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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Presentation, Portfolio Review, and Show

By Andy Perez | Published: April 20, 2009

Last month, fellow artist/illustrator/designer Bill Elliott and I were invited to participate in some exciting opportunities at Itawamba Community College. On March 6th, 2009, we packed up some work and made the trip from Music City, USA to Fulton, Mississippi. We gave a presentation describing the creative work that we do to a group of 1st year art students. After the talk we reviewed portfolios (It was interesting to be on the other side of the table). After the reviews we hung some artwork in the gallery on campus, where it stayed for a month long show. I would like to extend a big thanks to Bill, Tom and ICC for making this happen!

Reviewing a students portfolio


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Presidential Eagle

By Andy Perez | Published: April 7, 2009

scratch board presidential eagle

I bought a couple pieces of scratchboard the other day. I haven’t really used this medium much. I had a little time this weekend so i decided to try it out. An image of the presidential seal was printed out, sitting on the floor in my studio. I have been looking at that thinking about making a black bald eagle image. Here it is…

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