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Halloween Costume Concept Sketches

2009-10-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

All About...

2009-08-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

I scanned more sketchbook drawings...this time of things I am currently obsessed with...

Better Late than Never...

2009-07-06T12:37:00.000-07:00

My work from my last gallery show...

This one was marked at $30, needless to say, that was not correct...Me, in my lobster dress, at the show.

Currently I am working on a series of posters for bands and their upcoming shows as well as thumbnailing for a series of Shakespeare posters Miss. Sarah Marino helped me come up with the idea for. I am excited about things to come.

Gallery Walk Tomorrow Night!

2009-05-12T11:47:00.000-07:00

On Thursday night 5-13 Studioplex here in Atlanta is hosting a gallery walk and I have several ink drawings on wood in one of the gallery's along with work from Oliver and Lucha as well as other local artists and illustrators.

The Title of the show is Miscellaneous use of Inspiration and is is going to be fantastic.
I will post photos of the work after the show.

Drawing with Splinters

2009-04-25T22:43:00.000-07:00

I have been working with ink and tooth picks a lot recently in my sketchbook. These are the images I wanted to scan tonight. I have a ton I need to post soon.

This is what my process work, though process, brain, and life all look like. A big mess.

I have been working on developing a story for my first attempt at sequential illustration with a mini-grapic novel about my dating mishaps and all the losers I met along the way. I think it will loook a lot like the above images, stylisticaly at least.

Quickie

2009-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

I found out 24 hours ahead of time I was putting a piece into a show at a bar here in Atlanta. The theme was "wood", but just to use wood in some way.
This was my work station at Richard's apartment.

Hanging my piece.

There it is. I call it The Blood Bunny Dyptic. It's for sale for close to what I payed for the wood. It's oak and it is beautiful. I came up with the concept because it was the day before Easter. I drew out the initial shapes, stained the wood, went to sleep woke up to draw deails, went to work, added color to the panels and hung them up the next morning. Concept to completion in 24 hours.Go see/Buy it at East Side Lounge. Richard Goodwin also has pieces in the show and it is worth the trip up there to see the stark contrast between our two thought processes, and they are hanging right next to one another.

Finished and Moving on

2009-04-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

Elli's Promotional Material.

Inside spread, CD, and Booklet Cover.

In my hands...finally.disk makers did a great job with the album printing, they are very hands on and professional.
overnight prints did the business cards and post cards. their printing is good, they shipped my business cards to glendale, california and it took me almost 2 weeks to get them.
I took a chance on a new poster printing place called digital room and they did a brilliant job.

Come To the CD Release Show

2009-03-31T09:22:00.001-07:00

My graphic design skills

The Secret to Scaling a Mountain, Finally

2009-03-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

The past, i don't know how long, all included in my blogging hiatus, I have been working with a good friend on her album art. I am rarely impressed with new musicians but this album really is something amazing. I fell in love with her voice, her sound, and most of all her incredible ability to say what she wants through a song, and we worked together pretty flawlessly to create a whole feel for this album that I am proud of, for both of us.

Her name is Elli Perry do yourself a favor and go listen....

I did ALL the illustration, graphic design, branding, and layout for the album.

The Cd is finally printed, pressed, and ready to sell. I don't have a copy yet but I can not say how nice it will feel to hold it in my hands. So here is a preview of the work that is a part of the album.

The photography is by an amazingly talented guy named Clayton Bozard.

http://www.claytonbozard.com/blog

I am so impressed with his work.

I did separate images for the album cover and the booklet cover, this is the booklet front and back cover.

This is the image on the inside cover.

This is an example of an illustration and how I used it with the lyrics in the booklet.

Image for the Back Cover

***for some reason none of the images on this post linked where they open up larger in another window. I can not say why, only that it makes me mad. If anyone can solve my problem please let me know!

David Ryan Adams

2009-03-20T21:40:00.000-07:00

This piece was from my junior year in school and I hated it at the time...now I kind of love it. Except I am not sure where the rest of his neck went in the reclining pose. hmmm...

here is a great quote from ryan I just found on his twitter....

