Finished inks

Here are the inks for my latest set of ‘Clamcakes.’ These are all hand done. I’m quite old school that way, kind of. While I can do these digitally, I much prefer the hand drawn approach. At the same time, I can do them (and have done them) with the really old school Crow Quill pen(s) and ink well. I love inking them that way, but it takes longer. So, I use Fudenasuke “brush” pens and Micron pens.

In this era of everything being digital, particularly with the advent of AI, I feel it’s more important than ever to keep these techniques alive! And, until they come up with an autopen for drawing, this will remain a human endeavor.

 

 

20 Years of Clamcakes!

     It’s hard to believe that’s it’s been 20 years since I came up with my comic strip, Clamcakes! This has not been my only strip (it’s been 45 years since my very first strip). But Clamcakes is the best fulfillment of my childhood desire to be a comic strip artist. The zany characters! The crazy scenarios!  They expose the foibles of society with humor – just what a comic strip should do – hold a mirror up to you so you can laugh at yourself (and others. Let’s be honest), and, maybe, examine the things you think and do.

  I believe comic strips are a unique artform in this, and so many other ways. Let’s keep them going!