Keele Art

Patinting for Todd

2012-01-22T13:33:00.001-07:00

This is a painting I did for a friend Todd Brinkerhoff. He wanted me to paint the main characters of a book his sister-in-law is writing.

Mona Mustangs

2011-11-09T13:58:00.000-07:00

This is a logo created for an elementary school in Mona, Utah.

Rock Happy!

2011-10-09T22:14:00.001-06:00

This past week I got to do something I don't get to do often. I art directed some photography. I had my son Richard use his photography skills to get the photo we see here. I added the graphics and we have a CD cover. Mike Newman is a incredibly talented close friend who wrote, played and sings the songs on this CD. I believe some will but the CD because of the cover and keep listening to it because of the music.

Praying With Patience

2011-09-28T03:32:00.002-06:00

This is an illustration I did for the October issus of the Friend magazine. It is a childrens magazine put out by the LDS church.

Thank you Mark for thinking of me. I had a totaly blast on this illustration especially the stickers. You can read the story that goes with this picture here.

Panthers

2011-09-28T03:28:00.002-06:00

This is a quick logo I did for a school mascot to go on some t-shirts.

Watercolor

2011-08-18T09:52:00.003-06:00

Here are some watercolors I did for Neways a while ago.

Music Posters

2011-06-26T09:47:00.002-06:00

I just finished the 4th in a series of music posters. I wanted to publish them all together. Here they are.

Classic Rock Poster

2011-06-13T15:02:00.003-06:00

This is the 3rd in a series of music posters.

Keep the Arts Alive

2011-03-27T09:45:00.006-06:00

I am working with an amazing new company called "Keep the Arts Alive". This company is creating video classes in art, dance, singing and guitar for kids who's schools don't offer these courses. This was a super fun logo to create for them. I also put together the web site liked here.

Keep the Arts Alive

2011-03-27T09:44:00.001-06:00

Copper Grill

2011-03-18T11:27:00.005-06:00

I just completed this logo for a local catering company. This was a totally fun project. I really enjoyed working with the owners and I had a chance to sample their food. Yummmm!
Check out the web site http://www.coppergrillcatering.com/

Country Music Poster

2011-03-06T11:50:00.001-07:00

Here is the second in a series of music posters.

My Demo Reel

2011-02-15T12:37:00.004-07:00

I had the video embeded here in my blog but part of the screen was cut off. Click Demo Reel to see it on YouTube.

Blues Poster

2011-02-06T09:45:00.002-07:00

This is the first in a series of posters celebrating music genres and the poeple that made them great.

Holiday E-card

2010-12-15T13:08:00.003-07:00

Here is an e-card I created for Neways.

Rock and Roll Santa

2010-11-30T21:27:00.001-07:00

This was drawn for a flyer advertising a Christmas party for my church.

Seasons Greetings

2010-11-10T11:01:00.003-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Haunkkah!
Happy New Year!
Lettering created for the time of the Season.

Boo Run

2010-09-23T16:43:00.009-06:00

Every year the company I work for sponsors a fun run. A t-shirt is handed out to all particapants. Everyone in the Creative Services department has the opportunity to submit an idea for the t-shirt. Here are my ideas.

Fire Dragon

2010-08-24T10:20:00.004-06:00

I seem to have a fondness for animal designs and especially these bird/dragon ones. Here is one I created as a car hood graphic simular to the one you find on Trans Am's.

Scottish Athlete

2010-06-24T09:39:00.003-06:00

For the past 4 years I've created a t-shirt illustration for the athletic event which is part of the Payson Scottish Festival held every summer in Payson, Utah. The Utah Caber Championships are also held here. So I decided to create two Celtic Knotted Caber Tossing Athletes facing off. It was a challenge but worth the effort.

Surf School

2010-06-15T07:12:00.003-06:00

I took a vacation to Hawaii (first time) and took surfing lessons from Sunset Suzy. I fell in love with surfing and decided to create some t-shirt art. I don't know if she'll use it, but I had fun creating it.

Scottish Sprint

2010-06-08T21:49:00.001-06:00

I had to do a quick logo for a 5K fun run. It is happening in conjunction with the Payson Scottish Festival.

