Creative Quarterly 27 Winners Announced

CQ will be featuring a couple of my illustrations on their online gallery for Creative Quarterly 27. The Alternative Medicine cover illustration for Oakland Magazine and the Momo Monster illo for St. Louis Magazine.

Congrats to all the other CQ winners as well! Here's the full list and post from CQ's website

Congratulations to our winners and runner-ups. Judging was tough as always and there were a good many pieces that fell just shy of getting in. Winners will be featured in Issue 27 coming out this Spring; we’ll also feature them and our runner’s-up online as soon as the issue is out.

*Denote multiple winners

CQ27: Winners
Fine Art: Professional
Jerry Berg
Garrett Bergemann
Laura Bifano
Bryan Christie
Matthew Dols
Michael E. Hockenbury
Bruce Humphries
Anita Kunz
Alison Kuo
Francine leClercq
Douglas Malone
Charles Williams
Brandi La Zard

Fine Art: Student
Erica Hoosic, Meyers School of Art

Graphic Design: Professional
Brian Danaher*
Jeff Dumire
Andrew Effendy
Simon Fong
Ian Jamieson
Reina Koyano
Andrew Nilsen
Colin Nun
Ologie
Shine Advertising
Joe Shouldice
Brian Singer
Daniel Taylor

Graphic Design: Student
Viktoriya Dubskiy, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Jiin Kim, Art Center College of Design
Karen Liong, Academy of Art University
Jennifer Reeves, University of North Texas
Wayne Tang, Art Center College of Design
Jennifer Wijaya, Academy of Art University*
Shushi Yoshinaga, Drexel University

Illustration: Professional
Vlad Alvarez
Scott Bakal
Sylvie Daigneault
Matthew Daley
Mohamed Danawi
Paul Garland
Ilaria Grimaldi
Jerry Hoare
Mark Hoffmann
Daniel Horowitz
Yina Kim
Karen Klassen
Monika Maniecki
Doug Panton
Jon Rice
Matt Richards
Jamie Runnells
Mario Zucca

Illustration: Student
Blaine Burgos, Fashion Institute of Technology
Maelle Doliveux, School of Visual Arts*
Kisung Koh
Jessica LeClerc, New Hampshire Institute of Art*
Haejeon Lee
Llewellyn Mejia, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Adam Osgood, North Carolina State University
Elisabeth Pulido, Brigham Young University
Angela Rizza, Fashion Institute of Technology
Cecilia Ruiz, School of Visual Arts
Nancy Zhang, OCAD University

Photography: Professional
Andy Bloxham
William Castellana*
Paula Dixon
Adam Goudreau
Frank Hamrick
James Heil
Alan Horsager
Ken Mizoguchi
Kelly Nicolaisen
Johanna Warwick

Photography: Student
Russell Beazell, Ringling College of Art & Design
Elizabeth Bowman, UW La Crosse
Danielle Burke, Ringling College of Art & Design
Sarah Gersbach, Moore College of Art & Design
Sol Han, Seoul Art College
Andrew Hefter, Savannah College of Art & Design
June Korea, Art Center College of Design
Sophie Schwartz, Laurel School
Gabriella Sturchio
Jerome Sturm, Radford University
Samantha Swartz

CQ27: Runners-Up
Runners-up will be displayed on the online Gallery Spring 2012.

Illustration: Professional: Runner Up
Richard Abarno
Abbey Aichinger
Paula Airth
Scott Bakal
Dan Billen
Kristina Carroll
Samantha Chron
Caitlin Clarkson*
Alice Crawford
Sylvie Daigneault
Matthew Daley*
Mohamed Danawi*
Peter Diamond
Bojana Dimitrovski
Andy Gabrisiak
Denise Gallagher
Paul Garland
Barbara Ana Gomez
Ohara Hale
Jesse Kuhn*
Anita Kunz
Anne Lueck
Cassia Lupo
Nicholas McNally
Mr. Papriko
Jake Pauls
Doug Pedersen
Pimlada Phuapradit
Andy Potts
Nick Ramos
Corinne Reid
Franziska Walther
Michelle Woodward
Daniel Zender

