Andrew James Christensen - Comics and Illustration

House on a Hill

2012-02-08T09:08:00.000-06:00

Sketchbook

2011-11-18T08:38:00.001-06:00

I had a great time at MIX. It was great meeting everyone there. Thanks for stopping by the table!

2011-11-05T08:32:00.001-05:00

I will be at MIX! (maybe this post comes a bit late, because it starts TODAY)

My tablemate, Beth Hetland, was nice enough to point out our table on the seating chart. So, come find us!

Also, at 1:30 on Saturday I'll be on a panel talking about "Rural Life in Comics" with Mark Elton, Anders Nilsen, and Peter Hodapp.

Hope to see you there!

Progress report

2011-08-25T08:47:00.001-05:00

The Stag - Part 3, Page 1...

...is inked.

The less exciting news is, the whole book is not done being penciled. So, I've got my work cut out for me.

More news, I will be at MIX! So swing by and pick up The Stag, Part 1 & 2. Unfortunately, Part 3 will not be available (regretfully).

Studio Space and Secret Acres!

2011-07-30T16:03:00.007-05:00

So, I've neglected to mention... The nice people at Secret Acres are now carrying my comics in their store (also at their table at conventions)! So pick up a copy of The Stag through them if you haven't already.

In the past month of getting settled here in Minnesota, I made it a priority to set up my studio space and get back to work on the final installment of The Stag. Here's the proof:

We don't have a lot of room, but I've made it work!

Pencils of The Stag #3.

Move - Phase 2

2011-06-24T08:11:00.002-05:00

A quick apology for the lack of posts again. I think I have an alright excuse though... I'm moving again. This time a short jog from Wisconsin over to Minnesota, and this time FOR GOOD! But it still means loading EVERYTHING up in ANOTHER truck, etc. etc... The final resting spot is just north of Minneapolis, only 10 minutes from MY NEW JOB! Preparing to start work next week is another reason for the lack of posts. So I'm just FULL of excuses!

Anyway... a post here can't be without a picture, so here's a page from my sketchbook. My scanner is still packed, so the photo will have to do. Most of these are characters from a French black comedy... Can you guess the film?

Stag for sale!

2011-06-10T15:06:00.001-05:00

Finally, I've pulled my head together and set up online sales for The Stag. I've had the link up on the sidebar for a while now, but with my move from Vermont back to the Midwest and overall craziness in my life, I haven't had the chance to appropriately point it out.

So, yep... check out the link on the sidebar, or I suppose I can just put a link right here. I have a limited supply of The Stag, so pick them up quick!

I've got a lot of work ahead of me for The Stag - part 3, but trust me when I say... IT'S COMING! It's a longer one, so perhaps I'll post some in-progress stuff.

Graduation

2011-05-20T11:02:00.002-05:00

There we are...The CCS class of 2011 all done and graduated! Check us out: Carl Antonowicz, Pat Barrett, Tom Casteel, Lena Chandhok, Lawrence Derks, Jesse DuRona, Jon Fine, Beth Hetland, Ben Horak, Ben Juers, Nomi Kane, Josh Kramer, Jesse Mead, Carl Mefferd, Corey Middleton, Jacob Montgomery, Max Mose, Emily Sauter, Betsey Swardlick, Paul Swartz, Carol Thompson. Also, Bailey Sharp and Jan Burger finished their one year certificate, and David Libens finished his year as CCS fellow.

Our thesis exhibition is up at the CCS, and Josh Kramer was awesome enough to make a digital version of it. Check it out:

Also, check out this diploma designed by Aaron Renier! It's sitting comfortably in my computer chair.

Thesis DONE

2011-05-03T10:55:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone. I'm writing to let you know my thesis is DONE! Check it out:

And HERE is a preview of some pages from The Stag - Part 2 (available for sale SOON- as soon as I finish a new print run).

sketchbook

2011-04-20T13:52:00.000-05:00

Less than 2 weeks remaining until my thesis project is due! So, I apologize again for the lack of posts. In a few short weeks I will also be selling The Stag right here on this site, so stay tuned! Until then, enjoy MORE FACES!

MoCCA

2011-04-04T17:06:00.002-05:00

I will be at MoCCA! The festival, that is. Finally, I'll be selling The Stag - Part 1 (or you can read it for free here)! Also, I will be debuting The Stag -Part 2! So, if reading Part 1 online got you hooked, pick up the next chapter.

My comics will be at the Center for Cartoon Studies table (M7), and at M2 with my friends Canto, and CJ Joughin. I will be splitting my time between the two tables.

