Heroes Con 2010

Only 2 days left until this years Heroes Con. It looks to be a great show with some fantastic artists and writers. Come out and support Light Sheep Studios. We will be at booth AA-637 selling Jonah books, prints and some other goodies. Also is will be the debut for Monster Movie Manual, this years Heroes Con book. We’ll also have some limited 8×10 prints of the monsters on gorgeous velvet paper already matted to take home and frame. Hope to see you all there!

Monster Movie Manual

New for this years Heroes Con - Monster Movie Manual, 24 pages of the best of the best Monster Movies from yesteryear. Here are a few screenshots.

Dracula - Sketch

Heroes Con is coming up very soon so I thought I’d give some previews of some artwork Ive been working on for the show. This is just one sketch of dracula from Monster Movie Manual for this years Heroes Con. It will be a really fun book when its complete. I’ll be updating the process behind these as I go along.

Consuming my time - I love it

This is my new project that has been consuming all of my time lately and I love it. My baby girl was born on February 3rd, 7lb 5oz and 20" long. Art projects have been slowly grinding along but nothing to the extent that I want or need to do before my June show. My photography skills should eventually improve with all the pictures that I have been taking of her lately(such as the above one). I will keep on plugging along, but sorry for slowwwwwww updates.

Baby Room

sorry for my absence but I've been a bit busy lately. Baby Ava is on the way next week and I've been finishing up the mural in her room and everything else with the room. Hopefully I"ll have some new pics of Elijah to post soon. Until than here are some pictures of the mural I did for my soon to be daughter.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! What a wonderful day to celebrate with family and friends. Christmas is my favorite time of year for many different reasons. The Christmas songs that play nonstop on the radio for like 2 months solid, cookies, lights, stockings, cookies, Christmas trees, putting out our Nativity set, cookies...well you get the drift. There are 1000's of different things that remind me of this time of the year and when I was a kid eagerly awaiting opening presents. As a child, my favorite presents were my GiJoes, Transformers, and Legos and video games. Not much has changed throughout these years but I do remember something that my family did ever Christmas morning. We would wake up and before any presents were passed out by mom, we would sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and one of us would read Luke 2 from the Bible. The Christmas story is one that most people are familiar with. Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem; Mary gives birth to Jesus in a stable; Angels appear to shepherds and tell them of Jesus' birth and they go and to find Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. When they find Jesus they glorify and praise God.
Why you may ask would they praise God over a little baby being born in a stable? It is because of what the angels had told them. Not just where Jesus was born but who he is and why he was being born. Luke 2:10 - "good news of great joy, to all people! For unto you is born this day in the city of David A SAVIOR who is Christ the Lord."
The Savior for ALL people! That is why they were excited and went immediately to Bethlehem. They had a message from God that he had sent His Son to to be born in the likeness of men(Philippians 2:7). Not just to come here and live out his life as we do. He came to save us from our sins. He paid the ultimate price for us, he gave up His life so that we can live with him forever in Heaven.
When I think about all that Jesus has done for us and that it all started on His birthday, it makes me stop and really praise Him and thank Him for His love and sacrifice. As you are out and about today with family & friends and if you do read Luke 2, take an extra couple minutes and soak in what this day really represents and why it is celebrated all over the world. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and we'll see ya next year!

- Keith

25 Days of Christmas

I enjoy Christmas time more than any other time of the year. The start of the holiday rush on Black Friday is something I'm not a huge fan of but with my wife's help, its beginning to grow on me. Whether your like me and try to do shopping earlier, or wait until Christmas Eve, there are a million things to do all month long. I am trying to slow down for a few minutes a day and do some amateur photography. So I've decided to post a picture a day for 25 days(this post is late so I've already begun, go back through the archives and catch the past 2 days) on Light Sheep Studios website. This will accomplish, if nothing else, more regular postings between sites. Merry Christmas and hope you all enjoy them!

Macheist nano bundle

I just found out about this, and you read this before time is left go download it. The Macheist bundles have always been a great deal for consumers. You get alot of different Mac apps for a very little price. This year they have a Nanobundle which is completely....FREE. There are some great programs in this too.

"We like to think of our job as helping introduce the great indie software out there to you guys, the Mac users. Over the past 3 years, between heist prize apps and discounted software bundles, we’ve distributed over 4 million software licenses to hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world.

But as we stared at this year’s bundle, thinking of ways to reach as many Mac users as we could with this collection of amazing apps, we had a crazy idea. The kind of idea that at first seems preposterous. An idea that involved, just this once, removing the only remaining barrier of any significance: the bundle’s price.

