Monday Artday: Winner!

What a nice surprise! I was chosen for last weeks theme over at Monday Artday, a great illustration blog run by Mike Baker that encourages illustrators to create images based on its weekly themes.

Thanks Monday Artday!

IF: Forgotten {3}

A nightmare that has the potential to manifest when the "general public" sleeps in and realizes once it's too late that they have all forgotten to vote. That cute little head fits perfectly in "the new democrazy's" mouth...

Inspired by one of my favorite nightmares as a kid...here's to you Wes Craven!

Medium: pen & ink / digital color

IF: Forgotten {2}

Ahhh, the carbon footprint...this sloth obviously "forgot" to stop and smell the flowers. Better be careful, a couple of these little fellas look like they could uproot and come after ya.

Would love to see this end up on the cover of an album...any musicians/takers?

Medium: pen & ink / digital color

IF: Forgotten

This weeks Illustration Friday topic was Forgotten and this is a little excerpt from the story I made up for it...

He ran to the shore's edge and plopped himself down. Completely caught up in the excitement of the moment, he never realized that he had forgotten to bait the hooks. As he sat and dangled his feet off the edge of the world waiting for a bite, he pondered weather or not he really could make a fish fly. He stared at the fish, and they all stared right back, almost as confused as he. The worms on the other hand had no intention of waiting around for him to come to his senses. They lurched over the side of the rusty coffee can one by one and made a slithering run for less hostile grounds.

Sort of makes me want to go rig up a kite with a hook and try this out now...

Medium: pen & ink / digital color

Meathead Illustration

My post for Monday Artday's "Supernatural" theme. A nice delicious meathead illustration for your viewing pleasure!

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Pepsi Can Design #2

This is another illustration I did for the "Design Our Pepsi Can" contest.

Birds of a feather flock together... especially ones with a love for Pepsi!

Pepsi Can Design

My illustration for the "Design Our Pepsi Can" contest.

The first time it gazed upon that beautiful ice cold refreshing aluminum pepsi can... it was love at first sight. Ahhhhh, nothin like a little robot love to make you want to drink Pepsi.

Hoola Your Heart Out Ginger Bread (Wo)Men

This is my t-shirt entry over at shirt.woot.com. This weeks theme is "Summer".

We all know that ginger bread can take the heat. When summer rolls around they like to shake it out just as much as everyone else does. It's a summer of gingerbread love...

I need votes from the woot community to get it printed, so if you've ever purchased anything from woot.com in the past you are eligible to vote for the designs. Here's the link to my desgin: Link

Cheers!

IF: Wide

This weeks Illustration Friday topic was "Wide". I actually started this one last week for the Monday Artday topic "Giant Monster", but just finally got around to finishing it. It's a giant(wide) technicolor nice monster that has come to the city to help save all these simple little lemming like folks from a burning building.

Medium:pen & ink / digital color

IF: Electricity

This weeks illustration topic was Electricity. I used to just have a blast licking batteries as a kid, thought it was the funniest thing in the world when they would zap my tongue. Perhaps this is why I turned out the way I am. Enjoy!

Medium:pen & ink / digital color

Happy (early) Mothers Day!

Here's a card illustration I did for my mom this year. You are all welcome to download the high res version of the card and print one for you mom as well if you don't have time to get to the store and buy one. The 2nd image is high resolution and measures 11" x 8.5", just print, fold, and personalize the inside.. Happy Moms Day to all the mothers out there!

Monday Artday: Sleep - Density Dan: Quirkles Science Experiments For Kids

This illustration is for the Monday Artday "Sleep" theme. It's a spread from the "Density Dan" book that is a part of The Quirkles series. In this spread Density Dan, Danny Duck, and Dipsy Dog all doze on their dotted blanket after a picnic.

The Quirkles books are an educational series that offer a fresh new way to integrate literacy and science at school or at home. Each book is full of vocabulary builders, character education lessons, and two related science experiments that allow for hands on activities, helping to reinforce the topics that were just read. The series was created by teachers, and each story teaches/reinforces the phonetic sounds that serve as the building blocks for reading, while also making science--earth, physical, and life--fun to learn. >> Quirkles science experiments for kids

Medium: pen & ink / digital color

IF: Fail

This weeks Illustration Friday topic was "Fail". This poor little squid failed to notice he had gotten to close to the shoreline while rolling and playing in the tides. Those pesky old seagulls were up to no good again and snatched him up out of the oceans edge. Now they all gawk and flutter about staring at the poor little fellow with their beady little eyes.

Medium:pen & ink / digital color

Illustrator of the Week!

Wooohoo! I just logged in to childrensillustrators.com to update my portfolio and to my surprise I am the illustrator of the week this week! Not sure if that really means much yet... maybe if I get some work out of it? :)... seriously, that would be nice. Anyways just thought I would share. Have a great weekend!

IF: Save - Vinnie Volcano: Quirkles Science Experiments For Kids

This is for the Illustration Friday "Save" topic. These are a couple spreads from the "Vinnie Volcano" book that is a part of The Quirkles series. In these spreads Vinnie Volcano finds and saves his friends Victor Vet, Valerie Rabbit, and Venessa Squirrel from the hot violent lava pit.

The Quirkles books are an educational series that offer a fresh new way to integrate literacy and science at school or at home. Each book is full of vocabulary builders, character education lessons, and two related science experiments that allow for hands on activities, helping to reinforce the topics that were just read. The series was created by teachers, and each story teaches/reinforces the phonetic sounds that serve as the building blocks for reading, while also making science--earth, physical, and life--fun to learn. >> Quirkles science experiments for kids

Medium: pen & ink / digital color