Aug 28
T. rex
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T rex

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

Jul 16
The Pattillo Twins Fly Again
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P-51

Here’s a new project with a very cool story about two restored warbirds and the pilots who flew them in WWII.

Click here for the story.
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Jun 18
…and a Mammoth.
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Mammoth
Mammuthus columbi

Jun 18
Spring Update – More Cars…
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It’s been a busy spring and it’s shaping up to be a busy summer. This blog is way overdue for an update… here’s some more car portrait commissions for Sparky’s.

Money Shot
The Money Shot

Chevy Biscayne
A 1960 Chevy Biscayne Sedan Delivery

Rose
The Rose, a 1930 Packard Victoria

Indy
Sparky’s March Indy Car

Jan 8
International 500 2010
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A t-shirt design for an event I’ve designed for every year since 2006.

I-500 2010

Jan 8
The Grand Marlin
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Here’s another t-shirt design, this time for a resort in Florida.

Grand Marlin

Dec 22
Four Hot Rods
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Four cars illustrated for their owner’s website. He rents out his 50′s themed hot rod garage for parties and events.

Update: Sparky’s Hot Rod Garage website is up!

Black 34

34_sedan.jpg

woody.jpg

speedstar.jpg

Nov 21
Stereobook Vehicles
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18 Wheeler
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Here’s what your kids really want for Christmas! Stereobook Vehicles, published by Chronicle Books. I produced 15 illustrations for this book, one in a series of picture books for kids which feature a realistic sound for each spread. Click the link to see more…

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Nov 2
The Gallo Campground Project
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Chaco 2

Here is another project for an outdoor educational exhibit for which I provided illustrations of a reconstructed archaeological site, this time in Chaco Canyon.
Read on…
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Aug 9
The Millville Project
admin | Archaeology, Illustration | 08 9th, 2009| Comments Off
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The main reason for my trip to Brazil this summer was to attend the 2009 IFRAO Global Rock Art Congress. I gave a presentation on two projects for which I was commissioned to produce artwork, both involving outdoor educational exhibits at rock art sites. The talk I gave was about the preservation aspect of my work, but here, I’m going to go into detail about the art itself. This painting is the first of the two, which I will walk through from concept sketch to finished signage. Click the link below and read on…

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