adorable illustrations Eric, congratulations on the upcoming book, can't wait to read it all (wearing my glasses :))

And she should because she is soooooo adorable!!!

Looks like a super fun book, Eric! Can't wait to buy a copy. :)

Oh, very fun!
Love the variety.

Super fun, they are great!

Thank you Berenice and Ces!

Thank you Marsha, Rob, and LuciLá!

What a cutie pie in her glasses!
Great intro for the book, can't wait to read.

Thank you, Nancy!

Super duper fabulous!! My beautiful niece Paige in a picture book! She is her mama's baby!

Ohmygoodness, a monacle! Awesome work Eric..keep us posted where/when it's available. We are a glasses-loving family over here. : ) Super duper congratulations!

Thanks so much, V and Shirley!

Monocle! Her toothy grin and the star glasses are mighty cute. Great work.

Really adorable! Congrats on the new book!

Congratulations Eric! so clever, fun and cool! all the kids will love and parents too :)

So adorable! She's a great looking character!

Thank you MARTI, Beth Anne, Valerie (Hiyah Val!), and Hannah!

She looks so cute with all kind of eyeglasses!
Great work, can't wait to see the book!

Oh! Totally love this!!!

Super cute:)

Supercute !!! :)

This is so cute! And congratulations on your book!

Thanks so much!

WHOOP WHOOP! I've got my hands in the air. Raise the roof, raise the roof! How the heck am I typing with my hands in the air? I dunno! I'm just that excited about your book!

3D is possibly the nicest.
;-)

I love it! You are sooooo stinkin' fabulous with Gouache! Amazing!!

Guess he needed a little pick-me-up after lugging that rubber tree plant. Hehehehe, so cute!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY, eric! i just saw that I CAN SEE JUST FINE and HIDING ERIC are coming out this fall! can't wait to get them! CONGRATS, CONGRATS! they look fantastic! "-)

froggie

I love this bold piece! Awesome work! :)

So cute!

Thanks so much, everyone! And I appreciate the kind words re: the books, Froggie!

Totally love this. how very clever indeed! :)

Hey Eric! I know it's been a while...fantastic work, as always. Those toys are fantastic, but then again, all your work is.

Oh wow, I totally love this!! So glad my friend suggested your site. You are really talented! AND it's great seeing another guy out there.

Thanks Michael and MMm!

Haha, that is a strong ant!

I love these... have always collected wooden toys for my boys. Nice to have something that doesn't beep or blink, but that stimulates their imaginations.
Thanks for sharing.
Lisa

I love how your art style transfers perfectly to this! Cute and well done. :)

Thank you, Lisa and Andrew!

I found this blog post while surfing and I really like this post. In fact I have a collection of wooden toys at
buy wooden toys for babies

What a sweet character! His "origin" makes me laugh!:DDD You didn't forget the birds...:) I saw rhinos with birdies last year in Kenya, if you are interested, look here - http://rossichka.blogspot.com/2012/03/iii-my-african-journal-part-iii.html

Great!! I'm thinking of making also a series of animals, good work!! see you!

I never saw a bottle of toilet cleaner looking so cute!! Great creativity!

ahhh this Rhino is so cool!! What a clean neat guy!! Love the birds, love your work Eric!

Awesome :)

Wow! Incredible. He's so sweet and THE BIRDS! Awesome!

Thanks so much!

Love it! You rock at upcycled art.

AAAH hahahahaha! SUPERB, Mr. Barclay, absolutely superb!

I never would have thought of this at all! Great work, Sir!

Love love love your sculpture .... absolutely adorable :D

So clever! Love it!

my god what a beautiful thing, are the King Eric

i'm new here and i am flush with awe!

as clever as clever can be...

:^)

Wow, soooo awesoem!!! L-O-V-E- it.
Ansd the birds... so cute!

brilliant

how cute is this!??!!? Love it!

Such a sweet pink cat. Lovely share.

Super cute! Glad you brought him back out from the archives! :)

Being both a pudgy cat and bird owner I outright laughed at this one. Love it. Thanks for the share, and the laugh.

