Stacy Curtis

Illustration Friday: Popularity

2012-02-11T16:44:00.000-08:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 lb. cold-pressed paper.

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Illustration Friday: Suspense

2012-02-05T23:56:00.001-08:00

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Illustration Friday: Forward

2012-01-29T00:42:00.001-08:00

Always moving forward.

As always, I'd love to have you as a follower of my blog.

Angel + Bird

2012-01-16T14:34:00.000-08:00

Ink and watercolor on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Rainy Day

2011-11-08T10:10:00.001-08:00

Some Dancing Dudes

2011-11-06T22:00:00.000-08:00

During our recent school visit to promote our "Raymond and Graham" book series, Mike Knudson and I were surprised by a third grade class who dressed up as dancing dudes (and dudettes).

Shark attack

2011-11-06T03:27:00.000-08:00

Author Mike Knudson and I recently did a school visit promoting our 'Raymond and Graham' book series.

One of the presentations we were supposed to give was to a group of 7th and 8th graders.

If you've ever talked to a 7th or 8th grader, you know they think they know everything about everything. It's that time in their little lives when everything is so perfect, you know, right before they're taken off their high horse by occupying the lowest point on the totem pole in high school, where everyone, but freshmen, knows everything about everything.

Anyway, we realized immediately giving a presentation about a book about 4th graders to a group of
Know-It-All's was NOT going to work. We didn't stand a chance.

So we adjusted our presentation on the fly and chummed the waters. For a while it went well, but then then the feeding frenzy began.
It went something like this:

8th grader: "What's your favorite book?"

Me: "To Kill a Mockingbird."

8th grader's cohort: "Did you write 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?"

Me: "No."

8th grader: "What is your favorite book?"

Mike: "On the Far Side of the Mountain."

8th grader's cohort: "Did you write 'On the Far Side of the Mountain'?"

Mike: "No."

8th grader: "Where do you live?"

Mike: "Utah."

8th grader's cohort: "Are you Utah?"

Mike: "No."

8th grader: "Can you draw something?"

Me: "No."

I then pointed to a girl who asked, "Can you draw me a bunny?"

I said, "Sure," and I drew the girl in a bunny suit, signed it and handed the original to the girl.

The sharks seemed pleased.

We took a couple more questions ...

8th grader: "Will you draw Justin Bieber?"

Me: "No."

8th grade girl: "Will you draw ME as Justin Bieber?"

Me: "No."

8th grader: "Will you draw Justin Bieber?"

Me: "Fine. Okay."

I started drawing ....

The 7th and 8th grade girls started screaming.

Then I added:

They screamed even louder.

Then I added:

The 7th and 8th grade boys started screaming.

I signed it, handed it to the girl.

We were victims of a shark attack and lived to tell about it.

An ETSY Shop!

2011-10-03T04:17:00.000-07:00

I finally got around to listing some of things I made in my very own Etsy store!

Check it out and if you feel so inclined, crack open that wallet and buy something!
I don't normally sell my original art, so this is something new for me.

Heads up: The Halloween Heads and birds found in my Etsy store are the last ones I'm making this year, so when they're gone, they are gone.

Cheers!

Link: Stacy Curtis' Etsy Shop.

More Halloween Heads

2011-09-30T00:21:00.000-07:00

A few more Halloween Heads that I made.....

Paper mache, dowel rod, wire, button and lots of paint.

Roasted Marshmallow

2011-09-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Acrylic on 140lb cold-pressed watercolor paper

Halloween Heads

2011-09-15T13:35:00.000-07:00

Paper mache balls + dowel rods + Sculpey 3 + glue + paint.

Painted Wine Bottle

2011-09-13T22:24:00.000-07:00

Drank the wine, painted the bottle.

Painted Bird

2011-09-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

Tin bird + lots of paint.

Illustration Friday: Mysterious

2011-09-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

Begging again for those who aren't following my blog to jump on the bandwagon and join the others who are.

Ink, watercolor on 300 lb. smooth bristol.

Painted Jar

2011-09-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

I've been covering things with paint lately.
My latest, a jar ....

Mr. Pumpkinhead

2011-08-31T00:56:00.000-07:00

Being all crafty.

Illustration Friday: Disguise

2011-08-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

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Clubhouse Jr. magazine

2011-07-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

I recently illustrated three full pages for the August issue of Clubhouse Jr. magazine.
This is one of them. It's sort of a "How many hotdogs, birds, hats, flags, etc. Can You Find?" activity page.

My Space Shuttle Story ...

