June, 26 2013

I had to say something, if only to remember today when I'm an old queen. Ha!

Mercury Summer Stock 2013

Bravo to the talented performers at Mercury Summer Stock on their upcoming 15th Anniversary Season! Very impressive guys, hope it's the best year yet - break a leg!

AG Father's Day Concepts

Fire up the grill and kick back with another cold one, today's all about you Pops!

building sketches

It took moving to Washington to rekindle my love for old neoclassical buildings and architecture. Wish we could afford one of the old beauties in Georgetown or Alexandria.  The hotel sketch was inspired from a recent trip to Florida. The National Gallery was sketched on a gorgeous day, a few weeks back.

Dream City

I wanted the place to have a sort of updated 'Arcadia' feel, like beautiful 18th century landscapes

Welcome Center Concept

Campus concept (I have to admit this one is heavily inspired from Cornell's beautiful clock tower)

Meditation Park concept

Early concept: Art director Mick McCarthy

These visuals were developed for an online health and wellness community concept.  Visitors to the site would navigate through a Welcome Center, campus, library, park, etc.. My stuff can sometimes get a little static, so I tried to give everything a sweeping, lyrical quality and feel. A place your mind could escape to for clarity and a little r&r. In the end, the clients decided to go in a photo direction. So if there's anyone out there in need of illustrations for a dream city, I have a few options ready to go!

NYC kids travel journals

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I created these bright and colorful NYC themed travel journals a few months back for Mudpuppy and they're out just in time for Summer! BIG THANK YOU to Cynthia, for the great direction and all the fun work - such a cool idea for younger travelers and those young at heart alike. Both are available for pre-order on amazon, here and here. 

table doodle

I drew this little guy on the paper tablecloth at Macaroni Grill the other day.  I liked something about him and wanted to share here. He's like a cross between Charlie Brown and a little urchin from Gangs of New York.  Maybe I'll make him into my mischievous alter-ego.  No names for the guy yet...  I'm open to suggestions.