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Burlesque in Kansas

This illustration was done for the Pitch Weekly for their Night & Day section. This was one of those experiences where everything seemed to line up. The sketch process was quick and painless, the final drawing came out without a hitch, and the time spent on the computer was brief. The only challenge I had was figuring out how to approach the feathers. I ended up painting them on a separate piece of bristol and combining the two drawings in photoshop.

The People Under the Bridge

This illustraton was done for the Miami New Times. The story was on how the city has made it impossible for sexual offenders to legally live anywhere in Miami and have been forced to live underneath a bridge that fits within the guidelines of how close they can be to a school. The art director liked some of the fairy tale elements from my portfolio and wanted me to use that style for this particular piece. I most worried about drawing the bridge and making that look interesting, but not fussy. I kept its design very basic and added textural elements in photoshop. I had a ton of fun drawing the faces underneath the bridge. That's the place in the illustration where I allowed myself the freedom to be as detailed as I wanted.