Greg Ruth Strikes Again . . . and Again . . . and Again!
October 6th, 2008 Posted in A Pirates Guide to First Grade, Happenings
Greg Ruth is a remarkable illustrator and, from what I can gather, an all-around good guy. He’s currently finishing up the illustrations for our upcoming book, scheduled for sometime in 2010, A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade (Feiwel & Friends). What you are looking at is an early ROUGH SKETCH that Greg produced for it. Yes, that’s loosey-goosey Greg, getting all jiggy with it; I can’t wait to see the finishes.
But that’s not why I’m writing. I’d like to belatedly announce Greg’s latest experiment, THE 52 WEEKS PROJECT. Each Monday for a full year Greg promises to offer a new drawing of the same size and proportion, but wildly varying subject matter, posted on the STOREFRONT section of his way cool website (just click on the bag of bananas to find the storefront). Greg has worked for years on comic books, graphic novels, book covers, and other stuff; Pirates is his first (but certainly not last) picture book. Click around and enjoy — and thank Feiwel & Friends for bringing this incredible talent into the world of picture books.
(By the way, you can click on Greg’s artwork above for a larger image, revealing more detail. But you knew that already, didn’t you?)