Sketchbook

I haven't posted any sketchbook work in awhile and I had these images all prepared for the VLP forum.

Just my usual value sketches, my way of practicing to keep my eye sharp...

Illo Minn: Volume 2 Illustration Show

I was recently asked to be a part of Illo Minn: Volume 2, a show featuring the work of twenty-eight Minnesota illustrators. Each illustrator will exhibit a printed illustration with original artwork and a one of a kind Munny doll. The illustrated Munny dolls will be sold in a silent auction during the exhibition reception. The show is being held at the CVA Gallery in St.Paul, MN.

Starts: February 18, 2010
Ends: March 6, 2010

Reception
Thursday, February 18, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Illustrator Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 25, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

CVA Gallery Location
The Gallery is located at 173 Western Avenue North in St. Paul (on the corner of Western and Selby avenues), and is open Wednesday through Saturday.

Gallery Hours
Wed & Fri — Noon - 6 p.m.
Thurs — Noon - 8 p.m.
Sat — Noon - 4 p.m.

I'm really looking forward to participating and hope to see some of you there.

Here is a shot of my Munny Doll...

America's Civil War Magazine Illustration

This is a recent illustration I created for America's Civil War Magazine
Art Director: Marty Jones

This is the original acrylic ink wash illustration:



And after some digital manipulation thanks to some good feedback from the Visual Literacy Program:



And some of the process work...

Book Cover Illustration

I created this book cover illustration for St. Martin's Press a little earlier this year, and just noticed that the book is now available on Amazon for pre-orders.

Below is some of the process work...

Santorini Poster

Just having some fun with this one-- and finishing up the travel poster assignment from this summer's Illustration Academy. I got busy with a client project at the time and had to put this one on hold for a few months...

Ink Wash Illustrations

Some more recent work-- these are going to be used in a book as chapter dividers.

Trading Card Characters

I haven't had time to do a blog post in quite awhile so I thought I would put these up. They are from a job earlier this spring for a fantasy card game. They are a little different then most of my work, but were a really fun change of pace.