Illustration: Student: Runner Up
Ricardo Bessa, Kingston University London
Danielle Feliciano, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Kelsey Heinrichs, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Amanda Ho, Brigham Young University
Jaesun Kim, Art Center College of Design
Agnes Lee, Art Center College of Design
Veronica Miller, Pratt
Amanda Mocci, Université du Québec à Montréal
Elisabeth Pulido, Brigham Young University*
Bill Rebholz, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Mushk Rizvi, The Academy of Arts
Katie Skau, Pratt

Fine Art: Professional: Runner Up
Takanori Aiba
Scott Bakal
Amanda Bennett
Ben Bonner
Alexander Bostic
Alistair Chang
Bryan Christie
Brent Funderburk
Jenie Gao
Michael E. Hockenbury
Shauna Holiman and Penny Putnam
Joseph Kucinski
Anita Kunz
Kresimir Letinic
Julie Lieberman
Douglas Malone*
Viki Quinn
Semion Rabinkov
Dave Sheppard
Lucy Wilson

Graphic Design: Professional: Runner Up
Paula Airth
Naama Benziman
Kelly Bryant
Ellen Bruss Design
Namoo Kim
Leibold Associates, Inc.
Daniel Mason
Mucca Deslgn Corp.
Andrew Nilsen*
Jimmy Parker
Nick Ramos*
Kriston Sellier
Shine Advertising*

Graphic Design: Student: Runner Up
Lauren Bernal, University of North Texas
Ashley Bryant, Shepherd University
Randi Giles
Julie Goodwin, Academy of Art University*
Adam Hale, Art Center College of Design
Kevin Han, Art Center College of Design
Paul Hoppe, Art Center College of Design
Sonya Houston, Tyler School of Art
Shin-Yun Huang, Academy of Art University
Erin Kim
Michael Kim, Art Center College of Design
Mercy Lomelin, University of North Texas
Carol Ly, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Aanchal Mandhyan, Academy of Art University
Macy Nguyen, University of North Texas
Ji Yong Raisa Park, Art Center College of Design
Johnny Selman
Wei Sun, Academy of Art University
Sarah Surrette, Tyler School of Art
Andrea Yung Toth, Academy of Art University
Molly Weber, Academy of Art University
Ben Wong, Academy of Art University
Shushi Yoshinaga, Drexel University

Photography: Professional: Runner Up
Marti Belcher
William Castellana
Bryan Christie
Victor Currie
Erin Dobosiewicz
Natalie Evans
Alan Horsager
Catherine Redmond
Bev Short
Bev Short
Alec Sun
Kimberly Boyd Vickrey
Daniel Victor

Photography: Student: Runner Up
Cyndi Waldron

Editorial Illustration - Utne Reader: Debtors Anonymous

This was an editorial illustration done for Utne Reader's March-April issue for an article on the Debtors Anonymous organization. Debtors Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from compulsive debting. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring unsecured debt.

The final illustration drew inspiration from part of the article that focused on the emotion that DA is fighting, "when one tries to cover up shame or acts unconsciously with money, looking to get unmet needs satisfied."

This assignment was an interesting one, not necessarily due to the article, but the conditions in which I delivered the initial concepts to Stephanie over at Utne.

I was flying back to NYC a couple days before the concept sketches were due(thinking I had plenty of time still) with a layover in Charlotte, NC. This layover just so happened to coincide with their big ice-storm-freak-out-end-of-days-debauchery that took place there this winter. I actually made it on my connecting flight and was in the plane on the runway when the captain informed us that the airport had run out of de-icer and all remaining flights had been canceled for the night. By the time I got a flight rebooked, all the hotels were sold out for the night. Myself and thousands of other humans were then left to fend for ourselves for the night at an "airport lock-in."

