Troubled in Iraq

This painting was for Lawrence.com for an article about strained marriages and relationships with soldiers in Iraq and their families back in the states. Again, this illustration was an exercise in simplicity. During the initial sketches I was trying to come up with concepts that would work both as spots and as full sized painting. I also had a lot of fun playing with different scanned in textures to create unexpected variations in the final image like the dripping oil clouds in the background.

Elton Eats His Lunch

I really wanted to make a picture that evokes calm. Creating an image like this is very refreshing and is a nice change of pace from my regular style. This is Elton and he's enjoying his sandwich on a sunny afternoon. For those of you who like my darker stuff better don't worry. There is a mysterious creature behind those hills who has been hunting Elton his entire life.