Vampire
October 25th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
In keeping with the spirit of the season, here’s a vampire concept I did. I decided to stay away from the trendy vampire thing and go with a more weathered elder vampire character. No, he does not sparkle…
Amazing Artwork of Carne Griffiths
October 20th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
I stumbled upon this fantastic work by UK artist Carne Griffiths today. He works with calligraphy ink, graphite and liquids (vodka, tea, and brandy…) to make these beautiful images that are inspiring to me in both execution and subject matter.
Take a look at these lovely works here.
Little Monsters
October 18th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Fall is definitely my favorite season, partially because of the wonderful holiday of Halloween. I love the themes and visuals associated with Halloween, so it is not hard to find inspiration working on Halloween-y artwork. This project called for a set of Halloween cards and party invitations with a young childrens’ look and feel. I decided to do a series of stylized classic monsters from film and literature.
Continue reading to see all 8 Monsters
The Green Monster
October 11th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Not long ago I was contacted by local sports t-shirt company BL Shirts to help with a charity project in partnership with Wrapped Up in Sports (WUIS). This Boston-based nonprofit takes donated sports apparel and makes quilts from them with the help of tons of volunteer quilt makers.
I was asked to create the “Green Monster,” a mascot / character based on Fenway Park’s famous left-field wall. This character will be « Read the rest of this entry »
Roses
October 9th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Have you ever heard the song Roses, by RPWL? I don’t really know much about the band and I haven’t cared much for their other songs, but this one is just great. I am almost always listening to music when I work and to some extent it influences my work, but not usually as literally as with this drawing. Still it is abstract in a way…
Wicked poster and process
October 7th, 2011 § 3 Comments
For my first post I want to show this project that I just finished for my company’s semi-annual employee art show. The idea of a witch riding a motorcycle instead of a broom is just one of those weird notions that has been kicking around in my head for a while, and it just seemed natural to go to THE quintessential witch, the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. After all, she does ride that old bike in the opening scenes…