Luau Poster

2010-04-28T14:45:00.004-06:00

I had the unique opportunity of revisiting a poster I'd done a few year ago. This is for a company party. I wanted to make the girl more native looking. I also worked on her hands. I am much happier with her.

Perkins Construction

2010-04-18T09:52:00.003-06:00

Here is a logo I created for a local contractor. I traded a logo for some work on my home.

Koi Fish Legend

2010-04-01T09:08:00.003-06:00

In Japan there is a legend about thousands of fish that swim upstream to climb the falls at a point called Dragon Gate on the Yellow River. Only one in many years has the dedication to make the leap and be transformed into a dragon.

I created this illustration for the Un-limbed-ited Amputee Camp.

Most illustrations are very Japaneese. I deciede to use a Celtic Knot to intertwine the fish and dragon.

Travel Poster

2010-03-22T16:21:00.003-06:00

This is a poster I illustrated to be presented to a lucky distributor at an upcoming Neways convention.

Voltaire 7

2010-03-07T15:21:00.004-07:00

This is an album cover that I've had done for a while. The name of the group is still up in the air and I decided to post it with the current name. Thanks for my son Kevin in helping me tweak the colors. Here is the Voltaire 7 myspace site.

Rose 30

2010-01-03T15:18:00.002-07:00

Sometimes the simplist things are the most beautiful. I created this rose in Illustrator in about an hour. I really love the way it turned out. It is for my 30th wedding anniversary.

Energy Drink

2009-12-23T14:46:00.006-07:00

I get to have so much fun at work. I am working on a poster comparing a new Neways energy drink to others. We don't want to show specific drinks, so I got to create a generic logo that will be texture mappen on a can.
(note: This image is much more compressed than the original)

Brooklyn

2009-12-13T21:05:00.002-07:00

My daughter, Kathy, likes me to create little paintings for each of her children. Here is the one for my newest grandchild.

Tarzan

2009-12-12T09:20:00.004-07:00

I created this illustration from a drawing in an old sketchbook.

Forklift Rodeo

2009-09-18T12:39:00.008-06:00

Posting 2 days in a row is rare. This is a t-shirt illustration for a forklift competition and re-certification. It was a blast to do and I had to post it.

100 Club

2009-09-17T08:51:00.003-06:00

I just came across this design I did a while ago. I thought it turned out well and decided to post it.

Elite Fitness

2009-08-15T10:01:00.004-06:00

I just finished this logo for a new and remodeled fitness center in Payson , Utah.

Kristal Caricature

2009-07-28T15:15:00.002-06:00

My daughter wanted me to do a caricature of her. I decided to do it in Illustrator.

Freedom Run 2009

2009-07-04T10:59:00.008-06:00

This is my second year designing the Provo Freedom Run t-shirt logo. I really love how this one turned out. My son Kevin and Jason, a good friend helped me on is. Thanks.

Youth Conference 2009

2009-05-28T19:15:00.002-06:00

Here is the latest Youth Comference T-shirt design for about 250 youth and leaders. The youth and adults will spend 3 days in doing service to people in need in our own town. I hope the shirt reflects that.

Pinup

2009-05-18T10:42:00.002-06:00

This is the result of more self training using Adobe Illustrator's Gradient Mesh Tool. I think it turned out rather well.

Midlife Crisis

2009-05-15T13:19:00.003-06:00

Here is a logo created for a band, Midlife Crisis that does oldies and originals. I now play bass guitar for them and having lots of fun.

Roil Girl

2009-04-23T09:50:00.002-06:00

This girl is supposed to be a cross between Rosie the Riviter and a pin-up. It was done for a new engine product for the company I work for. I learned a new way of illustrating using Adobe Illustrator's Gradient Tool. I included the wire as I think it is very cool. I'll be doing more of these.

The GYM

2009-02-16T19:27:00.004-07:00

This is a logo I created for a local gym in Payson where I live. It was fun to come up with the stylized figures and then their out of shape shadows.

Bax Rider

2009-02-12T07:52:00.004-07:00

I had a small break between building and animating the car engine (see Roil below) and my next project. So I colorized this drawing from my sketch book.

Roil

2009-02-11T14:00:00.009-07:00

Roil is a fuel additive that Neways is Launching this year. It cleans your engine and helps it run better. Animations were the best way to show how this product works. Here are a few images from the animations I created.

