For at risk children and their families, it is important to remember that the world is a wonderful place full of possibilities. By illustrating majestic landmarks, I hope to show that with a little cheerfulness and imagination, the world can be become whatever you want it to be.

Designed for the Say Something Poster Project. I will be your friend forever if you vote for it!

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If you would like to receive a postcard, just send your name and mailing address to ahoyhoy@ocularinvasion.com I have plenty that want a home so don’t be shy!

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Process

DJ Cuzzin B wanted the cover to show that him and Jay*Clipp, his producing partner, stand out from the crowd. I presented three thumbnails.

They went with the center thumbnail, a field of clones. I always create a refined sketch before starting in Illustrator.

Here’s what it looks like coming out of Illustrator before I add all of the finishing touches in Photoshop.

I also have an interview up at vector.tutsplus.com. Check it out

Last Friday I took the day off of work so that I could participate in a Layer Tennis Qualifier match. Layer Tennis pits two designers/illustrators/what-have-you against each other in a battle of aesthetics and wit. One person kicks it off with an image and the opponent tears it apart. The two people go back and forth for a total of 10 rounds. My opponent was art director/web designer Phil Coffman and I kicked off the match with this bold statement
Check out the full match.

The rest of the weekend was a breeeeezzzee. My first weekend in a long time where I didn’t have any obligations. I did nothing but play video games and eat pizza.

I was also in two art shows—Monster Show Five at Domy Books in Austin, TX and a Monster art show here in Minneapolis at Pink Hobo.

My pieces for Monster Show Five – 9″x12″ ink and pastels

There’s Something In My Teeth

Time Is Money

My piece for Monster Art Show—9″x12″ Linocut

Peekaboo

I’ll post the process for creating a linocut once I get some time.

Well, great relaxing weekends don’t come for free. I’ve been at my day job almost 90 hours since Monday for a project with a heinous deadline. From Wednesday to Friday, I was awake for 56 hours with only 2.5 hours sleep jammed in there some where. And, here I am, still at the studio. Working on a Sunday. A Sunday that just happens to be my birthday

Silly vampire. After all these years, he can’t set his alarm correctly because he gets confused on whether 12pm is noon or midnight.

Slightly reworked an older piece. Now you can get it for your computer screen(s).

I’m going to be in an appropriately monster-sized art show hosted by Domy Books in Texas. Not one, but TWO great locations; Check out the artist list for Austin and Houston.

Here’s a sneak preview of one of the two pieces (one at each location) I’ll have at the show.