'Two People at a Jetty' painting from video

Hey again!  Here is the 'Two People at a Jetty' painting from video.  Enjoy!

'Two People at a Jetty' by Daniel Grant Newton

A Thank YOU from Daniel Grant Newton (and a Happy New Year wishing too!)

Incoming message from the Shambhalan Cave:

...dad-ti-dat-dat-dat!

Dear Reader,

Happy New Year!  I hope 2014 brings you much joy, success and love this year, with New Years Resolutions resolved in wonderful ways.

With more and more subscribers getting into this blog and more and more readers discovering The Last King of Shambhala in online stores, I think 2013 has been a ground-breaking year for Independent Artists and Writers.

And so a big thanks goes out to you for having the forward thinking to try something outside the commercial world of pop literature ... and for supporting an artist and writer who believes in their work so much they don't want it watered down to follow what is "trending" or to make sale quotas ... but an artist and a writer who creates work to connect with you, make you think outside social and media constructs, and give you exciting stuff that isn't like something you have read or seen before.

And so I congratulate you and thank you, and celebrate 2013 with you, because in the end this body of work was always meant for someone just like you, and I feel you too are a partner of my success.

However as good as 2013 was, my New Years resolution is to bring to you even more stories and art that I have been working on (some of which I've been crafting for a number of years) that I am absolutely certain will knock your socks off, figuratively speaking.

Thanks for enjoying my blog and book in 2013, and being part of this emerging artistic revolution.

Here's to a sock removing 2014!

Daniel Grant Newton

Television Reflection in All New Pop Colour - Artwork by Daniel Grant Newton

Comic for YOU! Merry Christmas from Daniel Grant Newton, the lost Reindeer Herder, Cyborg Santa and the Alien Elves

A 'Merry Christmas Comic' from Daniel Grant Newton

Merry Christmas from Daniel Grant Newton, Cyborg Santa and the Alien Elves. :-)

Superman Painting Photo Diary by Daniel Grant Newton

Hey again,

One fine member of our blog family sent me a note to say that they liked seeing the process of a painting I previously did (always love emails from readers PS!).  So I thought I'd post another one.

This painting is one I did for my nephew as a birthday gift.  It's of Superman, who I obviously do not have any rights to, otherwise I'd be laughing in the bank with the bank manager, and taking cheesy photos of me cutting ribbons to new theme parks I had built with my mountains of money.

Anyway, here is my photo diary of my painting.

Stage One: the sketching it all out.

Stage Two: the under work.

Stage Three: allowing it to slowly take form, and coffee staining it for effect.

Finally, the Superman painting by Daniel Grant Newton. 

Note: After taking this photo I had to change the copy under 'BREAKING NEWS' to be more child-friendly, but this is essentially what it looks like.

Close up of the face in Daniel Grant Newton's Superman painting.

The Progress of a Painting (in pictures)

'Love at the Gallery' by Daniel Grant Newton 

Ancient Aliens iPad cover

Hey there.  Quick note for the day.  I have designed an iPad cover for those who like something a little different.  Check it out at the Red Bubble store:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/danielnewton/works/10966279-ancient-aliens-and-cats?ref=work_main_nav

Hope you love it in all its quirkiness!

UPDATE!  This was a limited offer and now all available covers have been snapped up, but below is the art I created for the cover.  Thanks to everyone who snapped them up like hungry hippos.

A quirky, creepy picture for the Month of Halloween

Massacre of the Tennis Ball Heads by Daniel Grant Newton

Sak Pase friends and citizens of Shambhala!

Today I was thinking about the fun and eye opening time I had in Haiti.  One of the fun things that happened was that we were living in a little place which had a number of families living in very close quarters nearby, and as I couldn't speak much Creole, I decided to draw a few pictures for the children there.

I drew pictures of fairies, dancers, children riding animals and birds (see right - I will perhaps colour this in and post it on my blog some time), gardens, and mermaids - among other things.  Oh, and a whole lot of Dora the Explorers on request!  (Got pretty good at drawing her by the end.)

They all loved the pictures I drew for them, and I loved drawing the pictures for them.  But what I loved more was watching them play with drawings and create conversations with the drawings, as if they were dolls.  Only one of the little girls had a doll I learned later.

They also had someone else write below the drawings (as they were not old enough to write) that it was them that drew the pictures!

If I am the next Picasso, that may have just devalued the pictures substantially!  I kid of course.  Because there is nothing worth more than the fun of a child.

Anyway, in honour of those kids, and all the fantastic people and places I had the pleasure of knowing, I have done a quick art piece below.

That is all for today.  Just wanted to share.  Hope you are having a great day too!  Feel free to post this on your Facebook wall if you like.  Sak pase is a greeting in Haitian Creole.

Great Ideas Spread Like Mating Rabbits ... Just saying.

So today has been just awesome.  I've really been seeing "power to the independents" ... whether they are independent writers, artists, comic book creators, musicians, etc!

The Internet has facilitated artists of all types with different things to say, and different ways to say it.  So big it up people.

No more do we need to buy the same old stuff produced by the big corporations.  Now we can choose to digest work with the highest creative merit from every corner of the world, and not necessarily just the work with supposed 'commercial viability'.

In fact, the world is so big that talented independents who would previously die unnoticed with their awesome work can now be commercial viable.  So cheers to that!

I am sure Van Gogh would not have died today with selling just one piece of artwork and having only one ear.

Anyway, I created an artwork above to celebrate this!  And to celebrate you, my favourite people, who support me and make my dreams of being an artist, comic book creator and writer real!

Peace and long live the Kings of Shambhala.

Daniel