2011-07-21T03:17:00.000-07:00

In 2002, I drew this cartoon when NASA astronaut Jerry Ross became the first human to be launched into space 7 times, aboard the shuttle Atlantis.
Jerry's sister e-mailed him the cartoon, he opened it in his e-mail while in space aboard the shuttle.
I later presented him with the cartoon during a celebration in his hometown, Crown Point, IN.

Team Cul de Sac: Miss Bliss, Teacher of the Year

2011-07-14T10:46:00.001-07:00

This is a piece I created for Team Cul de Sac and their efforts to raise money for Parkinson's disease research.

Visit the Team Cul de Sac blog to see pieces created by some really great artists!

Links:
Team Cul de Sac's Foundation Page.
"Cul de Sac" by the incredible Richard Thompson.

Illustration Friday: Stay

2011-07-11T22:46:00.000-07:00

Stay and protect.

Ink, watercolor and some texture help this week.

P.S. It's pretty difficult for me to type "stay" and not type "stacy." :-)

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Illustration Friday: Remedy

2011-07-01T11:08:00.001-07:00

Sometimes a good book is just what the doctor ordered!

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Illustration Friday: Launch

2011-06-21T03:18:00.001-07:00

This is a four-color screenprint.

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Illustration Friday: Swept

2011-06-12T22:54:00.000-07:00

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Planting

2011-06-03T00:51:00.001-07:00

Ink and watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Sunning

2011-06-02T03:21:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Mechanic Sketch

2011-06-01T09:46:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Illustration Friday: Asleep

2011-05-31T00:43:00.001-07:00

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Illustration Friday: Soaked

2011-05-20T10:41:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 300lb. cold-pressed paper.

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Banjo Pig

2011-05-11T01:36:00.001-07:00

A contribution to our "Dueling Banjo Pigs" blog.

Illustration Friday: Bicycle

2011-04-23T00:43:00.001-07:00

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Dueling Banjo Pegg #2

2011-04-22T10:22:00.000-07:00

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Easter Egg

2011-04-21T01:16:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Journey

2011-04-19T02:28:00.000-07:00

A banjo pig on a journey.

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Banjo Picking Pig

2011-03-22T08:54:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Picking

2011-03-15T20:35:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor, pencil on cold-pressed watercolor paper

This Drawering FOR SALE!

2011-03-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

BIKING ELEPHANT - Auction for a 5" x 7" Original Watercolor Drawering.

So I've been doing these 5" x 7" watercolor paintings for a while now and at the urging of my illustrator pal, Guy Francis, I've decided to put one up for sale on eBay.
It is very RARE for me to sell my artwork. It's difficult for me to let go, but I'm working on that by letting go of this one. It's an original watercolor of a biking elephant.
I love this drawering, so I hope it goes to a good home. YOUR home!

Cloud Driver

2011-03-11T12:58:00.001-08:00

Ink, watercolor, salt and bleach on 5" x 7" cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Drawing on a Starbucks cup

2011-03-09T09:48:00.001-08:00

Ink, watercolor on a paper Starbucks coffee cup.

Happy Fat Tuesday!

2011-03-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

Ink, watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Happy Birthday to Yoose, Dr. Seuss!

2011-03-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

Ink, watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Banjo Bear

2011-02-25T02:25:00.001-08:00

Sometimes, bears play banjos too.

Ink, watercolor on 190 lbs. Arches cold-press paper.

From my Sketchbook

2011-02-16T23:42:00.001-08:00

Bristol board, ink and some help from Photoshop.

Happy Banjo Pig

2011-02-09T23:21:00.001-08:00

Here's a banjo pig I posted over on our "Dueling Banjo Pigs" blog.

Odd Ball

2011-02-08T12:29:00.000-08:00

I just got my proof copy from the publisher. It looks great!
This is going to be an awesome book for baseball fans!

Link: Pre-order the book here.

From my sketchbook

2011-02-08T12:28:00.000-08:00

From my sketchbook

2011-02-07T11:13:00.001-08:00

Pen, ink and a dash of Photoshop in a 5" x 5" sketchbook

Dueling Banjo (Christmas) Pig

2010-12-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

Best Christmas ornament ever.
Thanks, Guy!

Warm-Up Drawering

2010-12-15T03:26:00.000-08:00

Watercolor, ink on 5" x 7" cold-press watercolor paper.

Warm-Up Drawering

2010-12-10T21:35:00.001-08:00

Ink, watercolor on cold-press watercolor paper.

LOL! Book Cover

2010-10-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

I received a box of these books in the mail today. I illustrated the cover.