"Twitter is like subtle self thought monologue sabotage- lovely idea5:47 PM Mar 26th from txt "

Happy St. Patty's Day!

2009-03-17T17:27:00.000-07:00

It's not finished, but the day is just too perfect to not post Van the Man.

Baby it's Cold Outside.

2008-12-22T18:40:00.000-08:00

I am in the midst of the most busy days of the year working on art for an album, getting Christmas gifts together, cooking, cleaning, and keeping up new and old relationships.

So today I bought myself christmas gifts.

I have a new scanner so from now on the scan quality of my work will no longer be a giant stress looming over my head.

And I got one of the items from my list in my previous post. If you know me then you know how excited I am about my new shoes...

And that I HATE cold weather. Good thing it is going to be 70 on Christmas. That I can deal with.

My Grown Up Christmas List

2008-12-15T22:02:00.000-08:00

I needed so practice with ink, so I did a sketchbook Christmas List.

A Majolica Tea Set and the Perfect Pair of Shoes

Mark Jacobs Flamingo Mouse Dress and Mouse Flats and a Watch

Dolce & Gabbana Regina Coat and Prada PR 18IS Sunglasses

My Future Scottish Terrier

and this guy.....

...and I found this book today...

The Big Fat Duck Cookbook by Heston Blumenthal including over 60 illustrations by Dave McKean. This book is a monster and I am wondering who, other than Martha Stewart, can afford a $250 cookbook. Below is a piece of McKean's work from the book.

Just reminding myself of all the things I want and can not have. It's like getting a giant sirynge full of "work harder" "think smarter" and "aim higher".

rambunctious

2008-12-14T18:04:00.000-08:00

-adjective

1. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous

A cake walk, out of the woods.

Packed.

2008-12-14T17:47:00.000-08:00

Illustration friday.

It's a Wicked Life, But What The Hell. The Stars Ain't Fallin' Down.

2008-12-12T21:14:00.000-08:00

I am on a Bob Dylan kick. Here is one of the pieces I completed at The Illustration Academy this summer. This was Gary Kelley's assignment, illustrate the color blue. An interesting tidbit of information: When Bob Dylan was writing a song (which he explains as cubism in lyrical form) he immersed himself in Joni Mitchell's Blue. This piece is about Dylan quite literally and figuratively tangled up in Blue. I want to re-do the piece in a different style.

Showers, Shower, Flower

2008-12-07T08:46:00.000-08:00

Here is some work that I did for a shower earlier this year.

The Invitations.

Bingo Cards and Custom CD's.

The Flowers.

Vote.

2008-11-01T07:57:00.000-07:00

"So it is not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." -Sen. Barack Obama

Graduation and The End of Photo113

2008-05-27T21:42:00.000-07:00

I was sure at several points during this quarter that out of all my classes, the 100 level class would be the end of me. I am happy to report, it was not.

here are my favorite examples from my final portfolio.

After this post I, hopefully, will be back to posting strictly illustration work, I am rather sidetracked at the moment.

Bridges, Boxes, And Beauty

2008-05-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

I have an amazing job. Here are a few examples of what I get to do all day.

Wrapped gifts...

Build a bridge and let your hands do the walking...

an orchid for my Grandmother's home...

Jacques Cousteau and Escargot

2008-05-05T10:04:00.000-07:00

I completed this piece a few weeks ago. It is based on a vision I had before I went to sleep one night of a line of snails jumping in an open mouth. Jacques Cousteau seemed the logical candidate for a French Cuisine poster.

Blogs after the age of 16...Who Knew?

2008-04-18T18:44:00.000-07:00

After a 5 year or so hiatus I decided to get back to sharing what I am doing with the world.

I was recently accepted to the Illustration Academy and I am preparing for the next three months of complete chaos. I am preparing my promotional materials, my website, getting ready for graduation and the busiest 7 weeks of my life at the academy.

Here are a few of my business cards. Hopefully you will be lucky enough to get one.