Race Into Reading

This is a new project that I did for my sister. Her little boy is having an event at his school to promote literacy and my sis is on the committee. She enlisted me to draw up this poster to promote the event. Sarah Fisher (IRL Driver) will be the keynote speaker and will be reading stories to the kiddies. I will also be in attendance along with my collaborator Larry Leonard speaking about our upcoming children's book "Its The Truth". Click image to enlarge

New Years Eve Masquerade Ball 2007

This was a poster I painted in Photoshop for a friend who put on a benefit for the Children's Organ Transplant Association. It was also sponsored by local radio station WTTS and Budweiser Select. The event was held at the Grand Hall in Indianapolis' Union Station. The musical acts included up and comers Luce and Jonathan Clay. Click Image to enlarge.

Johnny Rotten

This is an old one I painted in school about a year and a half ago. I have to say I was quite nervous because I had heard how trying watercolor could be. In the end it was a lot of fun and I was quite satisfied.

Layout for my Caricature Brochure

This was a fun and useful little project. I needed a nice brochure to pass out to potential clients in regards to my caricature work. If you're new to my blog, I do caricatures for parties and events in my spare time for some extra loot. It was done in Adobe InDesign and only took a short while to complete. The brochure is click-able and may be printed or you can email me and I can send you a high resolution PDF version (images are at actual 8.5 x 11 size). I also have a new brochure completed for my Illustration and Graphic Design work which I will post up very soon. Click images to enlarge.

Baboon Yawning

Its been a while since I've left a blog post so I thought I'd dig up an old painting that I'd never posted before. This one was done about a year ago but I'm still very proud of it. I managed to dig up the photo from which I referenced it. It was from an old National Geographic. This piece was a mix of guache, acrylic, and some airbrush tossed in for the background. Enjoy and please leave me feedback for this one. Click images to enlarge.

Last Full Measure of Devotion

Here is a new book cover that I've finished this week titled "Last Full Measure of Devotion". I'm finding that I can now crank out a digital painting in about a day which will come in handy if I can ever get any freelance work of this type. Enjoy! Click image to enlarge

Artist In Residence at Holy Angels

The fine folks at Art With a Heart in Indianapolis have set me up with an artist in residence program that involves several inner city summer programs. This weeks was for Great Spirits summer program at Holy Angels Catholic School where we talked about careers in art.

The kids were great and seemed very interested in how the books were created. There were lots of questions and I was asked for my first autograph (which lead to everyone wanting an autograph) and that was the coolest part of the day.

I always get more out of working with the kids than I think they get out of it. I hope a few might think about art as a possible career someday!