Author: Chris
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Family Portrait
I auctioned off a family portrait as part of a fundraiser for my kids’ school. This was what I came up with for the winner. It was a real challenge!
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Niam’s 3rd Birthday
I drew this for my friend’s son, Niam, who was really into sharks on his 3rd Birthday. Inspiration came from Jesse Lonergan’s brilliant Panda Shark.
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Popcorn Monster Music Video
I illustrated and animated a music video for the children’s band, Puppet Holiday. What started as a 10 second loop of a popcorn monster chasing the Puppet Holiday characters Fin and Otis, evolved into a full music video complete with a Ska kernel playing sax. I enjoyed the unexpected challenge of figuring out the math…
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Happy 2024!
I made our holiday cards by drawing a vector portrait image of our family and using an AxiDraw machine to custom make each card. Because I was limited only by the pens I used, I was able to get some fun, vibrant color combinations using gel pens.
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2023 Media Recap – Books
I read 86 books this year (assuming you count listening to audiobooks as reading – which I do)! Most of the books fall under the category of easy reading – the kind that doesn’t take a lot of brain power so that I can enjoy them while drawing or walking around the neighborhood. Favorite Books…
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2023 Media Recap – Movies
What a great year for movies! I had the privilege of being able to see so many films in the theater which was great for stirring my creativity. Here’s what I saw in chronological order: List of Movies Seen in the Theater Favorite Movies of 2023 (in no particular order)
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2023 Media Recap – Music
I’m fortunate to have a job where I can listen to music while working at the computer or drawing table. As long as I’m not writing anything or trying too hard to solve a problem, I can use both parts of my brain at the same time and get in the flow. The only problem…
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This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
For the 2022 midterm elections I spontaneously offered friends on social media to draw the animal of their choice if they voted. It started as a way to keep me from doom scrolling the fate of our democracy but ended up being pretty fun. These are the drawings redone digitally.
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Oklahoma History Book Cover
I had the pleasure to create a book cover for a family friend, Mr. Ken Stern. The book details the history of public education in the state of Oklahoma, provides insight on why the setup differs from other states, and critiques the resulting difficulties. Though I’d illustrated a few covers before, this was my first…
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Vector Posters for a Boy’s Room
I recently did a quick turnaround on an illustration job creating “posters for a boy’s room” to be used as set decoration on a children’s video production. Since these were going to be poster-sized, I made these vector drawings so they could be any size without losing definition. I went with basic color palettes so…
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Wee Veronica
I’ve been stay-at-home daddy-ing it up to this rascal. I drew this to be printed up as Thank You notes for baby gifts that we received.
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Animation Project
I’ve been neck-deep in an animation project for the past several months! Here’s a screenshot sneak peak!
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Freya’s 4th Birthday
Here’s another drawing I did for the birthday of one of my family friends. This one was for Freya who was really into Daniel Tiger when her fourth birthday came around.