Hope Is the New Fear

This was a cover that I just did last week for the lawrence.com Deadwood Edition. They let me do my own custom type for the headline too which was cool. Check out the "Hope Is the New Fear" story here - link.

Animation

Three great animations I just came across over at Dorsumi.


La Maison en Petites Cubes from dorsumi on Vimeo.


Gary from Gary on Vimeo.

Time Out New York Kids - Classics 2.0

Had the pleasure of working with Skye Back again over at Time Out New York Kids for this month's March issue. I got to do character illos for the cover, table of contents, and the feature as well. It really turned out to be a fun assignment. The feature was a review of their favorite books, movies, music, tv, cartoons, and toys all the way from the 80s to the present. You can read the article here: link

Out of Poverty

This piece was done for the March issue of St. Louis Magazine, the article discussed Washington University social scientist Michael
Sherraden's welfare solution that helps recipients save money and build futures through a government matching program he calls IDAs (Individual Development Accounts).

Show of Hands

This illustration was done for the March issue of Indianapolis Monthly magazine. They were looking for something to quickly and cleverly communicate that they have a good bunch of volunteers (that do more than their share of volunteering). Also to somehow incorporate the headline "Show of Hands". So I put those notes between two pieces of rawtoast and fed them to my illustration concept generating robot (version 2.5) and this was what he told me to draw.

Musical Chairs

This illustration was done for the Talk of the Town section in the March issue of 417 Magazine. The blurb was about some favorite acts in Branson show-business that are currently engaging in theater swaps.

Meathead - Applied Arts Illustration Annual

I'm excited to announce that my Meathead illo was well received by the fine people over at Applied Arts Magazine and will be featured in this years illustration annual! Art prints are available too and help to support me payin off those hefty entry fees :) - Meathead prints

Tiny Pimp

Did this one for a friend recently. Going to start dabbling in portraits to widen my range of illustration offerings to clients so check back there will be more to come. Prints available too in the RAWTOASTDESIGN $TORE - link.

Spent

Illustration done for the March/April issue of Utne Reader Magazine. The article, titled "Spent", discusses new research that explores why sadness makes us splurge and actually spend more.

IF: Time

This piece was done recently for St. Louis Magazine, the article discussed the idea and usage of "Time Dollars" and their more recent popularity in the wake of the current economy. The concept of the whole idea was actually really cool, I had never heard of this type of bartering system before. The article can be read here - link.

Assignments like these are a big part of why I love being an illustrator. Many of the articles that you get to illustrate keep you in a constant state of learning, research, and discovery.

IF: Flawed

Haven't posted to Illustration Friday for a little while. Sometimes flaws are only a state of mind... this was a self promo piece I did titled "Happy On The Inside"

Weekly Dig Cover

I was contacted early this week by Tak to contribute to the cover over at Weekly Dig. My first official cover too! Thanks for the opportunity guys! See the issue here - link.

Eyes to the Skies

This illustration was done for the Talk of the Town section in the February issue of 417 Magazine. The blurb was about the Branson Regional Airport kicking off its opening with a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds show.

Counter Currencies

Illustration done for the February issue of St. Louis Magazine about alternative currencies that are being revisited. link

The Other Wyeth

Illustration done for Main Line Today February issue on an article about the well know artist Andrew Wyeth and his lesser known brother, Nat. The full article can be found here - link. And fine art prints here - link