Illustration

It's been over a year since I last refreshed my PDF Portfolios. Since I just posted a brand spankin' new logo, I thought it would be a good time to update them as well. The new portfolios come in four flavors: Character Design, Toy Design, Illustration, and FPO/Comp Art. Click the links to download or grab them off my Downloads...

Last year I was hired by Goldfish Swim Schools to create a mascot for their company, a goldfish named "Bubbles". They liked the mascot so much that they've since hired me to create a series of stick-on tattoos and coloring book pages for children featuring Bubbles in various costumes and themes. They'll distribute one per month for an entire year. I...

Back in 2005 I illustrated a cartoon Gospel tract called "Are You A Good Person?", based on a presentation by Christian author and speaker Ray Comfort for the ministry of Living Waters. To date they've distributed over five million copies of the tract and it has been translated into twenty languages. There's even been an animated version produced (which I supervised) that has...

This afternoon I received a package from Highlights! magazine. Inside was a letter informing me I've been chosen to receive the Illustrator of the Month Pewter Plate Award, and a shiny silver plate with my name inscribed. Very classy. I'm surprised and very honored. Every issue of Highlights is full of wonderful artwork from several very charming illustrators. It's a...

I've been too busy to design, print, and mail an actual Christmas card this year. So once again I went the digital route and sent a Christmas email with the above image to everyone on my mailing list. (Click the image to enlarge). If you didn't get one, you are welcome to sign up over to the right of this blog...

Earlier this year I was hired by a chain of swimming schools in Wisconsin to design a mascot for their company, Goldfish Swim Schools. You can see a few of the initial sketches here. They named the mascot "Bubbles", and they liked him/her/it so much that they asked me to create themed variations for use on calendars, removable tattoos, etc....