Stream of Consciousness Sketches

I just added a page featuring my Stream of Consciousness sketches until I put together a more robust site for them.

http://christinawald.blogspot.com/p/stream-of-consciousness-sketches.html

The Ultimate Sinister

This is a character I have drawn for years. I am now working on a mini-comic of it. I first drew him in grade school, he looked very different though. Now it has a bit of Jeeves and Wooster, Downton Abbey, cats and mice...

Seasons Series: Spring Sketch

A couple months ago, I posted the finish of the first painting in a series for the seasons. This is the sketch for spring with a lot of cherry blossoms, a big horn lamb, bluebirds and a bunny. It will be a long while before I can color this, but I can hardly wait. Here is winter: http://christinawald.blogspot.com/2010/04/finish-of-winter.html

Comic Side Projects: 12-Way with Cheese

In honor of 12-Way with Cheese being released, I thought I would show how differently things started.

As I said, I have worked on this story concept for YEARS and could not get it to gel.

Below here is the first attempt...

 After I kept sketching and working on the story, I realized the art was totally in the wrong direction. As a result, I worked on new more cartoony concepts as seen to the left here. I even had a whole manuscript with a different story I tossed.

This is the final result:

You can see the rest here.

So, stay tuned now that the book is out for upcoming signings and events. There was even just an article about the book in CityBeat. Check it out!

I should also mention we just had a blurb in Imagine FX as well!

Speaking of anthologies, I am also in Allen Freeman's latest Slam Bang comic anthology lampooning fast food. See my contribution here!

Finish of Winter

I was waiting to get feeback for the cover sketch on my next book and finished this up while waiting. It is part of a four illustration series based on the four seasons. Here is the explanation and sketch.

More Spring Celebration!

Here are my spring e-mailers this year. Above is the style I plan to use for my graphic nover version of Six Swans and below is a spring painting. I kind of love painting bluebirds. I hope to and photograph some this summer when biking!

On the top picture, I snuck in a pysanka egg. I am learning to make them from my friends Theresa and Paula. They are really good at it-I have a long way to go...

Winter Sketch

This is a sketch for a series of paintings I am doing for the seasons. The plan is to make some sort of 2011 calendar on one page with the four paintings. The New Yorker did it so why not?

This is winter so the palette will be mostly monochromatic. Her dress is the hoop underskirt representing the trees without leaves. Fall will be her dress in oranges and reds and tattered and so on... I promise sketching this did not summon the bit of snow we got last night ;)

New Painting on Etsy!

This is a little painting I just did to put on Etsy. I was doodling last night and did this little sketch. I have been rather enamored by 18th century costume lately (mostly French). It was fairly outrageous!

I love this frame too. It seems fitting...

Click on the side link to get to Etsy.

The Ultimate Extreme Mega Meal-Bot

This is for my friend Allen Freeman's comic anthology Slam Bang, the special fast food volume. It is a 3 page mini comic about the ultimate combo meal... More soon!

Concept Sketch-Not So Nice Queen Marries Dubious King

Here is a concept sketch for a fairy tale personal project I am working on... More soon as it develops. I am a little obsessed with 18th century costume at the moment...

People in the Stars-Pages 9 and 10

The exciting conclusion!

People in the Stars-Pages 7 and 8

People in the Stars-Pages 5 and 6

People in the Stars-Pages 3 and 4

People in the Stars-Pages 1 and 2

This is a comic anthology by Cincinnati artists called 12-Way with cheese. My story is the first chapter of a graphic novel for children.