Summary: Reflections on an Instagram Character Design Challenge Last year I put together a really fun five day Instagram Character Design Challenge called Fabulous Friendly Freaks. The challenge kicked off on June 15th, and ran through June 19th. This creative sprint was filled with fun, freakiness, and fabulous artwork that brought together a community of… Continue Reading
Over the past few months, I’ve been pushing myself to continue learning. Most recently I was motivated by the exercises in the class on painting that I teach. During the demo’s and in the studio I tried a few new materials, such as the Strathmore 4ply 500 series vellum board, and gouache. This painting was… Continue Reading
Live at SCAD, a creative creature construction workshop for developing unique magical mythical monsters. … Continue Reading
Summary: Nameless Toads Playing Cards, Clandestine Notes, and Surprises! And so it was, that on a bright afternoon friend and fellow Foolscap Press owner Larry VanVelzer stopped by the studio to ask me to create a watercolor as a surprise birthday present for his wife and partner Peggy Gotthold. Without hesitation we set about crafting our… Continue Reading
SUMMARY: There are 1001 good uses for illustrated portraits in advertising and design. What follows are three illustrations of my illustration heroes. … Continue Reading
SUMMARY: MY ILLUSTRATION “THE ASTRONOMER” WAS RECENTLY CHOSEN AS THE COVER IMAGE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD’S GRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY SYMPOSIUM CATALOG.… Continue Reading
Summary: A Quixotic Journey from Doré to Don Quixote leading to an illustration of Baron Von Münchhausen that has been crafted with Absurd Romanticism and Artistic Mastery It was a dark and stormy night. Well, it was dark at least, and I was doing some late night internet ramblings into The Public Domain Review website which a friend… Continue Reading
Summary: A brief discussion of diabolical draftsmanship and details discovered during the creation of this devilish illustration. Ok, truth time. I listen to the Grateful Dead… a lot. I know a lot of you might be stunned, but I feel like I just need to come clean on this one. Anyway… this project starts with the Grateful Dead song, “Friend… Continue Reading
Summary: Volunteer work with a bike charity in Ohio, and the gift of a new logo illustration. … Continue Reading
At the end of August, I began to make regular sketches of a character I’d thought of long ago. Slappy the Squirrel was first conceived of maybe 5 years ago amongst a whirlwind of story ideas I was dreaming up. Recently Slappy popped up again during the SCBWI’s LA conference Illustrators Intensive. After graduating in July,… Continue Reading
