My Second Highlights Cover!

Highlights Cover, November 2010 Issue, Digitally Colored Drawing

Portfolio

Highlights High Five Magazine, August Issue: Blow, WInd, Blow!

Blow, Wind, Blow!, Digitally Colored Ink Drawing


Blow, Wind, Blow!, Color Layout


Blow, Wind, Blow!, Final Sketch

Highlights Magazine, August Issue: Ben and the Paper Trail

Ben and the Paper Trail, Digitally Colored Drawing, Illus. 1


Ben and the Paper Trail, Digitally Colored Drawing, Illus. 2


Ben and the Paper Trail, Digitally Colored Drawing, Illus. 3

Highlights, July Issue: Lightning Bugs

Lightning Bugs Final Art, Digitally Colored Drawing


Lightning Bugs: Color Layout

Lightning Bugs: Layout Sketch

The Banishment

The Banishment, 12.75" x 20", Digitally altered
drawing combined with digital photography and
digital painting, 2010



Drawn components before digital treatment


Drawn Components


Digitally Painted Components

Levi's Sculpture

My brother Levi just sent these photos to me. It's a bust of his oldest daughter Sandrina. Great work Levi... it's beautiful. I'll get back later with medium and scale.






Levi's Sculpture

The Toy Inspector

I'm a little late in posting this. It's an illustration that I created as a holiday gift for family members.


Digitally Colored Drawing

Some of the reactions to the work reminded me of the importance of understanding your audience. As an artist I did not see it coming, but some of my hatch marks were a little too aggressive. Many people read the hatch work on the younger elves arms, as hair. "Look at her hairy arms", was not one of the reactions I was hoping for when I created this piece.