So cute:)

ha ha Eric, what a great image! Sorry for the birdie :( hey! are you sure you haven't meet my cat Herr Gato? The resemblance is uncanny! http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mfq83D5U-UY/TP8dMeCwymI/AAAAAAAACqo/LXFyp0-k0jA/s1600/psychoKillerHerrGato.jpg

ha! just noticed the bird! I love adorableness mixed with a little edge. Awesome!

Great drawing!

Happy New Year to you, too! Love, smiles and inspiration to fill your days!:-)

Wishing you a happy new year full of joy & whimsical creations :)

simply cool!

Eric, me encantarón tus obras.
Feliz año 2013 , desde SALTA, ARGENTINA , un abrazo GRACIELA

This illustration made me smile.
Very sweet and fun :)

Really nice!

absolutely love this! great combination of textures.

Fun Illustration, Especially like the bird!

Wonderful! Hope you and the family have a happy 2013 as well.

This is really nice :)

feliz año nuevo Eric!

So cute! Love the pattern in the reindeer and bird! Great idea!

SO CUTE!!
happy new year for you too! :-)

So lovely! Hope 2013 is treating you and your family well!

J'adore !!

Un piccolo capolavoro!

Cute :D

I have some sheep dog (bouvier des flandres). It's dog for watch the cows ;-)))

Heeheeheeheee!!! So cute! I had to laugh when I noticed the binoculars. :)

I'm dying. This is just so cool and sweet!

Ho ho ho! Where is Santa Claus? ;-)

He is sooooooo Battery Tunnel! I think I love He!

So good!

Hear! Hear! My first home in the US was New Jersey! I still have family and friends there and I have not seen a Facebook update from them. I only hear by phone. They are alright, working long hours at the hospitals.

Yup, an endless supply of hugs. Lots of friends and family in that area.

Thanks, Mr. Owl!

Thanks for the kind words, all!

Ces, I hope your loved ones are safe and comfortable and among friends.

Tons of hugs! Wonderful work as usual!

He's adorable:)

way too cute!!

He quite the dapper fellow. Crazy to see the effects on the storm in NY/NJ. Just thankful that our friends in the area are all right.
Thanks for sharing.

Super...(and upon closer inspection) DEE-DOOPER. Love this little cut paper polar bear.

who doesn't love polar bears... adorable rosy cheeks.

This sweetie looks like a papercut!:)

Love it!

Peekabooooo! I see youuuuuu! Even your winters are rosey. :)

wow! sorry, meant arrrrg! great glad to see a new illustration here.
lovely bear

something intelligent and approachable about this guy:) Love it

Eric - I just fell upon your blog today, and I absolutely LOVE your artwork! You are amazing and so creative!!!

So great! I love the colour scheme and the cut-out paper look

Great snowball bear!!
;-)

very nice stuff - i enjoyed looking at them

This is so charming! Where can I buy such an umbrella?:)

Bello!

que lindo gato bigotón, I agree with Rossichka, I want the kitty's umbrella, super-lovely work as usual Eric!

thank you!

Love this! Sophisticated and endearing. I love the texture of the cat and umbrella!

KItty is surely enjoying his raining outing. Love kitty, so cute!

Lovely!

There are so many layers of awesome in this illo! Wonderful!

love it!! ;)

Such a nice mood! By the way, what's in the cup?:) I should try to make something similar, just for fun.

very nice! if all Starbucks cups looked like yours, I would be going there more often, Stacy's is great too!

Starbuck's cup has never looked better! Just awesome!

LOVE! So cheerful and fun... now what can you do with a Dunkin Donuts cup? :)

Wooo, so nice and creative!!!I want a coffe in this cup. Congrats Eric :) have a nice weekend

Excellent...just excellent. :)

Funny and cute! And very silly. Nice!

HAHAHAHHAHA! OMG! I cannot help myself. I have to comment. This is so funny!!! Thank you for the great laugh. Have a great week, Eric.

Very nice! Well done!

LOL! Brilliant. Just love your cheeky humor. Your work always makes me smile.

Aww!!

