Sunday, January 29, 2012

New Painting..."Octo-Pete"


Finally finished off the first painting of the new year. I'm way behind this year. Trying to catch up and get more paintings done soon but there are other things on my plate. However, stay tuned for all the other images I'll be posting soon.
Let me know what you think.

-MC

http://www.imagekind.com/Octo-Pete-in-color_art?IMID=60859b41-6292-4b7e-8849-7882a0b95f8e

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Today's 15 minute sketch challenge "Famous for nothing"


Tired as I am of the Reality shows with people who have no talent... this is what inspired today's 15 minute sketch challenge.
Let me know what you think.

Cheers,
Mike

New Doodle..."Shouting out loud"


One of three new doodles that I'll be posting. Let me know what you think.

MC

Sunday, January 22, 2012

New 15 minute Sketch..."Jamin' on Sunday"


Looking forward to the first jam on Sunday after a long week of being snowed in is what inspired this week's result of the 15 Minute Sketch Challenge...

Let me know what you think.
-MC

Saturday, January 21, 2012

NEW Winter Promo Card



It's been about 3-4 months since my last Promo Card, so I put one together to send out asap!
Let me know what you think.

-MC

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Snow wrapped in Ice Night!






It's been several days of snow this week that shut down the area. Today we got more snow with freezing rain that coated all the snow in ice. My Townhouse looks like "The Shining" on the outside!

MC

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

My NEW Book in the mail...



Well... ain't this something? Got home from work today and saw a box waiting for me at my front door.
From Capstone Press... the Atlantis book I illustrated last summer!

Monday, January 16, 2012

New 15 minute Sketch..."Twit Hair"


Late posting this from the weekend. It was a bit busy even though I was a bit stranded by the snow...
Notice the Twitter Bird in her hair?

-MC

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

SILA Silver Award Winner for this year!!


WHOA!!! Look what I got in my email today!!!

Congratulations! You have been accepted into our 50th Illustration West Competition. And you're the Silver Award winner in the Children's Book category.

Silver Award

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles http://si-la.org/

This is the one that won the silver award... I'll post the other one that got into the show on the next post.

MC

Saturday, January 7, 2012

First 15 minute sketch challenge for 2012...


Here's the result of the first "15 minute sketch challenge" for 2012 and I went a bit over time because of talking on the phone with a relative about something very important but was happy to realize what I had drawn when I finished. Hope you like it too!

May your 2012 be a good one!

-Mike

Monday, January 2, 2012

My Art Horoscope for 2012

My Art Horoscope for this new year:
Virgo
August 23-September 22
You’ve got a few hurdles to face, Virgo, but try not to worry too much; you’ll get the appropriate recognition for all your hard work at the end of the day. You’ll have to push the higher-ups to give you the go-ahead for your dream projects, and this may start to wear you down. Don’t give up, though, because once you start to see the fruits of your efforts, you’ll know it was all worth that pain and worry -- and your superiors will, too. Get ready to meet more people who can help further your creative career as well, in really big ways (Steven Spielberg, perhaps? Or Anna Wintour?) Check out all the conferences, workshops, and openings you can, so you can mingle with new crowds and start making lasting impressions. And if you get the chance to fly to India, São Paulo, or Paris for a project, meeting, or just a random getaway, it’s definitely time to pack up that suitcase and hit the skies!

It's from the CCA: Find yours for the new year!
http://www.cca.edu/news/2011/12/15/your-art-horoscope-what-does-2012-hold-store

"Creatures in my head" 2012 calendar still for sale...


Get 'em while they're HOT! Off the presses that is! Start off your new year with new art from Mike Cressy's head... and all the creatures that live there in.
Hope you have a great year!

Here's the link if you would like to buy a copy:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/mikecressy/calendars/8086309-creatures-in-my-mind


-MC