goodbye 2010!

2010 was a very busy year, and i sure neglected this blog!

so let's resolve to change that, and see what other changes 2011 brings.

one last portrait before we leave this decade behind:

I hope you all have a safe and happy new year!

mlp mvp.

yikes!

it sure has been a while, hasn't it?

let's get back into it with a my little pony, for a christmas toy-themed show for charity:

check out more about the "playtime" show opening this friday in philadelphia here:

PLAYTIME: a charity show with toys-for-tots

a true gryffindor.

just a few months until the first part of the movie of the last book of harry potter.

chapter 29.

neville: total badass.

while harry was off moping in graveyards and camping in the woods with a haunted necklace, neville was actually getting beaten up on the front lines of the resistance.

awesome.

3G show gallery now online.

if you're not in los angeles and missed the slamtastic opening of the 3G show at gallery1988 last week, never fear.

the show is up until the 22nd if you are able to see it in person:

if you're not local, you can check out the gallery online and purchase art and prints on 1988's website:

CHECK OUT SOME AWESOME 80s ARTWORK!

loony lovegood.

fall reminds me of harry potter, and i am very excited for the next movie this november!

to kick off that excitement, and an end to summer, here's luna lovegood, one of my favorites.

etsy store!

hello out there!

due to interest and an end to procrastination, i've gone and done it!

i've opened an etsy shop!now you can own all the miranda dressler illustrations you could ever WANT!

why not check it out immediately?

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirandadressler

i ain't afraid of no ghost.

the third and final, the latest and greatest, the ghostbuster's piece for the 3G show!

i kind of love harold ramis.

bye bye billy.

the second piece for the GGG show at gallery 1988: i hope all you angelenos will be attending?

i had never seen gremlins all the way though until i started working on this project.

after being scared to death of the vhs at a sleepover in fourth grade, i never ever wanted to see it again.

actually: it's pretty hilarious! i kind of can't believe that it was a christmas movie.

so here's baby stripe.... he might look cute and cuddly, but the moment where he leans forward and gives gizmo the "im gonna get you look" in this scene, that's it: you know he's born bad to the bone.

goonies never say die.

part one of my trio for the GGG show at gallery1988 this september!

let me show you them.

and now the finished trio!

this is for a group show opening first friday in august in philadelphia!

i am so old school i remember when there were only 150 pokemon, people.

check out this super sweet poster by autumn society member dave perillo for date and time: check it out if you're in town!

myself.

now if we ever meet,

you'll know who you're looking for:

taco night.

caliente!

food with fangs.

sure to give you heartburn.

who's that pokemon?

for the past ten years,

i have had... a pokemon problem.

...more with these guys soon!

cupcakes.

i love baking, and sweets!

have half a dozen cupcake treats, calorie-free, from me to you:

conjuring cat.

the greatest magicians have something to learn....

... from this cat's conjuring turn!

bears that care.

for the autumn society 80's toy icon show this summer, two of my favorite toybox friends from kidhood:

grumpy and cheerbear:

i thought i'd also post the sketches... this is the first time i've worked digital from start to finish.

it's hard to leave that pencil and scanner behind!

"L" is for...

..."lousy" fashion choices for someone so judgemental.

i sure like drawing grumpy kids with bad teeth.

i sure can relate!

jurassic park.

in grade school, jurassic park and then jurassic park ii were my favorite. movies. ever.

my parents had to take me repeatedly because i wasn't old enough to get into pg-13 alone.

sure the raptors were scary, but the t-rex is the best monster.

lavender t-rex.

just a lovely, lavender tyrannosaurus doodle:

molly.

finally finished the series, and these character drawings!

the last dresden files thing... at least until next year.

molly, apprentice wizard.

magical mouse.

in the "dresden files", mouse is a giant shaggy chinese foo dog with supernatural abilities.

he's as brave as a lion, and about the size of one too.

hunting party of one.

a fox hunter without a fox.


hmmm, i'm not entirely sure where this pastel palette came from!

tam.

it's hard to find a plaid that doesn't clash with red hair, as this lass could tell you.



what does she see... a shocking sight in the snowy night?

this guy...

get to the point already.

kick butt comic creator!

check it out!

i helped make this comic creator, and now it's live and playable on the disney website!

RADICAL!

http://disney.go.com/create/#/create/writer/comiccreator/kickbuttowski/

avocado n gold.

a limited palette for this 70's gal:

mister lynx.

a baby lynx, or maybe he's a bob cat?

cupacake.

a painting... with paint!

a sweet little vampire cupcake as a gift for a friend.

it's fun getting back to basics with acrylics after being strictly digital with color for the last year.

march!

GOSH!

i've been busy!

but you know what's awesome?

the show i work on, Kick Buttowski, has been airing for a month on Disney XD, and it's really great!

check it out on disney.com :

http://disney.go.com/disneyxd/?int_cmp=casualgames_kbu_chr_300x250__Intl/#/disneyxd/shows/kickbuttowski

it's totally sweet!

fuego!

harry dresden, my favorite wizard / private investigator.

how will i hold out til july for the next installment in this series?

sketchbook.

in a bit of a drawing funk... sketchbooking has been rare.

some february sketchbook scans.

fraidy cat.

.. gasp!

stego.

stegosaurus was always one of my favorites.

scientists once thought it had an extra brain in its hips just to control the tail.

weird!

weekend warrior.

i am almost done with this series and i am going to miss this guy, one of my favorite characters.

michael, part-time demon-slaying knight, part time mild mannered contracter:

dinosaur dna.

everybody walk the dinosaur.

sketchbook.

some recent sketchbook scans.

pose as a team.

still getting it together... acting it out with some characters:

kick buttowski for free!

check it out!

the show i've been a part of for the last year will be premiering so soon on disney, but if you just can't wait, snag a free download of the first episode on itunes!

snag it right here:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewTVSeason%253Fid%253D350803780%2526s%253D143441