More Jackalopes

You’d think after I drew umpty-million of these things for Dragonbreath 6, I’d be tired of them…

White Jackalope II

The white jackalope was pensive. Strange things were happening on the other side of the painting.

6 x 12, more mixed media on collaged manga on board. As usual, I get an idea in my teeth, and y’know…

Original for sale or else will go to con, prints available. (You can also get White Jackalope I & II as a print set!)

Black Jackalope

The scanner couldn’t handle this one very well, which is a shame. Owing to a lot of watercolor pencil and clear gesso, the original has a weird…um…blurry depth? Wound up looking like smudged charcoal, but it’s got a nifty layering going on in person, and the colors blend more smoothly, except that the scanner glares off the brush lines in the gesso, and…well, anyway. Original for sale, 6 x 6 on cradled clayboard, going to one of the back-to-back con art shows unless somebody wants to pounce on it first. (I have PLENTY OF TIME to make art. PLENTY. OF. TIME. Days! Weeks! WHOLE WEEKS ha ha oh god I’m doomed.)

Originally published at Tea with the Squash God. You can comment here or there.

Tags: art

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brenda_ea

2011-06-04 02:34 am (UTC)

Would a photo of it be any clearer?

ursulav

2011-06-04 02:40 am (UTC)

I dunno, maybe. This isn't BAD, but honestly, there's just a limit to how flat reproductions can reproduce something made up of thin clear layers on top of each other, ya know? Light just won't move through it the same way.

gipsieee

2011-06-04 02:54 am (UTC)

The black jackalope reminds me a lot of the Durer Bunny etching my grandmother had, only much more pensive.

bunnykissd

2011-06-04 02:57 am (UTC)

I'd love to see that Black Jackalope in real life!

luciab

2011-06-04 03:01 am (UTC)

The black jackalope looks sad. Like maybe he's empathizing with the sad snake? He is very beautiful, though. I actually like him much better than the white ones, which are adorable. He has much more depth. He's my kinda jackalope, all dark and broody.

torakiyoshi

2011-06-04 04:52 am (UTC)

Aww, Black Jackalope looks very sad. I want to scoop him up and give him a (very careful) hug!

And if there are jackalopes in Dragonsbreath, then I definately need to start setting aside my pennies, because I still haven't had the spare cash to buy the first one and now I really want them!

wedschilde

2011-06-04 05:19 am (UTC)

you are keeeeeling me with the jackalopes. i lurve them.

six_crazy_guys

2011-06-04 07:10 am (UTC)

THere is something very jarring to images of Koyo Toya right next to someone... mooning?

artdeco20

2011-06-04 07:18 am (UTC)

Just sent you an LJ message about buying the black jackalope.

derakon

2011-06-04 07:26 am (UTC)

I was listening to NPR earlier and heard that some artists are actually being required (by their contracts) to film movie-style trailers for their books. You heard anything about that? Struck me as rather silly on the whole.

alchemist

2011-06-04 01:12 pm (UTC)

Marketing has been doing some animated short trailers for the Dragonbreath books, which is good, because neither of us are animators. That and the kids don't want to see her, as it were, they want to see DANNY.

You can find them on ursulavernon.com or on youtube.

In general, I think book trailers are a bit silly, but if it helps sales...

bluealoe

2011-06-04 01:48 pm (UTC)

It does seem a little odd, but it can be used to great effect. Check out the trailer for Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children.

talyxsaunt

2011-06-04 09:42 am (UTC)

I am thrilled to learn that there will be jackalopes in Dragonbreath 6!!

saribou

2011-06-04 12:30 pm (UTC)

The best art comes from madness. Pick your example. :)

fatfred

2011-06-04 01:26 pm (UTC)

Pensive Jackalope is Pensive.

2011-06-04 01:45 pm (UTC)

The white jackalope looks bemused by all the manga. ;)

Vaguely related, but would you mind doing a brief rundown of the availability of Dragonbreath books? I thin there's four of them out now (Dragonbreath, Ninjabreath, Wurstbreath, Batbreath), the fifth one is coming out soon (Campbreath?), and the sixth is in production? I'm getting confused....

2011-06-04 02:31 pm (UTC)

Sure! You got the four out now correct--next is Ghostbreath, which will be followed by Campbreath, followed by Fairybreath, followed by Dreambreath followed by two as yet unnamed books, for a grand total of ten.

gardenwaltz

2011-06-04 04:57 pm (UTC)

Lavabreath! Danny explores the lava tunnels of his ancestors...
Vacuumbreath! Danny in sppaaaaaccceee....
Beerbreath! Danny goes to college...

krin_o_o_

2011-06-04 10:08 pm (UTC)

There will be no "ZombieBreath", Riiiiiight?

nefaria

2011-06-04 03:19 pm (UTC)

Did I read something about a Dragonbreath boxed set? I could definitely go for that.

lauragarabedian

2011-06-04 03:50 pm (UTC)

Love the black jackalope! Very excited to see it in person, and I completely, totally and thoroughly understand how layers just aren't captured well in replications *sigh* a constant struggle.

2011-06-04 04:54 pm (UTC)

The black jackalope is fantastic - the detailing, the pensive eyes, the way he is crouching just to stay in the frame...

labelleizzy

2011-06-04 09:24 pm (UTC)

I love the black jackalope's wild, shy gaze.
I hope he finds an amazing home with someone who loves him deeply.

allessindra

2011-06-04 10:15 pm (UTC)

Loving the black jackalope much more htan the white ones, but that might be my lack of appreciation for manga.

Wishing I had cash.

Huh...

minotaurgirl

2011-06-28 05:49 am (UTC)

Lovely artwork. I particularly enjoy that frame of the ass in the comics on the first one, being presented at such a spot that the rabbit could very well be staring at it in mild curiosity mingled with horror.

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