Matt Groening

2010-10-17T18:32:00.000-07:00

I got to meet one of my cartooning heroes this weekend at Ohio State University's Festival of Cartoon Art. I have always admired Matt Groening (creator of "The Simpsons") since my "My Name is Bart Simpson, Who the Hell Are You?" and "Bart Simpson, Underachiever" t-shirts were banned from my high school.
Matt was awesome enough to do a sketch in my sketchbook. Awesome, underachieving guy.
You rock, Matt!

Illustration Friday: Beneath

2010-10-05T14:20:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd post this for the topic on Illustration Friday this week, "Beneath."

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My Neighbor

2010-09-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor, 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper

Keep on Truckin'

2010-09-02T03:56:00.001-07:00

Ink and watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-pressed paper

Illustration Friday: Immovable

2010-09-01T20:01:00.000-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is: Immovable.

A bicycle can make the most immovable beings, movable.
Including this couch potato.

Pile o' Piggies

2010-08-31T02:58:00.001-07:00

Link: Dueling Banjo Pigs

Follow My Blog!

2010-08-24T22:48:00.000-07:00

Hey, if you're viewing my blog, now is the perfect time to follow my blog!
I need some blog followers! Sniff ...

Illustration Friday: Atmosphere

2010-08-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

Pencil, watercolor on 300 lb. Arches cold-press paper

This week's Illustration Friday theme is: atmosphere.
This illustration originally appeared in The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, Habit 2 book, "When I Grow Up."

Link: "The 7 Habits of Happy Kids" books

The Ice Cream Man

2010-08-23T01:44:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-pressed paper

Rabbit Warm-Up Drawing

2010-08-20T03:26:00.001-07:00

Ink and watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper

Illustration Friday: Star Gazing

2010-08-19T03:53:00.001-07:00

A piece for this week's Illustration Friday topic, "Star Gazing."

Ink and watercolor on cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Pickin' in the Pokey

2010-08-19T03:50:00.001-07:00

Ink and watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed paper

Mechanical Dragon

2010-08-16T02:08:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor paper and Photoshop

Man on Bike

2010-08-10T02:11:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140lb. Arches cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Bear on a Bike

2010-08-06T02:22:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 b. cold-pressed Arches paper.

Walking in the Rain

2010-08-05T03:37:00.000-07:00

Inspired by the past few days of stormy, rainy weather we've been having around here lately.

Ink and watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-pressed paper.

Bike Rider

2010-08-04T10:09:00.000-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-pressed paper, 5" x 7"

Ballet Pig

2010-07-23T22:42:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor, 140 lb. Arches cold-press paper

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

2010-07-23T14:32:00.001-07:00

Some foreign editions of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids book that I illustrated.

I think it's cool to see other editions and how the covers turned out so different.

Banjo Pig

2010-07-11T22:01:00.001-07:00

Visit the "Dueling Banjo Pigs" blog!

Meghan Rose at NACC

2010-07-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of photographs from Lori Z. Scott, the author of the Meghan Rose series I have been illustrating.

This may be the largest any of my illustrations have been printed!

Warm-Up Sketch

2010-07-09T09:55:00.001-07:00

A quick warm-up sketch.
Ink & watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-pressed paper.

Someone's a Little Jealous

2010-07-09T09:44:00.001-07:00

Team Goat or Team Pig?

Pickin' and Doing Laundry

2010-07-06T11:37:00.001-07:00

Ink, watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold-press paper

Yee-Haw!

2010-07-06T09:56:00.001-07:00

We've been DRAWN!

2010-06-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Our "Dueling Banjo Pigs" blog was spotlighted on DRAWN!, one of the best blogs out there for artists!

Thanks, DRAWN!

Link: Visit the Drawn! blog

Pickin' Banjo in the Boat

2010-06-22T21:27:00.001-07:00

Visit our new Dueling Banjo Pigs blog!

Not a banjo pig

2010-06-17T12:35:00.001-07:00

Not a banjo pig, but it's my warm-up sketch for the day.

More banjo pigs coming soon!

Singing Banjo Pig

2010-06-14T01:42:00.001-07:00

Pig in Pencil

2010-06-11T11:13:00.000-07:00

Yep, another Dueling Banjo Pig.

Check out the dueling banjo pigs from these illustrators:

Dueling Banjo Pigs blog!

Banjo Pig

2010-06-10T09:36:00.001-07:00

We're really starting to see more and more illustrators create banjo pigs. It's really taking off! Keep 'em coming!

Check out the dueling banjo pigs at the Dueling Banjo Pigs blog!

