Over the next few months I'll be adding images of my MeySen work so be sure to check back every couple of weeks to see what's been added.

Late Thanksgiving Cartoon
November 28, 2006 - I actually had this cartoon finished way ahead of time but forgot to post it here or send it to non-business contacts. Doesn't really apply now since it's officially "shop for Christmas" season, but it's always been my pet peave before Thanksgiving. See it!

October 25, 2006 - "The Story of the Toothfairie" has just been published, a book I illustrated back in 1993. Get yours today! www.TeetherToothers.com.

Positive Response to Dogpile Memorial Day Art
May 29, 2006 - My seasonal design for Dogpile.com's home page on Memorial Day received an unusual amount of positive comments. One of the comments received: "Thank you so very much for this special design. It brought tears to my eyes. I am a Retired Air Force fighter pilot who fought in Viet Nam and was in on the beginning of Gulf War I. Once again thanks for thinking about those who gave everything for all of us." View the graphic and read more comments.

Arfie Turns 10
January 5, 2006 - Dogpile.com is celebrating its 10 year anniversary "of Outstanding Combined Search." I created the birthday artwork on the home page as well as the design & art on the landing page.

Dogpile.com Holiday Art
December 21, 2005 - Check out my latest bit of seasonal artwork for Dogpile.com. There'll be a new one for New Years as well. Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, Merry Christmas and all that!

"Best Written" Award
October 22, 2005 - At this month's meeting of Cartoonists Northwest I received the "Best Written" award for my 24 hour/24 page comic book "Anomolies" created at the "Spawns of Insomnia" event in August. I was surprised and flattered to get the award as I rarely do writing beyond single image gags and comic strips.

Starlog Mention
August 2005 - I got a nice little acknowledgement on the last page of the September 2005 issue of Starlog: "We've had some terrific contributors in the past, among them Howard Cruse (former STARLOG Art Director and the creator of Barefootz), Phil (Buck Godot) Foglio, Kevin Brockschmidt..." I'm flattered to have made #3 in the list of the twelve cartoonists mentioned by name.

Spawns of Insomnia/Comic Biography Theater
August 2005 - This year I will be participating in Cartoonists Northwest's 24-hour comic marathon "Spawns of Insomnia" being held at CascadiaCon in SeaTac, Washington, on September 2-3. On the preceding day, Thursday, September 1st, I'll also be part of "Comic Biography Theater" also being held at the con, as well as moderating a panel on "Making Money in Cartooning."

See my winning t-shirt/poster artwork for "Spawns of Insomnia"
This is the comic I did at last year's "Comic Biography Theater"

Comic Biography Theatre
September 6, 2004 - This past Labor Day I spent the afternoon at Seattle's Bumbershoot Arts Festival drawing a comic page based on a visitor's story. The result was this little graphic tale, "The Dartboard".

This is Kevin Brockschmidt...
By Elizabeth Pankey
Penstuff - the monthly newsletter of Cartoonists Northwest, September 2004
A man of STYLE is Kev. A man with IDEAS is Kev. A man with four kids to feed is driven to succeed. This is Kevin Brockschmidt, the artist, the designer, the husband, the father and a past president of CNW.
Read the whole article >

Webcrawler and Dogpile Go Olympic
August 9, 2004 - Keep an eye on Webcrawler.com and Dogpile.com for seasonal logo art that I did for the 2004 Olympics. There are four for each site - collect the whole set!

Slam Bang! #5
August 9, 2004 - I was invited to contribute to the most recent issue of Slam Bang!, featuring comics and cartoons about robots. I created a new cartoon "Assimilated Cat Hairball" and contributed an old gag cartoon "Automoton ATM" as well as a bunch of spot drawings of robots.

Get your copy of Slam Bang! today at http://home.comcast.net/~slambangcomics/index2.html!

Kev Interview Featured in SPGA/Seattle eNewsletter
July 26, 2004 - How to Get Business at ArtJam:
An Interview with Kevin Brockschmidt

This year's ArtJam held on May 5th, Cinqo De Mayo, proved to be a marketing success for many of the artists who registered for tables and displayed their portfolios. Art buyers from local and national venues turned out to view work by illustrators, designers and photographers from Seattle and Portland.

