For me, my favorite part of an illustration commission is going to the local Borders or Barnes & Noble and seeing the work on the stands. There’s something very gratifying about knowing that your work is communicating on a mass level. It occurred to me today on the way to Westmont that my cover for [...]

Ok, so things have finally calmed down enough for me to finally post again. Time to make good on my promise and do a nice thorough process post.
The assignment was a poster image for Westmont College, for their upcoming Christmas Festival concert. I was given the sub-theme of “Lo How a Rose” and told to [...]

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I don’t intend to turn this blog into a tribute to other artists, but when you find the good stuff, you gotta share it. Just came across this video interview with my good friend and mentor, Gary Kelley (you can find samples of his work at his rep’s site here). It’s a fascinating look at [...]