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The Guardian

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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 [...]

Lion of Judah

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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 [...]

David: Start to Finish

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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 [...]

Sketchy Memories

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“Sequoia, In Part” – a pencil sketch of my dog, found in a sketchbook. I am currently in the concept stages of a logo development project. I always begin in my sketchbook, doodling forms and symbols, playing with shapes, sizes and letter forms until things start to connect. I go a long way with my [...]

Creative Differences: Illustration and Design

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By straddling two “worlds” in my design practice, I often think about one of them while engaging in the other. For instance, while working on a design project, I’ll be musing over the illustration in progress over there on my drafting table. And when I’m in my illustration mode, I’ll be considering the next step [...]

Lighting the Way

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An insightful article on Edward Hopper, whose work is currently on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Through January 21, 2008, is found over at The Weekly Standard. Being an illustrator at heart and by training, I have always had a happy response to Hopper’s work. I understand and am inspired [...]