Wow, there's a whole story there... I looked at this for ages... laughing and thinking at the same time. Congratulations!

Elegant

Aww! Cute, funny, and graphically beautiful all wrapped up in one great piece! I love your work.

thank you!

This will make me smile all day. Love the tighty whities. Just fantastic!

Thank you... they go great with black socks

Hi! Hola! Howdy. Hello! And, a hearty Hey Ya'll!

HI! So cute and friendly:)

Hi from the UK

So appropriate for something i wrote on my status this morning :)

Hello!

Hello, Bonjour and stuff! It's awesome

Hola Eric!
Me tienen como loca tus personajes!!!

thank you!

Why, hallooooooooo there! hehehe, so cute!

¡Hola amigo!
:-)

Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur... ♫ ♪

Love it!

Terrific, as always.

I'm sure I had this very scenario in my front yard just yesterday, lovely work!

I really love your work! this piece as adorable.

I love everything about this! The characters, composition and colors. Awesome!

The cat looks much happier than puzzled!
Great illustration as usual

Well, why not? I'm sure he tweets. :) Love the colors. It's adorable!

which one to go for first?! hehe, love this! very nice illo :D

Wonderful illustration!

Great bunny illo!! and same to you!

Lovely drawing! Happy Easter to you! We celebrate it after a week...

Love it, happy Easter :)

Great Illustration!

Felices Pascuas! a tí, tu familia, y el conejito precioso!!

Cute! Hope you and the family do too.

Haha! love the spoties! :) Happy Easter Eric! :)

Dino eggs! Yum! Adorable!

Happy Easter to you and your family, Eric. I heard you were all safe during the tornadoes, and I was very relieved.

Erick, nice ilus!! Love it the little rabbit!!!

Hugs from Guatemala!!

:D

Same to you Eric. A blessing for safety from all storms.

Your bunny and egg are super..love the texture of this piece! And by the way, I hope you get lots of projects and sandwiches - love that sidebar pic and blurb. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Easter, Eric!

Same to you.
Nice rabbit!

Thanks so much for the compliments and kind words. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

Ces and Bella: appreciate your concerns re: the storms last week. We are so thankful the worst of it missed us.

Is she a Russian Blue, perchance? Love her *ass*teriscus :) or should I be polite and say 'kitty bum?' Love your work. It always makes me smile.

So fun and fresh and CUTE!

Maybe it's time for industry to launch Diet Whiskas or Pedigree Pal low on calories.
Just an idea.
;-)

I would love to read this book please :)

Hahahaha! Me too! I thought this was a book! It should be. So CUTE!

Acutally Bob Fosse does have a goat. We went to dance school together. The goat didn't do to well though. He kept eating the tutu's. He was never this graceful though.
Great work dude!

Well, I don't know too much about Bob Fosse, apart from his carrier as coreographer...
I don't think I could be of any help in documenting his pet's peculiarities.
;-)

so cute!

ice Terpsichorean.

Love it:)

adorable!! ;)

you have such a great touch with color. wonderful design as always

I am so glad I came to your blog tonight to see this fantastic dancing goat! A much needed smile at the end of a tough Monday. Love it, Eric!

Always so good :) All the best.

awesome piece, eric!

Beautiful!

PERFECT!!! ♥

Great!, as always!!

Wow, Eric..this is fantastic (completely and utterly). I can see all of these in a gallery show.

This is hilarious beautiful!! How fabulous!

Incredibly wonderful!

This is fantastic! I love how your work is so simple and clean. You must have a steady hand, sir.

Nice piece of art again, combining simplicity and full color imagination
:-)

super cute!! : D

Thanks so much!

Fantastico!!! Love your sculptures. Please tell me you're not taking your house apart for the pieces. :)

What a sweetie!

Love. I would so buy this.

Wow i love that Eric :)

You have a picture, i so didn't picture you looking as you do lol

You are so inventive! :) I love this Owl

i love this! :) great job

so good! I love the simplicity of your work.

That is really cool and unexpected! Really neat. The Kokeshi and the skunk further down your page are also really cool. Great job!

