Southern Signs...

I quickly drew this while riding home from North Carolina today so don't judge me too harshly. 

Sketches.

I've been working on a big project for the Philadelphia Zoo so I haven't had time to post anything here but here's some photos of pages from my recent sketchbook. I do a lot of drawing in my sketchbook during church so don't mind the little notes.

Christmas Card 2011

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Ours was fun and chaotic which is just the way life is when you have a 2 year old. Here's the christmas card/booklet I sent out two days after Christmas which folks should have received by now...

Summer Memory (before it's too late)

I drew this sometime during the summer when my family and I were down the shore in Delaware. It's of my daughter and I after a long day at the beach with my attempt at hosing her off. I thought I'd have time to finish it as a little comic, but considering winter is just around the corner I can't imagine that is going to happen. Perhaps this comic is best left as is...

I drew this in my sketchbook for Illustration Friday's surrender theme but it's too late now.

Merry Christmas

I didn't have the time to make a full color Christmas card this year so I stuck with something simple and easy to reproduce on my home printer. The drawing is of my daughter Virginia.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

3rd Wedding Anniversary.

Believe it or not the traditional Third Wedding Anniversary gift is leather because it is durable, long lasting, and strong. Rather than buy Daisy some boring leather passport holder I decided to make her a little portrait of our family (starring Kent, Pearl and Virginia, of course) made entirely of leather. Initially I was going to actually draw/stain the leather but I couldn't find smooth enough leather and I was limited with time. Instead I just cut simple pieces which was still equally tricky to do.