinrug Article entitled Design Vigilantism. An interesting note on this image, it was published before the release of the Mojovational Poster Series;... [ more ]
Thursday, December 01, 2005 | gallery
Important Details dimensions: 12" x 8" paper: Archival Matte Paper, heavy-weight media: Watercolor/Ink/Acrylic/Graphite/Spit About Rue 15 Based on a sketch from Sketchbook 11, Rue 15 was the innaugural print of the Bearskinrug Store. Unfortunately — or fortunately, depending how you look at it — the entire edition has been sold.... [ more ]
Monday, April 11, 2005 | portfolio
Hey - Goober - what's this? Now, for those of you who never visited my previous site, I had a section where I'd post an illustration somewhat regularly. Almost all of these were cartoons right out of my sketchbook, although a few of them were more like drawings that reflected... [ more ]
Wednesday, December 01, 2004 | portfolio
The Bearskinrug Sketchbook Now, I had always drawn, but I never really kept a sketchbook until a couple years ago. Then, one day, I said - "Christ on a bun - how can I consider myself an artist if I never draw?" So I got a sketchbook. And I used... [ more ]
Sunday, November 28, 2004 | portfolio
The many shades of Purple. And Me. How many of you remember the old Bearskinrug? Well - maybe this screenshot will remind you. I really loved this site a lot, and almost wish I could still use it. Alas, Flash isn't near as easy to update as Movable Type; and... [ more ]
Sunday, November 28, 2004 | portfolio
Enormous Monkeys; Enraging Navigation The old, OLD bearskinrug. Some people may recognize it. Some, may not. The important thing is that people know I've been wasting my time on the internet for over half a decade. Please Note: None of the email links in Bearskinrug, Version 3 are valid anymore.... [ more ]
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