Artist Archive
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 [...]
2010 | acrylic, Saints, Uncommissioned | Tags: personal work, portrait, religous art, Saint Lucy, St. LucyComments (0)
Share the Love
March 17, 2010
After I sent out my St. Patrick’s day email, I noticed that my harp image had been picked up by lintcoat.com. The site boasts, ‘The latest and greatest of anything and everything, from electronics and technology to music, fashion, and media.” The image is accompanied by a flattering review of my work. Check it out [...]
2010 | Publicity, Review | Tags: irish harp, St. Patrick's Day, Thank YouuComments (0)
Harpy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 17, 2010
2010 | collage, Email, Uncommissioned | Tags: celtic border, clover, Ireland, irish harp, St. Patrick's DayComments (0)
Happy Mardi Gras!
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. [...]
2010 | collage illustration, Email, Uncommissioned | Tags: beads, crawfish, fat tuesday, hurricane, Mardi GrasComments (0)
New in 2010
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 [...]
2010 | Uncategorized | Tags: baby pics, newComments (0)
Books as Holiday Gifts
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 [...]
2009 | Christmas, The Texas Observer | Tags: book, collage illustration, holiday, ornament, snowflake, wallpaperComments (0)
Halloween Promo Email
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 [...]
2009 | Email | Tags: Alarm Clock, collage illustration, daylight saving time, skullComments (0)
The New Republican Party
November 1, 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 [...]
2009 | Black and White, Editorial Illustration, Political, The Texas Observer | Tags: collage illustration, Republican Elephant, Republican Party, Tea BagComments (0)
Storm the Border Patrol Cover
August 10, 2009
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 [...]
2009 | cover, The Texas Observer | Tags: Border Patrol, cars, collage, storm, waveComments (4)
Cruise Themed Spot Illustrations
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.