Long story short, one canceled flight evolved to a total of nine canceled flights over the course of three days. I was actually traveling without my portable scanner(Canon LiDE200 Color Image Scanner) too, but fortunately had my iPhone and was able to take photos of my sketches and prepare them for sending. My iPhone actually worked just as well as a scanner for this purpose since sketches don't need to be really high quality at this stage. On the due date for concept sketches everything was sent off on time from my makeshift airport shelter, Steph never knew the difference, and I was saved by my portable studio once again. Another reason why I love and embrace the freedom and mobility that constantly evolving technology gives humans and their businesses.


The three concept sketches that were delivered for this freelance illustration project.

Editorial Illustration - Tennis Magazine: Stress Test

Just recently finished up this editorial illustration for the digital launch of Smash (the teen version of Tennis Magazine). It was for a piece called “Stress Test” about dealing with the top 10 pressure filled moments in tennis. Here's the link to the article to check out the full story and the new publication.

RTD would love to hear from ya! Please leave a comment below and let me know how you think it turned out.

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Creative Quarterly 22: Winners Announced

Stoked that another illustration will be in the next Creative Quarterly. Uni-cube was done for the ADC Cube Project and will be featured in CQ 22.

Congrats to all the other CQ winners as well! Here's the full list and post from CQ's website

Creative Quarterly is pleased to announce the winners of CFE 22. All winners will be exhibited in the next issue of Creative Quarterly, on the newsstand Spring 2011. The winners and runner-ups work will be posted on our Online Gallery in Spring 2011.
*Denote multiple winners

Winner
Illustration: Professional

Scott Anderson
Carlos Araujo
Scott Bakal
Andres Guzman*
Steven Hughes, Primary Hughes Illustration
Robin Hursthouse
Bee Johnson
Jesse Kuhn
Chris B Murray
James Ng
Inga Poslitur
Nick Ramos
Rick Sealock
Mark Smith
Oliver Weiss*
Daniel Zitka

Illustration: Student

Tuesday Bassen, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
JungYeon Roh, School of Visual Arts


Fine Art: Professional

Pamela Dewey
Brad Gray
Andres Guzman
Joyce Ho
LaBounty + Johl
Johann Wessels

Fine Art: Student

Martin Arnold, University of Mississippi
Janie Askew, University of Georgia
Brandon Cramm, University of Wisconsin- Stout

Graphic Design: Professional

Mark Oliver, Inc.*
Chuck Nivens
Mervin Pakaste
Ji Yong Park
Jessica Ring, The Garden

Graphic Design: Student

Brian Banton*, York University
Tisha Boonyawatana, California State University, Long Beach
Jeremy Honea*, Texas State University, San Marcos
Bruce Mai, California State University, Sacramento
Yumi Nakamura*, School of Visual Arts
Ngoc Ngo, Academy of Art University
Jose Rivera, California State University Sacramento

Photography: Professional

Navid Baraty
Leland Bobbé
Amy Fichter
Jenn Grossman, Jenn Grossman Photography
Frank Hamrick*
LaBounty + Johl
Rachel Nemecek

Photography: Student

Robby Cavanaugh, Cal Poly Pomona
Ashlee Larsen
Amanda Longoria, Texas State University
Megan Rath*

Runner-up
Fine Art: Professional

Kevin Bernstein
Jessica Kale
Peter Kraemer
Robyn Lee
Carmen Li
Josue Romero
Tamara Staser-Meltzer
Christine Style
Marc Yannarelli

Fine Art: Student

Seguli Cho, RIT
Soyun Choi, Kookmin University
James Louks, Black Hills State University
Rachel Sard, Washington University in St. Louis

Graphic Design: Professional

Mario Estioko
Dawn McCusker
Ji Yong Park*
Jamie Runnells, Jamie Runnells Design
Danny Warner

Graphic Design: Student

Kristine Campbell, Truman State University
Meghan Dunaway, Mississippi College
Robert Gaszak, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Darshita Mistry
Yumi Nakamura*, School of Visual Arts
Tomoko Ogino*, Art Center College of Design
JunYong Sim, Art Center College of Design

