Summer 2022 Comic Convention schedule

 

I'm going to be in the artist alleys at these Summer comic book conventions in Michigan, displaying, selling original art, and drawing caricatures, cartoon and comic book sketches on the spot!

CMPL Comic Con at the Clinton-Macomb Library Aug. 13th FREE admission!!

Really Cool Comic Con at the Dort Financial Center in Flint Aug. 6-7th

Capital City Comic Con at the Lansing Center in Lansing July 8-10

Postponement post

So, as is well known, most of the world is shut down due to Covid-19, including conventions and other events. So all my caricature and convention gigs have been cancelled.BUT, I've kept myself busy. Here are a few samples

Drawing Workshops In July!!!

I'm offering some workshops in West Branch, Michigan for ages 7-19. They take place at Nuttall Art Studio. Below is the info-

Cartooning For Kids Workshop (ages 7-11) ($20)
Thursday, July 12th - Saturday, July 14th from 10am-12pm

Comic Book Drawing For Kids Workshop (ages 7-11) ($20)
Thursday, July 12- Saturday, July 14 from 1pm-3pm

*Both classes for $30*

Cartooning For Teens Workshop (ages 12-19) ($20)
Thursday, July 26- Saturday, July 28 from 10am-12pm

Comic Book Drawing For Teens Workshop (ages 12-19) ($20)
Thursday, July 26- Saturday, July 28 from 1pm-3pm

*Both classes for $30*

Contact me at jason@nuttallart.com to sign up, or visit the studio to sign up or ask questions.

Blow Me Down!

This is the first piece of my Popeye series. This is a photo of the unfinished oil painting. I love Popeye. It was the first thing I remember drawing as a kid, and this movie is one of the first things I remember seeing. As I grew older, I began studying Popeye's history, and found that the 1980 movie, with the exception of the musical numbers, was pretty accurate to the EC Segar comic strip of the 20s and 30s. Hell, the musical numbers actually pay homage to the Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoons too.
I've been doodling Popeye my entire life, but I wanted to do Popeye as I can. I've done my comic book style of Popeye, but my artistic focus is in portraiture. So, I decided to do a series of Popeye artrwork based on the live action movie. I'm also working on a graphite drawing of Popeye and Bluto simultaneously.
Feels good. Feels right.

I are a teacher, too!!

I don't think I've ever mentioned that I have had the great fortune of teaching drawing, and occassionally painting or photo during summer camps and various programs over the years. When I meet the parents, they often ask if I do private lessons because something I taught or how I teach affected their children enough to want to continue with me.
SO, as always, I am available for private lessons. It can be for basic art, drawing, painting, block printing, comic book art, cartoons (not animation), portraiture, landscape, etc.
The advantage to private lessons opposed to a school course is that I can focus on the interests of that one individual, or group of artists. There is a curriculum that must be followed and various bases to touch upon in a school course. I'm available to zoom in to something that either might not be in your school's class structure or hardly worked with.
You can contact me here or e-mail me at jasonnuttall@yahoo.com
The more the merrier, ages 5-150.