Saw a photo of one of those roadside diner signs where you can move the letters around to advertise specials. Top line: Jesus is everlasting. Bottom line: Taco Salad $4.99. It left an impression because clearly I'd read it wrong. This book is primarily about things I learned to do to keep in practice and improve without spending a lot of money on books or classes.

It also includes my first published comic artwork - a short story from an anthology series called "Alien Heart Bigfoot" - that was my attempt to draw something like Geof Darrow. I think I got about one panel in before I decided it'd be better to just draw something like Al Sparrow. 

The cover is blank because I do a free sketch on it if you buy it. There are only 25 of these in existence. If I do a reprint, it'll have a new cover made. 

With this book I tried to talk a bit about where I get inspiration and hopefully point new artists in directions where they can find their own. Looking for that elusive "muse" you always hear about. I believe in them. Problem is I'm not faithful to any of them, jumping mainly between Kalliope and Euterpe with a smattering of Erato and Thalia thrown in for good measure. 

I'm working on the third one now...tentatively titled "Pee in Your Own Sandbox", to talk about making your own creations and truly making them your own. If you've been poking around this site a bit it's pretty clear I've got a number of other people who live in my head...and you're only getting to meet a handful of them.