SOON! Very soon, these comics will both be available for purchase HERE! I promise.

sketchbook

2011-03-25T14:09:00.002-05:00

The final stretch of my thesis work is upon me, so I apologize for the blog-neglect. I'm afraid I may be posting very infrequently for the next couple months as I finish up my schooling, but I'll do my best to post something every so often... even if it is just a bunch of weird faces.

CCS awareness week!

2011-03-11T15:30:00.003-06:00

Hey everyone. I wanted to take a very quick moment away from my comics to post about the amazing school I attend.

It's amazing! The Center for Cartoon Studies has provided me with the a greater education than I could have dreamt up: comics history, drawing techniques, design, technical/computer wizardry, visual storytelling, writing, and so much more! I could spend all afternoon gushing about CCS, but I've got to get back to working on my thesis project.

Check out what other students/alumni/faculty have said about their experience at CCS: Beth Hetland, Alex Kim, Jon Chad, Canto, Katherine Roy. While you're at it, check out their work too!

*UPDATE* Here are some more posts about CCS by a few of my classmates: Jesse Durona, Lena Chandhok, Kevin Uehlein, Pat Barrett, Em Sauter.

(P.S. other CCSers- feel free to comment with a link to your CCS blurb if I missed yours)

Hunting

2011-03-07T22:04:00.004-06:00

What a difference a few gray tones can make.

sketchbook

2011-02-21T18:35:00.000-06:00

Aporkalypse!

2011-02-04T12:46:00.001-06:00

I just did a one-pager for the anthology "Visions of the Aporkalypse" edited by my classmate and awesome cartoonist Kevin Uehlein. It's going to be porktastic! Check out his site to see other previews and info.

Pictures from Maine

2011-01-23T16:42:00.000-06:00

Over my winter break Darci and I took a trip to Maine for our anniversary, and it was wonderful. We spent three days zig-zagging along the rocky coast hunting for light houses and scenic coastal villages. Have a look at some pictures here! And here's one for the blog:

Birds on a Chimney

2011-01-09T13:16:00.000-06:00

Here's a drawing I did inspired by a view out of my window at my studio space. It's fun watching the birds landing in places only birds can go.

Oh, and Happy New Year! Welcome, 2011!

Gilnocky the cat

2010-12-28T14:34:00.000-06:00

Gilnocky says Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

sketchbook

2010-12-14T21:17:00.000-06:00

Here's a little doodle of a concept in a new story I'm working on. I threw in a gray tone just to see how it'd look. Art making is so chock-full of decision making and I think my decision-maker is burnt out... what will come next? Stay tuned...

Thesis Posters

2010-12-01T15:42:00.000-06:00

These are some posters for school describing my thesis project (they fit together, so here they are combined). You may recognize some of the drawings. I wasn't sure if I wanted to share these for fear that I couldn't meet my goals, but now readers, you can hold me to them!

Sketchbook

2010-11-16T16:47:00.001-06:00

A little fishing village. You may see this one again with some gray tones... I think I wanna see what it would look like.

sketchbook

2010-11-06T15:29:00.000-05:00

I've been doing a lot of sea drawings lately. Here's a few for your pleasure!

Test Pages

2010-10-25T06:36:00.001-05:00

Test Pages

2010-10-18T20:56:00.000-05:00

More brainstorming!

Minotaur

2010-10-13T21:27:00.002-05:00

I have been severely neglecting my blog. Readers, I apologize. For school we just finished up a whole bunch of pages. Mine ended up being a bunch rather random brainstorms. Here's something I tried that's been in my head for a while. I'll be posting more pages shortly AND I'll update you on what I've got going on!

sketchbook

2010-09-18T18:15:00.001-05:00

Long time

2010-09-03T10:31:00.001-05:00

Hello after a time away! As with many bloggers, I've been distanced from my blog for the summer time. I haven't actually had a lot of work to show as most of my summer work has been for others and I can't really share it online.

One project that I can show you that I finished up recently was illustrating 50 years of animals on a family farm. All the animals were arranged on a 2x3 poster and presented to a couple for their 50th Anniversary. It was very special for me to provide my skills to make this for them. Here are a few sample pages (there are many more).

Horses:

Dogs:

Cats n' more:

So, it was a sorta different project than I'm used to, but it forced me to really figure out some animal anatomy that may come in handy in the future.

Orientation for my 2nd year of grad school is in an hour. So that means school's starting again, and I should have a steady flow of work to post here for the semester. I'll try my best not to let this blog stagnate!

sketchbook

2010-07-30T10:30:00.001-05:00

The Stag - Page 16

2010-06-21T07:00:00.029-05:00

page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

The Stag - Page 15

2010-06-17T07:03:00.003-05:00