Doctor Lollipop!

Early this year, the lovely Aliki T. Grafft asked me to help with character designs on a short.
It was released yesterday on Cartoon Hangover, and is the creation of Miss Kelly Martin!

Look at all these unicorns from the past few years. 

Billie the Unicorn and her cousins,

Amethyst and her pegacorn,

Parry Gripp's Space Unicorn,

and finally Kelly Martin's Doctor Lollipop!

Here are some early Dr. Lollipop roughs, originally I thought he was more of a Ludwig Von Drake type, but when I found out he had a manly voice, that changed.

Then he became a bishounenicorn.

One of my coworkers started reading the original Amethyst comics, and has been sending me screen grabs of various comic book panels.  She's on the Jade arc right now, so it's really hard for me not too doodle the ridiculous drama.  Amy hasn't had real sleep in a week because of these morons and their problems.

Speaking of this coworker, follow Kathryn right now, she draws really cute superheroes!

(She also drew the model sheet for Dark Opal in his boxers)

Almost forgot, Derrick Wyatt sent me a blob fish photo on twitter, and then asked what a blob fish powers would be on Gemworld.  This is what happens when animation nerds look at fish photos I guess...

I'm so sorry...

Weinerkahn

Wondercon in Anaheim this weekend, Space Unicorn might be a print?! 

The nice fellows at Tikimachine are letting me crash their booth, #1026

They have a lot of neat books and art, for kids and old kids.

I will have the same old sketchbooks, Billie, and these sketchcards.

No reserve, and will probably be the last time this year I'll be selling any.

Also my friend Lori will have a snazzy table with some handmade puppets!  Visit her at table #AA247

Also this weekend, is the "Spring is in the Air' art show, at Tr!ckster, in Berkely, CA!

“Spring is in the Air” opening March 30th at 6PM.

Left Overs

Time for left over and forgotten doodles  

Old cupid girl

"Splinter and his Babies", drawn for the VMAT trade on twitter

Forgotten Harpy drawing found in a sketchbook from a couple of years ago.  This was probably supposed to go in the ECCC 2012 sketchbook.  Oh well.

...and some quickly scanned Space Unicorn sketches. 

At the end of the rainbow, there is a surprise! 

Expression sheets

Onto a sparkling 2013!

Amethyst's VA asked for a drawing. :D

So, THIS might be airing Saturday morning.  Or maybe this post will just jinx everything all over again.  Either way, it's done, and 2013 is only a few hours away.

EDIT:
Looks like it really might air this Saturday? Preview clip online!

The past year was mostly really wonderful, but I also learned what my limits are.  This year I'm going to try to take better care of myself, more sleep, less stress.  There will be new hurdles, some have already presented themselves for better or worse, and it's time to try new approaches and enjoy time with friends and family.  The holiday break was really positive with some much needed downtime.

I miss visiting my friends in Japan this year, but was able to see a cousin, aunts and uncles.

My Mom surprised me with a handmade pegacorn for Christmas.  While she was finishing his details,  I tried sewing with some of the extra felt.  It was nice turning my brain off with these weird little guys.  

The pegacorn is really squishy, I'm not very good at taking photos of him, but he's really cute in person!

Lady Turquoise and her bat tiger

Princesses Emerald

Some Space Unicorn

Space Unicorn gifs exported from Flash.  Didn't retain the timing, oh well.

Little Christmas doodles for cards and while being with family.

May 2013 be filled with exciting and surprising mysteries!