Dialogue is a moleskine sketchbook that I’m working on with my good friend and illustrator Peter Cusack. The plan is for each of us to paint or draw a two-page spread, then send it to the other guy, hopefully building a “dialogue” of sorts in the process. To give credit where credit is due, we were inspired to do this by the awesome book Intersections by Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo, which I highly recommend. Peter and I are aiming to do the same thing, although I don’t think either of us has any illusions about it getting published. Most of my painting is done in oils these days, so I’m seeing this sketchbook as an opportunity to hone my skills in acrylic and gouache. The above image is the very first spread in the book, a self-portrait. Peter just told me that he’s completed his spread and that the book is in the mail, so I’m looking forward to seeing the next part of the artistic conversation we’ve started.