New York follow-up

I haven't been posting enough lately, but thought I would share the following. I'm a happy camper about this one. I won the Audience Award at NYICFF for the 8-14 year old category!!
Oh ya...and last week a Mack truck ran a red light, and t-boned my car. Oddly enough the car is gone but I am not!? This makes me even more of a happy camper!!!!

NEW YORK INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2008 AWARD WINNERS AT NYICFF AWARDS “BEST OF THE FEST”
CLOSING NIGHT GALA

Presented March 16, 2008 at the DGA Theater
2008 Awards Host: Adam Gopnik
2008 Jury: Susan Sarandon, Gus Van Sant, James Schamus, Matthew Modine, Evan Shapiro, Rob Minkoff, Adam Gopnik,
NYICFF 2008 Winners:
NYICFF Grand Prize - Knuffle Bunny, Maciek Albrecht/Mo Willems, USA
NYICFF Jury Award – Paradise, Jesse Rosensweet, Canada
Audience Awards
Ages 3-6 – Knuffle Bunny, Maciek Albrecht/Mo Willems, USA
Ages 5-10 – Crank Balls, Devin Bell, USA & Zhiharka, Oleg Uzinov, Russia
Ages 8-14 – Black & White, Jon Izen, Canada
Ages 12-18 – Wolf Daddy, Chang Hyung-Yun, South Korea
Parents’ Choice – Knuffle Bunny, Maciek Albrecht/Mo Willems, USA

New York International Children's Film Festival

I am REALLY excited that the New York International Children's Film Festival , has asked to screen my micro mini series Black and White!! On top of that they will be using the characters for their animated intro to the festival screenings, as well, for broadcast ads airing on Time Warner channels. FUN STUFF! I did 4 ads, and will post them up here, or a link to them when I get a sec. The Festival is next weekend. Go check out www.gkids for schedule info. Do yourself a favour and buy tickets to see a huge roster of great films.
For all you Black and White lovers and haters...we are going to start posting new shorts within a week or two. I am in the process of recording and creating another 75... The only thing CRAZY about that is what it is doing to my voice box.

First collaboration with my son Isaac - Dog talking to a Giraffe

People have always said I kind of draw like a two year old. FINALLY I can prove the wrong!!! I draw like a 17 month old :)
In all honesty I think this is some of the sweetest work I have seen in a long time. I'm currently looking for a venue to house our first show :)

Illustration Friday - Little Things

Illustration Friday - Zoo

This is just behind the Zoo...in the parking lot.

Illustration Friday - Superstition

I almost used the word superstition...

IF - Trick or Treat

Pieces

I was invted to participate in the creation of a comic book that is being put together like an "equisite corpse"...anijam style. Artists/illustrators/comic book folks work from the last panel completed...pushing and pulling the story and style in any way they choose. Fun stuff, and there is some killer art work already done in the first 23 pages of the book. here is my panel...you can check out the story so far at the following link
http://www.piecesbooks.com/index_eng.html

making some time for my art

The lighting ain't great, but here is a pic of the latest big piece I have done. It's titled "This is how it feels" The canvas is about 7x4. I'm hoping it finds a good home!

illustration Friday - Grow

Illustration Friday - Extreme

Extremely long neck...
This is my first kick at the cat for "IF". I hope to slowly have time to do some fun sumbissions.

I drew a purse...

one potato, two potato

This show idea is Atkins friendly, unless you eat yout TV...

Back to the future me

I am risking being ripped off by posting this..but it is almost too good not to share. Here is a board panel from a new show i am developping with a good friend.

baby bird

We took Isaac to a petting zoo on the weekend. He fed a goat clover. It was the best! Here is a baby bird.