tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189428412024-03-07T11:06:03.557-08:00Jimbo JabberJim Di Bartolo's art blogJim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-13284994147489165752014-04-25T04:00:00.000-07:002014-04-25T07:26:13.819-07:00IN THE SHADOWS - story sampler video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the next video I've done for my collaborative novel with masterful wordsmith <a href="http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kiersten White</a> entitled IN THE SHADOWS, out on April 29th from Scholastic. In general terms, it's a supernatural mystery that is told part in wordless full-color art chapters (like a silent movie) and part in lush, lyrical text chapters. Each part follows characters through their storylines that later coalesce as revelations occur. More deeply, it's the story of five teens who meet at major turning points in their lives. They are all experiencing loss of varying sorts and dealing with it the best they can. But then, they are all confronted by true evil that has come to town, and have to decide how far they are willing to go to protect themselves and their new friends. One boy in particular chooses to seek and exact revenge at all costs, but while he confronts and hunts evil, evil, in turn, hunts back! <br />
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Hope you enjoy the video here, but if there's trouble viewing it, go to this link: <a href="http://youtu.be/wl7mrUFtfWM">http://youtu.be/wl7mrUFtfWM</a><br />
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Thanks!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-58634855316488041542014-04-24T10:00:00.000-07:002014-04-24T10:04:58.788-07:00More IN THE SHADOWS interior art!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With only FIVE days remaining until my collaborative supernatural mystery YA novel with <a href="http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kiersten White</a> comes out (!!) we decided to celebrate by showing another grouping of interior art from the book. Once again though, I should say this book isn't only about the (222 pages of full-color, fully-painted!) art chapters, it also has AMAZING, character-driven, lyrical, gothic, creepy and haunting text chapters by Kiersten. Fans of hers will be blown away as she's flexing different muscles in this book, and newbies to her crazy-awesome writing will be won over. Truly, she blew me away with what she's created!<br />
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Also, we'll be at <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780545561440-42" target="_blank">Powell's Books in Cedar Hills this Sunday (April 27th) at 4pm</a> for an early-release event and signing. PLUS, if you attend, you could win this original-art-ified copy of the book!<br />
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But even if you don't win that copy, we'll be giving out bookmarks, I'll be doing quick doodles in everyone's copy of the book, and we'll even be giving out small art prints to anyone buying it. </div>
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And, as always, you can buy a copy of IN THE SHADOWS <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780545561440-42" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545561440" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-the-shadows-kiersten-white/1116995781?ean=9780545561440" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545561442/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d6_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0Q6DFEGFKSWNXQH0NKYM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846" target="_blank">here</a>, OR at your local bookstore. Thank you!</div>
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<br />Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-88257043264233028272014-04-08T10:30:00.000-07:002014-04-08T14:42:02.914-07:00TLA, book teaser video, and event-schwag!In promotion -- and pre-release celebration! -- of our collaborative book IN THE SHADOWS (published by Scholastic), <a href="http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kiersten White</a> and I will be attending the Texas Library Association conference this Thursday (April 10th) for the "Young Adult Round Table: Other Worlds, Exciting Reads" panel from 10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. followed later by a signing from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. We're both very excited to be guests at the conference and look forward to the opportunity to talk about our book, meet readers!, bloggers!, other creators and industry folks, and of course, meet all of the awesome librarians (!!!) that will be there. I truly cannot wait!<br />
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For those attending TLA, we'll be bringing along some nifty bookmarks of/for our book. Here's a look at that (and just to be clear, there aren't two versions, it's two-sided):<br />