Illustration: Professional

Wesley Bedrosian
Graham Franciose
Mark Hammermeister
Keiko Murayama
Chiami Sekine
Keiko Tokushima
Oliver Weiss
Kyle White

Illustration: Student

Courtney Billadeau, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Will Cardona, OCAD
Mark Ingram, Art Center College of Design
Michelle Schwartzbauer, Minneapolis College of Art & Design

Photography: Professional

Darryl Baird
Michael Barlas
Philomena Carroll*
Leni Johnston*
Abigail Wellman
Daniel Zitka
Gary Zuercher

Photography: Student

Robby Cavanaugh, Cal Poly Pomona
Caleb Clark, Louisiana Tech University
Jordyn Hill, Utah State University
Emily Hoffman, Converse College
Christine Lenzen, University of Notre Dame
Ashley Matthews*, Louisiana Tech University
Rachel Woolf, Severna Park Senior High School

Here's a little video from the ADC Cube Project opening too...



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Editorial Illustration for 417 Magazine - Top Ten

Talk of the Town illustration editorial illustration for 417 Magazine. It went with a quick article on how Branson had been named a top ten vacation city by Fodors.

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Editorial Illustration for St. Louis Magazine - Best Docs Issue

These editorial illustrations were done for a couple of articles in the Best Docs issue of St. Louis Magazine. The top one was for an article on how to stay healthy as you get older; titled: Don’t Stop! How to keep doing everything you love—even when your joints are creaking and your back aches. The one below was for an article outlining how to keep tabs of your child's growth; titled: Baby Steps: A parent’s guide to tracking their children’s development—from birth through middle school.



materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Editorial Illustration For Library Journal - Taming the eReader

This was an editorial illustration done recently for the cover of Library Journal. The issue was expanding on their recent ebook summit where they hosted their first-ever virtual summit on ebooks. It was an all-day think tank with sessions, commentary on ebooks, their future, how libraries have to deal with them, and what to expect. After speaking with the art director, conceptually we thought librarians trying to rope down an ebook (taking some inspiration from Gulliver's Travels) to represent the challenge libraries will have with getting some control over ebooks in the very near future would make for a compelling cover image. It was a fun cover illustration to work on and Kevin was great to work with over at Library Journal.



materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Editorial Illustration For 417 Magazine - Titan of the Triathlon

Talk of the Town editorial illustration for 417 Magazine. It went with a quick story about a local 417 guy who qualified for the world Ironman competition in Florida. The headline for the story was "Titan of the Triathlon."

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Pamona College: Getting In To Google - Editorial Illustration

This was a full page illustration done recently for Pamona College. The story was about the hiring process at Google and the man in charge of that process, Laszlo Bock. He is the vice president of people operations at Google and Pamona alum. Bock is the guy who runs the intricate, data-intensive process by which Google picks its Googlers.

When Mark Kendall from the magazine contacted me they were looking for something fun and conceptual that portrays the idea of job-seekers trying to land gigs at Google. After having that discussion the battle to the search box felt like a natural direction to go.

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Editorial Illustration For Utne Reader: Retirement

This was an editorial illustration done recently for Utne Reader. The story was about how the retirement we've all been trained to envision in our future is obsolete. Everyone can pretty much count on having to tack on an extra five years of employment in order to survive. Unfortunately the end of the rainbow isn't quite where most are probably hoping it will be...

UPDATE: This editorial illustration was recently featured on the Utne Reader Illustrated Blog Series!

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop. Buy photoshop here.



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Christian Century Cover Illustration: Fall Books Guide

This was an editorial illustration cover done recently for Christian Century's Fall Books Guide. I love it when you get loosely themed assignments like this. The only thing they asked for was that it have something to do with books and have a fall/autumn feel to it.

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.


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Wall Street Journal

This was a piece done for the WSJ, for an article on a new long-term care perk that may help defray personal costs called the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports). It printed pretty small 1.75" x 2.5" - so it needed to be simple and easy to read. The turnaround was a little crazy too, and really forces you to think quickly and crank out ideas. Unfortunately some of the more conceptual sketches that were sent over first got the ax and the editor wanted something with a pile of moolah in it, which led to the final above...

