Another Poster

A night time Teddy Bear

Progress report:
Still working on the comic book. I think its has to be the trickiest project I've worked on in a long time, so many restarts. I'll post the first page in a few days. Also I'm doing another band poster, I'm having a lot of fun with this one (monsters and rainclouds). I'll post that soon.

Cheers!

Haitian relief benefit concert illustration

A poster I'm designing for a benefit concert that my friend Jimmy is setting up. I wanted to symbolize the regrowth that will happen through the tragedy that was the earthquake.

IF: Perspective

Now he knows what the basketball feels like.
Just a quick vector cartoon done on my lunch break.

Foot in the Door 4

LAZER GOOSE!

I do plan on mounting it on a wood panel.

Proxy wood in the background.

Hello...

My web “presence” has been lacking as of late, but I’ll be back on it as of now. I’ve got a few things in the pipeline right now. I completed an art piece for the Minneapolis institute of Arts - Foot in the Door. Once every ten years, any artist from the Minnesota area can submit a 12x12 inch work of art.

If you are in the Minneapolis area this Thursday the 18th, I’d suggest you check it out. I had a lot of fun making a new piece for the show; it’s a multi-layered illustration. Sort of like when animation cells are stacked to create depth of field. I’ll have photos of it when I go to the show, so you all will know what the hell I’m talking about.

Also I’m ACTUALLY making a comic with my friend Josh, which he’ll be writing it. It’s a very daunting project. I have never done a comic over four pages (sad I know) and I’ve had a lot of false starts in my day. I’ve only been doing character sketches and a few thumbnail layouts for now. It’s a do or die mentality for me with this comic. I need to do this to prove to myself I can do a long form comic, I’m not getting any younger.

And on the professional side of my life. The project I’ve been working on the last year has been killed. It was a bummer, but it hasn’t affected me too badly. Now it’s literally back to the drawing board. Though I hate to admit the new concepts I’ve been drawing really drains me creatively outside of work. When I get home I just want to zone out and play the PS3. I shouldn’t complain, I do get paid for it… I wish I could show you all the drawings. But my company disclosure contract won’t allow it.

Whew… less typing… more drawings!

A NEW WHITE HOT DECADE!!

A quick drawing before I run off to Duluth to do some MAJOR partying.

Good luck to all of you in the proceeding year!

May you all create fantastic art, and make our world a beautiful place to live in.

Cheers!

A gift for all of you who read this blog

Print her out... cut and paste... and enjoy.

Happy Holidays.

New Poster for 2010

WIP

Still working on it... third of the way there...

A gift

When I'm finished, I'll share it with everyone.

Fashion of the pattern

I'd imagine these shapes floating out of a fashion designer's head at all times.

1960's style Op art

Some assembly required...

This how I've worked for years now. I pencil & ink my work in various pieces usually on to three to four pages of paper. Then I scan them all into the computer and do the layout in Photoshop. I suppose my background in Ad design now lends to my control freak nature (the only thing in my life were I have this "OCD" problem) where I can completely manipulate the drawings. I'll do some abstract water colors to round out the eventual background of the image. The Soldier Goose and the Maple Seeds will all make sense in a couple of days. Nah... it will still be confusing I suppose...

BABOON!

A quick illustration printed on acrylic.

Silly.

What are your thoughts?

Relearning watercolors

I did some watercolors with my Aunt on Saturday. We essentially just played all afternoon. She has a great teaching style, no pressure. She taught me to lay the colors down loose - and let them dance together, it was very relaxing.

IF: Unbalanced

Hello Mr.Kickree!

One year of throwing things up... to see if they stick.

So I’ve been posting on this blog for a year now. I cannot believe how lucky I am to live in a time period where I can display my art for free to the public. Also thanks to all of you for your inspirational comments over the last year, it really keeps me going.

Cheers,

Nick

IF: Skinny

Poster

I think I maybe becoming the promo designer for July Fighter.
Its a pseudo anaglyph. I didn't want to make it too unreadable.

Finished... whew!

500 kids - 6 tons of candy given.
My company also donated $400,000 to the B&G club.

Back to normal posting of my personal art

Set up at the Boys and Girls club in Boca Raton Florida

Mounting the vinyl on gator board.

350 feet of vinyl, 45 sheets 4X8 gator board.

Illustrator Files

8x8 feet

Small Scale Models

Still around!

Hello all.

Just to let you all know I haven’t abandoned this blog. I’m knee deep into the largest project of my professional artistic career. My Art Director wants me to wait until it becomes public domain in late October, then I can post it all.

Cheers,

Nick

Trial by Fire