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You may notice that there are a couple of reviews listed on the bookmark...and you also may notice that one of them is a STARRED review! We are over the moon about that and feel humbled and honored to have a major review site (and a major reviewer!) enjoy our book so much. </div>
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Lastly, we're excited to premiere our first (of several!) videos about our book! Here's the first, which is kind of a "teaser-trailer" of sorts showing a tiny taste of what readers are in for. If you like it, feel free to share, embed, Tweet, blog, sky-write, etc this video as much as you like! <br />
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Again, our book is out on April 29th, but Kiersten and I will be doing a pre-release event and book-signing at Powell's Cedar Hills on Sunday, April 27th at 4pm. Hope to see you there & thanks so much!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-48758955967297095312014-03-17T06:30:00.000-07:002014-03-17T08:00:15.519-07:00IN THE SHADOWS artwork samples and newsA few months ago news was <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/59817-book-deals-week-of-november-4-2013.html" target="_blank">announced through Publishers Weekly</a> that I had a book coming out through Scholastic called <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545561440" target="_blank">IN THE SHADOWS</a>. It's a collaboration with my AMAZING co-creator (and NY Times bestselling author) <a href="http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kiersten White</a> told part in an art-story by me and partly in text by Kiersten. We'd been working on the book since the spring or summer of 2012 and have been dying to reveal more details about it. While we still want to stay clear of divulging too much of the plot other than to say it's a supernatural mystery (more details if you want them <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-the-shadows-kiersten-white/1116995781?ean=9780545561440" target="_blank">*here*</a>) but we can at last share some of my artwork from the book. <br />
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Again, it's a novel told partly in artwork, and we couldn't be happier with how the hardcovers have turned out both in how the interiors printed and in the overall design of the hardcover and the jacket (cover by me, jacket design by Scholastic's designer extraordinaire Chris Stengel -- thanks Chris! :) Here's a shot of me and also Kiersten receiving a couple of early samples recently:</div>
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<br />Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-45455225665727974482013-11-06T21:55:00.000-08:002014-02-18T15:30:25.380-08:00IN THE SHADOWS - press<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Following the announcement of our book together, Kiersten and I were fortunate enough to get covered again in Publisher's Weekly in the "Rights Report" column.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">David Levithan at Scholastic Press has bought North American rights to <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Kiersten White</strong> and <strong style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Di Bartolo</strong>'s <em>In the Shadows</em>, in a preempt. It was pitched as "<em>Hugo Cabret</em> meets <em>Miss Peregrine</em>," and the story is told "in an alternating narrative of words and pictures." Publication is scheduled for summer 2014. Jane Putch at Eyebait Management represented Di Bartolo; White was represented by Michelle Wolfson at Wolfson Literary. Film and foreign rights are controlled by Eyebait Management.</span><br />
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Hello! So it’s been a long time in the making and has involved much secret-keeping whenever people have asked me over the last year or more: “What are you working on, Jim?” -- but the project has just been announced on Publisher’s Weekly! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">For Scholastic Press, David Levithan preempted North American rights to Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo’s In the Shadows. Scholastic says the novel is “told in an alternating narrative of words and pictures,” and is a “spellbinding [tale] of love, mystery, and dark conspiracy.” White is behind the text and contributed to the story, while Di Bartolo is credited with art, and the story. The book is set for 2014. Agent Jane Putch at Eyebait Management represented Di Bartolo; White was represented by Michelle Wolfson at Wolfson Literary.</span></span></div>
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Basically, the book’s physical aesthetic concept is a combination of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, but with some differences – most notably, it’s in FULL COLOR (insert the sound of whatever you imagine my voice sounding like saying “WOOHOO!” – now carry on reading, please).</div>
