2011 – Casey Girard Illustration

Finished Sketchbook Project

Fearing that I would not have time to get to the post office on Saturday due to my son’s second birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCIEN!), I wrapped up my sketchbook Thursday night and shipped it Friday. A few hours later I got the email about the extension. . . doh! I am happy to all whoContinue reading “Finished Sketchbook Project”

Wild Man

Up! A bit higher A little higher And very high! These are Matt’s heros, Parkour. I am sure most of you have seen this style of stunts at least once in the James Bond film with Daniel Craig, Casino Royale. Like them he takes all necessary precautions before performing any of these stunts, they areContinue reading “Wild Man”

The Accident

The whole story (I am pulling from old posts; so, there will be repeats but, even on those pages some changes have been made): And in case you miss the comment from Sean: Anyone interested in some more details of the story might be interested in the blog post I wrote shortly afterwards: A isContinue reading “The Accident”

After a Blizzard

Well after the holidays, good news from family, and a huge snow storm I almost forgot it was Tuesday! Time for a couple more pages of the story. The third image is not finished but, I think you get the jist. Page that goes in between these two

Load-Bearing

For the next pages in my sketchbook project I am going to work on stories Matt has told me. Most involve hospital trips in the end. This story has been told to me, to others while I listened, and by me(because I have heard it so many times at this point). The story has grownContinue reading “Load-Bearing”

Magical Nature Hike

This continues off of the pages where Matt ran up the flight of stairs. After I caught my breath for 20 minutes we ended up walking alone. We traversed narrow ledges over the river, climbed logs that had fallen in the river, and found this pillar which we climbed and sat on.

Taking Leaps

Having a kid was taking a leap. Before we had to go through labor we talked about how much fun having a kid would be. Part of having a kid is fun, but boy that process of bringing them into the world. . . the is a good reason they call it labor! More storiesContinue reading “Taking Leaps”

The Beginning

Today is the last day to sign up for my giveaway. Go to my post 100! and leave a comment by 11:59pm tonight and you will be in! I will announce the winner tomorrow morning with a sneak peak of the new Snow Dreamer piece I am working on. Unfortunately due to a cold theContinue reading “The Beginning”

Drag Mama Up the Cliffs

Here is the second installment in my sketchbook project. I am not going to draw the events in any particular order, just as the images come to me. This moment happened very recently, just back in June, when we wanted to hike a nature trail from the Jordan Lake House in Maine. The Jordan CliffsContinue reading “Drag Mama Up the Cliffs”

My Acrobat

Two birds with one stone here, Illustration Friday and the first page to my sketchbook, of Sketchbook Project 2011! I chose my sketchbook theme because of how many times I hear “It will be fun, I swear” from Matt. And, you know what, it is always fun. So, I am planning to draw all theContinue reading “My Acrobat”