Artist Archive
Independent Weekly Cover
November 14, 2011
Above is the current cover of Independent Weekly that I illustrated. This was a fun project. The direction was very specific, but I was able to make it my own. The story is about the band Bombadil that has been through the ringer. Despite all of their setbacks they are trudging on–together.
2011 | acrylic, collage, collage illustration | Tags: bombadil, cover illustration, faces, hands, portraitsComments (0)
Potty Training Before Preschool
September 27, 2011
This is a recent illustration I did for Memphis Parent Magazine. You can read the article and see the illustration in action here. The article is about potty training before your child reached preschool. The little girl in the illustration is crossing the potty training finish line (just in time).
2011 | Illustration | Media: acrylic paint, collage | Tags: finish line, girl, potty training, race, summer, toddlerComments (0)
Math Monster
January 4, 2011
This is an illustration I did right before Christmas for Memphis Parent. The article is about kids batteling math class and how tutors can help. I have always had a hate/hate relationship with math and would have loved to give it a “POW” when I was in school. This issue should be on stands soon [...]
2011 | acrylic, collage illustration, illustration | Tags: math, pow, superheroComments (0)
Nashville Counts! A Great Book for a Great Cause
November 23, 2010
This summer I was approached to be part of a counting and art book to benefit flood victims in Nashville ,TN. The book is Nashville Counts! and it is now available in bookstores in Nashville and online at www.amazon.com and www.hollandbrownbooks.com. I am honored to be part of this project along with 19 other great artists [...]
2010 | illustration | Media: acrylic paint, collage | Tags: building, grass, sky, TN State CapitolComments (0)
Time to Vote!
August 20, 2010
Its “Best of Nashville” time. I would appreciate your vote for “Best Local Visual Artist” in Arts and Ent. section. You can vote 1 time per day, let your voice be heard over and over again. Vote Here. Thanks!!
2010 | Uncategorized Comments (0)
Tomato Art 2010
August 10, 2010
Mark your calendars. This Saturday, August 14th 2010, is the 7th annual Tomato Art Fest in East Nashville. There are going to be countless fun events and, of course, tomato art. Below are two pieces I did that will be showing at the Art and Invention Gallery. They are both a little larger than 5inx7in. [...]
2010 | acrylic, collage, Gallery, Tomato Art Fest | Tags: boot, day of the dead, skull, tomato art fest, vineComments (0)
Nashville Print
August 3, 2010
I was recently commissioned to do a “commemorative print” type of illustration to be given away at a at the National Association for Family Child Care’s 20th annual convention. They wanted the image to be fun and something that the viewer would want to hold onto. The back of the print contains info regarding several [...]
2010 | collage illustration | Tags: guitar, Nashville, Parthenon, TNComments (0)
Arise CD Cover
July 8, 2010
A little while ago, I teamed up with a great Art Director named Linda Bourdeaux of The Design Desk. She approached me to work on illustrations for a CD by Ryan Long, she worked on the design. The name of the album is Arise. We worked well together and the end product turned out very [...]
2010 | Uncategorized Comments (0)
In Honor of Earth Day…
April 22, 2010
1. Grow Your Own Food 2. Use Solar Energy 3. Buy in Bulk 4. Start A Compost Pile 5. Make the Switch to CFL These images were used in an Earth Day e-mail promo. I have been getting increasingly green in my life and thought Earth Day was a great time to spread the message. [...]
2010 | collage illustration, Email, Uncommissioned | Tags: compost, Earth Day 2010, global warming, greenComments (1)
St. Lucy Portrait
March 29, 2010
I have always been interested in religious art, especially images of saints. I have often thought about making my own saint images, but never really got around to it. Recently, I had the perfect opportunity. My daughter’s baptism was approaching and I wanted to make an image for her godmother. What better image than a [...]