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Category Archives: Drawing
Visiting with Friends
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
Getting A Head In The World
SUMMARY: There are 1001 good uses for illustrated portraits in advertising and design. What follows are three illustrations of my illustration heroes. … Continue Reading
Baron Von Münchhausen
Summary: A late night internet expedition leads to Doré, Terri Gilliam, absurd romanticism, and results in an illustration of Baron Von Münchhausen. 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 had turned me on to. The… Continue Reading
Holiday Cheer with Elves & More
Summary: Volunteer work with a bike charity in Ohio, and the gift of a new logo illustration. … Continue Reading
A Maudlin Sketch
I did this sketch in my sketchbook. I guess I was feeling a little maudlin… Then I found this quote, which made me feel a little better. “Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful — be concerned with doing good… Continue Reading
Illustrating “The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True”
Summary: This blog post covers a book project that I worked on from the end of 2014 to the beginning of 2105. I was hired to create a cover illustration and a number of black and white interior illustrations for the book The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True.… Continue Reading
The Story of the Fisherman; Sketches and Video
During the course of working on “The Story of the Fisherman” I’ve generated many many sketches, here are just a few. I hope you enjoy them.… Continue Reading
Kirby, the Sneak
A first pass at a concept for an upcoming project that I’m starting.
Inky Arabian Nights : Process Video
I put together a video sharing some of my watercolor techniques. There was a lot of positive feedback on that video that I wanted to create another process video. … Continue Reading
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