Business Cards

These were the business cards I designed. They actually came about a month ago but I love them so much that I wanted to post them before too much time had gone by. I bought a thousand from www.premiumcards.net. A couple people have suggested other companies to me but I used the site because they produce cards of different unusual sizes and formats. They also do postcards which I might considering ordering in time. I have been leaving these everywhere I go, coffee shops, bookstores, galleries, everywhere in Philly and NY. The one criticism that people had about the size was that it didn't fit properly in their wallets, but it did fit. I like to think of them as mini flyer/promotional pieces that double as a business card. The painting was originally done a couple months ago for a book cover about a femme fatale who steals men's eyes. The playing card idea came to me in a dream. Those are the best dreams.

Final Open House Poster

This is the final for the sketches I had been posting for the past month. It took this long because I was balancing four paintings at once. I'm pretty happy with it. This is digital painting number 2 so far and it will only get better and better.

Evolving

After much thought and talk, I've finally decided to go digital. Completely digital. Here's why:

a) I am so sick of the toxic fumes and sticking my fingers in lead paint.
b) I cannot afford a large format scanner and even when I do scan, all the dark areas becomes shiny and unreasonable. Also, taking pictures of my art takes the detail away.
c) Some of my favorite illustrators are digital. For example: Sam Weber, Zina Saunders, Brian Despain, etc. After listening to an "Escape to Illustration Island" podcast interview with Sam Weber, I was convinced that digital is a good way to work
d) It just looks better in print.

When I announced that I was going digital to my classmates, most of them were quite appalled and thought I should continue to do my oil paintings. Ridiculous. It seems that my school is a bit behind on the times and the digital world. I'm ready to leave this bird's nest...

Anyways, the picture posted is a layout and illustration I designed for a children's alphabet book. Sally saw snails slowly soaring from the sky in spring. Also, this is my first completely DIGITAL painting! I'm very excited for my new medium.

Spinning like a Carousel

In the past week I have been juggling four paintings at once, while revising four others. I sure love to keep busy. One of those paintings is the hermit crab which I posted sketches for earlier. In the meantime...

I wanted to post this painting that I did to advertise the senior thesis show called the "Ely." The horses on the carousel are budding wings and breaking free. The carousel represents the school preparing its students to be let free into the world.

I really enjoyed working on this painting. I'm pretty sure this is the most colorless carousel that has ever been conceived (on purpose, mind you).

Art of Fashion

In February, Webster Hall in NYC put on a fashion show to celebrate fashion week. Part of the event featured fashion illustrators and photographers. This is a picture of me at the exhibit with some of my work. Excuse the low quality photo, it's a cell phone pic.

Final Sketch for Open House Flyer

Of all those sketches I did, my alternative idea was the chosen one. So here is a finalized sketch of a hermit crab that found his home (which is uarts). This is the version without type. The final product will be filled with tidbits of information.

Lots of Sketches

It sure has been a long time since I've posted anything. I've been so busy with school and side projects and such but no excuses! This is a very late new year's resolution to post in my blog more often.

Onto business, these are sketches that I did for a brochure advertising the Uarts open house. The three themes were finding your fit, directions, and creative utopia. Mostly I chose "directions" but strayed to "finding your fit" as well (those are the ones with a hermit crab finding a new shell). The main idea I was trying to portray is a compass that points to Uarts. These were a lot of fun and I'm excited for the final product. Will post a more finalized sketch next.