I want that! :-)

Eric, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity and talent!

Wow, great use of a coffee jar! I LOVE this! :)

Oh, look! It's the kitty that keeps on giving! Giver of the caffeinated good stuff pre-stripes, and giver of smiles post-stripes. Purrrrrrrrrfect!

From now on I’ll see all cats in the grocery store. Great work!

Very clever and cheering.

Absolutely love it, Eric!

What a beautiful idea. Just great!

Just awesome! Love it!

very nice! a cat-feinated jar! love your work Eric, will introduce him to Gato & Kitty :)
http://bereweber.blogspot.com/2010/07/americas-next-top-kitty.html

I like the cat's sweater and especially the ears!! Does it have a tail at its back?:)

another cool one!!

encore un animal inattendu qui se dévoile sous tes pinceaux ! Bravo ! ;)

Thank you!

rossichka - no tail. It's a Manx cat :-)

you are making gold out of thin air dear alchemist :) and i really gotta have one of these someday.

Great Job, I love the colors and design.

oh, cool!

You come out with unexpected! Very creative!

Very cute, charming, and creative!

The best part is that it's a blue kitty :) nice work eric!

Great idea !

How sweet! In fact, all your work is really lovely :).

you,re a genius!!! ;)

Nice experiment!!
The Juan Valdes' donkey is now considering to retire.
;-)

Love your choice of colours, another great piece:)

SOOO clever! Stripey good coffee-cat ;)

i so totally dig this because it reminds me of all the good times my family spent in our basement growing up...it was VERY 70's...complete with brown carpeting half way up the wall! :D

Very dapper!! Another super creation, Eric!

So fun! Love your work & your sense of humor!

this is so creative and an awesome idea :) i love it

Brilliant!!

Oh, I love when you do things like this. Just fantastic!

Adore this series Eric. I want them all!!

Pure awesomeness!

Lovely work, as always :)

You have really original ideas, I especially llike this cat!

Your work is always awesome <3

Armed with a pencil, that's a great way to do battle. Well done.

I would not mess with this little dude. great illustration.

what a cool guy, ready to attack any white piece of paper!

ultra cute mouse :0)

Adorable!!

Can I hire him to help me at my studio, Eric? : ) Dependable, hard working and good to look at..can't beat that combo! : )

miiiiiiii I love it!

Yes, great job!

So cute! Bags having him in my studio after he's done his work for Shirley!
Do you think he'd wield a feather duster as readily as he wields a pencil? Or maybe a wooden spoon? I could use a house-cleaning/dinner-cooking mouse at the moment :)

Heeheeheee! Is this your little assistant? He's adorable!

See, you have proven it: the pencil is mightier than the sword.
Paula

Oh he is uber cute! love him :)

Lovely creatures!

Aaawwww. He is so cute!!!

Love your little mouse! Armed and ready. : )

awww adorable!

Really, really, REALLY love this little fellow (even though i don't like the real thing!!)

Not so powerful army, but in the end, a winner one.
;-)

Very cute and nicely done.

what a brave little cutie :) love him eric!

So cute!

He's so brave and adorable!

haha this is great! what do you create your illustrations in?

Awesome! I absolutely love this!

so trianglish-nice!!
your work is now nice Eric, i don't him watching unless he has the same attitude Granny O'Grimm's is talking about here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqwmSlTU0sU

Really awesome!

i adore this eric :) he is a groovy kind of santa!

Oooh a pipe-smokin, triangular santa... it doesn't get much cooler than that! Fab design :)

Merry Christmas Eric, loving Santa :)

A very beautiful card!

Thanks for showing
Annette

Awesome! Very nice idea!

Lovely! I absolutely adore your work, it makes me happy :)

Super nice...and super Christmassy :) Keep it up! :)

This is wonderful! He just blends in so well!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! This is the cleverest Christmas design I've ever seen! Sooo love this. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Wonderful idea! Merry Christmast to You!

wonderfull!!!

loved this one, such a humor in it :)

Love this... sure to become a festive classic. ;)
Happy Holidays to you and your family.

