I just finished re-reading Dune by Frank Herbert. I hadn’t read it since high school and had forgotten just about the entire story. Afterwards, I felt like drawing something Dune-related. So, here’s a mock-up book cover. I haven’t seen the movie and so intentionally didn’t use it as visual reference.
The image and layout is mine. The font is Atilla-Condensed by Bay Animation Inc. Dune and everything else belongs to Frank Herbert.
Something lurks at the bottom of the basement stairs, and she just found it.
I put up a new coloring page in my Freebies section. I pulled all the colors and shading out of that monkey I made for Katie earlier this year and put that up as a coloring sheet. I think it turned out pretty good. Click to open the full-sized PDF.
Legal Stuff: You are free to print out and photocopy this image for use as coloring pages at home or in a classroom. It is not available for any other use without my express, written consent. Please do not modify the file, post it online, or remove or modify my copyright notice. Thank you. 🙂
A baby monkey swings from a tree in the jungle while holding a banana.
Friday I took pictures of the “Hey, Kansas City” art show at Paper Birch Landing. I think I got the whole exhibit here, but please forgive me if I missed one or two. Cell phone camera shots, so sorry for the quality. The show runs until the end of the month. Go to my previous post for more information on that. Of course, all these images are copyrighted by the artists who created them. I think just about everything here’s for sale. So, contact the gallery if you’re interested in purchasing.
Tonight I’ll be attending the opening night reception at Paper Birch Landing. The night opens the “Hey, Kansas City” show that I helped judge last month. The reception is from 6 to 10pm and there will be wine, art, food, music and poetry. The show runs all month. I’ll also be at the “Artists Speak” event next Thursday (August 18th) from 6 to 8pm.
The gallery is at 3740 Broadway Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64111. It’s south of the Uptown Theater behind Woody’s. Normal business hours are Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Cartoon of a braying jackass. Literally rolling on the floor laughing.
There are plenty of perfectly nice donkeys in
the world, but this guy is a braying jackass.
Various bits of recent politics inspired me to draw this elephant yesterday.
Maybe I shouldn’t sketch while listening to political news.
A worried elephant.
I like him, though. Sort of feel sorry for him. Poor guy.
Last Saturday I went downtown to an art gallery called Paper Birch Landing to jury their “Hey, Kansas City” art show that will be running all through the month of August. That was fun.
The gallery is located on Broadway near the Uptown Theater. It’s directly behind Woody’s on the third floor. The space has a lot of light and a nice view. I got to have a peek at their current show and talk shop a bit before we started to go through the entries.
Although, we were surprised (and a bit disappointed) to not get a single entry on the subjects of cows, barbecue, or fountains! I mean, come on Kansas City! By the end, Heather Collinsworth (one of the gallery owners) and Jesus Vasquez (the other judge for the show) were both considering painting a cow just for the show to make up for the obvious oversight. I might draw something additional as well if I get around to it.
The submissions were lighter than expected, which made this show a great opportunity for artists who may have otherwise not had an opportunity to show in a gallery before. I’d say more about what will be on display, but the winners haven’t been announced yet and I don’t want to spoil anything.
As judges, Jesus and I will both also be contributing at least one piece each to the show. I’ve already dropped off a signed archival print of my Sly James caricature and they let me leave my portfolio and some cards out for display. It looks like I’ll be attending a couple more events at the gallery throughout the month of August, but I’m not quite sure of the dates. I’ll post when I have more information.
Here’s more of a finished color version. Okay, I’m done playing with this one. On to something else…
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 