Sharkboy

I have this idea about a freak show made up of children with biological rarities. I think there might be more of these drawing to come. This is Sharkboy, he only wears suits, and in typical shark fashion, sheds his teeth regularly. 

Halloween Tiger

An interest in Bengal tigers, in conjunction with having recently read the very good book, The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht was the motive for this drawing. A Pegasus, one of the Sand People from Star Wars, Whitney Houston, and the Brain of Pinky and the Brain are among some of my most memorable Halloween costumes.

This is one of many daydreams Hamweenie has about how amazing he would be, if he could just escape from this life of luxury.

These are a couple of pages from the book. Hamweenie believes that he is being cruelly tortured by the evil humans he lives with, when in reality he is insanely spoiled.  In the top image, he is destroying a spider plant as a way to seek vengeance on his captors. And below, bath time is just one of the many ways he is punished.

The Amazing Hamweenie

My first book is finally finished and scheduled to come out in the fall. It's being published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin. This is all very excited, and I'd like to thank everyone that helped me along the way!