TR Dodger
Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination, or both.
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Echoes from the Manger
This is a flyer from December 2009 for a Christmas event at RoyRed. It was an effort to get the transparency effect to look right on the printed flyers.
Labels: RoyRed
I have been busy creating graphics for Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church and School for the last twelve months or so and I will now attempt to play catch-up and start posting them. Thanks for browsing.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
IF Breezy
This was a fun illo to do on the computer. Thanks to my good friend Mark for his continued support.
Labels: Illustration Friday
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
A few more
Well, we made it through our home opener here in Cleveland. Last year our home opener was snowed out.
Labels: postcards
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
IF Plain
After many IF sketches that never made it to post, here's one that did.
Labels: Illustration Friday, postcards
Friday, August 17, 2007
Finger Puppet Postcard
This is a dark piece, but there is more contrast then the scan shows. All I did was take a thick, black Sharpie marker (love that smell) and color a piece of styrene to make the scratch board.
Labels: postcards
Thursday, August 09, 2007
New postcard
I think that these are getting better. It sure feels good to do them and send them out.
Labels: postcards
Monday, August 06, 2007
With just a flick of my Bic...
I love to draw with a simple black ink, Bic pen. I think that I like the greyness of the ink the best because it feels more like I'm sketching with a pencil. This postcard is going to be hard to drop in the mail because I really lke the way it turnd out. Does anyone remember the commercial from the headline?
Labels: postcards
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Brush and Ink Postcard
Here is the latest postcard I'm sending to my friend Mark. You can see his Illustration Friday work here.
Labels: postcards
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Doodles to You
Every so often I'll do a small sketch and send it as a postcard to my buddy Mark. This time I took cues from some great illustrators, Stefan Bucher and Von Glitschka.
Stephan plays Dr. Frankenstein as he gives life to an ink blot and they come to life as a Daily Monster. And as creations sometimes do, it took on a life of it's own.
Vonster just preaches to his blog readers and his students, Doodle, Doodle, Doodle! He even develops doodle pages that you can download if you need a place to start.
So I took some marker blots, doodled over them and mailed it to my buddy. It was fun.
Labels: postcards
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Working large
I find that I feel much more restricted when I sketch in my sketch book. These sketches that I am currently posting are on sheets that are 22" x 16". I find that I have much more freedom and expression when I draw with whole arm and body then just with my fingers and my wrist resting on the sketch book.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Keep on sketching
This is it...again...I think. I'm trying to make a serious effort at becoming a professional illustrator. The more I read "The Education of an Illustrator" from Steven Heller and Marshall Arisman, the more I wish that I could go back to school and start over again. The course plans from the instructors are exciting, but the common denominator is sketching. Sketch, sketch, sketch. Hone your craft. Sketching is the practice you put in to play the game. I also have some other projects that I hope to develop, so stay tuned. It'll sure to be a bumpy ride, but here we go.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
Friday, June 09, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Stay Up Late with Michael Bierut
Stay Up Late is an article by Michael Bierut that was published on October 7, 2005, on the AIGA website. This article gives a great example of how extra effort and a passion for your work can reap you many rewards. Not much can replace sacrifice and hard work.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Illo Fri - Under The Sea
I've sketched a lot of Illustration Friday themes and rarely have I been able to illustrate them. So here is this weeks sketch. You may notice that it is done on the back of some very high quality bingo paper. I hope that you enjoy it.