Sunday, February 19, 2012

ABC world cities book

Athens, Greece - Acropolis


Copenhagen, Denmark - Canal Scene


Freetown, Sierra Leone - Market Scene


Guatemala City, Guatemala - textile market
Katmandu, Nepal - Ancient temples of Durbar Square


Prague, Czech Republic - Prague Castle Guard

Rome, Italy - the Colosseum

San Juan, Puerto Rico - El Yunque National Rain Forest
San Juan, Puerto Rico - El Morro fortress
Tokyo, Japan - Kabukicho district
Zagreb, Croatia - Zagreb Main Square w/ statue of Ban Josip Jelacic

*Details
Colosseum (detail)

San Juan Toucan (detail)

Kabukicho district (detail)

Zagreb Main Square (detail)

These are part of an ABC handwriting book for Sterling Publishing. As everyone around me can attest, this was my life these past couple months. I just got the okay to share a few, so here they are from the top; Athens, Copenhagen, Freetown, Guatemala City, Katmandu, Prague, Rome, San Juan, Tokyo, and Zagreb. I'll post more from the series when I can. Thanks so much Meredith, you are the best! Can't wait to see the finished product! Get your's here!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Jesus Christ Superstar



Where does the time go? I know I've been away, but I hadn't realized it had been so long! This is my latest collaboration with Brian and Pierre at Mercury Summer Stock. Check it out, it's a great cause. I liked what was happening with the Superstar so I included a detail.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

the White House


We're going to the White House today! You can probably imagine how excited I am, it's practically a life long dream! This illustration is part of a book I recently finished. More to come later. : )

3x3 Annual 2012

cover: Wonil Suh

The 2012 3x3 Annual in the mail yesterday and it cheered me up. Looking through all the cool stuff, I was surprised to see these! No one had let me know I'd made it in this year. I'm most proud of the teacher piece. When I see it, I think first and foremost of Mom and how much she loved her kids. I think of my own teachers Mr. Portwood, Mrs. Hunter, Mr. Geist, Mrs. Wunker, and Mr. Herd. I think of my middle school art teacher Bob Lynn. I think of you Mrs. Robinson, I can still recite All the World's a Stage, I think of you Susan Story, though I never sat in one of your desks, you've helped us in so many other ways all the more. I think of Ms. Hazel Haley who taught highschool English for 69 years! ...even teaching a Governor of Florida. I think of Frau Chapman, my German Leherin, I think of Rebecca Sexton Larson, Karen DeMichael, and Rocky Bridges - you guys are such amazing artists! Sending out a BIG thanks to you all today for all the good that you do! Do you realize how much you shape us?

Monday, January 30, 2012

Welcome to the 60's!


My latest collaboration with Brian at Caryl Crane Children's Theater at Baldwin Wallace. I wish I could make it to this one, Hairspray with all of it's retro campiness, is one of my favs!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Stanley Clarke Box Set



I'm playing catch up today - a few months back, Edward from Sony came to me with this job. Half the fun with working with you Edward, is catching up on the phone, always a treat! He just needed a black line art bass guitar to drop into his design. Here it is! After giving Stanley a couple hearings, I'm not sure he's my thing, but I absolutely love the music genre. Let's work together again Edward!

Vintage Care Bears






You know I don't think these ever went anywhere and for the longest time I didn't know what to do with them. But I figured what the hell, I'll share them on here today. Ryan from American Greetings came to me with this concepting job a while back asking the question, what if the Care Bears had been around in the 1930's? What would they look like? These were the results of another fun collaboration. Hope its okay if I post them...