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One of the most exciting things I have to say about the book is that it’s a collaboration with the sunburst-bright, creative dynamo, Kiersten White! Beyond being a New York Times Best Selling Author, Kiersten is not only a friend, but also a true gem to collaborate with. The poetic phrasings and graceful character moments she creates throughout the book have left me riddled with goose bumps even upon multiple re-reads. And some of the tense mysterious moments are written so lyrically & creepily -- they just leave me in awe.</div>
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As the cover states, she handled text and text story of the book while I handled the art story and artwork. And again, it's in FULL COLOR! That last part has been a constant joy for me over the past year or more as I’ve been either drawing or painting every day – both on most days. What else could an illustrator who wants to tell stories hope for?! I’ve long wanted to get back to doing more traditional painting (with some digital finishing touches where needed) so I feel beyond lucky to be able to do so in the pages of a book that I’ve co-created. It is without a doubt, the largest project I have ever been a part of, and needless to say, it’s been a true labor of love and passion project for us both and I couldn’t be happier or more proud of what we’ve created together.</div>
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Another one of the most exciting things was when we learned some months ago that David Levithan -- not only one of my music-loving-kindred-spirits, but also a powerhouse of an author and editor – wanted to acquire and publish our creation has been a constant thrill and honor. Thank you David, and thank you Scholastic!</div>
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So for now, those of us involved will remain a bit in secret about the book’s specific plot, or how it all works as a book, but as I am able to announce further details, I’ll be doing so here.<br />
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(*update*): Lastly, I should clarify, that the book comes out on April 29th, 2014, and you can pre-order it through <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780545561440-0" target="_blank">Powells Books here</a>, through <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-the-shadows-kiersten-white/1116995781?ean=9780545561440" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble here</a>, <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545561440" target="_blank">through Indie Bound here</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-Shadows-Kiersten-White/dp/0545561442/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_d_1" target="_blank">through Amazon here</a>. Thanks for reading!</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">To begin with, forgive the long dormant blog and thank you for reading it through its dust covered and cob webbed state. While I have been busy working away on several ambitious projects (and I promise news about them will follow as I'm allowed to discuss them), in the meantime, the reason I am here now is to discuss something so very important: the release of a wonderful novel by a dear, sweet lady that is no longer with us. The novel is called POISON, and the sweet lady was my friend Bridget Zinn. </span></div>
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Not ever having done anything like this before, I first want to say that leading up to this book's release has been a long time in coming and Laini and I -- and those who were lucky enough to have known her better than us -- are thrilled to see it hit the stores at long last. It goes without saying that we wish she were here to see it, and after losing another writer friend to cancer several months before Bridget, for a while it felt like the kindest, purest, and most thoughtful among us were being pulled away one by one.<br />
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But I don't want to focus on anything negative here. Bridget certainly didn't. She was always one of the happiest people I've been around, and her up-beat nature is evident in her fun debut novel. And I'm not alone in my praise for it. The official reviews have all been VERY deservedly praise-filled, and I'm excited for others to have a chance to now read it for themselves. So, please be among those newcomers yourself. If you are local, come to <a href="http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/">A CHILDREN'S PLACE</a> this Saturday at 6:00pm to hear Laini and other local authors read from the novel and then do a group signing of POISON on Bridget's behalf. If you are NOT local, but would like to have one of the signed novels I mentioned, the store will be taking phone orders to ship.<br />
