Humorous Illustration
From the category archives:
Almost 10 years ago a friend asked me to draw this illo for her because she was getting married at such an old age (she was probably in her early 40s at the time), and she actually used it on the front of her wedding announcement. I still can’t believe it.
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Not terribly long ago I found a new love. She’s hard at first, but with warm hands and a firm touch, she loosens up and becomes more pliable. Her fleshy tones are a bit unnerving, just begging for a little primer before her true colors shout out.
Super Sculpey, I can’t keep my hands off you. You form so easily and even in the face of ice cold sculpting tools, you bend to my every whim. You never complain about me putting you in your place, and never, ever, do you revert to your original form.
Through the refiner’s fire you emerge as tough and determined as ever to please. Your final act in life is to become what you were destined to become: Art.
Super Sculpey, may you never become brittle in the face of adversity, and may your true form show forever.
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Some daily doodles, and… what’s this? Color?! Wow, I am getting ambitious.
Ball point pen and watercolor.
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I was laying down for a nap with my youngest daughter when she was 3 years old, and she likes to snuggle. We were face to face on the pillow, and right as she was falling asleep she expressed her abhorrence to the smell of my breath and sleepily said, “Daddy, will you shut your face?”.
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Maybe it’s the recent road trip to California with young children that has tainted my thought process. Anyhoo, here’s my submission.
Below is another Illustration Friday submission that I just couldn’t finish on time. There’s not much worse than an uninvited visitor asking to stay for just a couple weeks until they get back on their feet. Illustration Friday’s theme: Visitor. I hope to add color soon.
I had one more idea that I just sketched up to get the idea across.
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There are so many of these I would like to add color to, but my current schedule just won’t allow it. So you’ll have to endure some b&w goodness. Click on them if you want to see them close up.
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This was a very quick experiment using a sketch a half an inch high. A fun thing for me to sketch, teeny tiny Amoebots. Half robot, half amoeba. And with this guy’s brain, he’s the geekiest of the bunch!
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I can’t believe I’ve let my blog go without an update for so long. I’ve been so busy on stuff that I just kinda got out of the groove. It’s time for an update.
All of the work I’ve done here is for my full-time gig at Insect Lore.
So I guess the best way to tell you what I’ve been up to is to show you.
Here’s a fun one. Six puzzles in one showing the life cycles of butterflies, ladybugs, ants, mealworms (darkling beetles), praying mantises, and silkworms. I did the puzzle artwork, logo designs and packaging design. Here’s what the six puzzles look like:
Then, there’s a mealworm/darkling beetle raising kit in the form of a country farm. Hey, anything to make these ugly bugs a little more endearing. It’s popular for 5th and 6th grade curriculums. I designed the logo and packaging, and the logo on the roof of the barn itself.
Here we have a Butterfly Garden, Insect Lore’s flagship item. They’ve been producing this one since 1969, just in several different forms from a box, down to this super simple pop-up habitat. I just redesigned the logo and packaging.
And, the fun-loving Checker Bugs. Just a cute twist on an old favorite. Jump your opponent and capture ‘em in the bug nets.
This isn’t a comprehensive list of what I’ve done (by far), but a sampling. I’m currently working on a whole slew of new products for 2008, and as soon as those are released, I’ll show those.
I feel so lucky to do what I love for a living, and Insect Lore is really a great company with wonderful people.
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If it’s considered good luck when a ladybug lands on you, then Timmy’s fortune is looking pretty good!
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This is an older illustration, but I just had to cheat this week because of my work load. This little girl was the very first thing I thought of when hearing this week’s theme. She’s made an appearance in several of my illos, and maybe she will again in the future. I hope you like her.
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The Smurfs and Max Headroom, combined in this deliciously 80s illustration.<p>I was a child and a teenager during the 80s, a most impressionable decade for anyone, let alone someone who was trying to find himself.
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I had to rush through this one since I’m heading to Atlanta this week for work. Wish I had more time to devote to it. Anyway, it’s a tribute to Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon.
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I think I’ve reached a point where I need to feel a little growing pain. Illustration Friday has at times exercised my creativity till it hurt. Themes that seemed totally uninspiring at first, have developed into some of my favorite illustrations after pages of brainstorm-doodling. I think this week’s submission is one of those.
So I’m ready for the next step. Requesting critiques.
I’ve had some amazing artists leave some really nice comments on my blog, and those are very nice emotional back pats, and I still welcome those ;) but if you have any constructive criticism, my arms are open wide.
Oh, and if Illustration Friday has helped you in any way, please consider making a donation to help Penelope pay for the site’s expenses, which I’m sure get pretty pricey. Thanks.
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Sometimes, it’s the only time parents of small children feel any sense of peace during the holidays.
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