October 2011 – Casey Girard Illustration

Happy Halloween!

We had a great first time trick-or-treating with our son. Now we are back inside with a fire going because there is snow outside! Snow on Halloween, that’s the first for me. Last Quote Quiz before the first Winner! Rules, over the course of a season, every three months, you can earn points via aContinue reading “Happy Halloween!”

A New Friend

One night I was playing with clay making specimens when this little dude came along. His expression caught my affection and I knew something more was meant for him than being a locked up creature in a jar. He quickly made the transition to my sketchbook. We are getting to know one another now. HereContinue reading “A New Friend”

Illustrator Day! Are you EXCITED yet?!

(click to in-large) Yes you will notice if you have been following our marketing thus far, the time has changed by half an hour. We look forward to having many people come. We have a lot in store for all our attendees. Check out Anna Boll’s blog for more details about it and howContinue reading “Illustrator Day! Are you EXCITED yet?!”

Ghostly Leaves

Remember my picking up leaves project last year? Well this year I didn’t leave my leaves to languish in a drawer. hehe. I picked this one up Friday and glued it down and painted it all by Sunday! Nothing feels better than getting some projects done. I also did a test image of leaves asContinue reading “Ghostly Leaves”

Baby Fish Mouth

Here is my first go at making an illustration with dots for eyes. It still needs a little work but, I am excited about this new direction. Quote Quiz: “I’m only an elected official I can’t make decisions by myself!”

Fanartica’s Choice

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love to make art of the holiday’s favorite monsters. So it was very fitting when Fanartica posted this weeks theme as 80’s Movie Monsters. <img src="https://caseyg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/slimmer-flowers.jpg" alt="" title="Slimer" width="487" height="526" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2013" /> Quote Quiz: “I must be catching cold” “No no dear, that was Reverend Harper, whoContinue reading “Fanartica’s Choice”

Dots or Eyes

I have a request for opinions! Which do you like better, the eyes draw with dots or fully rendered? p.s. I do realize the boy is not the same age better the top two and the bottom two. I liked seeing how that played a role in different ages. — Check out Fanartica, a groupContinue reading “Dots or Eyes”

Dani’s Choice

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of having my piece of fan art posted on Dani Jones’ webcomic page for My Sister The Freak. She has reached a milestone for her work having finished 4 issues which she has now printed all together in Volume 1. Congrats to Dani on such an accomplishment! Dani launchedContinue reading “Dani’s Choice”

I love the idea of people riding dragon flies. When I watch dragon flies moving through the air they always look like they are having such a good time. They seem to be spinning and circling all around each other in a group. Quote: “A gust of wind. . . . A dog barks.Continue reading

Beach’s Choice

Lucien and I are at the beach for the early part of this week. We have been playing with dripping sand to make castles. I’m collecting bits of shell to put in my sculpey sculptures. Those will be built when we are back home. For now how about a quote: “Did you see the wayContinue reading “Beach’s Choice”