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Happy Anti-Tofurky Thanksgiving!

Happy tofu turkey Thanksgiving! The idea for this gag came to me in a dream, and even though it’s a little weird, I thought it would be fun to go ahead and just make it into a Thanksgiving greeting card and post it for sale on zazzle. I tried a tofurky (turkey made of tufu) once and, even though I love tofu and vegetarian food, it was awful. Somehow, I expect turfu would be equally awful.

You can buy the card from my zazzle store here: http://www.zazzle.com/anti_tofurkey_thanksgiving-137398208032657101

November 12, 2014
My First SCBWI Mid-Atlantic Conference

I attended my first-ever conference for the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) this past weekend, and all-in-all had a great time! My favorite talk was by illustrator/author Pat Cummings who was every bit as funny as she was informative. But the highlight for me was meeting illustrator Henry Cole for a critique of a children’s book I’m currently working on. His enthusiasm for my book along with his insights on improving it were worth the trip alone.

My portfolio display at the SCBWI conference.

I was there!

A couple of sketches from the event.

October 28, 2014
New Web Site For Kid Hercules

Announcing the all-new, official Kid Hercules web site! Featuring daily drawings from my 365 challenge, a brief synopsis of my upcoming series, and a few action-packed illustrations of the world’s strongest kid in full, blazing color! Check out all the awesomeness at www.kidhercules.com.

July 24, 2014
CTC Summer Camp promos

Culpeper Summer Camp banner

Here’s a couple of promos I did for CTC’s summer camp where I will also be teaching classes in Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, animation and more!

May 3, 2013
Work Featured on University of the Basque Country Website

I was recently contacted by mathematician Marta Mach-Stadler for permission to use my illustration “Running Addiction” for her faculty blog. Dr. Mach-Stadler was looking for a good Mobius strip illustration when she came across this one, which she really liked. You can check out the post, with a nice description of my work here.

April 3, 2013
Cover Art for C-Ville Weekly

Happy New Year! 2013 is off to an auspicious start for me already with my first cover for C-ville hitting the stands today. It’s my first cover for anything available locally like this, and it’s really cool to drive around town and see my artwork everywhere! This is a slight departure from my usual work, but the art director wanted to avoid using any gun imagery after the recent shootings in New Haven. When we met, he had already worked out the idea of a cave painting and showing the women from the article with bows and arrows.

January 2, 2013
Directory of Illustration is here!

My copy of the Directory of Illustration No. 29 arrived today, and I have to say I’m pretty excited! This is my first time in the Directory and a quick perusal of its many, many pages makes me feel like I fit right in. For all you art directors out there, I’m on page 527. For everyone else, wish me luck!

November 16, 2012
Gee Whiz! I’m on TV! (sort of)

NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather

One of my clients, up-and-coming TeeGee Toys, was recently featured in a local TV news segment. Even cooler (for me, at least!) is that you can see part of the illustration I did for their New York Toy Fair display on Tom’s iPhone when he’s demonstrating how TeeGee works.

August 22, 2012
New York Toy Fair display illustration

I recently completed a giant display illustration for TeeGee Toys, who will be first-time exhibitors at the 2012 New York Toy Fair this Feb 12-14. At 10’x8′ it is literally the biggest job I’ve ever had! I’m super excited that my work will be on display at one of the coolest events in the world. Below are some shots of me with the final display before it has its debut in NY.

February 4, 2012
Featured Profile on I’d Rather Be Making Art

Caged

I was recently interviewed in a feature profile for the art blog I’d Rather Be Making Art. This marks my very first interview, which is a fun and super-cool little milestone for me. It also happens to be a pretty cool art blog with plenty of other interesting articles and features. You can check out my piece along with some of my illustrations here.

April 18, 2011