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SF Chronicle, “Bubblegum”
April 15th, 2008
A new illustration for SF Chronicle’s “My Word” section. The story was about a little boy who loved gum… everything else around him melted away and he was content as could be just chewing his gum.
I had a lot of fun with these warm colors… I love orange and pink right now.
Indianapolis Monthly - “baby corn”
April 5th, 2008This little sweet corn baby was for a job for Indianapolis Monthly. The story was about fertility in the Hoosier state, and immediately my mind went to the corn fields and lovely farm land in Indiana. Getting that baby’s face just perfect took about 3 tries. :)
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Target - Mother’s Day Giftcard
April 5th, 2008Another Target Giftcard… this time for Mother’s Day. This is fun because it is a giant magnet. The gift card portion pops out and you have a frame to hang on the fridge leftover. Sweet! And pink! :)
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SanDiego Art Museum - Art Alive event
April 5th, 2008I was pleased as punch when art director, Sallie Reynolds Allen, called me about doing a series of illustrations for the SanDiego Art Museum. We ran through a series of sketches and palettes for their Art Alive event and came down to this. I’ll add some more photos when I get some printed samples.
Poster:
Postcard Series/Invitation:
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Indianapolis Power & Light Company, Series
April 5th, 2008This job was so much fun. It was a series of illustrations for a booklet about green power. The art director, Ryan Noel, from Borshoff was super to work with and I think the whole piece came out great!
For individual illustrations, please visit my Work page here.
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Caring Today Magazine
April 5th, 2008Another humming bird illustration! This one went along with a poem.
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Brio Magazine
April 5th, 2008This illo was made for Brio Magazine. The story was about two girls, one of whom had a loving father, the other… not so much.
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Consensio
April 5th, 2008This illustration was done for Consensio… a business that places nurses with hospitals around the world. This lady is super happy about her new job. :)
I just love the yellow flowers in this one. Been playing a bit more with fewer lines.
Focus on the Family Magazine
April 5th, 2008New illustration for Focus on the Family Magazine. The story is about parents who are overly critical or use sarcasm with their kids. This is no good. Like a boxing match…
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3X3 Magazine’s Illustration Annual No.4
February 8th, 20083×3 Magazine’s Illustration Annual No.4
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Gallery Show - New Hampshire
February 7th, 2008Gallery Show Opening, New Hampshire USA
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newsletter 05/07
May 11th, 2007Notes on Design, IF Blog Launch, Emily Dickinson, NY Times.
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newsletter 10/06
October 11th, 2006Halloween Contest, Riggs Creatathon, Dial in Style.
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newsletter 07/06
July 1st, 2006Communication Arts Feature, Mini-redesign of Penelopeillustration.com, Baltimore Sun, Chase Bank, HOW Conference 2006.
continue readingCA Illustration Annual 47 hits the shelves. I am the Fresh Feature with ten pieces included.
Just got back from the HOW conference in Vegas. Met a lot of cool designers!
Listen to my podcast about illustration. Featured on Illustration Mundo. Click here.
Site update. Added to the portfolio, updated bio section and added fun new experiments section.
Wish You Were Here show opening at Pr1mary Space Gallery in Detroit, Michigan.
Lunch Show opening at Galerie Penumbra in Indianapolis featuring yours truly, Red Nose Studio, Emma Overman, Mike Altman, Mark Honschke, and Lynne Anglin.
Signed on with rep, Scott Hull.
Group show at Gallery Renowned in Portland Oregon.
Draw a Witch Contest... Over 130 entries!
Gallery Exhibit - Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, 3 woman show.
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule has a new album out and wanted to feature two songs from it on her site. She contacted me to do illustrations for them. Working with her web guru, we came up with a fun interactive illo to play with. One's done so far.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Illustration for Hilbert Auction published in Nuvo.
Interviewed for Art Beat Street. {Read article here.}
Illustration for Deer & Turkey show published in Nuvo.
Redesigned site navigation to make site more user-friendly.
Launched the December project Advent Calendar, a collaborative project. Had 54 participants. {Check it out.}
Began Illustration Fridays. The response was so great, decided to dedicate an entire site to it. www.illustrationfriday.com
Hosted the first ever on-line costume contest. {See entries}
Began work as self-employed illustrator! {See work}
Resigned at agency. {Read the story}
Was asked to illustrate a skin for the AIGA LA. {See it}
Dreamhost Featured Site of the Month by Dreamhost.com
Nuvo Arts Guide
Was one of the 30 under 30 arts innovators featured in Nuvo. It even mentioned my hatred for mayonnaise. {Read the article}
Launched PenelopeIllustration.com