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Earlier this year, I was hired by Oxford University Press to illustrate three two-page spreads for the new edition of their Illustrated Children’s Dictionary. Basically, I was to update existing scenes done by a different artist from the previous edition. Using the same general layout, I was to make them more realistic, update the technology and introduce characters used throughout the book. This was a very fun project… I enjoy illustrating detailed scenes like this and I had a blast working with Oxford.

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Photoshop painting of a ’69 and a ’67 Camaro barn find for a Chevy-licensed t-shirt screen printer.

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This portrait of the Gypsy Rose was for Movin’ Violation.

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Wow, it’s been a busy year. So busy, it’s been months since I’ve updated. Here’s a train I illustrated for a line of cutout vinyl wall graphics. These were done in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

“American” Style 4-4-0 locomotive. (Click image for larger view)

1880s Style Boxcar

Pullman Coach

Bobber Caboose

In the span of my career, I’ve had the pleasure of working with some extremely talented people. One of my favorites is a legend in the world of automotive art, Greg Tedder. Greg’s an old-school Southern California hot rodder whose incredibly rich and detailed hand-rendered drawings have influenced and inspired an entire generation of automotive artists, including myself. I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with Greg on several projects over the past few years.

I collaborated with Greg on this t-shirt design for Lonestar Caliper (were you can buy shirts featuring Greg’s latest art) and the Detroit Autorama. Greg drew the car, I rendered the GM building in the background. Then with Greg’s input, I put it all together in a design and color-separated it in Photoshop to screen print in 11 spot colors.

New designs for World of Wheels t-shirts. Did I mention I love drawing cars?

Here’s some rat rod shirts I did for Andy’s Tees a while back.

Here’s some work done recently for an educational toy manufacturer. These are for giant (3′ x 2′) jigsaw puzzles.

Big Pirate Ship

Big Digger

Big Fire Truck

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Another interesting archaeological reconstruction project, this time for archaeologist Deni J. Seymour’s forthcoming book about the Sobaipuri O’odham people of Southern Arizona. This is a partial reconstruction of an actual site along the San Pedro river, around 1770, looking East across the river toward the Dragoon Mountains.

A rather mean-looking Tyrannosaurus for a t-shirt line drawn in pencil and colored in Photoshop.