Pretty excited to have my “Winged Monkeys” featured along side the works of fellow CO Springs creative pals—Luke Flowers, Josh Lewis, Ben Lew, Mike Heath & Isaac Watkins—in our local Barnes & Noble cafe gallery show, “Literary Monsters, Creatures & Beasts . . . OH MY!”
It’s been a lot of fun to be part of the inaugural “Books and Music” summer series event at SwitchBack Coffee Roasters. I was invited to design the poster and participate in the event. Today I got to read the two children’s books I illustrated to a group of local kids, and leave behind some coloring pages.
My new business cards just arrived today from Moo.com—they turned out great—and just in time for Icon9: The Illustration Conference 2016 in Austin, TX next week! I’ve never attended a conference for illustration, so I’m pretty excited!!
Here’s my illustration for this week’s theme color: “Butter” #colour_collective
Here’s a peak at me sketchbook pages.
Latest project: Designed and illustrated a promotional poster for the local “Books & Music” event here in Colorado Springs. Geared towards PreK to Elementary kids and their families, the 1-hour program includes dramatic reading of children’s books, followed by a local musician playing kid-friendly songs. The event is presented by SwitchBack Coffee Roasters and Pikes Peak Library District’s mobile library.
Rough sketch for client approval.
Looks like a cold day for this ol’ surfer in his #ScheveningenViolet board shorts for this week’s #colour_collective
Going digital on my new Cintiq 22HD Touch with Kyle Webster‘s Ultimate MegaPack gouache brushes! Reworking an illustration from one of my children’s books seemed to be the quickest way for me to get started these new tools. Loving it. Still, I don’t want to drop my traditional tools-n-skills any time soon.
A snapshot in time (circa 1979). Me in my Superman Underoos. Fruit of the Loom said they were “Fun to wear” and I thought I’d test that theory while Trick-or-Treating. My goal was the best Halloween costume ever, so I accessorized my outfit with a large bath towel, bright red rainboots, and some sweet blue tights (not sure where mom got those?). It all seemed a good idea at the time until it was game time and I actually had to go outside in my underwear. Oops! Well, I’m laughing now.
Laughing Pencil Studio 