Happy Mardi Gras!

By Andy Perez | Published: February 22, 2010

This year I am planning to send out several promotional emails related to different holidays throughout the year. The first email I sent in 2010 was for Mardi Gras. Some of you may already have received this email or seen this image on my facebook page. If not, you can see the final image below. I have also included my initial sketch to give a look in to my process. If you would like to be included on these emails, please click here to sign up for my e-mailing list.

crawfish with hurricane in New Orleans

Cheers! Happy Mardi Gras!

sketch of crawfish and hurricane

Sketch for Mardi Gras email promo

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New in 2010

By Andy Perez | Published: January 23, 2010

Its been a while since my last post. There has been alot going on lately, so I haven’t been as focused on my work as I usually am. Below are some recent happenings.

New Baby Girl

On November 15th 2009, My wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. She is perfect. Her name is Lucy. She has already stolen our hearts and changed our lives in so many ways. It has been 2 months now and we are starting to get the hang of parenthood. Below are some pics of her when she was 8 days old. Photos were taken by Brooke Kelly in Nashville.

copyright 2009 Brooke Kelly Photography

copyright 2009 Brooke Kelly Photography

copyright 2009 Brooke Kelly Photography

New Blog

Earlier this year I decided to learn wordpress for my blog. I have had a blogger blog for the past year (www.andyperezillustration.blogspot.com), but wanted a little more control over my content. I also wanted to have all my content under one domain name. Here are some other reasons to switch to wordpress. I am still really new to wordpress, but if you are reading this you can see how its going.

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Books as Holiday Gifts

By Andy Perez | Published: December 17, 2009
This is an illustration I recently did for The Texas Observer. It is the header of the Holiday Book section, offering gift book ideas. They wanted to have an image incorporating books into common holiday decoration. After a few sketches I came up with this idea. Very simple: A snowflake, book, and christmas ornament. The juxtaposition of the book image with two very Christmasy images creates a sense that books are part of the holidays. Collage and acrylic paint.

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Halloween Promo Email

By Andy Perez | Published: November 30, 2009

Below is an image I used in a self promotional email a few weeks ago. Daylight savings time ended on Halloween this year. So I thought I would send a reminder to “Fall Back”, keeping the spirit of the season in mind. The image was accompanied by:

Just a friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour or who knows what might happen…

You can see a web version of the actual email here. If you would like to sign up for occasional promotional emails from me you can do so on the contact page of my website or my facebook page.

Save Yourself - Email promo image

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The New Republican Party

By Andy Perez | Published: November 1, 2009

New Republican Party - copyright Andy Perez 2009

This illustration is based on this blog post from The Texas Observer. It is printed in the current issue. The article discusses new republican activism and the major players behind the movement. One being American Majority (the name is a little deceiving), a super conservative group training activists and candidates. Below is an excerpt from the blog by Josh Berthume:

Ryun is practicing the ancient art of political organizing, a tradition once thought lost in the age of television campaigning. But after the Christian Right and the Obama Left reinvented personal politicking for the 21st century, the old wizardry is making a comeback. After the Tea Parties are over and the Fox News van has skipped town, American Majority is training activists to organize their communities and win elections. When conservatives talk about taking back Congress, and eventually the White House, this is how they plan to do it.

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Storm the Border Patrol Cover

By Andy Perez | Published: August 10, 2009

Border Patrol Cover

This is a cover illustration I did for The Texas Observer. You can read the cover story from the magazine here. I have been thinking about doing some work using only color and images cut from magazines, for this piece I started to try out this idea. There are a few pieces of this image cut from painted paper, but probably 70% of this piece is using color cut from other printed material. Let me know what you think.

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Cruise Themed Spot Illustrations

By Andy Perez | Published: July 30, 2009

I recently did some spot illustrations for AAA Traveler Magazine. These illustrations highlight some of the must do’s on board and ashore for your next cruise. These cruise illustrations are made with painted paper, collage, and a few drawn marks. The will be printed much smaller than they are showing on screen.

Blue Footed Boobie

Brand New Ship

Century-old Tiki God

Celebrate on board

Life preserver with rope for opener of article


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Killed Summer Books Cover

By Andy Perez | Published: July 15, 2009

Killed Summer Books Cover

This is a recent cover piece I did for The Texas Observer. The items on the front all relate to summer or something from the books reviewed within. Completed with collage and acrylic paint. With so much going on, I used a limited color palette so the copy would be very legible. I left room at the top for the title and a space for “Summer Books” in the middle, and for teasers under that. Unfortunately, just before press time, this cover got killed and replaced with some artwork from one of the books reviewed.

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A Bag for Books

By Andy Perez | Published: June 16, 2009

Book Expo America (BEA) Bag illustration

This is an image I created to be used on book bags for Ingram Book Company. The bags were given out at Book Expo America (BEA) 2009 in New York City. We wanted to make an attractive bag that would draw people to the Ingram booth. Also, to make something that would remind people of their time in the city. Done with painted paper collaged together.

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Crusin’ for a Cause 2009

By Andy Perez | Published: June 2, 2009

mask illustration for Crusin' for a Cause article

This is an illustration I did for the May 2009 issue of Knoxville Magazine. The illustration is for Knox Life page. The article is about a motorcycle ride from Knoxville to New Orleans, lead by two prominent college basketball coaches. Click here for more info. The final is completed with collage and painted paper. Below is the initial sketch.

sketch for mask illustration

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