New Sam and Noah comic: Robots!

Hi everyone-

I should have posted this earlier, but now that it's been out for a couple weeks I figure I can post it in its entirety here. This is a new comic Noah and I did for the "On the House" Anthology put out by the Ink and Drink comics collective. We've done so many of these now that I really want to find time to go back and re-visit some of them, as well as colorize them. At any rate, hope you enjoy it, and you can see all the other stories online for FREE here.

Great Rivalries in History: The Bone Wars

Hi Everybody,

I just finished up this illustration about the "Bone Wars". The wars were between two of the first American Paleontologists, E.D. Cope (left) and O.C. Marsh (right), in the period after the Civil War. Their story is fascinating, as they went out of the way to destroy each other for decades. I highly suggest viewing the PBS special, which is available to view here.

Since I love imagery from the Victorian/ Gilded Age, and this illustration would surely involve dinosaurs, this project was a no-brainer for me. Drawing the dinosaur skeletons was particularly fun. I have included some rough work for you to peruse under the illo.

New Work for the Beacon: Wash U Bosses

Here is the latest work I  have produced for the Snapshot series for the St. Louis Beacon.

Hope you enjoy it! You can check the link here.

The Art of Illustration at the Edwardsville Art Center

Hello everyone,

I'm excited to announce that I was asked to provide some work for a new show at the Edwardsville Art Center in Illinois. It's always a pleasure to have my work on display, but this time is indeed unique, as I will be sharing space with the most diverse and talented group of illustrators that St. Louis and southern Illinois has to offer. I have included the full list below along with some links to show what I mean.

I will also be selling some prints of one of my pieces. You can get your own "MO-MO" from April 27th to May 25th! Full info can be found here.

Exhibiting Artists

John Blaire More

Jean Probert

Michael Halbert

Robert Matson

Edward Kinsella

Dan Martin

Kerry Smith

John Hendrix

Rj Shay

John Dyess

Glenn McCoy

Laura Linn

Gary McCoy

Michael Anderson

Rip Kastaris

Ted Wright

Lisa Ober

Brian Yap

Bryan Haynes

Mike Right

James Cook

Chuck Groth

Sam Washburn

Tony Leon

Lynn Alpert

Mark Wiseman

Arne Thrbjornson

Claire Thomas-Morgan

Roy Elma Smith

Joanne Kluba

John Shew

Kevin Belford

Get Your MITN Ninja Shirt today!

Hi everyone-
Wanted to let you know about this new shirt I just illustrated (in a marathon session this evening) for Made in the Now. MITN is an awesome t-shirt design studio/ retailer that produces shirts based on news stories from the same day.

I was fortunate enough to be asked by them to produce a shirt, and was given a story about female ninjas in Iran! I worked at break-neck speed to get a design out, and I'm pretty happy with the result. You can check out the design, or buy one for yourself here!

Gas Price Woes

Did a little spot this weekend after filling my gas tank- the summer price hikes are early this year. Really starting to enjoy this shape-based approach to work. Guess we'll see if it's gonna stick around.

ROM-COM! New Illustration on the Romney Competition!

Hi all,
Wanted to showcase this new illustration I finished yesterday. I'm trying out different things and some of these promotional pieces have been incredibly helpful.
As we get closer to the election this year, lots of my personal work will reflect my hobby of politics (so expect more pieces like this). I've also re-booted my Congress blog!

At any rate, hope you like the illo- and those of you who are not familiar with Gov. Romney, be aware that he has the distinctly Massachusetts aura of flip-floppiness about him (according to some critics anyway).

New Snap Shots! Pappy's BBQ

Hi everybody- I just finished this piece for the St. Louis Beacon! For those of you in the know (anyone within 100 miles of St. Louis), you are already aware of the popularity of this local smokehouse. Pappy's is known for ALWAYS having at least a half-hour wait to order (it's very good bbq) and for having hundreds of BBQ bottles on its wall. I chose to use both as inspiration in this illustration. I always played around with some new techniques- so I hope you enjoy! You can catch the Beacon here.

Zoo trip!

My fantastic Girl friend surprised me with a lunch-date to the zoo yesterday! It was great- nothing better then a picnic with the woman you love followed by a quick round of sketching at the primate house!

Next Ink and Drink: The Wild West

Here's a sneak peek!