Boy Scout Jamboral

I feel fortunate to have been asked to illustrate for this project for the Boy Scouts of America. It was a pleasure to work under the direction and collaborate with Brent Watts and Peder Singleton. The Jamboral is this weekend at the Miller Motor Sportspark. The 3 rectangle banners will be hung from a stadium and will be around 25' feet tall. The other flags will measure about 6' tall.

Here are some actual photos taken during the event:

Joshua

New addition to the family means a new logo to create. This mark for Joshua was tricky but I love the story behind it. It was inspired by a growing bean stalk and the words 'Just Wait'; saying Joshua in Italian sounds very much like that phrase. We'd named our son and I was pronouncing his name in Italian over and over. 'Just wait' is what I heard; the same 'just wait' I'd been hearing I'd been hearing in my mind with respect to many life questions for the past 6 months. In that moment, I once again learned how patience is a virtue and how true inspiration doesn't always come on my timeline, but it does come.

Ogden Marathon Poster Contest submission

I put these together for a poster contest that is going on for the Ogden Marathon. They allow two submissions so I thought I'd take advantage of the chance to do two pieces. Two very different pieces. I like to board game concept in that it shows off some specific details of the Ogden race. Submissions are showing in the Union Station Gallery 51 during the month of September. I went to check them out today with the kids. Not much to say for the competition. I didn't see many other pieces there. The great news is that my two pieces sold on the first night during the gallery stroll. Yeah!

Fashion Design?

I didn't see this one coming. My friend Nkoyo Iyamba, a very talented wedding dress designer, asked me to help her sketch some dress ideas that she is pitching to Gladys Knight later this week. Here is for trying...

Digital Study - Leah

3 hours

From the Choir Loft

Amazing what you can do with a red pencil in the moments between songs during rehearsal. Some sketches are based on folks I see around me, most are spill over from studies earlier in the day.

Audrey on the iPad

Remembering Audrey Hepburn on her birthday this May 4th, I dedicated a quick 20 minute character sketch study to her memory. This is more or less the first study that I've completed on the new iPad. Sketching on this new little device will take some getting used to, but it should allow me to practice anywhere I like in a digital medium. My pogo stylus works pretty well. It would be nice if I had something that was pressure sensitive and something that had more of a point to it, but it'll do. The stylus is much better than trying to finger paint on the thing.