About the Artist

 

I love to illustrate, paint, design and create with many different mediums. Illustration and graphic design elements, either hand drawn or digitally rendered, are my specialty. Large and small jobs are welcome and, I am not daunted by tight deadlines, lengthy projects or complexity. My resume gives you additional information about my specific skills and clients.

 

The picture links below take you to a sampling of pieces that are specific to that category. Each image demonstrates some of the styles that I work with. No matter what the style, I deliver your project within your deadline, work with you on your special budget and, best of all, I’m really easy to work with because I love what I do, and I love providing beautiful imagery for my clients.

 

Please take a break in your busy schedule and view some samples of my work. All the pieces on this site are a fraction of the work I have produced within the 30 years I have been a professional artist and designer. If you are interested to see more or, need to see something in particular, contact me in case I do have it! I am pleased to send it your way as a low-resolution attachment to an email.

 

 
 

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DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

 

 

Digital imagery can be developed in several different ways and using lots of different software. I used Creative Suite Illustrator and Photoshop for vector renderings and/or photoshop for more elaborate effects. An approved sketch is scanned into photoshop to be traced and colored or brought into Illustrator for a vector image. In this category you can see just some of the diverse styles that can be created digitally. My samples include those for: fashion illustration, web and graphic design imagery, editorial, technical, and children's book illustrations.

 

 

 

 

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TECHNICAL ART

TECHNICAL ART

 

 

Technical drawings require a different skill than free form images. Precise scaling and measurements with or without perspective techniques help make them look 3 dimensional without a lot of shading.

 

 

 

 

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BOOK ILLUSTRATION

BOOK ILLUSTRATION

 

 

Large book projects are one of my favorite types of commissions! In this category there are just a few images from each of the books I have illustrated.

 

Some of these books have been published already and some have not, but they include those from children's books, technical nonfiction books, novels, how-to craft and home decorative books and, an eBook.

 

 

 

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SKETCHES

SKETCHES

 

 

I draw dozens of sketches a week that don't always go to final.

 

 

 

 

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HAND DRAWN

HAND DRAWN

 

 

Using traditional drawing methods without computer technology can be as diverse as it's modern component. I am skilled in most drawing and painting mediums. I usually suggest which medium(s) could work best for each project. The samples in this category are created with oils, acrylics, watercolor, graphite and colored pencil, pastel, charcoal and pen and ink.

 

 

 

 

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FINE ART

FINE ART

 

 

I enjoy working in many different mediums. But, for my fine art I have developed expertise in oil painting and graphite pencil. The samples in this category are just a few of the pieces I have completed in each of these two mediums. The oil paintings in particular have sold in galleries throughout the North East USA and, I have filled several private orders for both large and small scale paintings.

 

 

 

 

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Samples in my graphic design category are for both print and web. They include logos, business cards and identity materials, posters, labels and web page design.

 

For most projects, I offer preliminary concept sketches before I go to final. These sketches are developed with further detail and sometimes need two or three revisions. Take a look in my "sketches" category and you will see a good example of the concept sketch that got turned into a final vector for The Brian Blades Foundation Softball Games Logo.

 

 

 

 

 

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OTHER WORK

OTHER WORK

 

 

I'm showing some of my garden designs and other creations that you might enjoy.

 

 

 

 

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