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop. Buy photoshop here.


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Creative Quarterly 21 Winners

Yee-haw!!! RTD is back in Creative Quarterly again! Mustache On My Mind will be sittin' pretty in the illustration category of issue 21. A full list of all the other artists are below. Congratulations to all the winners and runner-ups too!


Prints available here!

* multiple winning entries

Illustration: Professional
Eleftheria Alexandri
Vlad Alvarez
Steve Brodner
Andy Robert Davies
Peter Diamond
Judith Drews
Michael Hirshon
Jesse Kuhn
Debbie Lee
Rene Milot
Tin Salamunic
Alice Wellinger*

Illustration: Student
Kidon Bae, Art Center College of Design
Alija Craycroft, California College of the Arts
Tara Jacoby, Fashion Institute of Technology
Sam Singh*, Ontario College of Art & Design
Joe Sparrow, Kingston University



Fine Art: Professional
Clay Bodvin
Joshua Chambers
Lanny DeVuono
Antoine Faddoul
Anita Kunz
Louise Laplante
Roberto Osti*
Wayne Roth
Jelena Sabova
Wonil Suh
Corey Waurechen

Fine Art: Student
Amanda Joseph, University of Saint Francis
Angela Young, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University



Graphic Design: Professional
Matteo Bologna*, Mucca Deslgn Corp.
Caitlin Bauler
Calder Bateman Communications
Cooper Smith & Company
Ellen Bruss Design
KJ Kim
People Design
The O Group
Andy Wallman
Woodruff Sweitzer and Hammerpress
Nicole Ziegler, Nicole Ziegler Design


Graphic Design: Student
Crystal Chou, Academy of Art University
Elisa Fisher, Baylor University
Rebecca Flanders*, Tyler School of Art /Temple University
Nicole Gavrilles, Ringling College of Art & Design
Jiyun Ha, Art Center College of Design
Marcelo Hong, York University/Sheridan Institute
Eric Hu, Art Center College of Design
Elisa Vendramin, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Xiao Wu, Art Center College of Design


Photography: Professional
Rohan Beal, Rohan Beal Photography
Yvonne Buchanan
Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper Photographic
Jens Honore
Amanda Morrow, Amanda Morrow Photography
Paul Saturley
Landon Speers
Paul D. Van Hoy II, Fotoimpressions

Photography: Student
Elisa Fisher, Baylor University
Marcelo Hong*, York University/Sheridan Institute
Nicolas Shake, Claremont Graduate University
Kate Sumpter, Kent State University


CQ20: Runners-Up
Runners-up will be displayed on the online Gallery Winter 2010.

Illustration: Professional: Runner Up
Jessica Angiulli
Mo Budinger
Sam Wolfe Connelly
Daniel Horowitz
Frazer Hudson*
Angela Keoghan
Anne Lück
Patrick J. McQuade
Doug Panton
Pierre-Paul Pariseau
Tin Salamunic
Oliver Weiss
Alice Wellinger
Katia Wish


Illustration: Student: Runner Up
Kidon Bae, Art Center College of Design
Hye Jin Chung, School of Visual Arts
Alija Craycroft, California College of the Arts
Jesse Fillingham, Art Center College of Design
Mari Itabashi, School of Visual Arts
John Kutlu, Tyler School of Art / Temple University
Kaley McKean, Ontario College of Art & Design
Roman Muradov, Academy of Art University
Rachel Pontious, School of Visual Arts


Fine Art: Professional: Runner Up
Lisa Adams, Diane Birdsall Gallery
Antoine Faddoul
Andrew Keim
Jonathan Levy
Carson Pritchard, Carson Pritchard Design
Jelena Sabova
Serafima Sokolov
Kerstin Stephan*
Marius Valdes, Zoo Valdes

