John Nez Illustration

Tidbits from the studio of a children's book illustrator

Friday, July 18

Qwik-Pix


With alarming regularity... monday, wednesday & friday... monday, wednesday & friday. Uniformity is the hobgoblin of little minds, but a saving grace for Qwik-Pix.

Thursday, July 17

Dragonflies...

Oooooo... dragonflies! And these were just tiny ones. I'll have to keep an eye out for the really big ones now.

They're very good about posing for the camera. They waited for about 15 seconds before flying off.

It's amazing how their wings are structured. The telephoto is great for catching these about 7 fet away and blurring the background.

Wednesday, July 16

Qwik-Pix


In the good old summertime... monday, wednesday & friday... Qwik-Pix illustrations appear!

Monday, July 14

Qwik-Pix


Amazingly... monday, wednesday & friday... the echoes of Qwik-Pix ring through the winding stairways of remembrance.

Saturday, July 12

Art + Technology... halfway around the world


Here we have it... a minor miracle in Technology & Art!  

The proofs have arrived to my long awaited book.  The two images are amazingly close in color, considering that one was created with a mixed-media of paints, brushes, a wacom tablet, scanners and photoshop.  And the other was created on a printing press somewhere in China, halfway around the world.

So I'm very pleased... considering what an experiment it all was for me.  Although I've done lots of single page illustrations with digital mixed media, this is really my first full fledged book attempt.  And considering all the additional effects I've employed, which could only have been done with digital, this really was an experiment.

But happily, it all worked out.  Whew!

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Friday, July 11

Qwik-Pix


With malice aforethought... monday, wednesday & friday... forgotten illustrations appear!

Wednesday, July 9

Qwik-Pix


As you like it... monday, wednesday & friday... forgotten illustrations appear!

Tuesday, July 8

Day Trips Out...

I suppose a definition of a 'vacation' is where one vacates one's domicile to inhabit a new one.

Therefore, these little day trips probably don't qualify as vacations per se.

The drive back is always the challenge. Oh well, it's almost time to get out my camping tent and head out for the tall trees.

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Monday, July 7

Qwik-Pix


In a sly frame of mind... monday, wednesday & friday... Qwik-Pix long forgotten illustrations once more etch their likeness in memory.

Sunday, July 6

The Eye of the Beholder...


Beauty lies entirely in the eye of the beholder.

Take for instance this photo of a set of newly installed 'J' pipes. Who would ever think this might be a thing of beauty? Why the lowly mechanic who put them in of course!

Endeavor can be a mysterious thing. When the mere sight of a set of 'J' pipes is enough to instill a sense of fulfilled accomplishment, what rapture more might an artist desire?

lol!

Friday, July 4

Qwik-Pix


Just when you least suspect it... monday, wednesday & friday... forgotten illustrations appear!

Thursday, July 3

Paperwhites... a summer flower



Paperwhites always seem like a gift.

Like a perfect present, just unwrapped... a golden bon-bon wrapped up in white krinkly paper.