A few weeks ago I gave a presentation to a high school class and I dug out samples of past projects to show. I came across this one, a “newspaper” that was used as a hero prop in a film. I created the illustrations and elements at the top to emulate a newspaper and I asked a local newspaper to print it on newsprint.

Tags: #Design, #movieprop

This is my entry for the upcoming AIGA event called “Birdhouse: An Exhibition and Silent Auction.” The event runs May 5 - 10, at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more details on the event visit http://newmexico.aiga.org.

Lately I have been inspired by many designers that use other mediums or styles to get new effects, other than using the computer. I made the drawing by hand, and then incorporated it into a Photoshop document. In this particular instance I wanted to keep the drawing looking a bit rough, so I did not convert it into a vector image.

Tags: #Design, #AIGA

Once again, Ampersand has chosen my work to be featured on their signage! I owe a huge debt of gratitude to this Austin-based company.

Several years back after a move, I realized that several of my canvas’ were damaged. I was searching for a new material for my paintings and at first, I tried buying pieces of wood and priming it myself. While this worked pretty well and I liked painting on wood, it was so hard to frame!

Then, I discovered Ampersand’s panels that come in a variety of sizes. They are easy to frame, already primed, and made of quality of materials. I only use Ampersand’s art panels now when making my paintings. Check out all of their supplies at www.ampersandart.com.

Tags: #Ampersand, #painting

Lots of different materials being utilized in my studio these days!