I got this awesome handmade scarf in the mail this week (just a few days before my birthday) from the lovely kapetansarah! She is getting drawings and surprise treats sent to her right now.
My buddy Nic just said this is what he hears when he listens to “Gold Digger”.
Mikenesses #90.
I Osamu Tezuka’d myself.
Q:I saw you sometimes took suggestions for Mikenesses, so I'm digging in my French/Quebec stuff to see if anything interests you: have you Joann Sfar'd, Juanjo Guarnido'd, Michel Rabagliati'd, Zviane'd, Midam'd, Franquin'd, Pascal Girard'd yourself yet? Keep up the fantastic work!
I’ve done the Michel Rabagliati one - in fact, he might be my favorite current writer/artist. He’s definitely in the top three. As far as the others, I’m familiar with Sfar, Girard and Franquin, but they’d be further down the list.
My favorite thing about getting suggestions is that it’s like a direct line to incredible artists that I wasn’t previously familiar with.
And thanks! You too!
Q:Hey, first off, I love your art. The comics and the mikenesses. So I saw that you reblogged a strip from Three Word Phrase, a favorite comic of mine, and was wondering if you could please Ryan Pequin yourself. Also, I really loved your KC Green and your Nedroid and R. Crumb and Kate Beaton and so many others. Thank you.
I am a massive fan of Ryan’s and of Three Word Phrase - I considered doing that one last week. I will most likely do it soon.
Thanks so much!
Mikenesses #89.
I Brandon Graham’d myself.
Mikenesses #88.
I Albert “Asterix” Uderzo’d myself.
True Story #220.
Where They Draw: Mike Holmes
Hey, I did a Where They Draw! Thanks to Jordan for posting this.
I shared a studio a couple years ago with some truly great Halifax-based artists (Kate Beaton, Alexandria Neonakis) but they moved away, so I went back to working from home. My studio takes up about a third of my living room - the bedroom’s bigger, but there is really something to be said for keeping your workspace out of the room where you sleep. I’ve only been in this apartment for about a month, but I like to get settled and set up as soon as possible after a move - I don’t like a lot of boxes lying around.
I built these Tetris shelves out of older shelves. I’ve got all the books arranged - there’s an art book section, an influences section, one that’s for my friends’ books, and a little Jeffrey Brown section.
Ella - she shows up in a lot of my drawings.
Mostly I just use a mechanical pencil with non-photo blue leads, Prismacolor fine line markers, #1 sable brushes and ink on smooth two-ply bristol.
More detail of my toys. The Fucked Up print is a cover that I drew for alt-weekly The Coast, and Damian from the band signed it for me.
My desktop image is from Team Society League, an awesome webcomic. The mug with all my pens/pencils is the one object I have kept with me throughout my life - I call it the Bear Mug for some reason that only makes sense to four-year-old me.
WEBSITE
twitter - @mike_holmes
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone I love. (The sound’s a little buzzy, but this is all I got).
Mikenesses #87.
I Sam Kieth’d myself.
Thinking of posting a video of me drawing one of the Mikenesses.
I’m hoping to post it this week - I wish I’d thought of it for the Sendak one, that thing is all about little tiny lines.
Mikenesses #86.
I KC Green’d myself.
Mikenesses #85.
I Maurice Sendak’d myself.
Mikenesses #84.
I Johnny Ryan’d myself.
