Killed Summer Books Cover
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.
Comments (0) | Tags: collage illustration, cover, diving board, grill, lance armstrong, red, summer books, yellow | More: The Texas Observer
A Bag for Books
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.
Comments (0) | Tags: BEA, Big Apple, chrysler building, coffee cup, empire state building, New York Cty, NYC, statue of liberty, Taxi | More: Bag
Crusin’ for a Cause 2009
June 02, 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
Comments (0) | Tags: basketball, breast cancer, madi gras mask, motorcycle | More: Editorial Illustration, Knoxville Magazine
Presentation, Portfolio Review, and Show
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
Comments (0) | Tags: Bill Elliott, Itawamba Community College, Mississippi, Tom Douglas | More: portfolio review, presentation, show
Presidential Eagle
April 07, 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…
Comments (0) | Tags: Eagle, presidential seal | More: Black and White, Scratchboard
Stevie on the Web
April 03, 2009
One of my recent pieces (seen in my last post) is also online.
Check it out here.
Comments (0) | Tags: Cut Out, Stevie Ray Vaughn | More: Editorial Illustration, The Texas Observer
Cut It Out, Stevie
March 30, 2009
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 and an iphone.
Stevie Ray Vaughn Statue, cut out illustration
Comments (0) | Tags: Cut Out, Paper Doll, Stevie Ray Vaughn, SXSW | More: Editorial Illustration, The Texas Observer
Environmental Film Festival image
March 09, 2009
The image below is a piece I did for the March issue of Knoxville Magazine. The article is advertising the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival hosted by the Tennessee Clean Water Network. I wanted to use water in the image since there are so many waterways in the area. The water and a factory make up a movie camera from a birds eye view.
bird's eye view of lake and factory that make a movie camera
Comments (0) | Tags: bird's eye view, Clean Water, lake, movie camera | More: Editorial Illustration, Knoxville Magazine
Bringing Stupid Back
February 18, 2009
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.
Texas welcomes W back
Comments (0) | Tags: cows, dubya, George W Bush, parachute, welcome back | More: cover, The Texas Observer
Cowboy Monotype Prints
February 13, 2009
For the past few years I have been fascinated with cowboy stuff. I don’t really know why, but it’s true. I have recently been working on some monotype prints using cowboy imagery. Here are a few of them below. These have been really fun for me because they are almost the exact opposite of the work I normally do. Don’t get me wrong, I love collage, but its fun to change things up every once and a while. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.
cowboy monotype 1
cowboy monotype 2
bull monotype