This piece* is a commission from Andi of Misadventures With Andi. Wanting to write a blog article about what her last meal would be, she felt she needed a supporting illustration. That’s where I came in.
What’s your last meal? Mine would, if I could, simply be replaced by an afternoon of cooking a new dish with friends. Some days, it’s the journey, not the destination.
{EDIT: It was called to my attention that the shadow on the crab’s foot where it’s touching the ground is off. This is a draft version. Consider it a peek into my process. When moving and working on pieces, I move elements around often (think construction paper) and often there will be lots of pieces slightly out of place until I send it off.}
*- This piece is an almost-complete version of what Andi used. Hop on over and see the final image at Misadventures With Andi.
I’ve been working on a lot of marketing and business projects that don’t call for a lot visual work lately. As much as I’m into those things, the visual creativity builds up in me until I make something. The other night I jumped up and worked intensely and quickly on this hamburger. The goal, in my mind was to represent the layers of a hamburger as simply as possible within that overall shape. I’m quite pleased with it and think it’s a great example of “not overthinking it.”
Next here, Andi from Misadventures With Andi asked me for a small image for one of her blog series of French restaurant reviews. Giving me the overall directive of a man and woman at a French restaurant taking notes at the table, this is what I delivered.
Sometimes, I will work on a piece and another concept will pop into my head. Sometimes it’s drastically different, so I’ll flesh it out and submit it to my client as an alternate. This time, they went with the original concept, but I still enjoy my alternate as well.
And finally, Andi asked me for another image for her blog series, Road Trip Report. This piece was a blast to make. The scooter girl is from her site’s header image, but the vintage Airstream trailer is all Sean Pete. I would love to own an Airstream some day, so drawing this was great. I’m undecided if mine will have a heart window though.
I was asked recently to do a spec infographic for a potential client. Typically speculative work is looked down upon in the creative world, but since my portfolio was void of infographics, I thought this to be a fair request.
They supplied all of the facts, but I warn you, no citations were supplied. With or without citations, it was a fun project to work on. If you need to commission an infographic, or other visual communications, you know where to reach me – info@ItsNotArt.com
I’ve been starting to doodle a lot more lately. Here’s a camera phone pic of the latest one.
This weekend, instead of fighting the crowds at the mall on Black Friday, I drew a television. I’m currently obsessed with drawing electronics. Really fun.
The other day I had a photoshoot at Old Crow Tattoo & Gallery in Oakland. Great group of people – tons of laughs. Here’s a couple solo portraits, followed by an outtake during some group photos. As always, click the images to enlarge ‘em.
This past year I’ve been helping NetbookNews.com out at Bay Area tech conferences. It’s been great. Most recently I photographed the Intel App Up Elements 2010 conference, where a cool new Dell convertible notebook was demoed.
Besides geeking out on cool gadgets, I get to meet really coolpeople. Sometimes, I get to share a drink and a laugh with these fellow geeks; below is a video from Netbook News showing one of the more social events from these conferences.
So I’m thinking about new promotions. After reading my thoughts, take the poll on the right hand side & help me decide!
For the most part, print advertising is dead. Does that include stickers? I’m digging on the idea of custom stickers & I found StickerMule.com to have some tempting prices. I think a sticker that just says “ItsNotArt.com” would be tacky & useless. Who wants that? I’m thinking of creating a new piece for these with my dot-com tiny in the corner.
I’m also thinking of sticker business cards. Cool art on the sticker side, then contact info I’d print on the backside once I get the stickers?
Or, should I forget all this mess and focus on bigger projects like posters? I’m in the middle of a poster project right now; should I focus on more stuff like that?
Take the poll on the right hand side & help me decide!
This Friday premieres { What’s Their Face? } show, a group portrait exhibition, at REMEDY for their 1st Friday Exhibition Opening, in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur!
Come have a glass of wine, maybe two. Some treats. Check out some faces.
REMEDY COFFEE
4316 Telegraph Ave (at 43rd St), Oakland, CA, 94609
6pm-8:30pm Featured Artists:
Jamie Lu Aldridge
Alex Hemmerich
Erich Richter
Mike Kabler
Byron Harris
Ali Jamalzadeh
Joseph Mintz
Vivian Truong
Anouk Jonker
Eddan Chun
Lauren Szabo
Sean Pete
Sophie Tivona
Mick Farrell
Curated by Taylor King
* If you don’t get a chance to come to the opening, the show doesn’t come down until mid-October and I’d love for you to stop by at some point and check out all of the art. Their soy lattes are damn tasty too! *
These are the photos from that day, at Sutro Baths in San Francisco. They were great sports and happily trekked about with their instruments in tow. This drew a handful of onlookers, especially when playing a song or two for some photos.
If the weather was more predictable, I’d say the National Park Service ought to consider a summer concert series – “Bands On The Bluff”
Have you photographed a band in a unique location? Are you in a band that’s had an interesting photoshoot? I wanna hear about it. Post a comment and links to your images!
I get that news stations are suppose to be objective, but I’ve often wondered why they rarely give solutions.
I know solutions are never easy, but you would think the news could report on the problem and then report on the things their audience could do to better the situation.
Have you seen this? If so, where? Did it help you decide to do something?
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