Next ArtJam is being planned for Spring 2005.

Here's some insights from artist Kevin Brockschmidt who participated in his first ArtJam this Spring.

WE: Describe your career interests and goals:
Kev: In general I want to focus on humorous illustration and work with large national clients. However, I really haven't narrowed it down any further than that.

I currently do most of my illustrations for web sites and print publications but the clients are many and varied. I think that I'd like to continue doing work oriented towards children but I'd also like to pursue more magazine, book & advertising illustration and possibly animation design.

I do know that I want to phase out the graphic design and most of the web development work that currently takes up most of my time and energy.

WE: What is your niche or target market?
Kev: My work generally falls into two categories: Children-oriented and, on the other extreme, zany, Adult-oriented humor (not erotic but rather in the vein of Mad magazine and classic Warner Brothers cartoons.) I enjoy doing both so I look for work in both areas but I don't target any particular market.

WE: What attracted you to show at ArtJam this year?
Kev: It sounded like a good opportunity to show my work to potential clients but I really had no idea what to expect. I originally wasn't going to participate partly because of the cost but also because I'm not very comfortable showing my work in person. People in the group kept talking about it so much that I finally decided to spend the money, step outside of my comfort zone and sign up.

WE: Did you acquire any great new clients from ArtJam?
Kev: Yes, I acquired one excellent new client, Pop Multimedia in Seattle. I've completed one project with them and I'm currently working on another that's for Nintendo. The initial project was well worth my investment in ArtJam. I also made a number of good contacts with other companies though nothing has turned into a project yet.

WE: How did you prepare for ArtJam?
Kev: The main thing was getting my portfolio up to date. I also built a four-section, free-standing peg board display and created some large cutout Mexican-theme illustrations to decorate it. I had been putting off designing a new business card so finishing that was a priority for the show as well as creating a sample handout.

I wanted to have a lot of samples for interested people to look through so I spent a good amount of time compiling copies and tear sheets into notebooks, and gathering copies of things like books, brochures, posters and mugs that I'd done artwork for over the years.

WE: What advise can you give to other artists thinking about showing at ArtJam?
Kev: As with any showing of your work, concentrate on the consistency of the samples you show. Even though I work in many different media and markets my work still shows a very consistent style that is uniquely my own. Have a well-designed business card and plenty of flyers, postcards, brochures or whatever to handout.

I would also suggest dressing in a professional manner, at least slacks and dress shirt. Having been a Creative Director myself, art buyers need to get the impression that you are serious and professional about what you do and that you are the kind of person they can trust with a deadline.

WE: Will you participate in ArtJam next year?
Kev: You bet! I can't wait!
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Cartoonist honored with `Golden Toonie'
April 5, 2004 - Article in the King County Journal
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Kev Wins the Golden Toonie Award
March 29, 2004 - Kent artist Kevin Brockschmidt was honored by fellow artists as the Northwest cartoonist of the year during a Seattle awards banquet on Saturday, March 27.

Brockschmidt received Cartoonists Northwest's highest honor, the Golden Toonie, for a career that's included stints as a newspaper editorial cartoonist, commercial artist, magazine gag cartoonist & illustrator, trading card artist, and web site designer.

This is the 13th year that a Golden Toonie has been awarded. Past winners include some of the Northwest¹s finest and most celebrated artists: Brian Basset, Berkeley Breathed, Steve Greenberg, Dave Horsey, Lynn Johnston and Jim Woodring.

Cartoonists Northwest is a group of local cartoonists which has been meeting every month in Seattle for over 20 years. In 2003, received the National Joseph Werner American Spirit Award.

More information about Cartoonists Northwest and past Golden Toonie awards can be found at www.cartoonists.net. Kevin Brockschmidt¹s web site is at: http://www.kevscartoons.com. His e-mail address kevtoons@comcast.net.
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