The studio

Ever wonder what goes into making art for books?
Watch a demonstration of how the cover for Blue-Ribbon Henry developed!
The whole project took about 500 hours. If you like to see beginning sketches, working drawings, and experiments, you'll love this section.



How do you think I achieved the full-color effects for Hot-Air Henry in 1980?
Watch the demonstration of this antique technique!



ONE OF MY SECRETS

I try to trick the viewer into a 'believable fantasy'. I am providing your visual thinking with familiar size and distance relationships that your mind has been processing since early childhood. Thorough research provides the understanding of a subject and enhances the believe-ability of an image.
REALISM AND SCIENCE GO HAND IN HAND
I began my young adult years as a draftsman and illustrator of informative books. [Complete Bibliography]