The slow connection along with other contributing factors at home, my dog, friends, summer, makes it seem impossible to get anything done. It also just takes so much longer to do things, but I am getting some stuff done. Like. . . updating this blog! I feel like my work is coming to a slight turning point and hopefully improvement. Doing children's books is extremely challenging but I think I'll get a lot out of it.
I decided to head over to the local library and take advantage of the free internet.
I just wanted to share a couple of artists I've been looking at a lot lately.
This is a great article in the NY Times by Maira Kalman, an illustrator who's book The Principles of Uncertainty has been near the top of my book shopping list since it came out, but I've been reluctant to shell out the money for the thing:
http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/
And the Pursuit of Happiness
Swami on Rye
And my friend Brian introduced me to an Australian illustrator Shaun Tan. I absolutely love his stuff:
shauntan.net
So awesome. Thanks B. Smiff!
