Posts Tagged bob o
Demo at Jerry’s Aratarama in Raleigh
Had a great time yesterday doing my art demo down at Jerry’s Artarama yesterday. I met some new friends and did a little bit of painting.
For this demo I busted out the old acrylics and had a blast painting “JellyFish”. It’s been a little while since I’ve done a large canvass. It sure felt nice [...]
Star Trek
I love the old Star Trek and I’m not talking about Next Generation or Deep Space 9. I’m talking about the real Star Trek. The one with William Shatner, Leonard Nemoy and DeForest Kelley. The ones I used to watch as reruns after school as a kid. I loved that show then and I still [...]
Experimenting with Adobe Illustrator
So I’ve been experimenting with Adobe Illustrator a little bit lately. I wanted to try and find a way to bring some color to the hand inked look I’ve been having so much fun with lately. A couple of weeks back I rediscovered these really cool brush tip markers while shooting the videos for Jerry’s. [...]
Today’s Twittertoon…What is it?
Q:What’s Today’s Twitter Toon and How does it work?
A: Twitter toons are cartoons posted by twitter users. The theme changes daily so just look for the #Ttoon to find out what the theme of the day is. Once your toon is ready tweet up your link and add #Ttoon so others can find [...]
How to Draw a Dog
This is another free art lesson- How to draw a dog. Have fun and don’t forget the free printout at the end.
More free coloring book pages…
Here are a few more free coloring book pages. These are out-takes from the tutorial videos I am shooting right now. These pages are totally free. You may make as many copies as you like. You can hand them out to your friends, neighbors and relatives and don’t forget to tell them where you found [...]
It’s Herbie Time.
Herbie Bear is the main character in the latest series of books I’ve been working on for Child’s World Publishing. The books, 25 in all, are now available and are listed with most major book retailers.
I had the good fortune to meet with one of the amazingly talented authors Cecilia Minden recently. We had a [...]
Boomer and Halley Book #3 is now Available
Written and created by Mary Jane McKittrick and illustrated by me…Bob Ostrom, this series is about a cat named Halley’s Comet and an Australian Shepherd named Boomerang. They are both adopted by an older couple named Harold and Edna Sanders.




