Xenozoic Tales

Exciting news! Flesk Publishing recently revealed a new cover for Xenozoic Tales that is coming out this summer, and Mark Schultz gave me the honor to color the new cover for this great story. Please check it out and pick up a copy!

You can see a comparison of the old and new covers at Flesk's Blog.

Xcel Magazine Continued

Here is a look at some more illustrations I did for the Xcel Magazine. Enjoy!

This is a portrait of Nathan Daniel, a good

friend and fellow artist. Nathan worked on the 

Xcel web site and the formatting for the magazine.

This is a self-portrait. The portraits were used 

to identify who the artists were that worked

on the magazine. We had the option of using

photos, but I thought this would be more interesting.

This was an interior illustration for an article written by

Jeff Fields, one of the Xcel board members. After reading

the article, I decided to emphasize the theme of leadership

that Jeff showed in his career as a pilot and trainer.

Xcel Magazine

Hello everyone,

2013 has already started off with a bang! In addition to freelance work with SCAD, I have been teaching cartooning classes and offering private lessons for kids. Although teaching can be incredibly useful for learning, I don't have much to show for it, which is partly why the blog has been to sparse on updates. I have been working on side-projects, but many of them are long-term endeavors that I am not ready to reveal at this time. I have been making good progress and hope to share some things soon.

What I can share is my work for the Xcel magazine called The Network. It was created to help increase Xcel's exposure and share their message with local businesses in Savannah. I helped illustrate and plan the incorporation of text into the illustrations. Hope you enjoy!

In the magazine, this illustration was  used as a vingette

 for an article about the Xcel Network. The writing at the top was 

replaced by the text of the article, and I thought it looked pretty sharp,

since the text also pointed down towards the man in the center. 

The following three images were used to explain the story of the rocket,

and it employs the original drawings I did for Xcel's teaching curriculum. 

 There is more to come from Xcel and other projects. I hope your 2013 is off to a good, productive start and that you are heading for new, exciting places.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Back in the Swing of Things

After a brief vacation from blogging, I am back! Much has happened since my last post, including some new freelance work.

The first good news is that I am teaching a cartooning class for ages 6-11 at the Department of Cultural Affairs in Savannah. Preparing for this class has been a challenge, but a fun one! I just finished the first round of 6 week classes, and many of the students returned for the second offering of the class.

The second good news is that I had an opportunity to do some illustration work for the Xcel magazine, which should be out soon.

The third good news is that I am currently completing a freelance project for SCAD. It is a unique project and quite complicated to explain, but a quick summary would be that I am providing illustration assistance to the Architecture Department for their Studio Culture Event and Studio Culture Policy. I will be able to post more work in the future with in-depth explanations.

So good news all around! I have been extremely blessed over the last few months and am very thankful for it. At this point, I'm trying to make sure I steward well what the Lord has given me as I gear up for future opportunities! Also, I am striving to keep making personal work even with my freelance commitments to keep pushing myself as an illustrator and designer. I will be posting more personal work here in the near future!

In other news, I have been gaining a lot of great information from Chris Oatley's Podcast, and encourage any creative person to go there and listen in for some great tips.

Until next time, stay classy!