Animal Wednesday – Casey Girard Illustration

Birding and Leaf Painting

I have always collected leaves. Every year as the leaves turn I find myself picking up my favorites. In past years I did this without much plan; I would pick them up and shove them between book pages (books I clearly didn’t care about because leaf pressing in books wicks all the moisture from theContinue reading “Birding and Leaf Painting”

Good Intentions Fall Through

Well as hopeful as I was to get my blog set up with scheduled posts it just didn’t happen. My pregnant brain did not bring it together for me to make new art that I wanted to post for you. Also the past week has been a lot of scrambling to be prepared for aContinue reading “Good Intentions Fall Through”

Finished Tiger and Opossum

Here is the Tiger and Opossum. I finally got them finished up tonight. For a refresher here is the pastel color comp of them. Happy ComicCon to all those tabling there this week!

Komodo Dragon

This weekend I am participating in SOS, Somerville Open Studios. I am #80 on the map at 45 Laurel Street #1. We are open from Noon to 6pm both Saturday and Sunday. I have some new work that I will have on display, mounted creature heads. Check out the first one: And of course thereContinue reading “Komodo Dragon”

MoCCA Fest!

Another week of just one post. Followers, thank you for your patience! Next month I will hopefully be able to get back to two postings a week. For those of you in NYC this weekend be sure to stop by MoCCA Fest. I will be at table B8 up front to the left when youContinue reading “MoCCA Fest!”

Kris’s Choice

I got one vote so I went with it! Here is a walk in the Public Garden with my Pet Giant Salamander

Walking the Dog

I am working on a new piece. Decided to take one of my ideas to a final illustration. I need to sketch folks walking their dogs to get the background right. Here are my process sketches:

Dancing Dinosaur

I put together two of my favorite things to draw, dancers and dinosaurs. Taking a large animal and making it a ballerina has been done many times but, a brachiosaurus seemed just right. Her neck is so delicate. She is just beginning. And the Fab SALE is now live! Go here to place anContinue reading “Dancing Dinosaur”

Sketchbook Snippet

Today isn’t coming together quite how I wanted. So, rather than rush finishing a sketch for you I have chosen a snippet from my sketchbook to share. On the left is a little girl surrounded by legs so tall you can’t even see their torsos(hard to see this is a very rough sketch). She isContinue reading “Sketchbook Snippet”

Laughing Seal

Yes this is definitely based off the hottest photo on the internet of a seal laughing. I believe the original photo credit goes to ©Hinrich Baesemann/Corbis. It was my warm up sketch a couple of nights ago. It had me giggling.

From the Past

As time would have it I didn’t not get a chance to make a new sketch for today’s post. However, I was recently looking back at an old project of mine and I thought it would be fun to share it. Who doesn’t love Dinosaurs!

Poster Proof

This is happening! I am getting an 18 x 24 inch poster printed of the Animals in Alphabet. Today, I got to see a proof! Thank you Geno! More news to come on when they will be for sale. Today I am jumping up and down, with caution as my left arm is all outContinue reading “Poster Proof”