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BIZARRO Sketch Night

March 5, 2023January 16, 2014 by James Baker
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A week ago today, my friend Ben Walker held one of his fun sketch events at 111 Minna Gallery. This time it was BIZARRO SKETCH NIGHT, where all the participants drew 100% with their non-dominant hands. Drawing with my bad hand is something I’ve been getting trying to get used to of late, with mixed … Read more

Categories LEFTY Drawings Tags Ben Walker, Life In A Montage, Star Wars 5 Comments

the Emerald City

September 7, 2021April 8, 2009 by James Baker
Emerald City Comic con.

Last weekend I flew from Portland to Seattle for the Emerald City Comic Con. It was the first time since around 2002 that I have gone to a comic Convention as an attendee rather than an exhibitor and I had a lovely time. The inspiration for the trip was to see my pals Ted and … Read more

Categories Conventions, Travel Tags Ben Walker, Brian McDonald, Derek Thompson, Emerald City Con, Seattle, Ted Mathot 3 Comments

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James S. Baker has worked in the animation industry since 1982, for many studios all over the world. This blog is for his personal projects.

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