I enjoyed this recent podcast interview with writer Emily Nussbaum on what she describes as the renaissance in children’s programming. As an artist in the business and a parent I was interested in what she had to say.
I’m getting started on my new job as color and background artists for Oki’s Oasis, which just got greenlit by Disney. I’m excited to be working with Denis Morella and the rest of the gang at Wild Brain on this cute new CGI pre-school show. I will be doing color key paintings for backgrounds, plus [...]
I had a great time working with my friend Eric Schweickert on this illustration for a local brewery. Eric wanted to have a painted illustration in a retro 60′s style. He spent a lot of time gathering reference and composing an image using vintage photographs. I simply went in and painted the image directly on [...]
After Scooby Doo ended I had the opportunity to do some freelance painting for Warner’s Looney Tunes Show under the art direction of industry vet John Calmette. This turned into a fairly steady gig for me and I really enjoyed the work. Episodes I worked on are just starting to air now.
This episode took place on a haunted oil rig offshore. It was a strange coincidence: We were working on it at the the same time as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
These are 3 background paintings from the opening sequence of “Dragon’s Secret”. I did several paintings for this episode, but these are definitely the stand outs. I love the alleyway pan. Antique shop interior key. “Dragon’s Secret” © Warner Bros. Animation
This is a selection of background paintings from Season 1 of Cartoon Network’s Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. All images are property of Warner Bros. Animation. Art direction by Dan Krall