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Furthermore, there are more cool things going on that people are taking part in. Go <a href="http://www.bridgetzinn.com/events/index.php">here</a> for more information.<br />
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Lastly, if the fact that almost two years after her death those who knew her are joining forces to spread the word about her book release isn't enough to give you an impression of how lovely she was, here's a quick, small story about what she was like. After approximately two years of fighting a cancer that arose aggressively and out of left field in 2009, Bridget sent me an apology for not getting me a birthday gift in time for my April 25th (2011) birthday. I had had no party, and I'm not someone who normally asks for -- or expects! -- gifts from my friends on holidays. But dammit, Bridget not only remembered my birthday, she actually felt guilty about being a little late wishing me a happy day. She then further remedied that by sending a gift and a card. Perhaps that sounds like a small act, but I am still in awe of her kindness and grace during her trying time, and the fact that she thought of me at that time wrenches me in the chest to this day. But ... it also gives me a reminder of the sort of person to strive to be. Thank you, Bridget.Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-7809344679004378472012-10-02T16:56:00.000-07:002012-10-02T17:06:48.344-07:00Vacation sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It may be clear to some, but for those who it's not, the artist Jean Giraud (more widely known, I believe, as "Moebius") was an influence on the cowboy theme and style on a couple of those drawings. More on that in a moment.
You see, my wife, daughter, and I were traveling in France for a few weeks recently and it's difficult to not be influenced by the countless ways in which art and design are applied to just about everything there. In short, I was constantly inspired and in awe and we cannot wait to return to France hopefully soon and often. Anyhow, I knew that graphic novels (or "bande dessinee") were not only MUCH more respected and widely accepted as a valid form of literature by the masses in France, but I had NO idea that even just about every location that you can buy a magazine has at least one or more graphic novel for sale. Crazy! (from an American perspective). Even within the Pantheon, at their gift shop, the FIRST thing visible was a poster, display table, and stacks of a recent graphic novel (granted, it was about the Pantheon, but there were OTHER bande dessinee available there too). So for those who know me, it goes without saying that I visited several "comic book" book stores while in France and while I didn't end up buying any Moebius books (out of the, ahem, number of books I did buy), perusing large sections of the shelves that had books by him did have an influence on me. Particularly the "Blueberry" westerns that he illustrated. Simply put, beautiful stuff!
There were a number of other sketches, and I'll post some more non-work-related ones another time perhaps. Also, some (GOOD!) news will be coming too, but until then, cheers!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-76206271959468244102012-01-31T21:56:00.001-08:002014-02-18T15:34:31.901-08:00Whole dang pages<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU4_Hvpe1MKhx-XO6VU2j7p8eSUCM9Kvp-ENKIffQrgda29OUJW6lCB-iSj3iynNyT8bR7YX4ZyxzovuKW9O9wljQoXCAjJGUZ07rKOVLVesUAfhgPiyRDEqGK_Y2wy7D1K-P5A/s1600/page+1+FINAL+SM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU4_Hvpe1MKhx-XO6VU2j7p8eSUCM9Kvp-ENKIffQrgda29OUJW6lCB-iSj3iynNyT8bR7YX4ZyxzovuKW9O9wljQoXCAjJGUZ07rKOVLVesUAfhgPiyRDEqGK_Y2wy7D1K-P5A/s400/page+1+FINAL+SM.jpg" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704044127034907874" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="266" /></a><br />
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Since the art-sampler for Laini's book (Daughter of Smoke and Bone) has been out for a few months now, I believe I can show more than I've teased. Here's two full-pages from the eight-page sampler. These were a blast to work on and it was difficult to stop myself from illustrating the whole (brilliant!) novel!<br />