The Crater

2009-01-25T16:13:00.004-07:00

The Crater is a logo done for The Homestead. A resort in Midway, Utah. The Homestead has a natural crater filled with water that is about 90 degrees year round. It is open for swiming and scuba diving. The logo will be used on a viriety of items. All the proceeds of the sales of these items will go to help the HOPE projects. the Hope Projects are a humanitarian effort to bring help to poor peoples of the high Andes of South America.
Thanks to Kevin, my son who helped on this logo as well.

Princess

2008-12-13T17:13:00.006-07:00

This is an illustration I have been working on in my spare time. It used an old drawing as inspiration. I am quite happy with the final product.

Bamboo Hut Posters 2

2008-12-07T11:28:00.003-07:00

Here are the final images for the Bamboo Hut posters. The art director wanted them to look nostalgic, textured and faded. They are going to be reproduced in a large format to be installed in a new Salt Lake Location opening this month. I'm still not sure if I like this version or the original better.

Bamboo Hut Posters

2008-11-25T15:23:00.008-07:00

About a week and a half ago I got a call to create 3 posters for the Bamboo Hut, a polynesian restaurant in Provo. These are the initial images all created in Adobe Illustrator. I'd like to thank my son Kevin for his help. It's always fun to work with him and his brother Joshua. The art director on this project wants to tweak them a bit. I will be posting the final art soon.

Kitchen

2008-11-05T16:56:00.002-07:00

Here is a fun illustration I created for a web site. Unfortunately the person I created it for decided to can the web site because of the economy. I do still get paid though.

Witch Sketch

2008-10-13T07:46:00.002-06:00

Another Haloween Sketch.

Halloween 2008

2008-10-12T22:26:00.001-06:00

I am really getting into the Halloween spirit this year. Here is the first of a few. This is a colorized drawing from my sketchbook.

Payson Recreation

2008-09-23T04:24:00.008-06:00

I was asked to come up with a logo for the recreation program of Payson where I live. They didn't know what they wanted, so I had free reign. I came up with this one, which I believe is as good as any I've seen and better than most.

After seeing the logo, they still don't know what they want, but they know what they don't want. Such is the life of an artist.

Sketch 2

2008-09-18T15:22:00.003-06:00

Here is another sketch from my trip. I cleaned it up a bit in Photoshop and changed the color.

Knight

2008-09-16T06:04:00.002-06:00

I got a new sketchbook and took a 2 week vacation where I did alot of drawing. I will be posting some of my sketches over the next few days. Here is the first one,

BLOCKS

2008-08-11T11:08:00.002-06:00

As a illustator, I never know what coming at me next. Here is an example. It's for an article showing how to use Neways Products to build a Healthy Home.

Asia

2008-07-14T19:59:00.002-06:00

I rarly create art with a paint brush and real paint. There is something grounding to physically mix paint and put brush to gessoed board. This comission was a real interaction with the client. She described all the objects she wanted in the painting and came up with the inital coloring. I found it quite satisfying to create this symbolic painting representing Asia.

Scottish Festival 2008

2008-07-08T22:52:00.004-06:00

The Scottish Festival held in Payson, Utah is this weekend. I was asked to create a new logo. It was to relfect, not only Pipers, but Dancers and Athletes. There will be plenty of all to go around as well as Food, Fabrics, Weapons, Games, Booths, and Fun.

Safety Idea 2

2008-07-01T09:10:00.005-06:00

This will let you know where my brain is at. Here is 2 more t-shirt ideas using the same illustration. I had this idea that even a Mad Scientist puts on his rubber gloves and safety goggles before he has Igore switch on the electricity.

Safety T's

2008-07-01T09:06:00.004-06:00

At Neways, where I work, we were givin the task of creating t-shirt art promoting Safety. Here is my first idea.

Mt. Rushmore

2008-06-23T10:48:00.001-06:00

What can I say. Here is another one.

Eiffel Tower

2008-06-20T13:47:00.002-06:00

Another in the series. I dare say that this might be ny daughter Kathy's favorite.

Washington Monument

2008-06-19T11:20:00.001-06:00

This was a tough one to make interesting. I had to rely on the clouds.

