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College Graduation Announcement

2011-05-23T22:16:00.001-07:00

My brother in law is graduating with a film degree and asked if i could come up with something fun for his graduation announcement.

Illustration Friday: Duet

2011-04-07T21:42:00.000-07:00

The last few of my Illustration Friday submissions, I have used my kids as my inspiration. With this weeks subject, I instantly came up with a few ideas that involved my daughter and I. The one idea that I kept coming back to is one of my greatest memories that I still have with her. Over a year ago she discovered the world of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse". At the end of an episode, all the characters do a dance to the "Hot Dog" song. No matter what i was in the middle of doing, we would jump in front of the television and dance along with Mickey and the gang.

Illustration Friday: Toy

2011-03-29T23:00:00.001-07:00

When it comes to playtime, nothing can compare to my children's favorite toys. For Elizabeth, its her husky and Cinderella dress. For Parker, its his teething ring.

Party Invitation Design

2011-03-18T22:20:00.001-07:00

While working on my last week's Illustration Friday submission, I was asked to design a party invitation. I was really happy with the final design. In regards to my Illustration Friday "Warning" submission, look for it to be posted soon. It was a very funny moment that happened to us recently and was coming along great.

Illustration Friday: Stir

2011-03-15T22:42:00.000-07:00

Just as we finally have a moment to relax, we hear our kids starting to stir from their naps.

Illustration Friday: Swarm

2011-02-28T21:58:00.001-08:00

As a child there was no greater moment than hearing that faint chime coming from down the street. The site of kids coming out of nowhere to swarm the ice cream truck was amazing to watch.

Illustration Friday: Reverse

2011-02-08T17:00:00.001-08:00

My 3 year old daughter is always finding new ways to entertain herself. Just last week her new discovery was wearing her underwear over her pajama pants. Thought this cute little moment would be perfect for this week's word

Illustration Friday: Chicken

2011-01-17T20:35:00.000-08:00

This week alot of ideas came to mind, but with Pandora in the background playing The Beatles, for some reason my ideas always seemed to center around "The Fab Four". After many unsuccessful sketches of chickens wearing the classic Beatles haircut, i shifted towards the classic Abbey Road image.

My Family

2011-01-03T22:12:00.000-08:00

For Christmas, i thought it would be fun to do portraits for both sides of the family. This the family portrait of my family.

My In-laws

2011-01-03T22:07:00.000-08:00

For Christmas, i thought it would be fun to do portraits for both sides of the family. This the family portrait of my in-laws.

Our 2010 Christmas Card

2011-01-03T18:11:00.000-08:00

When it came time to come up with this years christmas card, a few ideas came to mind. But the one that i felt captured the feeling this year was the one of our family sitting with Santa Claus. This is the first year my son and daughter went to meet Santa so thought this matched nicely. Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday and a Merry Christmas.

Elizabeth's Third Birthday Thank You Cards

2011-01-03T18:02:00.000-08:00

Gotta love Costco cakes. This is the design she had on her cake so thought it would be cute to make it part of her thank you card.

Elizabeth's Third Birthday Party Invitation

2011-01-03T17:55:00.001-08:00

Here is the cover for my daughter's 3rd birthday party invitation. One of her favorite places is the park so i wanted to include that in the design. Her favorite thing at the park is the spiral slide so i thought that would be a clever way to form the number 3.

Parker's Baby Shower Invitation

2011-01-03T17:32:00.000-08:00

Here is the cover of Parker's baby shower invitation. I thought it came out pretty cute. The design following it, is for the thank you card.

Wow..It's 2011

2011-01-03T16:59:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how quick the year went. I had so many wonderful things happen this past year: My son, Parker, was born in August. My daughter Elizabeth, turned 3. We moved into our new house. These wonderful things have kept me very busy but have taken up most of my time. So one of my new year's resolutions will be to draw constantly. One of the things that have helped me do this is the iPad. The Sketchbook Pro application is amazing. I will do my best to update the site with either quick sketches from my iPad or more finished pieces. To start off 2011. here are a few pieces that i have done over this past year.

Our 2009 Christmas Card

2009-12-12T15:42:00.000-08:00

We have designed our Christmas card over the last 5 years. After many sketches and ideas, this is what my wife and I came up with for 2009. I feel it turned out pretty well. From my family to yours, Happy Holidays!

Elizabeth's Second Birthday Thank You Cards

2009-12-12T15:27:00.000-08:00

My daughter loves to be outside and one of her favorite places in the world is the park. When it was time to have her party, there was no place better than to have it at the park. She had so much fun. When it was time to send out thank you cards, I wanted to keep with the theme of the park. This is what I came up with.

Elizabeth's Second Birthday Card Invitation

2009-12-12T15:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a long time. We ended up moving and are in the process of purchasing a new home. Life has been crazy with that and the holidays. I am going to try to get back on track by adding more posts and I will start with this one. My daughter turned 2 in November and this is the design I created for her birthday invitations. She has changed so much in one year, its unbelievable.

Illustration Friday: Contagious

2009-05-19T23:46:00.000-07:00

When the word of the week turned out to be contagious, my mind instantly went to the swine flu. I wonder if this is what the virus looks like in a microscope.

Illustration Friday: Parade

2009-05-12T23:02:00.000-07:00

Mother's Cookies Cookie Parade. One of the gems of my childhood. To open a brand new bag and to see these frosted animal cookies as hidden treasures among the regular cookies was a treat. And to go to the grocery store years later to see that they have bags with just these frosted animal cookies. Life doesn't get any better.

Illustration Friday: Hierarchy

2009-05-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

When this week's topic came up, the first thing i thought of was a family of ducks. Quack Quack!

Illustration Friday: Theater

2009-04-28T19:17:00.000-07:00

Here is a publicity shot of Old McDonald's Theater Troupe in the production of "The Wizard of Oz". Coming to a barnyard near you!

Illustration Friday: Impossibility

2009-04-22T22:42:00.000-07:00

We all find out sooner or later that the moon is not made out of cheese. I guess someone forgot to tell the mouse.

Illustration Friday: Fleeting

2009-04-13T20:17:00.000-07:00

In this fleeting moment, we see an elephant's dream to fly.

Illustration Friday: Talisman

2009-04-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

"May the Tivo be with You!"

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Illustration Friday Idea : Poise

2009-04-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

Here was the first idea I had for Illustration Friday's "Poise" subject matter. I ended up going with the malled mailman instead. I thought it was a bit funnier. I still like this drawing of a rooster so i decided I would post it as well.

Illustration Friday: Poise

2009-04-01T23:56:00.000-07:00

This chihuahua is poised with self-confidence after defeating the mailman.

Illustration Friday: Subtract

2009-03-25T22:01:00.000-07:00

So here is my first entry into Illustration Friday and I had so much fun doing it. Recently, I have been reading a bunch of animal books to my 1 year old daughter and came up with this idea. What could be more embarrassing then a zebra losing some of its beloved stripes.

Graduation Caricature

2009-02-26T23:48:00.001-08:00

My soon to be sister-in-law is graduating from a nursing program tomorrow. She asked me to design a creative graduation announcement for her so I designed this caricature of her.

2008 Christmas Card

2009-02-26T23:07:00.001-08:00

Every year I design a special christmas card to send to our family and friends. Here is what we sent out to everyone this past year.

Elizabeth's First Birthday Card Invitation

2009-02-26T23:04:00.000-08:00

To start things off, here is something I created for my daughters birthday. She turned one in November and this is the design I created for her birthday invitations.

I am now a blogger!

2009-02-26T19:22:00.000-08:00

With my website all updated, I thought it was time to tackle a blog. Sooooo...here it goes