Category: Progress
This project represented a very difficult failure, at first. Last year I first tried to finish this and nothing seemed to go right with the process. I abandoned…
This week I’ve had the pleasure to produce some illustrations for a project at my day job. It’s a rare opportunity, so I’m pretty eager to get good…
Some of my other bear illustrations were well-received, so I was commissioned again to produce another bear beach party – this time in Fort Lauderdale Florida. These have…
I took on a challenging new set of illustrations for a Social Studies textbook about presidential elections. Two of these involve hidden picture puzzle illustrations – the type…
An illustration commission featuring a gathering of bear tourists along the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. This project was a fun challenge because of the iconic buildings and…
Summer is off to a good start with another really fun project. This time it’s a redesign of an existing character in a completely different style. It’s essentially…
Working on a very exciting new project that is as fun as it is challenging. The illustration involves medieval castles. I need to be able to build the…
Working out some of the details for the sequel to Edward Kent’s YA novel. It is always fun to work with these characters. Progress from the rough cover…
I wanted to do a pile-of-bears illustration for a quick set of Christmas cards. I started by sketching a few bears – still trying to master the Copic…
Worked hard overnight to complete a background test for job at a local studio on a very popular animated series. Nancy was listening to the last Twilight novel…
From a book pitch for an illustrated short story anthology. Wondering if maybe inking could be tonal, I began working with thinned down inks to do my linework….
The initial drawing studies for a painting for the person who taught me to fly. Despite all of my limitations, I soar because of her.
I helped to organize a show in the final semester at CSULB called “The Monster Show”. These pieces were inspired by the State of the Union Address given…