I must admit, it felt great to see my artwork on television. It was a wonderful project and I'm very happy to have been given the chance to be a part of it. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Anne Twomey, who offered me this assignment and gave me the creative freedom that so many commercial artists dream about.

A paper stock that emulated primed canvas was used for the jacket and the lettering received an ultra-gloss lamination. 

Client: Hachette Book Group
Creative Director: Anne Twomey
Designer: Darren Booth
Awarded: Communication Arts Design Annual, The Type Directors Club, NY Book Show (1st Place, General Trade), HOW International Design Annual, AIGA's 50 Books/50 Covers.

Illustration and hand-lettering created for 7" vinyl release. 

Client: Kathleen Edwards / Zoe / Rounder
Awarded: American Illustration 31

Artwork used in campus banners, print ads, web banners, brochures and various tchotke.

Client: Ligonier Academy
Art Direction: Jose Reyes, Metaleap Design
Creative Direction: Geoff Stevens
Awarded: Communication Arts Typography Annual

I was fortunate enough to be involved with a fun project that was centered around Aol's 25th Anniversary. It was sort of a surreal assignment because the participating artists were scattered across the globe and we were given complete freedom which is quite a rare thing in any industry, let alone advertising. At the end of the project the artists gathered in New York for a gallery show and concert, along with the opportunity to meet Chuck Close. It was a blast meeting the rest of the artists, as well as the creative team. 

I was curious to see how my work translated into 3-D so I created this piece out of paper mache as an experiment and am pretty happy with the results.

Part of a larger series of illos for Prana's catalogs.

Client: Prana
Art Director: Chris Barker
Awarded: Communication Arts Illustration Annual

18x24 poster for a Bright Eyes concert at SXSW.
Printed with hits of neon pink ink.

Client: Aol
Art Director: Melissa Scott
Designer: Darren Booth
Awarded: Communication Arts Typography Annual

Various pieces for Kathleen Edwards' album Voyageur. Two colour options were created – one for the CD and the other for the vinyl cover. Seeing your artwork in the wild never gets old and seeing it on Letterman definitely never gets old. This was the 3rd time my art appeared on Late Night and now Dave is starting to feel like a distant uncle to me. 

Client: Kathleen Edwards / Zoe / Rounder
Designer: Jud Haynes
Lettering: Dad Edwards

Limited edition silkscreen prints of this will be available to buy shortly.

Client: Penguin Books
Creative Director: Mary Opper
Art Direction: Kristin Steenstra
Design Company: Soapbox Design

A self-portrait as part of a group promo for &Reach, the company that manages my studio / business.

Client: Uppercase Gallery
Art Direction: Janine Vangool
Awarded: Best in Show by National Unisource Annual and Corporate Report Show (NUARs)

Part of a larger series of illos for Prana's catalogs.

Client: Prana
Art Director: Chris Barker
Awarded: Communication Arts Illustration Annual

One of my largest pieces to date, this was originally for a client but when the project changed directions I decided to execute the piece for my portfolio instead. I created the illustration at a small scale first so I had a game plan going into the large version. More process photos can be seen here on my blog. 

"Sucks to your ass-mar!"

Self-directed
Awarded: Applied Arts Illustration Annual

Catalog cover

Client: Storey Publishing
Art Director: Leslie Charles

Client: St. Martin's Press
Art Director: Robert Grom

Art Director Jordan Butcher and myself have been trying to find an opportunity to work together for a while and this was the perfect project to do so. We also lucked out when we received approvals to emboss the title on the front of the album cover. 
 
Client: Anberlin / Universal Republic
Art Direction: Jordan Butcher

Client: Time Out New York
Art Direction: Adam Fulrath

Self-promotional work
Art Direction: Dushan Milic
Awarded: 3x3 Illustration Annual

Client: Granta Books / Portobello
Art Direction: Michael Salu

Client: McDonald's
Agency: Arc Worldwide/Leo Burnett
Associate Producer: Claire Quin
Creative: Marjorie Novotney

Some lettering for the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival that took place at the World Financial Center. It's great when an Art Director contacts me to create work that's a bit outside of my usual realm, in this case, brush work. I wanted the lettering to have flaws to give it character but it was also important to capture some confidence.

Client: Brookfield Properties
Design: brk / nyc
Art Direction & Design: Ben King

I absolutely love the copywriting in this series. 

Artwork created for various gallery shows in Toronto.
The Toronto craft brewery, Indie Alehouse, purchased the "Glory & Consequences" bat and named their Belgian Dubbel beer after it. The other bat is a homage to the '93 World Series winning home run hit by Joe Carter.

Show curated by: Garrison Creek Bat Co.

Client: Roundabout Theatre Company
Design Company: SpotCo
Art Direction: Amanda Spielman

Client: GO Magazine
Art Direction: Shane Luitjens

Self-promotional work
Art Direction: Dushan Milic
Awarded: Society of Illustrators NY, Coupe Design & Image, Applied Arts Illustration Annual

Client: MIT
Design Agency: Stoltze Design
Art Direction: Bob Beerman (Best surname ever?)

Client: Timber Press
Designer: Laken Wright