dressed to the nine's

Frank before all the cutting and pasting and stacking


i did this shadow box piece for this year's Spooky Art show. he's not in his box right yet.


here's a side view so you can see how he was put together.

to see the big versions visit my flickr page.

if you'd like to see more stuff--and the reception--from the show, pop by here. keep an eye out for a skeleton cowboy. (he's the last piece i did for the show.)

Texas Book Festival

I will be reading "Animal Band" on Sunday at the Texas Book Festival in the Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent. 2:30 is the time. I will be signing afterwards.

Before that I will be in the Children's Demonstration and Activity Tent at 1:00.

Poe's Hat

nevermore, thrice.

this is one of three pieces i whipped up for the third annual Spooky Art Show at Amy's Ice Cream on Sixth.

there is brilliant Halloween themed work by Alicia Traveria, Dylan Edwards, Jacob Borshard, Jason Chalker, Kennon James, Kevin Peake, & Thomas Reidy.

the reception for the show is tomorrow (Thursday) night. 7:30.

ya'll come!

Spooky Art 3

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here's a sneak peek at one of my pieces for this month's Spooky Art Show 3 at Amy's Ice Cream on Sixth and Lamar.

it's a multiple artist show with some really talented folks all doing Halloween themed work. (once the line-up is locked in, i'll post who's in the show.)

the Spooky Art Show is one of my favorite shows of the year. some of my personal favorite pieces have come out of creating stuff for this show.

and here's a head's up-- the reception for the show will be October 23.

brush work

click for bigger | brush marker doodles during a recent sketch night.


click for bigger | more brush marker doodles with blue and red pencil.


click for bigger | brush and ink (Sumi) with ink washes.

it's been years since i worked with brush and ink. i'd never worked with ink washes. i've been working in my pencil/digital paradigm for so long, i'm jonesin' to do more work in "traditional" media. there's a tactility to analogue media i've been missing.

Christopher S. Jennings at the Texas Book Festival

the Texas Book Festival posted their authors in attendance for this year's conference.

one of those authors is me.


click to see my page

on Sunday, November 2, i will be reading the book, teaching kids how to make instruments from household objects, and then signing the book.

the specific schedule will be published soon.

series 2, back to school assignment

here's what ran yesterday in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

i posted the roughs--the pre-drawings i send the client--with the final illustrations. (i continue my love affair with the red pencils which i started using for my roughs (versus blue-line underdrawing and graphite on top). i make it black in the computer when i send it to the client.)


Click to visit the article.

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success series : sleepy time




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you can see the addition of "story" in the background of the finished illustration. when creating an illustration, i try to think about who the character is.

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success series : the rare CS Jennings still life




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(that's my pencil i use to draw with.)

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success series : talk to teacher




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sometimes people i know slip into my drawings. in this case, it's my niece--Caitlin--in ten years.