Banjo Pig Tramp Stamp

2010-06-08T23:17:00.001-07:00

The duel of banjo pigs has gone to a new low.
The details: Bar. Late Night. Ballpoint Pen. Drunk Chick. Banjo Pig.

Check out the dueling banjo pigs from these illustrators:

Guy Francis

Sam Reed

Jimmy "Porcine" Page

2010-06-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

Check out this awesome banjo playing pig from illustrator extraordinaire, Tom Lichtenheld!

Thanks for contributing to the duel of banjo picking pigs, Tom!

Check out the dueling banjo pigs from these illustrators:

Sam Reed

Shane Lewis

If you've drawn a banjo pig, let us know!

Pigs #7 , 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18

2010-06-07T14:44:00.000-07:00

The duel picks up a little heat.

A dozen new banjo-playin' piggies, count them and weep.
I think Guy Francis has a little, um, catchin' up to do.

Check out the pigs from these excellent illustrators:

Guy Francis (6 pigs)

Jeff Overturf (4 pigs)

Jack Foster (3 pigs)

Paula Becker (2 pigs)

Bob Nelson (2 pigs)

Greg Wallace (2 pigs)

Greg Newbold (2 pigs)

Doug Jones (2 pigs)

Sean Ashby (1 pig)

Eric Barclay (1 pig)

Sam Reed (1 pig)

Pickin' on the Pot

2010-06-03T02:23:00.000-07:00

The duel of banjo pigs continues ...

Guy Francis has six piggies on his blog.

Check out the pigs from these excellent illustrators:

Guy Francis (6 pigs)

Jeff Overturf (4 pigs)

Jack Foster (3 pigs)

Bob Nelson (2 pigs)

Greg Wallace (2 pigs)

Greg Newbold (2 pigs)

Jeff Overturf (4 pigs)

Sam Reed (1 pig)

If you've drawn a banjo-playing pig, let me know and I'll add it to the list of pig links.

Pickin' Beyond the Grave

2010-06-02T08:20:00.000-07:00

The duel of banjo-playing pigs continues ....

Mr. Guy "Squeal Like a Banjo-Playing Pig" Francis is on fire over there on his blog with 5 piggies.

Check out these from other artists:

Jeff Overturf

Got a banjo-playing pig drawing you wanna share?

Born to Banjo

2010-05-28T02:46:00.000-07:00

Dueling Banjo Pigs continues ...

Find some banjo-playing pigs on Guy Francis' blog and Jack Foster's blog.

Dueling Banjo Pigs

2010-05-27T03:05:00.000-07:00

My pal, Guy Francis, has thrown the gauntlet over on his blog.
He recently bought a banjo and has challenged me (and others) to a duel, a duel of banjo-playing pigs!

Here are a few warm-up sketches in response to Guy's painted piggies.

(Feel free to toss in a few banjo-playing pig drawerings of your own!)

How long will this duel last?
Probably until Guy learns to play a tune on his banjo and gets bored of drawing banjo-playing swine.
Prop up your feet, grab some popcorn and soda, because this could take a while.

Link: Guy Francis' blog

Gardener

2010-05-18T13:12:00.000-07:00

Ink and watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb. cold-press watercolor paper.

Girl

2010-05-17T21:52:00.001-07:00

Ink in sketchbook.

Lion

2010-05-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

Ink + watercolor on Arches cold-press 140 lb. paper

Riding a Bike

2010-05-05T23:12:00.000-07:00

Ink + watercolor on Arches cold-press 140 lb. paper.

Lion

2010-05-02T20:04:00.001-07:00

A little bit of ink, a little bit of paper and a lot of Photoshop.

Dinner

2010-04-25T22:33:00.001-07:00

Ink + watercolor on Arches cold-press, 140 lb. paper.

Uh-oh

2010-04-25T22:32:00.001-07:00

Ink + watercolor on Arches cold-press, 140 lb. paper.

Bowler

2010-04-25T22:26:00.001-07:00

A quick warm-up sketch.
Ink + watercolor on Arches cold-press 140 lb. paper.

Reading

2010-04-20T22:32:00.000-07:00

Ink + watercolor + a tad bit of pencil on Arches cold-press watercolor paper.

A Panel

2010-04-08T23:45:00.000-07:00

This morning's warm-up sketch.

Ink + Photoshop

A Lot of Drawing for a Warm-Up Sketch

2010-04-08T23:43:00.000-07:00

A bit more complicated warm-up drawing. I was testing out a new brand of watercolor paper.

Ink + watercolor on cold-press watercolor paper.