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Cheers!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-67640061895230815382011-12-27T21:26:00.001-08:002011-12-27T21:27:54.083-08:00More sequentials<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfiZp_ONJc7vpI3HpElUax7oVf2Faq3l5VEv43BxHxwGXCLySHB4ZHjR5sNRXrJKO-vCuwbbsbYZeJTDbsY-o0RE5ExaOW4TZ2-dFa6hUmPLYcGCubjdFoJk2NFNbEp9Sb7BMpA/s1600/blog+snip11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfiZp_ONJc7vpI3HpElUax7oVf2Faq3l5VEv43BxHxwGXCLySHB4ZHjR5sNRXrJKO-vCuwbbsbYZeJTDbsY-o0RE5ExaOW4TZ2-dFa6hUmPLYcGCubjdFoJk2NFNbEp9Sb7BMpA/s400/blog+snip11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691046690871427346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjjD3vLXel3LKi3O_zzE-RkmMhmWMkInOe9vn3E0YJP2QxWOj9i4XFSEO9m-oqv9In_UbTAvi7igZTJWN0t8ex0q1UAX3_G78knCwHjQWOWH5ziXKnH2zgtKXqBnJRL8P1Np2_w/s1600/blog+snip12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjjD3vLXel3LKi3O_zzE-RkmMhmWMkInOe9vn3E0YJP2QxWOj9i4XFSEO9m-oqv9In_UbTAvi7igZTJWN0t8ex0q1UAX3_G78knCwHjQWOWH5ziXKnH2zgtKXqBnJRL8P1Np2_w/s400/blog+snip12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691046691478027298" /></a>Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-88707709980296554802011-08-29T00:24:00.000-07:002011-12-27T21:25:55.378-08:00More sequential snippits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr2SNMeA3N8GR5LEdCZ9JmmiFR1OdVpqw2ytZOa-uKVSYciQCBqYeewKJAnhpRbrrvWJN1uzZYqq9oqzDJvYz-Iq8r2GmNCAYgrB_vFGWRjg1RxLn-IPUYqfc7qpa7DwXjYDZsw/s1600/blog+snip8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrr2SNMeA3N8GR5LEdCZ9JmmiFR1OdVpqw2ytZOa-uKVSYciQCBqYeewKJAnhpRbrrvWJN1uzZYqq9oqzDJvYz-Iq8r2GmNCAYgrB_vFGWRjg1RxLn-IPUYqfc7qpa7DwXjYDZsw/s400/blog+snip8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646176014851244674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnYJVg4u4XdbrA7xUxHwOBo6pZXUe2hduI8ExTKYyrPdtCFM7gKahrVZrayk20gnW6Vrlk6z5fMvP2dMo5BPettbF1lf7JZlZipr8A87mrGzPplHWYdcvv1R-TJBcIBcUWbZmoQ/s1600/blog+snip4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnYJVg4u4XdbrA7xUxHwOBo6pZXUe2hduI8ExTKYyrPdtCFM7gKahrVZrayk20gnW6Vrlk6z5fMvP2dMo5BPettbF1lf7JZlZipr8A87mrGzPplHWYdcvv1R-TJBcIBcUWbZmoQ/s400/blog+snip4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646176015998142594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccSfeUp2f_0fY9c0Qg5UO5ZJXfwlR_F1xP-dCGkfI3x9p2HaSeNRI2Xjg7TlG0jNO8WIHPsNDQHmhOR5CUJQDKAge5nyVVfJRA1wYPaxBmBJ1yinal7b6mVbqpakNLg0NCuMUJQ/s1600/blog+snip7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccSfeUp2f_0fY9c0Qg5UO5ZJXfwlR_F1xP-dCGkfI3x9p2HaSeNRI2Xjg7TlG0jNO8WIHPsNDQHmhOR5CUJQDKAge5nyVVfJRA1wYPaxBmBJ1yinal7b6mVbqpakNLg0NCuMUJQ/s400/blog+snip7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646176010256190802" /></a><br />...a continuation from my previous post. More to come!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-33932487037774355462011-08-24T21:41:00.000-07:002011-12-27T21:30:48.017-08:00New sequential snippits part 1Despite my lack of posts, I've actually been very busy. Some artwork I still cannot fully post publicly, but as long as I refrain from showing anything TOO revealing I believe (?) it's a-OK. Anyhow, here are a few snippits from sequential panels of a publication I had the EXTREME honor of being a part of (to be specific, a bound sequential/comic book sampling of a few chapters from my wife Laini's newest book DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE. It was done for her UK publisher and only available there.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEeuCsK_cN0u8892FK5IAU-zsljeVCKaKhaZ6-IS7GhhW_hmynE9FjImAEThtGtcwkJy3Lmux9HE4jQt2OcRxA2MehSQRUspqFitOL4w_JcViuTHb9yeovlKOzV3nQoSHOSyvSg/s1600/blog+snip3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEeuCsK_cN0u8892FK5IAU-zsljeVCKaKhaZ6-IS7GhhW_hmynE9FjImAEThtGtcwkJy3Lmux9HE4jQt2OcRxA2MehSQRUspqFitOL4w_JcViuTHb9yeovlKOzV3nQoSHOSyvSg/s400/blog+snip3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690706726408940402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN23FIuSrtRQd4cFJ54gpJg4uW-xV2ROIx4lBNVPziqukMWDtH2Di1joeMo3zLw0Th0orvq5Ku81-iNu5HTiteC1Oz67uRDDY-dIeyEisbxb8ppR1sbe2uBzErmFQJdTMCaA1Ojw/s1600/blog+snip1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN23FIuSrtRQd4cFJ54gpJg4uW-xV2ROIx4lBNVPziqukMWDtH2Di1joeMo3zLw0Th0orvq5Ku81-iNu5HTiteC1Oz67uRDDY-dIeyEisbxb8ppR1sbe2uBzErmFQJdTMCaA1Ojw/s400/blog+snip1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644654509688232210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgc32RWDfCCEUVZ7RbD7vvj8Kis319ArtE4k1qnCwAZyYFu8eNI2CAHYXjjQElTlxfyPhM6xNTN7dxjIuH14maQmYTSPlMUmdY3HPm6Zr6ZrHWZlLCvz66CO55MVe1TrXvsFh3Q/s1600/blog+snip2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgc32RWDfCCEUVZ7RbD7vvj8Kis319ArtE4k1qnCwAZyYFu8eNI2CAHYXjjQElTlxfyPhM6xNTN7dxjIuH14maQmYTSPlMUmdY3HPm6Zr6ZrHWZlLCvz66CO55MVe1TrXvsFh3Q/s400/blog+snip2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644654507395260482" /></a>Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-78971828914202879592011-05-20T23:59:00.001-07:002011-05-21T12:47:00.084-07:00Sketchbooking once again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Nduby8iASw3Yj9wo3JtjAWMK3v-pp5JIFKEqgpNyAwg5EHJlr0XwqwuGmasn9Q4rEooaOFmOLRfIrz3E5cB_Vuo2RfAYpT2KNkHizynEAa5H0Ma-DF9uCSlfsTjBTl-JYSAyQ/s1600/sketch+old+man.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Nduby8iASw3Yj9wo3JtjAWMK3v-pp5JIFKEqgpNyAwg5EHJlr0XwqwuGmasn9Q4rEooaOFmOLRfIrz3E5cB_Vuo2RfAYpT2KNkHizynEAa5H0Ma-DF9uCSlfsTjBTl-JYSAyQ/s400/sketch+old+man.