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The Guardian

February 23rd, 2010 No Comments

This painting was created for Pregnancy Resourse Services in Silverdale, WA for a benefit auction. This was a directly commissioned piece; something I was asked to do. I was given a verbal description of what they were looking for, and the rest was up to me.
I didn’t do many preliminary concepts; I developed one and [...]

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Lion of Judah

December 1st, 2009 Comments Off

Since I practice two separate but related disciplines, I am very aware of the commonalities and differences in the process of each. For me, graphic design tends to be more evolutionary in that I start with concept sketches and develop from there. My illustration process is a bit different, because I almost always have the [...]

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It’s the 57th Anniversary of the Barcode Patent

October 7th, 2009 2 Comments

Today is the 57th anniversary of the barcode. Google is commemorating this day with a barcode logo.
I remember discussion about the bar code while I was at Art Center – its necessary prominence on the back of any package or the front of any magazine – being the downfall of all that is good [...]

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David: Start to Finish

August 13th, 2009 Comments Off

This is the concept rough from my sketchbook, which is not finished enough to be considered a comp, and the finished artwork. The illustration was created in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil, on Arches 140#.
Most depictions of David, the hero king of Israel in the Old Testament, show him fighting Goliath of Gath. A few [...]

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