I had a great time last week visiting the Athens Drive Public Library in Raleigh. We had an enormous turn out with lots of super talented young artists attending. We had a ball drawing Big Foot, a cat, a dog named Jack and lots of other fun things. We also played a few drawing games [...]
Posts under ‘self promo’
How to Create a New Artistic Style.
I love illustrating for kids because it allows me to be super creative and have tons of fun while I’m doing it. Whether I’m developing a new character for a logo or illustrating a children’s book I’m all about trying new things. Developing a new style takes time. It also takes a bit of trial [...]
More Free Art Lessons by Bob Ostrom Studio
I just wrapped up my latest video shoot with my good friends down at Burning Oak Studios in Raleigh. I’m happy to let you know that I’ll have a bunch of free new art lessons coming out soon. We did some really fun ones this time around including how to draw a human fly (in [...]
It’s Promo Time Again
It’s that promo time of year again and I’ve been working on this year’s submissions. Most of them are in production now and will soon be on their way to the printer. Here’s a piece that didn’t quite make the cut. You might remember it from an earlier post. I had hoped to use it [...]
Speaking to Art Students
I will be speaking to some art students this Friday. I’m sure it will be a lot of fun. I always enjoy talking to people about what I do and warping….er shaping young minds. If you were (or are) an art student what topics would interest you most?
Trading Cards at Jerry’s Artarama
So have you seen these artist trading cards that have become quite the rage. All the kids are talking about them. If you’re not familiar with the concept, here’s the idea… they are basically just a 2 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ piece of paper or board that an artist uses to create an original piece [...]
New Self Promotional Piece.
I’ve been meaning to do a new self portrait/promotion piece for a while now. I really like the one I did for my pod-cast a few years ago but it shows me wearing a pair of headphones and talking into a headset mic. It worked great for the pod-cast but when I use it for [...]