Statue of Liberty

2008-06-16T10:26:00.004-06:00

This is the second in a series of landmark illustrations created for the Neways National Treasure summer party.

All Seeing Eye

2008-06-12T10:57:00.007-06:00

To go along with the National Treasure theme, I have created art for banners from the elements in the poster below.
This first one is the eye that resides on top of the pirymid on every American dollar bill.

National Treasure - Summer Party

2008-06-04T15:23:00.002-06:00

Evey summer Neways, the company I work for has a company party. The theme this year is "National Treasure". So, as you can see, I played upon the theme for this poster.

Calendar Scribbles

2008-05-25T16:16:00.004-06:00

It has been some time since I have posted anything. All the art I've been doing latley is for something that can't really be let out of the bag yet.
So I was sitting in church without my sketch book and was drawing on my calendar while listening to how I was going to hell if I didn't do my geneology. I decided to take some of the better March, April, and May doodles and put them together.

Future Classic

2008-04-07T08:04:00.002-06:00

A Classic Futuristic car done just for fun.

Runners T-shirts

2008-03-30T10:40:00.001-06:00

Another t-shirt illustration for another fun run.

Provo Freedom Festival

2008-03-30T10:34:00.004-06:00

Every year in Provo, Utah we have a huge 4th of July celebration. This year I have the opportunity to create the logo for the fun run. My logo will be on the chests of about 3000 runners.

25 Years

2008-03-01T19:31:00.002-07:00

I love doing celtic designs. This one is for the Payson Scottish Festival. This year is their 25th year of bringing Scottish Pipe Bands, Dancing, Entertainment, Food, Gifts, Clans, Games and all things Scottish to the small town of Payson, Utah.

Horned Man

2008-02-20T10:00:00.001-07:00

I had to delete this post and put it up again as I was getting spam comments that had nothing to do with my art.

Here is a sketch with a bit of Photoshop work on it.
I'll be posting some finished work soon.

Recolor

2008-01-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

One of the really amazing features of Adobe Illustrator CS3 is recoloring. By using the existing colors I can play with new color pallets. Here is a couple of recolor images along with the original sketch.

Dragon Art

2008-01-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

I got Illustrator CS3 for Christmas and wanted to try it out. It was a huge upgrade from Illustrator 10. I found an old sketch that I'd done years ago and used it for this art.

Happy New Year

2008-01-02T17:51:00.000-07:00

2008 is the year of the Rat. Now isn't that something to be happy about? This graphis was created for a 2008 appointment book.

What's A Gobo?

2007-12-18T10:54:00.001-07:00

I was talking to a fellow animator, telling him about Gobo's in lighting. How very easily you can add someing as simple as a fractal map to a light and immediatly add interest to your 3D scene. The top image is lit without a gobo. The bottom with.

The Nativity

2007-11-25T20:05:00.000-07:00

At this time of year I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas

2007-11-08T08:15:00.000-07:00

Distributors

2007-10-24T17:01:00.000-06:00

Illustrations created for a presentation.

Clearly Green

2007-10-19T11:45:00.000-06:00

Ever since I saw the Broadway musical "Wicked" I've been worndering if Elphabas green was only skin deep. This chunk of flesh was discovered in the cracks of the Winkie castle floor where the witch was melted. Now I don't have to wonder any more.

Mason Scott

2007-10-14T15:48:00.000-06:00

Here is a painting done the old fashioned way, done in acrylic on gessoed masonite. It is for my grandson to be hung in his room.

Delta 7

2007-09-26T21:27:00.001-06:00

These 2 logos are just part of the work I have been doing for Delta 7 sports.

For the past 2 months I have been creating art for t-shirts, brochure, booth graphics, a video and other marketing materials for the Arantix a innovative mountain bike frame. You can see more of it at http://www.delta7sports.com/.

Leaping Lion

2007-09-22T10:15:00.000-06:00

I have been crazy busy with loads of projects and haven't had time to post for awhile. I should get a few up in the next week. This lion was used on t-shirts, Payson High School.

Qi Robot

2007-08-08T20:28:00.000-06:00

I had an idea, a story board, and a sketch. I got most of the modeling done on this character when the project got canceled. I finished the character anyway. Here he is in all his robotness glory.

