KC 2150 Special Edition

Created this piece for istock – it’s an updated version of my older, less polished version of “KC2150″. Here, I’ve added crisper lines, revised architecture, and more green themes.

Know Buddies!

I’m starting a little side project called “Know Buddies”, which I think should be a lot of fun to come up with. I look forward to see where this idea takes me – but for now, the goal is to share Biblical Truth (that isn’t watered down) with children of all ages.

Monster Cars

Monster Farm

This is a companion piece to the Monster’s shopping illustrator art I did 6 months or so ago. I enjoy utilizing the bright colors, as well as creating a happy environment for the “little monsters” to inhabit.

My WingDings

This represents a shirt design I came up with for a contest around a year ago. Didn’t win, but I thought it was a good effort.

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year

Hope for the World

Poptopia!

Attended the Poptopia trading party last night in Westport with my wife. We had a great time -it was hosted in an art gallery across the street from the Poptopia store. There was a pretty good crowd, and everyone seemed very genuine and friendly. Fun to see who collected what, and all the bright colors of the toys intermingled with the art pieces created by local artists. A true highlight for me was the chance to meet “Scribe”, and have him sign his children’s book “There’s an Octopus under my Bed”. Was able to ask him a few questions about the design of his book, as well as thanking him for the inspiration he’s been to me as an artist. I could learn a lot from this guy, as he’s got a style not only in the pieces he creates, but through the way he lives and works as an artist. It was great too being able to ask him about his wife’s business (which can be found on his web-site Scribeswalk), and the work they do together.

Scribe in Kansas City

Enjoyed watching Scribe work yesterday at a location downtown. It was an extremely pleasant day for November, and watching this master create a small part of a gigantic mural was an experience I won’t soon forget.
My own wife and boy were there, as were two of my brothers, and we spent a while just silently watching Scribe (a.k.a. D. Ross) up on a ladder with an assortment of spray cans. He worked purposefully without any reference that I could see – indicating a clear mental picture of what he wanted. I could imagine that art of such scale wouldn’t be easy, as figures may not translate from mind to canvas as easily as one would suppose. There was another guy there taking photos – perhaps a friend it seemed. His young daughter rode a tricycle about the parking lot, and for a time my own little boy played with her. Follow the link for more of his work. Scribe’s Page

Graphic Artistry Tips

I’ve included here the PDF file I utilized for the lecture I gave to the students of Grant Cochran’s Graphic Design class at Southwest Baptist University. Hopefully there was some useful information I was able to relate to them – it wasn’t long ago and I was in their seats, dreaming of what life would be like outside university walls.
Click the below link to view the pdf, and print off if you’d like. Let me know if you have any questions or comments!
Graphic Artistry Tips