... back to our regularly scheduled commissions...

okay, here's two commissions i finished up last week (got a few more to post later this week... and probably a harry potter piece, too...)





- the fall tv season starts up this week, looking forward to some returning shows and a few new ones... and figure i'll watch the last few sox games, too (sad that for a team that's already clinched a play-off spot, it seems like they're limping towards the post season... and looks like they'll even blow a 12 game lead and lose the al east title to the virtually unstoppable yankees... bah, can't even get excited about the playoffs)

- loving both the new dropkick murphys and the black francis cds (and eagerly awaiting the new foo fighters, too)

- watched the whole first season of friday night lights on dvd recently... wow, what a great show (although we're getting spoiled with entire seasons you can watch in a span of days, not months)


well, back to work!
-c

hermoine

okay, just a real quick one (gotta get back to the commissions on my drawing board)...

first, thanks everybody for all the compliments on the snape and dumbledore... funny that as i listen to the books and hear the descriptions of the characters as they're introduced, i've tried hard NOT to see the movie actors, but just what i think they should look like...

which leads me to my take hermoine... "... lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth,"



certainly is fun, doing thse... we'll see how much more i end up doing

here's hoping the sox won't need to go to the playoffs in the wild card slot (but it's looking more and more likely... ugh)
-c

love me some harry potter!

okay, so first off... tough coupla baseball games to watch this weekend (taking one of three... not so good, and certainly won't be good enough come play-offs...), crazy week with the patriots (solid win on sunday... shame all this is going to bring into question all the wins and championships)...

okay, on to other stuff... another commission a long time coming - over at his way cool site (http://digitalmedusa.com/sgettis/word/) , steven gettis collects pieces from artists interpreting their favorite literary figures/authors/characters... thought about it for a long time and didn't have a great idea (that wasn't already done)... but lately, i've been listening to audio books on audio cd while working (certainly less distracting than tv), and just got through the first harry potter...

... hence, severus snape (who, as the series progresses, becomes one of the most complicated of the bunch)...



and as things often go, i got it in my head to do more ... and the next one had to be dumbledore (i'll get to ron, hermoine, and harry in due time...and maybe a few more, we'll see)...




well, both kids are waking up from long naps (johnny's been loving his first few days of pre-school - we'll see if it lasts), so i'm off!
-c

sketchbooks!

just a quick heads up that all three canson sketchbooks are now available for purchase...

check out http://www.craigrousseau.com/sketchbooks.html for info...

and since i'm posting, here's a coupla new cansons as well...

-c

baltimore!

had a great time in baltimore... saw a sox game on friday night, met lots of great fans, sold a slew of sketchbooks and 'haps lost covers portfolios (both will be available on line real soon...!) as well as got to spend time with old (and new) friends...

todd and i had our better halves with us this time, and both trish and sharon had fun as well (when not getting stopped by baltimore's finest for not leaving a proper tip - all said and done, we had left about a 15% tip as opposed to the stated 20% after a less than stellar dining (and restaurant staff) experience... but it worked out okay in the end - so, folks, remember to double check your menus for "gratuities added for parties of six or more" (which wasn't on this restaurant's menu), and also that a "gratuity" is not a "service charge", which isn't disputable)... which is funny, since we think nothing of tipping 20-25% for good service... oh, well, certainly makes for a good con story, i suppose...

the weekend was dedicated to the memory of 'ringo (including raising money for the humane society (or aspcsa... i keep getting'm mixed up) a great night of billiards with fellow creators and friends)...

here's a coupla commissions i did for folks before the show...




-c

baltimore and the lost covers!

okay, i'm sure most of you folks have been reading todd's blog (you HAVE, haven't you? you do realize there's a link just over on the right... right?) so you know all about the "lost covers" portfolio... if for some bizarre reason, you're not, here's the skinny -

todd and i have come with a sweet little package of 5 "lost" covers for the haps along with the letters pages to go along with'm...
this full-color high quality print set (thanks, rico) will be limited to only 50 copies... and on sale at the baltimore show! (if we have any left, we'll be selling'm on-line at some point)...

and since todd's already shown the cover for issue 36, here's another one for ya... issue 17! (todd told me i should post the prelims... but i realized i don't have any for this one...)



commissions are finally back on track after a slight detour into topps "heroes" sketch cards (funs stuff... but likenesses aren't my strong suit, so...i'll post a few of the better ones to show y'all - once i get approval, that is )... i'll be bringing a few cansons this weekend that folks have patiently been waiting for (gwen stacy! hula chickee! star girl! and more!) and should get though the rest after i get back from maryland...

...where we'll be seeing the first place (!?!) red sox play the orioles friday night...

and if you've read todd's blog, you'll know that this show will be awfully different (and a bit empiter) without 'ringo, but we'll all be doing our best to celebrate his career... and more importantly, celebrate his life.

alright... if i don't post again before i go, i'll see some of you in baltimore...

-c