Fine Art: Student: Runner Up
Kathryn Blaine
Carly Drew, Converse College
Karl Holzenthal, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
David Knox, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lisa Perrin, SUNY New Paltz
Nicolas Shake, Claremont Graduate University
Hanna Kozlowski Slone, Clemson University
Lindsay Smith, Grand Valley State University


Graphic Design: Professional: Runner Up
Martin French
Jason Heuer
Jeff LaBarre
Jessica Ring, The Garden
The O Group
Dan Schunk
Fleishman Hillard*
Mark Todd*, wormfarm
Marius Valdes, Zoo Valdes

Graphic Design: Student: Runner Up
Hyejung Bae, Art Center College of Design
Yerina Cha, Art Center College of Design
Qiming Kiki Chen, Cal Poly Pomona
Laine Cherashore, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Crystal Chou, Academy of Art University
Rinat De Picciotto, Emily Carr University of Art & Design
Katie Field, Tyler School of Art
Simon Fong, University of Baltimore
Simon Fong, University of Baltimore
Marcelo Hong, York University/Sheridan Institute
Frank Lionetti, Art Center College of Design
Megan Murray*, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Kaycee Ng, York University / Sheridan College
Mark Sposato, Tyler School of Art
Francesca Staffieri*, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Roy Tatum, Art Center College of Design
Winnie Yuen, Art Center College of Design


Photography: Professional: Runner Up
Rohan Beal, Rohan Beal Photography
Wendy Calman
Mary Shannon Johnstone
Renee Kalmar, Tulino Design Group, Inc.
Stephanie Potter
Tin Salamunic
Philipp Striebe, EXPOSED Philipp Striebe Photography
Ching Yee Tan
Paul D. Van Hoy II, Fotoimpressions


Photography: Student: Runner Up
Jinkyun Ahn, Royal College of Art
Yael Nov, University of Washington
Alejandra Reyes, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Sophie Schwartz, Laurel School
Lorraine Turi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte


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ADC 90th Cube Project

The Art Directors Club sent out a call for entries last month and provided a cube template for this years Cube Project and Exhibition. It was up to the artist to fill in the rest. This was my submission... The Unicube.



Come check out all the cube submissions at the 90th Cube Project Exhibition & Party on the 21st...details from the ADC below.

Help us kick off the 90th Annual Awards Competition! Come to our first event of the fall and our FIRST EVER Call For Entries launch party for the Annual Awards!

ADC provided you with the template and submissions rolled in for the 90th Cube Project & Exhibition. The show is being printed and installed at the ADC gallery right now! Every submission will also be featured in an online gallery on our awards site, so stay tuned. . .

Ultimately, 5 DESIGNS will be chosen by the ADC to be part of the printed Call, mailed in October when our awards registration site opens.

ADC Gallery
Tuesday, Sept. 21st
6:30-8:30pm
Snacks, wine and beer
FREE ADMISSION
RSVP here

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Utne Reader: Hunger

This was an illo done for the July/August issue of Utne Reader Magazine. The story was really sad, it takes the reader alongside the author while he describes what it's like living with progressive neuromuscular disability that advances to the point of no longer being able to swallow. As a result he is no longer able to eat or drink via traditional methods and is forced to take his nourishment through a stomach tube at night while he sleeps. The full story about his lust for food and the psychological impact that it has on him can be read over at Utne.com - LINK. This piece was a little darker than what I'm typically commissioned for, but I'm really glad Stephanie Glaros over at Utne gave me a shot at it.

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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Editorial Illustration for Baltimore Magazine

This was an editorial illustration done recently for Baltimore Magazine. The story was about the Southside, a rum-based summer drink very popular in country clubs throughout the Baltimore area. Particularly, Elkridge and Green Spring Valley clubs have a rivalry about who makes the better drink. The story examined the “war” between the two clubs discussing who's was best. I was told that the Elkridge drink has a greenish-glow to it, because all of the mint is completely muddled in the drink and the Green Spring is more golden because it has a tangy, lemon flavor (garnished with WHOLE mint leaves). Also both have a dash of arrogance in them too...