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609258264066474658" /></a><br />Another sketch before turning in.Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-6877183509101066062011-05-09T01:12:00.000-07:002011-05-09T01:13:51.541-07:00Sketchbooky-wooky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqjVfxZFVtNtN82GBiNvpgoKYfAAMJtDZzA6LlHNdbVUqpFttEU1MJFSvXKR7SCzoBNDPlWBPbmcZ1eD1F__Wbf_e0wLqfmR5c5aLz8_t0O3FoyrhsWmd-6GSA93ihUixMNXORw/s1600/sketch+girl+SM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqjVfxZFVtNtN82GBiNvpgoKYfAAMJtDZzA6LlHNdbVUqpFttEU1MJFSvXKR7SCzoBNDPlWBPbmcZ1eD1F__Wbf_e0wLqfmR5c5aLz8_t0O3FoyrhsWmd-6GSA93ihUixMNXORw/s400/sketch+girl+SM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604626625715076274" /></a><br />A sketch before turning in.Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-77878693682335418352011-05-02T23:27:00.000-07:002011-05-02T23:43:00.700-07:00Sketchbooking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn5VTy95At8KlcObT_vnwurL2_E734ZacWXoY8ygNdH9cdf_JP18hYmB46swFlAr_zMbwS4Q9DDjm3Cf4Wp0qjtNIgcyibND0xEP-uajmVkd2Sr_s3U4TThDhJH8Rpr0aBL43-w/s1600/sb3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJn5VTy95At8KlcObT_vnwurL2_E734ZacWXoY8ygNdH9cdf_JP18hYmB46swFlAr_zMbwS4Q9DDjm3Cf4Wp0qjtNIgcyibND0xEP-uajmVkd2Sr_s3U4TThDhJH8Rpr0aBL43-w/s400/sb3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602375701291579026" /></a><br />Forgive my long absence. Many (good!) life-things going on, not the least of which has been me tackling some major home renovations in a new (very old!) home that we bought this winter. But all the while I've been working on art as well and here are some recent sketches I did for fun. Once I know it's OK, I'll post some art I've done for other projects. I'll also soon (ish!) be posting some artwork prior to the San Diego Comic Con. If anyone's still out there, thanks for reading. Cheers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw9zKgGSpq2XGwqRpj4i6LX69eizkLhLEHMj07hpxFJnxahQdIy0BzZa6toDAolJNzy4PfxefaI-IGETtcH7bRYyU9Xi8gEvzTAllbKyVAnEOWsgLlFngHXME55I2383iQgvtLQ/s1600/sb4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw9zKgGSpq2XGwqRpj4i6LX69eizkLhLEHMj07hpxFJnxahQdIy0BzZa6toDAolJNzy4PfxefaI-IGETtcH7bRYyU9Xi8gEvzTAllbKyVAnEOWsgLlFngHXME55I2383iQgvtLQ/s400/sb4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602376361090944338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHQzUdLIos5QY6Y4ckVL-PUbLzCQSvhyAUAwj2vDsh7iPugg271qeaGxYLkZJvATRcecj-iQ9oVjIw8mlOhQy3-aXtHrw46BnKpoYxP_VKO3WhHKIqQHS3drxiPYv1QsNSl6elw/s1600/sb6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHQzUdLIos5QY6Y4ckVL-PUbLzCQSvhyAUAwj2vDsh7iPugg271qeaGxYLkZJvATRcecj-iQ9oVjIw8mlOhQy3-aXtHrw46BnKpoYxP_VKO3WhHKIqQHS3drxiPYv1QsNSl6elw/s400/sb6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602376366399107522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLq7vCfwdApEAqMLZ5KsVaq0zzvGXmORJwJJDM5MRJijhgvLVM0XFCJnCk1QFAUhvDrevSTvxOZlJdx-H3u70O-xtQFXht_AgiB6Cjphv0wT0ckHu57504Y4vKVr9JjkZPCB6bA/s1600/sb5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLq7vCfwdApEAqMLZ5KsVaq0zzvGXmORJwJJDM5MRJijhgvLVM0XFCJnCk1QFAUhvDrevSTvxOZlJdx-H3u70O-xtQFXht_AgiB6Cjphv0wT0ckHu57504Y4vKVr9JjkZPCB6bA/s400/sb5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602376374664653250" /></a>Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-76177873454028558902010-09-17T04:58:00.000-07:002010-09-17T16:39:33.666-07:00Booklist chooses Lips Touch!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1cxG8Q-rS_3I7vO48hd0YATjzmCSChL4c-JQuF0c2CWSkZCfeCMzhLkiLgdUjujD-kKyRF0pBHELyyzH0sLtgRoKcsazfFCUfp_lAKYTwklM_CXM9AucU1h3juixumTE6bKCOQ/s1600/Top10-Romance-Youth-F1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1cxG8Q-rS_3I7vO48hd0YATjzmCSChL4c-JQuF0c2CWSkZCfeCMzhLkiLgdUjujD-kKyRF0pBHELyyzH0sLtgRoKcsazfFCUfp_lAKYTwklM_CXM9AucU1h3juixumTE6bKCOQ/s400/Top10-Romance-Youth-F1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517850902619718162" /></a><br />Laini and I were very excited to hear that Booklist (which is the digital counterpart of the ALA's (American Library Association's) Booklist magazine) has chosen LIPS TOUCH as one of their 2010 top 10 YA Romance novels! And it was also pretty flattering that they used my cover art for the list's logo. We're both very honored! And congrats to all of the other books and creators mentioned (including our awesome friend L.K. Madigan and her wonderful novel Flash Burnout. Go Lisa! And also our super-talented friend David Levithan and his novel Will Grayson Will Grayson!). Go <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=4399654">here</a> for the full list.<br /><br />Sorry for the lack of activity here as well. I've been working on a few projects, but they're all at the "You can't show anybody" stage either because they're under a non-disclosure agreement by the publishers, or because they're collaborative pitches that those involved don't want to share to the masses until they're further along and seen by publishers. Anyhow, I hope everyone has had a great summer. Cheers!