And Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

I usually make a Christmas card, but I've been chasing my tail since September and this year it'll be something for New Years or maybe Valentine's Day... I hope! Thankfully, my daughter and I have started a little card making tradition of our own and collaborative projects get extra incentive -- as do the weekly comic strips :)

 

 Merry Christmas!

Feet Tweet No. 6: Polar Bear Feet!

Feet Tweet No. 6

This particular animal ranks among my very favorite...

Feet Tweet No. 5: Santa's Elves!

Indeed! With bells and all. Speaking of Christmas, LOTS of gift/card making to do this weekend. Feet Tweets to return on Monday12/19/11 @ErikBrooksBooks.

Feet Tweet No. 5

These busy feet might get colored later this afternoon :)

Feet Tweet No. 4: Sand Fiddler Feet!

Colored pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes drawing paper.

A little late for the east coasters... busy days!

Feet Tweet No. 4

From a scientific illustration class...

Feet Tweet No. 3: Cheetah Feet!

Howard the Cheetah even! Follow along @ErikBrooksBooks.

Feet Tweet No. 3

FEET Tweet No. 2: A Tree Frog

And incredibly COLORFUL feet at that!

FEET Tweet No. 2

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Feet Tweet No. 1: Gecko Feet!

 

More tomorrow! 

FEET Tweets!

So here's an idea that I should have hatched in August :)

In honor of my latest book, I'll be "Feet tweeting" daily for as long as I can manage. Those that actually follow such things can find me @ErikBrooksBooks. I'll post pictures here as well - which should cover the bases of cyberspace to the extent that I find physically possible.

And so, without further ado I give you FEET Tweet no. 1 (featuring artwork that did not appear in the final book!):

Harts Pass Paintings

Just a couple of recent paintings inspired by the characters in my weekly comic strip. I sold a few at Saturday's Christmas Bazaar here in Winthrop -- along with a good number of hand-colored prints.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Books Beside My Bed: Slow Days, Fast Friends by Erik Brooks

Books Beside My Bed: Slow Days, Fast Friends by Erik Brooks: A sweet, albeit nearly year old review of Slow Days that I just discovered. Thanks Karen!

Thank You Green Gables!

A great couple of days at Green Gables Elementary School last week. I have some kid artwork to post soon, but here is a quick "thank you" sketch of a very unique class pet -- without further ado, I give you Truffles the hedgehog!

November Sketches

A few recent favorites from my sketchbook. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

click to enlarge!

A Holiday Book Signing at Everyday Athlete

On Friday, December 2nd, step on out to Everyday Athlete for an evening of cookies and books. In honor of Polar Opposites, we'll be snacking on America's favorite black n' white cookies (the irresistible Oreo) and washing them down with a tall (probably short) glass of milk.

With due respect to Who Has These Feet?, our hosts for the night own the finest running shoe store east of Green Lake.