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.


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Creative Quarterly 20 Winners

RTD is extra grateful to announce that four illustrations will be exhibited in Issue 20 of Creative Quarterly. Two will be in the issue and two will be included in the online gallery. All the illos along with the full list of all the other artists are below. Congratulations to all the winners and runner-ups too!


Winner: St. Louis Magazine


Winner: Self promotional


Runner-up: 417 Magazine


Runner-up: Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine


* multiple winning entries

Illustration: Professional
Peg Nocciolino, Grafikmuse
Jeff Miracola
Mark Smith
Carlo Stanga
Wonil Suh
Daniel Hertzberg
Jesse Kuhn*
Chris Lyons
Jorge Mascarenhas*
Joshua McKible
Sylvie Muller
David Palumbo
Scott Pumble*
Owen Smith, San Francisco Arts Commission
Andrea Wan
Daniel Zitka

Illustration: Student
Eunhye (Angela) Lee, Ontario College of Art & Design
Catherine Choi*, California College of the Arts
Sean Lewis, Ontario College of Art & Design
Yello Friends, Art Center College of Design
Haejeon Lee, Parsons New School of Design
Eunhye (Angela) Lee, Ontario College of Art & Design
Keiko Tokushima, School of Visual Arts
Nina Weber, Savannah College of Art & Design
Eunjeong Yoo, School of Visual Arts


Fine Art: Professional
Joyce Tsai-You Ho
Ilene Kemerley
Fred Wessel*
Uwe Arendt
Sonja Danowski
Victor Gadino, Victor Gadino Productions
Ilene Kemerley
Mehrdad Khataei
Anita Kunz
Helen Mok
David Palumbo
Eliza wing Shan Mok
Amanda Small
Pauline Hudel-Smith

Fine Art: Student
Randall DeCaussin, Grand Valley State University
Joseph Hillmann, University of Minnesota
Elle Jeong Eun Kim*, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Jennifer Miller
Christian Morin, Art Center College of Design
Tera Reed, Pittsburg State University


Graphic Design: Professional
Matteo Bologna*, Mucca Deslgn Corp.
Claudia Tompert, Tompert Design
Aaron Pou, Autograph
Muddyum Choudhury
Jude Landry


Graphic Design: Student
James Pham, California State University Fullerton
Hye Jung Bae*, Art Center College of Design
Peter Van Dam, Western Washington University
Greg Dubeau, York University/Sheridan Institute
Jiyoung Lee*
Patrick Leung, Art Center College of Design
Kirk Bray, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Lauren Brown
Andrew Bui*, University of North Texas
Lane Cherashore, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Jon Harvell, University of North Texas
Amanda Lippert, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Alexa Viscius, University of Illinois at Chicago
Patrick Fitzgerald, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Mike Payne, Art Center College of Design


Photography: Professional
Doris Mitsch
Jens Honore
Marti Belcher
Andy Bloxham
Alex Brown

Photography: Student
Dylan Sultzer, Fort Hays State University
Meghan Fischer, Cleveland State University
David Howard, Troy University
Frances Killea, Cleveland Institute of Art
Jamie Lawyer, Shepherd University
Christina Meyer
Yael Nov, University of Washington
Nicole Purrier, University of Washington
Elizabeth Schultz, University of Wisconsin Stout


CQ20: Runners-Up
Runners-up will be displayed on the online Gallery Autumn 2010.

