Author: Chris
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Hannah’s 2nd Birthday
Here’s another drawing I did for the birthday of one of my daughter’s playmates. This one was for Hannah who was really into Elmo and Abby from Sesame Street when her 2nd birthday came around.
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Face Fun – The Nicest Sound
Face Fun is a product I did some illustrations for recently. The concept is a picture book printed on panels making it easier to read to a child over FaceTime or Skype. The story, written by product creator Gail Orffeo, is called “The Most Beautiful Sound” is is about all the sounds a boy hears while…
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Ares Illustration
To celebrate the release of his new book Ares: Bringer of War, everyday George O’Connor is posting a drawing of Ares by one of his friends. I was honored that he asked me at to take part! I wanted to do an Ares drawing that included his sidekick Eris (goddess of strife, chaos, and discord)…
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Cami’s 2nd Birthday
As previously mentioned, I have been doing little drawings for the birthdays of my daughter’s playmates. This one was for Cami who was way into penguins, giraffes, and golf carts on her 2nd birthday.
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Summer’s 2nd Birthday
The main reason I haven’t been posting things as often is that I’m now a stay-at-home dad taking care of a rambunctious little girl. I decided that when one of my daughter’s playmates has a birthday, I would do a quick illustration of something they were really in to at that point in life. My…
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The New Black
Here’s an ultimately unused illustration I did for a friend’s band, The New Black. The instructions were to draw the band members as kids in a cartoony style for a gig poster and masthead for their YouTube page.
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Storm Gets Rained On
This was originally going to be my donation to this year’s Woman of Wonder benefit auction, but I didn’t finish it in time. In fact, I’m not entirely sure it’s finished yet. I’ve already re-drawn it a couple of times, but the pose just feels stiff. At this point, I’m ready to move on to…
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Matt and Krystal’s Wedding Invitation
I was honored that my life-long friend Matt asked me to draw the invitation for his wedding with his wife-to-be Krystal. They wanted something laid-back and somewhat cartoony depicting their entire family including their son Will and two dogs (the cats did not make the cut!) I ended up doing this in water color all fancy-like so…
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Fantasy Football Logo
I created a new name and logo for my Fantasy Football team. I’m not that great when it comes to following the NFL, so I expected to be beaten often. Thus, I named myself The Redheaded Step-kin.
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Jerusalem: The Processes Behind Making A 380 Page Graphic Novel
It’s been over a year since we finished work on the graphic novel Jerusalem! The book was recently released, and I was reminded that I have yet to document all the work that went into the creation of the epic 380 page story. Since this book was more than three times the length of a…
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Jerusalem On NYTimes Best Seller List
Jerusalem has hit the eighth spot on the New York Times Hardback Graphic Book List for May 5! For more info on Jerusalem, check out this post.
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Jerusalem Graphic Novel Is Released
The graphic novel Jerusalem is at long last in stores! The 380 page story of a family in Jerusalem during the 1940s was written by Boaz Yakin (Fresh, Marathon, Now You See Me), drawn by Nick Bertozzi (Lewis and Clark, The Salon, Persimmon Cup), and published by FirstSecond Books. I served as Art Director and…
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Sugarbuilt.com
Head over to Sugarbuilt.com and check out the site I designed and coded for the amazing cookie creator, Amelia Coulter!