Self Reliance Spot Illustrations

 These are spot illustrations for an article on Self Reliance published in the New Era magazine.

Following Family Rules

I know it's crazy.  I haven't posted for a while and now have 2 posts.  It just happens that way sometimes. 

This is an illustration I created for the February 2013 Friend magazine.  I really liked how the animal magnets truned out.

Give Your Mine A Rest

Here are some e-book cover ideas and the final.  Yes the name changed.

The Gift

Here is an illustration published in the September issue of the New Era.

Keep the Arts Alive Web Site

 

I just finished designing, doing art, coding, testing, uploading, and more texting of the web site: keeptheartsalive.com .  It was fun and challanging. This is the header I created for it.

Real Rock Band

 This art was done to advertise a local concert.

Making Home Holy

This is an illustration I did for the "Friend", a childrens magazine.  It was for an article talking about a girl, her family and home in the jungle.

Taylor Tigers

 

My children went to Taylor Elementary School.  I'm glad they asked me to do an illustration for next years t-shsirts.

Influence Map

My son Kevin did one of these and they seem really popular. The idea is to fill the space with various things that have influenced your art style. The more space they take up the greater the influence. There's a number of ways to interpret this, and influences are constantly shifting.  2 of the blocks may be confusing.  My mom and Dad were not artists, but they really encouraged me and enrolled me in lots of different art class.  I am greatly influenced by music and love to listen to it while creating art, hence the image of me playing guitar when I was a teen.  I also put my son in here.  He creates awesome art and I've used some things I've learned from him in my own art.

Everett Wies

I created a painting for my new grandson Everett.  My daughter kathy picked the animal and providid me with the vital information as well as the grandson.