Illustration: Professional: Runner Up
Laura Harte
Jesse Kuhn*
Luca Laurenti
Joshua McKible
Kate OíLeary
Jacqueline Pytyck
Thom Sevalrud
Stu Suchit
Wonil Suh
Andrea Wan
Oliver Weiss


Illustration: Student: Runner Up
Catherine Choi*, California College of the Arts
Sam Wolfe Connelly*, Savannah College of Art & Design
Jessie Durham, Ontario College of Art & Design
Jessica Mundel, Ontario College of Art & Design
Jessica Daniel, California College of the Arts
Candice Davis, Savannah College of Art & Design
Rachel Ignotofsky, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Adrian Forrow, Ontario College of Art & Design
Anton Kotelenets, Ontario College of Art & Design
Debbie Lee, Art Center College of Design
Catherine Moore, Savannah College of Art & Design
Kristian Olson*, University of Hartford
Eunice San Miguel, Art Center College of Design
Kirby Sandifer, University of North Texas
Sam Spratt, Savannah College of Art & Design
Keiko Tokushima, School of Visual Arts
Eunjeong Yoo, School of Visual Arts


Fine Art: Student: Runner Up
Randall DeCaussin*, Grand Valley State University
Randall DeCaussin, Grand Valley State University
Ivania Guerrero*, Florida International University
Eileen Laskowski, Saint Mary's College
Benjamin McKee, University of Georgia
Erin Meads, Brigham Young University
Jennifer Miller
Irvin Rodriguez, Fashion Institute of Technology


Graphic Design: Professional: Runner Up
David Brier*, DBD International, Ltd.
Ellen Bruss*, Ellen Bruss Design
Jude Landry
Aaron Pou*, Autograph
Claudia Tompert, Tompert Design

Graphic Design: Student: Runner Up
Jesus Alvarez, Fort Hays State University
Kirk Bray, Tyler School of Art
Meredith Brenner, Tyler School of Art
Stephen Bamford, Western Washington University
Brooks Hassig, Western Washington University
Kathryn Evans, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Yello Friends, Art Center College of Design
Michael Garrett, University of North Texas
Elle Jeong Eun Kim, Cranbrook Academy of Art
Jiyoung Lee
Amanda Lippert, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Amy Cawvey, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jessica Packard*
Katie Field, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Mark Sposato, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Francesca Staffieri, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Karen Ko, Art Center College of Design
Adam Hale, Art Center College of Design
Mike Payne, Art Center College of Design


Photography: Professional: Runner Up
Alyson Aliano
Marti Belcher*
Andy Bloxham
Dena Eber
Frank Hamrick*
Gary Harwood
Jens Honore
William Linehan
Harry Longstreet
Carol Palmer*
Barry Perlus
Mark Slankard
Robyn Twomey
Sophia Vourdoukis
Ellen Warfield


Photography: Student: Runner Up
Skott Chandler, Savannah College of Art & Design
Stephen Crimarco*, University of Central Florida
Mary Fashbaugh, University of Michigan, Flint
Kenneth Sterling Gronquist, Ringling College of Art & Design
Tessie Jones, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Blake Lipthratt, University of Georgia
Ashley Matthews, Louisiana Tech University
Chelsea Muller, Ringling College of Art & Design
Nicole Purrier, University of Washington
Elizabeth Schultz, University of Wisconsin, Stout
Samantha Serum, University of Wisconsin, Stout


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Cover Illustration: Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

These were from a series of editorial illustrations done recently for Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. The main themes were the idea of exploration, problem solving, and often the necessity to see things from a different perspective for proper diagnosis within the nursing community. The above illustration ran on the cover and the three below were full page interior illustrations that opened for each different article.







materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop. Buy photoshop here.



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Johns Hopkins Magazine

This was a recent illustration done for Johns Hopkins Magazine. It was for an article discussing Johns Hopkins plans to cut their carbon footprint in half by making improvements to buildings that are considered “heavy breathers.” According to the article: a “heavy breather” is a building that takes in, conditions, and puts out large volumes of air—a form of respiration that consumes a lot of power and creates a disproportionate amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Check out the full article here - Johns Hopkins Magazine.

Thanks again to Pam over at JHU too! It's always a pleasure working with you.

materials used: pen and ink, textures, and adobe photoshop.



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STL Magazine | The Unwritten Letters Project

This was an illustration that was done for the March issue of St. Louis Magazine, titled "Reading Other People's Mail." The Unwritten Letters Project - unwrittenlettersproject.com - is a platform for people to post something they've written or always wanted to say, anonymously, for the whole world to see.


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