Cute and quirky, love the little puffs of smoke. Happy Xmas.

Love the shape of the patterm, cool.

Absolutely love this !!!

Fabby tartans! You are a clever one!

lovin' all your plaid, eric!

Fabulous tartans. Love the characters.

So mad for plaid! Well done, Eric!

Thank you!

Love the plaid! Wonderful!

Aww very sweet. Love what youve done for this one =D

Love the shapes and colour choices, really elegant!

Totally awesome and fantastic!

Thank you!!!

Capolavoro!

Ciao
Paolo

what a cute dapper crew!
Happy 2012 to you!

it''s as good as your last one with the gift creatures aand i tell you the best part of this one is the alligator's eyehet i think it"s a good idea bye LiLi out

Oooh! Why does your art stir my "happy" neurons? They do! Sigh, I wish I can do the same. I love your art, Eric.

Ooops, so fast. Again, that is true. There is always a traitor, a backbiter and a gossip in the midst of every club, every team, every organization... it's animal instinct I think, survival of the fittest and if it meant destroying another through slander and libel, they go for it. I should know. I have worked in organizations since I was 16 and, my goodness, the politics!!! At least I assume these birds are males. Try females, hormonal females. They hate it but it's true. Word War III brews every week in organizations. See?! You got me thinking, and my word verification is DRUGST. We tak a lot of those every Monday.

Geniale!

Ciao
Paolo

Amazing:)

it's like a little birdy quartet on a very green happy machine :) love this eric!

Moles must be purged!!!!
;-)

I love these! The plaid is awesome :)

Bahahahahahahaha! It's the blue one. Never trust the blue one.

Love it! I'm gonna get me a hat.

Eres un genio!!

A hug!

¡Me encanta!

love!

Love the hat club!

niiiiice, love the plaid texture :)

Love this. Great colors and texture, and a storyline I never would have thought of. I love how Mr. Ally Gator wears his ten-gallon! Fun work.

wondering who the traitor could be? they all are so nice looking with their hats!

OUTSTANDING, MAGNIFICENT, BRILLIANT!!! You have truly out done yourself this time E!!!!

MAGNIFICENT, BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING of the chain fabulous! You have truly out done yourself this time Dude! I am not worthy, I am not worthy.

This is wonderful!

fantastic and exotic eric! i love this!!! have a lovely weekend :)

Really awesome, Eric! Thanks for sharing :D

Wonderful! A soda bottle has never looked so awesome and magnificent! I'll never look at them the same way again.

That's way cool Eric :)

Oh! It is so nice!!!!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!

BRILLIANT! you seriously are incredible!
Clare

that is pure brilliance! :) you have gone crazy Eric! How did you get that in to look some thing like THAT!!! wow! I am getting hick ups right now and not getting to express further.... LOVE IT! :)

Thanks so much!!!

I have no idea how you visualise the potential of an object in your mind, but this is absolutely fab.

If bottles had this design, people would keep on refilling them to use again and again.

AAAAAAAAHHHH! GENIUS! Absolutely genius and so much fun!

I am always so blown away by these. Really incredible, Eric
!!

Beautiful, How would you see this in the bottle? I don't know, but only I know that it's great!!!

incredible!!!

i like it too

I can feel a circus spirit! The illusion that this bottle is moving is quite strong. Lovely details as always, I especially like the back side!:)I hope you'll find soon a bottle, suitable for the Valley Of Never Ending Happiness!

fabulous!

so cool :)

best one yet!

YOU are AMAZING! This is absolutely gorgeous work, Eric. I love the characters, the mood, it is thatttttttt great!

One of your best works, if not the best.
thank you very much for sharing!!
:-)

Very nice and clever. Impressive!

Fantastic!! So much fun, I ♥ it!!

all i can say is wow!!!!!!!!!!

Love! Very Seussical, yet still very clearly your own Barclay-esque style.

Very nice! Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss!

Such a nice character! I would like to watch a movie with him...:)

Ha! Wonderful! This is making me happy.

I got my birthday hat on. And it is stripey. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! That's a great tribute!

Awesome!