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Shark Weekkkk!
August 6, 2011This week, in honor of Shark Week, I have been dedicating each night to designing something sharky (ichthyological). I've always been fascinated by sharks; maybe it's the boy thing to do: sharks, dinosaurs, power rangers, dinosaurs and dinosaurs. Growing up on the ocean was probably what kept this interest going. When I started high school my papa bought a book by Peter Benchley called Shark Trouble. It wasn't fictional like most of his others, but it kept me well into this shark craze.
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(Aside: I started reading his other books, including one about a giant squid called The Beast, which I think tops his more well-known, Jaws.)
Anyways, this week was always super exciting to me, and I wish that Discovery channel would take more advantage of it. There are so many repeats, even from years ago. A little more education and a little less on attacks would also do these sharks some justice.
Okay, okay... I won't make this post a rant on how my personal opinions can better national television; I'll save that for another day. My own fascination with sharks and marine life, actually this world's fascination with sharks, is truly inspiring. Here is a sample of the work I've churned out so far, but please visit the actual page to see the full project and read about each piece. And check back throughout the week for more work. Happy shark week!
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Sneak Peek
July 30, 2011I'm placing a swag order today to finally launch my store. Expect an update on twitter as soon as I start getting the packages.
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NICE Magazine #4
July 27, 2011Issue 4 of NICE Magazine came out this morning in South Africa. I'm not sure if there is a physical version of the magazine down there, but the online version is pretty nice. (And accessible worldwide!) A month back I was contacted by them to send over some high res images of my work... I went camping ten hours north of Austin for a few days with the lady and forgot to...
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They tried again two weeks later and THIS time I remembered.
If you'd like to read the magazine and check out some of the awesome artists they feature, click here. I'm featured on pages 16-21, right before an incredible artist named Chris Bettig. I'm about to go back in there and read about his work. "The fourth issue of NICE magazine is all about colour. Expect the usual dose of top-notch design, art, publishing and illustration from the world's finest creatives." - NICE Magazine
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Momentus
June 20, 2011I know this year is only half way through, but Momentus has to be one of my top three projects this year (currently standing at number 1). Put together by designer Evan Stremke, Momentus features 30 defining moments in US history illustrated by 30 cussing-amazing artists. I was lucky enough to grab my first choice on the list and hit the books. (Also Netflix)
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Before I go into the project, I'd love to suggest watching Ken Burns' PBS documentary The Journey of the Corps of Discovery narrated by Hal Holbrook. The film traces the 862 day journey of Lewis and Clark and condenses it all into 4 hours. You may think this is a little long for a film, but there was nothing better than pouring a bowl of cereal and substituting morning cartoons for two days.
Originally, this illustration was going to feature their first encounter with a grizzly bear, just because the journal entry was so iconic, but I'm tired of drawing bears. Instead my contribution features day 164, where they arrived at a Mandan village and set up camp. Just to avoid any historical commentary, the Mandan's had more dome-like lodges, but they would use tipis when away and for hunting. Okay? Okay?
If you haven't already seen the whole project, check out the link at the bottom of the post. There is a great line up of artists coming up and four beautiful submissions that have been up since last week.
Click here for more Momentus.
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Gopher Illustrated
June 18, 2011Gopher Illustrated here in Austin, Tejas recently ran an interview with me in the publication TODOAustin. The people over at Gopher are super kind folks and pretty dang talented. They are actually having their Volume 02 release party on June 23. Details here for anyone interested in good food and beer.
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Lumber fox (version grayscale) had a nice half page shared with a sweet little graphic they made for my name. You can pick up a copy somewhere in Austin, Progress Coffee and the Mexic-Arte Museum on Congress to name a couple. If you aren't in the city, or don't want to leave home you can also read it online (page 10) here.
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Threadless Reprint
May 19, 2011The kind folk over in the windy city have reprinted my Russian Newborn, with a twist. This once golden shirt is now printed for the ladies on baby blue. Sorry gents, but it wasn't manly enough the second time around. Head on over to this link to buy it for 12 bucks!
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Drawing Practice
May 4, 2011I haven't had much free time recently, but I try and break out the Wacom every morning or so to get some personal work done. Without further ado, I'm going to make use of one of my new site features and post a small slide show on the permalink of some of my most recent illustrations.
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This slide show and this whole site (actually) could not have been possible without the delicate coding hands of Miss Melanie Richards. I threw her a mess of screenshots and illustrator mockups, and she put it all together in an HTML/CSS world. Thank you Melanie! So much!