Say hello to the MacHeist nanoBundle. It’s the same bundle of quality Mac software that you know and love… but it’s entirely free.

Download it. Enjoy it. And tell your friends about it, because it’ll be gone in under a week, never to return again. Grab it now!"

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! This was the pumpkin I carved for our church fall party. It is the Black Axe from Mouse Guard, a great graphic novel series by David Petersen. Check it out if you havent already.

Elijah character sketches

Well here is one of the character sketches for the newest childrens book from Light Sheep Studios, Elijah. The book is pretty much scripted and most of the characters are done. Ive been working on the final touches for research of the time period, and story. Hopefully I’ll be able to post some more character sketches soon.

Its a girl!

Well we found out that my wife and I are having a baby girl. Thanks to all who participated in the voting contest. The winner has been emailed for their address so I can get the book out to her.

Vote and Win!

Friday my wife and I will find out if our baby is a boy or a girl. What do you think? Go vote on Facebook and post a comment. All names in the comments will be entered to win a signed copy of Jonah: Journey to Nineveh. One name will be randomly drawn and I will send you a copy of the book. It’s that simple. While your there become a fan of Light Sheep Studios!

GO VOTE!

Labor Day Weekend!

Well as the Holiday suggests, Labor is what I did. Along with house projects and putting together a crib and changing table, I moved the website over to Wordpress this weekend. I've wanted to do this for a long time to help make it easier for me to update more often because I've been terrible about it lately. So hopefully this is a new thing that will turn into more updates. There are still some things that need to be fixed on the site but its 90% functional. Off to bed.

Check out the new site and let me know what you think! -

Max sketch

Sketch before coloring.

Introducing (drumroll pleeeaase)......Max

Max is 1 new character in a new comic I have been working on. Still in its infancy but I wanted to introduce him early. enjoy!

Swedish Kung Fu packing techniques

I dont know how they do it but Ikea always amazes me how they pack their products. We made our final trips to Ikea recently and I purchased a great file drawer for different papers. A simple small box that should weigh mabey 20 pounds max but when I went to lift it, it felt like a lead block. Pictures below show how much stuff is packed in that tiny box ....

Studio almost finished

It has been a long time since a post , sorry about that, but heres some new shots of the studio almost finished. Only a few things left before final inspection -

Studio Progress

This has been the focus of all my spare time as of late. any other free second has been working on the next book and filling orders for Jonah. The new studio is coming along quite nicely. The past 2 nights I have painted late into the evening and I guess techincally its morning. Once this is done and everything is moved in, I will be working full out on the next book which I am super excited about. It is taking form and I'm loving it so far. Pics of the studio done so far minus the painting endeavor.

Jonah back in stock

I received the second shipment of books on friday so they are back in stock at Light Sheep Studios store.

Jonah Special Edition is Sold Out!

Well it has been a crazy few weeks with the book being published and we have moved forward in building the new new studio. But for this post its all about Jonah. The numbered, special edition of Jonah has sold out. I'll be getting another shipment of books in a week or two and those will be available through the store as a signed copy. Thanks to everyone who has already bought a copy of the book. The Lord has His plans for this project and I'll keep praying that they will be brought to fruition in the coming months. Book number 2 is already in the works. Hopefully I'll have a few sneak peaks to show you all soon. Back to work on the studio, cant wait til that is done!

Jonah: Journey to Nineveh now available

Just a quick note, Jonah: Journey to Nineveh is now available from the Light Sheep Studios store and also from Amazon. If you would like a copy and want one that is signed head over to Light Sheep Studios. I have the first 50 printed books and they will all be numbered and signed until they are sold out. Book info:

44 Full color pages
8.25x8.25
perfect bound

Light Sheep Studios is live

For several months now I've been trying to wrap things up with getting Jonah all done and my studio all set up and finally things are getting done. I received the first shipment of Jonah books this week and they are up for sale in the Light Sheep Studios store. The first 50 books in print are numbered and signed. I cant wait to get back to doing illustration work again instead of all of the business things I have been taking care of for awhile.

Super Bowl XLIII CHAMPIONS!!

Nothing more needs to be said..except I think I had 4 heart attacks during this game. Way to go Steelers! WOOT WOOT!

Jonah final proof is in!

Well its been awhile since the last post but there has been a good reason. I've been working on some new things and getting everything set up for Jonah. Today I came home to a package I've been waiting for since before Christmas...... the final proof of Jonah: Journey to Nineveh. Everything looks great so it should be just a few more days until it will be available. Check back here in the next couple of days for more info on that. I just snapped a few quick pictures of it for a sample. Hope you all enjoy it.

