i love doing editorial illustrations. i just wish i had more offers to do them. it's a tough part of the business to break into, that's for sure. if you like what you see and are in the position to hire me for this kind of assignment, just do it!
A Cry from the Clearing
book cover
i got to have creative freedom in designing this cover for this psychological thriller. you might recognize the face from the painting entitled "Head of Medusa" by Caravaggio (one of my favorite artists).The publisher was responsible for securing the rights from Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. The rest is a combination of images and some of my original oilpainting.
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International Rules
book cover
this is for a non-fiction how-to book about travelling abroad.
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Keyhole
magazine article illustration
pictured is a full page illustration for Speculate, a Japanese crime magazine that has one American article per issue. This was the illustration for that issue. I would have prefered the title not be on the picture, but at least they let me choose the font and placement.
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Meat on Mondays
zine cover
back when i lived in nyc, i was a part of a cross-genre zine community. good times. anyway, i did covers for quite a few of them and will try to dig them up to post. this one in particular was designed for the young rogue daytrader set. i have no idea if it's still in existence.
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Militia 405
magazine article illustration
i created this between the time of the oklahoma city bombings and the wtc bombings. the article as about interior threats. sects, culta, compounds and militias and the like.
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Signs and Pitfalls
book cover
i doubt this book was ever published. i was hired by the author who was planning to self-publish her book and sell it online. i could never find it. in any case, i think i did a decent job of illustration the story of a young woman that keeps making the same mistakes again and again even though she's fully aware of them. chick lit, i guess.
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The Siren of Bellamy Gardens
book cover
i love the illustration i did for this supernatural mystery. what i don't love so much is the framing and typography which, yes, i did, but was hamstringed by the publisher's creative department. i've been thinking of stripping out that stuff and just displaying the artwork.
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