Just another day on the Jersey Shore.....

Here's the final painting of the monkey & pug--I'm pretty happy with how this came out--it's such a strange image, I had a really good time painting it! I haven't done animals in my work too often, so it was fun to tackle that in my style, and at the same time try to capture some human characteristics and capture some personality. Hopefully the friend who commissioned it will like it too!

sneak peek...

I have my commissioned painting of a monkey walking a pug well in the works (I posted this assignment awhile back). Wanted to post a few pics of it in progress...having alot of fun with it so far, and hope to finish it up soon!

Fruit in color

Wrapping up my ad assignment-really had fun getting into color with these images!

Advertising/product art

I'm working on a new illustration & lettering job for an advertising campaign. The product is an organic fruit drink--so the art includes some spots of funky, fun fruit and decorative lettering. It's super exciting, as this is a bit of a new market for me--and the subject matter is right up my alley! These are a few of the initial sketches, which went over well in general with the client. I have some slight revisions-and can't wait to do these in color!

New drawing

Another image I submitted for the calendar project-I always loved this quote, and the designer allows for quote-inspired images to face the calendar pages in the Artful Agenda.

More Artful Agenda art

Here's a few more of the illos I submitted to be included in the Artful Agenda calendar. I actually used this as an opportunity to revisit some old sketches, textures, and patterns I've created previously for past projects, or just for fun, and to challenge myself to combine or use them in a different way. I've been having a great time working on this project! The calendar will be available on the designer's Etsy shop late this year.

Artful Agenda Illustration

Here's the first of a few illustrations I am submitting for the Artful Agenda/calendar project. I'm hoping the designer will use this as a spread for a spring time week, and I included the weekdays lettered in the shape of raindrops. All the art is to be greyscale for this project--but I may revisit this girl later and add some color as a personal piece.