Eric Orchard's Blog, page 28

The White Witch

I was commissioned to draw the White Witch and I now this is one of my favorite DC Comics characters. 

Jack Pumpkinhead And The Sawhorse

A commission of Jack and the Sawhorse from the Oz books, currently making it's way west to sunny California. 

Maddy Commission

Here's a pretty new commission I did , a drawing of Maddy, which ended up being a slight redesign of the flying boat...

Today I'm going back and forth between a new book cover contract and finishing my new Spring print, which I hope will be done before Summer....

A Happy Hedgehog

A hedgehog in the woods, smoking a pipe and brewing tea. He's using a steel enamel cup, which I love. This is one of those commissions where the patron said "do what you want" which is the best thing ever. It's a gift. You'll always get something interesting with that request, I think. 

Cabin Sketch

Another morning warm-up sketch I played with in Photoshop. I don't get to work a lot with gouache these days so I like to practice a bit when I can. 

The Moose & The Mouse

Here'a warm up sketch I did in watercolour, gouache and Photoshop. I'm pretty sure there's a story here...

Variations Of A Smoking Bat

Another version of my inky drawing from a couple of days ago. 

Goblin, bear and gull.

Colouring an old Maddy Kettle minicomic. 

Rusty Robot

I haven't posted many of my gag strips here, this one was ritten by J torres. Loved doing these and wish I had had the time to keep it up.

It's been a nutty week, things keep coming up moment to moment. I was offered a new contract while waiting to hear back about other projects, all the while Henry is home with a high fever. AND I'm trying to finish commissions, a new print and a pitch.... Wow! How does anyone get anything done?

Anyone have a cottage way up north I an go to decompress for a few days?

Print Sale!

I have a small number of  my Winter Print, I want to keep a few but I thought I'd let the rest go at 15 dollars, shipping included.

There are 10 left to sell and after that they will no longer be available.

The print is 9 by 12 inches, it is printed on Arches watercolor paper and is archival.

You can get one right here:



or email me with any questions at eric.orchard@gmail.com