One of my favorite things about contract illustration is that I never know what kind of job will pop up next. Sometimes it's a giant mural in a workshop full of creative geniuses. Sometimes it's a tshirt for a robotics company. This time around, it was a series of comic strips about the history of a native California bush.

I'm starting a brand new series of posts that describe how I work in Illustrator. Vector drawing programs like Illustrator allow you to create technically accurate lines and curves, flexible shapes, and digital artwork that's not dependent on pixel resolution. 

I was an Artist in Residence at spacecraft company, Planet Labs in 2015. It was an incredible honor to work among such brilliant and passionate people...

My latest portrait is for the Mahatma Gandhi room at Planet Labs. I think most people have an image of Gandhi in their mind as soon as they hear the name. I wanted to do something different...

In my previous post, I listed tools that I use to make artwork on the computer. In this post, you'll see some tools that I use to draw things on paper the old-fashioned way.

I'm working on a portrait of Malala Yousafzai as part of my residency at Planet Labs. The conference rooms at Planet are all named for various contemporary and historical figures that have made a difference in the world...