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The New Republican Party
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 [...]
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Storm the 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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in The Texas Observer Tagged collage illustration, cover, diving board, grill, lance armstrong, red, summer books, yellow Leave a comment
Stevie on the Web
One of my recent pieces (seen in my last post) is also online. Check it out here.
Cut It Out, Stevie
This is a recent piece I did for The Texas Observer. They wanted to do a paper doll idea using the Stevie Ray Vaughn statue in Austin, an iconic Austin landmark. The illustration is accompanying memories/impressions of SXSW. Stevie can be adorned with some of the articles that out-of-towners brought with them, like skinny jeans [...]
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Bringing Stupid Back
Below is the current issue of The Texas Observer. W has returned to Texas. As you can see there are only a few happy to have W back. Executed with acrylic paint and collage.
Toll Booth Perry
This is a recent piece I did for the Texas Observer. The issue it’s in should be out soon. The article is about how Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, would like to privatize major highways and turn then into toll roads.
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Books as Holiday Gifts