C is for ......

Every year Ann-Marie and I bake and decorate cookies with friends and this year is no different. Just a quick invite..

Jonah: Journey to Nineveh - Proof

I received a nice little package in the mail yesterday. It was the first printed proof of Jonah. I was more than pleased with this proof. The printer has done an awesome job with the cover and the interior pages look great. I still need to look over it with a fine tooth comb before I approve this version as the final version, but from just browsing through it, it looks awesome. On the final stretch now and I cant wait to share some more , but for now it will have to wait until this proofing stage is done.

Jonah: Journey to Nineveh

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We all have a lot to be thankful for and I personally have a metric ton to be thankful for. For starters as you can see above, the children's book that I have been working on has finally come to the end and its ready for first print proofing. The cover (above) was just about the last step for this project. Thank you Jesus for seeing me through my own "journey" while doing this book. More to come l8tr...

Petals

My wife has been busy on an arts and craft show that starts in about 8 hours...so last minute preparations and frantic work at the wee hours in the morning...I've helped as much as I can plus I've been sick so postings have been scarce(sorry for that). If you are in the Greenville/Piedmont area tomorrow you should check some of her stuff out.

Hurricane Hoopla Arts and Craft Fair
Directions

Winter Wonder Slam Tour -TobyMac

We just got back from WWS tonight at the Bi-Lo Center. What a great concert....well most of it was great. For starters we had great seats - Dead center stage, Row C, seats 1&2 so I was prepared for loudness. First up was a new artist - B.Reith. His name is pronounced Reith(silent e, with long I) so everyone gave him a hard time about the pronunciation..he even did himself. He has a great melodic voice for the little that he sang. He was only on stage for 15 minutes or less. Than up comes Family Force 5....my ears were not prepared for them. Theirs was the only set that everything was too loud. I wonder if they did a sound check before it all started. Everything drowned out everything. It just sounded like noise, and their recorded tracks do not sound like that. Then Reliant K came out. They were great. Very positive Christ centered message, had some fun songs like Sadie Hawkins Dance, Mood Rings and they also played some Christmas music. They also played a new Christmas song with animated short-
Relient K - Sleigh Ride from gotee on Vimeo.

After they were done, Toby and the Diverse City Band came out and put on a great concert. He gave a story about when he was 9 or 10, his father was a real estate investor (i think thats what it was) and on his business card he had Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? He said he was reading that verse 3 years ago when he was writing songs for "Portable Sounds" and how God used that seed that was planted when he was little to write "Lose my soul" years later.(fantastic song btw). There were a couple other sing-a-longs and praise songs to God that the crowd participated in as well. TobyMac did not dissapoint. It was a lot of fun and also as usual a very encouraging, Christ centered concert. Its great to see an artist stay strong and not water their message down because of fame or fortune. oh one more thing, they showed clips of old Christmas cartoons like the Peanuts Christmas, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, etc on the 2 monitors in the front of the stage. I love that bumble -

Aces and Raiders Pg 8

Aces and Raiders pg 7

Aces and Raiders pg6 is up

Aces and Raiders Pg 5 is up - Will Grail escape from the Pirates?

Aces and Raiders pg 4 is up - Run as fast as you can boys!

WWW.ACESANDRAIDERS.COM

Aces and Raiders - pg3

Page 3 of Aces and Raiders is now posted. Head on over to www.AcesandRaiders.com and check it out. Tell us what you think

Aces and Raiders - Magden's Treasure

Aces and Raiders pg2 is up and ready for viewing. Introducing 2 of the heroes today - Grail and Finn as they run for their lives. More on them in coming days.

Aces and Raiders is live!

I've been working with a fellow illustrator, Jason Sigears on a new episodic web comic - Aces and Raiders. I finished the color tonight ...or this morning..depending on how you look at it. Go take a look at www.AcesandRaiders.com and let us know what you think about it.

Curious King

Things have been going great lately with the book I've been working on. I am in the process of page layout now so I can get this thing ready for publishing. Here is just another illustration from it. An exceptionally curious king.

Portable Sounds

I just bought tobyMac's "Portable Sounds" off of iTunes last night and I love it. It is such a great album. I was able to see dc Talk on their Supernatural tour years ago and it was awesome. They were a great band that showed their talent as they grew musically and spiritually. On the Supernatural tour I was able to see not only their musical abilities but a very intimate spiritual side that showed their close walk with God and personal testimonies. With that said I cant wait til 11/13 @ the Bilo Center. Here's a clip off you tube of "I was made to love"(only decent quality clip of the song I could find ;)

Kitty Cat

Pen and ink with Photoshop color