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-92091198133677386212010-07-23T13:51:00.000-07:002010-07-23T13:54:59.454-07:00Art snippit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwqtVa6jmOCpRWPwlL9Zg77LBQODDj9urd_3Qi_yC6TKfX1hcUZflaiaEOGCxTvclYtrRqk1XOpe50tbossTtvjO4mml4ZWmFfM2NgSztUkMf3GD0Q4zTBaAC9_7cxfocRJGuBA/s1600/uK+(boy+for+blog).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwqtVa6jmOCpRWPwlL9Zg77LBQODDj9urd_3Qi_yC6TKfX1hcUZflaiaEOGCxTvclYtrRqk1XOpe50tbossTtvjO4mml4ZWmFfM2NgSztUkMf3GD0Q4zTBaAC9_7cxfocRJGuBA/s400/uK+(boy+for+blog).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497207468302381586" /></a><br />A snippit of art from a story that may see the light of day in the (near? distant?) future...Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-23021620568048563932010-07-20T05:55:00.000-07:002010-07-20T06:00:34.167-07:00Morning sketch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rnymKjKWn0xY5JNjT-1_gFVk0IyPozfsIeN4WbmtvVWqwEYK1N0tDyIXLV8m5IFcGE2pvTu9BpvAPMIyHRfCRJgTwxwJ3R3TFN0jEdyntPQi_D6v0WDgPSlNBs5Q-KdZBEcpnw/s1600/Joe+sketch+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rnymKjKWn0xY5JNjT-1_gFVk0IyPozfsIeN4WbmtvVWqwEYK1N0tDyIXLV8m5IFcGE2pvTu9BpvAPMIyHRfCRJgTwxwJ3R3TFN0jEdyntPQi_D6v0WDgPSlNBs5Q-KdZBEcpnw/s400/Joe+sketch+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495972372450077682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZrwgKxEgFl1_tDpYrE8FjrVly37MRgrLTTwXLCr4utqiB18LqLhSzdymuWBgjpomM5dXnMLVjGrgIg8PKl8BVha9XvDy98vkdsmj7xk8_HEHIdzT5KIm0Zy6fF6SCOjiPt6FA/s1600/Joe+sketch+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypZrwgKxEgFl1_tDpYrE8FjrVly37MRgrLTTwXLCr4utqiB18LqLhSzdymuWBgjpomM5dXnMLVjGrgIg8PKl8BVha9XvDy98vkdsmj7xk8_HEHIdzT5KIm0Zy6fF6SCOjiPt6FA/s400/Joe+sketch+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495972381825895186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IYgYDm6V8P_n3uPE-83wEpcICOpqMtmwcc4xWnaQPAHaoHlxZxnQ2Dv5TKBd4oqjS_u0gqmaxarSzSwLELOmY-drVH0BQ9jM5z3FwPVZREWDmnjMAt-pF7IREe3u3uSEW531wg/s1600/Joe+sketch+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IYgYDm6V8P_n3uPE-83wEpcICOpqMtmwcc4xWnaQPAHaoHlxZxnQ2Dv5TKBd4oqjS_u0gqmaxarSzSwLELOmY-drVH0BQ9jM5z3FwPVZREWDmnjMAt-pF7IREe3u3uSEW531wg/s400/Joe+sketch+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495972390365601186" /></a><br />Drew and painted this over coffee early this morning (for fun) and messed about in Photoshop with it. The 2nd two are clearly digitally manipulated whereas the first is a straight scan. Not sure which I like best...probably just the initial before I touched it with Photoshop. Hmph.Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-27318709183369448442010-07-15T17:04:00.000-07:002010-07-15T17:11:21.558-07:00Fractured Fables comics anthology has hit stands!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAs-qxP5fOhsHOZ0ZcTfcz_kTmZ3ECrDE3aZKJc2CSt_TJLg8yaCnFX4EIv_z42HdVRd-duwGFoxzjiOGdzprsvmFg8IITZCDUyJVUCOQYhe9O75utXwb5p_yjXXvNE6YIJUJ5w/s1600/Spanking+Robots+pnls+for+BLOG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAs-qxP5fOhsHOZ0ZcTfcz_kTmZ3ECrDE3aZKJc2CSt_TJLg8yaCnFX4EIv_z42HdVRd-duwGFoxzjiOGdzprsvmFg8IITZCDUyJVUCOQYhe9O75utXwb5p_yjXXvNE6YIJUJ5w/s400/Spanking+Robots+pnls+for+BLOG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494288564107690450" /></a><br />The short story Laini and I did for the Shadowline/Image Comics anthology has hit stands this week (the first two panels from the story above). While we won't be attending the San Diego Comic Con this year for the official signing (dangit! That con is TOO much fun!), as I understand it, most bookstores should be carrying it if you're interested. Also, I've added the book to my site here over to the right (click to purchase). Again, it was an honor to be asked to contribute to the book and we're thrilled to be among some great creators. Cool beans. And thanks to Jim Valentino (Shadowline's publisher and Image Comics V.P.) for the invite!<br /><br />Cheers!Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-71297380702778286822010-07-14T22:44:00.000-07:002010-07-14T22:52:07.496-07:00Some adorableness and some artFirst, the adorable (11 months old already. Yikes!