Captured - Part 4

In this illustration the indians are selling the boy for ransom to a man at a trading post.

Copyright 2009 Shawn Escott.

Captured - Part 3 of 5

In this illustration the main character is racing through a hail of cross-fired arrows. He escapes without a scratch.

Copyright Shawn Escott 2009

Happy Father's Day!

I woke up this morning to a wonderful pile of drawing my daughter did for me. What a great surprise. Here is one of my favorites. It is really amazing how kids see and interpret their parents in drawings. For instance: look at the spiky hair and cowboy boots. My hair is pretty short but it stands up a little. And I've been studying a lot of cowboy items for the project I'm working on.


My daughters had a recital for summer camp at church and all the kids were on stage singing. I tried to capture some of them.


There was also a cool bounce house which the kids loved! I did my best to sketch this as fast as possible. The gnats were eating my face off! Not to mention the heat and humidity is really kicking in.

Captured Part 2 Close-Up

Captured - Part 2 of 5

Story so far: A boy is captured by indians and left outside to freeze to death. He finds a cave in the distance and crawls in next to a warm bear for a night's rest. Part 3 coming soon :)

Copyright 2009 Shawn Escott.

Captured - Part 1 of 5

I'm excited about this new technique of ink and watercolor. I'm kind of pressed for time and need to do a 5 part series pretty quickly. I'm having a blast doing these and will post them when completed. The story is interesting and has a wonderful turn of events.

The Magazines in the Attic

Here's my latest editorial illustration! It's a story about a young man who is searching through the attic and finds some magazines his mother has hidden in a trunk. This one was a lot of fun and I did a ton of research for it.