One funny thing about him is the reaction of some of the people I work with when they see him. One person said he looked like one of the robots from the movie "Robots". Hmmm! OK. Another said his mouth reminded him of Rustboy. I pointed out to him that Rustboy doesn't even have a mouth. My opinion is that this guy is so bizzar that they are not sure weather they like him. But they want to make some kind of intelligent comment about him. I think he turned out pretty cool and he would have been great in the short he was to star in. Oh well, next month I'll probably get the green light on him.

"Qi Eater Robot" is copywrited by Neways International

Dragon Sketch

2007-08-01T08:30:00.001-06:00

I was inspired by an amazing illustrator Kevin Wasden www.kevinwasden.com/ who said I needed to put up some sketch book images. So here is one from my recient book.

Kitting

2007-07-23T17:59:00.000-06:00

I haven't posted in awhile because I haven't had anything I thought worthy. This illustration isn't that exciting, thought I think it turned out well. It is step 2 in how to put together a face moisturizing kit (or as it is called in the industry kitting). Pretty exciting ha? Oh well, I should have some cool stuff coming up.

Liquiceuticals

2007-06-27T14:48:00.001-06:00

The company I work for just purchased some awesome state-of-the-art manufacturing technology. I created this image for an article touting it's superior qualities in the liquiceutical industry.

Flashback Brothers

2007-06-04T07:31:00.000-06:00

I reworked a logo I'd previously created for the greatest classic Rock & Roll band in Utah County. I play bass guitar in the band.
I recreated it in Adobe Illustrator to make it easier to get banners, flyers and business cards made. We are playing our first concert this Saturday for a private party. I will post some photos next week.

Pirates 3

2007-05-16T07:55:00.000-06:00

Arrrr... Matey. I be excited fer Pirates of the Caribbean 3. So I decided to post this here image I created about a year ago.

Seuess Wedding Cake

2007-05-13T20:34:00.000-06:00

I usually won't post photos on this blog. I'd like to keep it to my art. But, this weekend I attended 4 wedding receptions and this wedding cake caught my eye. It looks like somethig straight out of Dr. Seuess or Alice in Wonderland. Worth a post I thought.

Summer Party Bandana

2007-05-09T16:33:00.000-06:00

As you can see I can't get enough of this Summer Party stuff. Here is the latest. This art is for a bandana. It was a blast to create.

Scottish Athlete

2007-05-03T06:38:00.000-06:00

I love it when I can get clients to come to my studio. I emailed him several versions not getting the colors quite right. When he did finally come over we had it just the way he wanted in minutes.

In the logo our athlete is doing the "Sheaf Toss". It is a Scottish game where the athlete pitches a burning burlap bag stuffed with straw over a bar without touching it. The bar is then raised and those who have been successful go on to new heights. In the modern Shef Toss the bag is not set on fire.

Camp Heleman

2007-04-19T17:53:00.000-06:00

As you can tell by my blog. I love to draw. The people in my church use my talents to create cool logos for youth activities. It's lots of fun, and I am glad to contribute. Here is one for a 3 day summer camp for the young men in my area.

Beach Bash

2007-04-04T15:13:00.000-06:00

I've always dug these funky cars with the big, fat tires. Here's one I drew with a family at the beach. Another illustration for my companies summer party.

2 Sketches

2007-03-29T15:38:00.000-06:00

It's been a while since I've posted and I came across these 2 sketches from my sketchbook. I thought I'd put them up.

Charms

2007-03-21T08:26:00.000-06:00

It's amazing how many times I spend countless hours creating really cool art. Then the client decides to cancel the job. This is some art that was created for charms to go on a charm bracelet. Our Japaneese department decided not to do it. Oh well, it was still fun to do. It also makes for a great rant.

Surfer Dude

2007-03-19T10:09:00.000-06:00

I have a blast at my work. I get paid to create fun illustrations. Here is one for a Neways Summer Employee Party.

Scottish Festival Logo

2007-03-18T17:47:00.000-06:00

I decided that creating a blog would let all 2 of my friends and family see what new and exciting creations I am creating. Here is the first of many.

The Payson, Utah Scottish Festival is now in its 24th year. I was asked to update the bag piper and create had lettering for a new logo. It will be used on t-shirts, programs, etc.