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvuaj-v-K7FVGLyETfgjuivq06A9jba3SUcQs3N74UbOJH1TfheB9BIvFgZuQmRH1ml5SDYEsTxkdMJrG4iweIa1jKDMEV2QyqGIzFkhMmPtysZ-mP9hoZ5gyM8LExLtfZumCig/s1600/adorable+C+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvuaj-v-K7FVGLyETfgjuivq06A9jba3SUcQs3N74UbOJH1TfheB9BIvFgZuQmRH1ml5SDYEsTxkdMJrG4iweIa1jKDMEV2QyqGIzFkhMmPtysZ-mP9hoZ5gyM8LExLtfZumCig/s400/adorable+C+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494006133461116418" /></a><br />And secondly, some art:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_JFHBOFvuVDkOF4DTOZeamnFGdXhGiERZm4Iddi2WBpD09KEy6aCPWvSoWJDEeiJohhzO5cgJG4bbk8IKhVEaLUMgHKT6RHQ1CcpoHUSpE_saPtUTu740SSfX3ME_EKe2h02Fw/s1600/UK+p03snip+for+BLOG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_JFHBOFvuVDkOF4DTOZeamnFGdXhGiERZm4Iddi2WBpD09KEy6aCPWvSoWJDEeiJohhzO5cgJG4bbk8IKhVEaLUMgHKT6RHQ1CcpoHUSpE_saPtUTu740SSfX3ME_EKe2h02Fw/s400/UK+p03snip+for+BLOG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494005280607571474" /></a>Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-16296213934174983592010-06-27T22:32:00.000-07:002010-07-02T22:58:11.086-07:00So children actually DO take up some time after all (doi!)Well, I'd whole-heartedly planned on a total website redesign with tons of new work uploaded, but those lofty goals are, alas, not meant to be for now (*see post title!!*). I came to the conclusion that my work time was better spent, well, working, than on a redesign, but I still managed to upload some of my recent work. I'll get the remaining "Color" gallery dead links connected soon too (most, but not all are operable. The samples of my artwork for the novel LIPS TOUCH will be linked to full pages soon...I'm pretty sure at least). In the meantime, here's my new "Home" page, but I plan on rotating that image around every few months.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIKUivmYG1KXJIikS915wi-I6IEUYOL1McwsMfBDjDwqkrtuSQMmCMR6Jt8x2Az0LTbYSX1kpGAk32nOoCxuMpbeOEo5QeeUwogA2pzA0j15mo3JqVQFThVG3-OtD3TQ0pIrC3w/s1600/Home+pg+June+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIKUivmYG1KXJIikS915wi-I6IEUYOL1McwsMfBDjDwqkrtuSQMmCMR6Jt8x2Az0LTbYSX1kpGAk32nOoCxuMpbeOEo5QeeUwogA2pzA0j15mo3JqVQFThVG3-OtD3TQ0pIrC3w/s400/Home+pg+June+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489555024835852034" /></a><br /><br />Much is being worked on and much is brewing (woohoo!), and Laini and I are having a blast with our li'l Clementine and her first summer in the world!<br /><br />Thanks for checking in!<br />JimJim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-77566360231488319342010-05-27T06:20:00.000-07:002010-06-10T21:02:21.253-07:00Up early working and listening to......some old PJ Harvey. One of my all-time favorite musical talents. Wow she's awesome:<br /><br /><object width="400" height="334"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ovh4oxduKaI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ovh4oxduKaI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="334"></embed></object><br /><br />(But why does Blogger crop YouTube clips? What the heck?!) (***Update: Thanks to "Somebody" for leaving a comment for me showing me how to fix the vid-squish. Much appreciated!***)Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-12516069167667944342010-04-15T00:46:00.000-07:002010-04-15T00:48:46.581-07:00Art snippit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWCWuEGIF0FUc8cGSA_e2vwjxebKC39j6684MXESERy1Ri5Uv7K-aRtB0Qd0p7LOFF-t-gr6XHw-47wwfJ50OV49sQ6kN3_QrO1yagx1nA7v0zqU5_xuiYX5tk0e48TGtzFEUjw/s1600/snippit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWCWuEGIF0FUc8cGSA_e2vwjxebKC39j6684MXESERy1Ri5Uv7K-aRtB0Qd0p7LOFF-t-gr6XHw-47wwfJ50OV49sQ6kN3_QrO1yagx1nA7v0zqU5_xuiYX5tk0e48TGtzFEUjw/s400/snippit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460267440420715474" /></a><br /><br />Messing about searching for the look of a project that might be forthcoming (how's that for ridiculously -- probably unnecessary -- vagueness?).Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942841.post-55016261309047010902010-04-05T22:52:00.000-07:002010-04-05T22:56:08.619-07:00WIP - pt. 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYRzV1srx90cmzbqoWrN9Ac5m0plcQWoMxjuhADRNmuEqzDOzKJkuyhe7CSo5mnNgxpu2SlwCmhA_TgSUMf-8ium_1czJ-yKHHEZ9Fq7gYbu_s0w7NoZUEqYjIDt7qcS5aQz5sA/s1600/WIP+1b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYRzV1srx90cmzbqoWrN9Ac5m0plcQWoMxjuhADRNmuEqzDOzKJkuyhe7CSo5mnNgxpu2SlwCmhA_TgSUMf-8ium_1czJ-yKHHEZ9Fq7gYbu_s0w7NoZUEqYjIDt7qcS5aQz5sA/s400/WIP+1b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456899149598104818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3c7aEDDruYyUQDFaihiwd0yxp-jXCPSeLefkijgRy9-RzM9RIE_NGWE55poSKKcVsfG1u_CpI5jmz5ZWWz1OoHvdbucbF3SEKCdE3cMRk-YsBSQ8yKg2STG1Ay0FaSaUb7FYeg/s1600/WIP+1b2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3c7aEDDruYyUQDFaihiwd0yxp-jXCPSeLefkijgRy9-RzM9RIE_NGWE55poSKKcVsfG1u_CpI5jmz5ZWWz1OoHvdbucbF3SEKCdE3cMRk-YsBSQ8yKg2STG1Ay0FaSaUb7FYeg/s400/WIP+1b2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456899143558253538" /></a><br />So I decided to make the next step be some oil paints. It felt gooooood. Here are a couple of pics after about 90 minutes of wet-in-wet. Not the best pictures, and although you can still see some of the watermedia and charcoal in the piece, the camera didn't really pick it up. I'll save some of that underpainting stuff along the way and hopefully the final scan (once dry!) will pick it up for the blog.Jim Di Bartolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620158692319824216noreply@blogger.com2