ILLUSTRATION for 'VIOLET' magazine

An illustration that was inspired by the character work I created for 'The Series of Unfortunate Events' .... for the now defunct magazine 'Violet'. I believe it was to accompany a feature article on the emotional after effects of abuse ... hence, the blue bird of happiness flying away. On this simple illustration, I used sharpies, colored markers, and a xerox machine. My rep Lisa Johnston really got me the best projects!

KITSON T-SHIRT ICON

MI AMOR - one of several t-shirt designs submitted for a seasonal line of t-shirts sold at the trendy Melrose store KITSON'S - this one channels old Mexico herself!

TWO COLLECTOR CARS FOR CARTOON NETWORK

CARTOON NETWORK CARDS - Two cards I had the pleasure of creating during my stint at Axiom design ... Augie Doggie and Huckleberry Hound ... two of many cards submitted by some fairly well known illustrators and designers ... I believe Gary Baseman submitted Yogi Bear!

TWO CHARACTER HEADS

IDOL and VEGETABLE - big pieces ... painted character heads cut from masonite and painted with acrylic paint - Axiom design bought the 'idol' (batman) head ... and Vegetable was purchased by a professor of graphic design at the University of Utah ...

FOR NORDSTROM HISPANIC AWARENESS - ETERNITY

ETERNIDAD - One of a series of paintings I submitted to Nordstrom for use in their Hispanic Awareness campaign in their western market - not used, but I like it nonetheless - my friend and artist's rep Lisa Johnston procured my great opportunity(s) with Nordstrom!

TRADEMARK BOOK - MGM

TRADEMARK - for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, one of several books in a set designed to launch a new line of licensed products for MGM .... loved creating this book, Brent Watts at Axiom design sent me to the photo archives at MGM to research the look and photos, had the pleasure of designing the logo/look for this particular aspect of the licensing campaign ... my good friend and at the time primary photographic contributor Michael Roberts took this photo as well as alot of others I have used in my work throughout my design career. Thanks Mike!

HOLIDAY GREETING CARD-for Design of Today

HOLIDAY GREETING CARD FOR A DESIGN FIRM - DESIGN OF TODAY .... concept is 'abundance' - most aptly represented, I think, by an overfed, over indulged consumer. Illustration is sharpie and color copier ... lot of detail, great fun to make!

HOLIDAY GREETING CARD-for firm 'Fritz & Andre'

HOLIDAY GREETINGS from all of us at FRITZ & ANDRE! ... greeting card to send to clients designed/illustrated for my friend and fellow designer Tony Loveless,owner/proprietor/designer of ad/design/marketing firm in Salt Lake City named 'Fritz and Andre' .... last year I designed two cards for his clients ... really like working with Tony because he trusts my aesthetic and pretty much gives me artistic carte blanche .... this one was created using black sharpie and color copier. The interior of the card reads, "unfortunately, Mandy will not appear on next year's card" ....

'ACE the dog as a country gentleman'

This piece was created as a birthday gift for Danell's birthday ... it is acrylic and metallic ink on cut wood. Ace is a minature dachshund ... he has quite the regal bearing, so I decided to immortalize him as a member of the nobility - hence the note 'nobless oblige' .... fun piece to do, and the recipient was very happy with her gift!

LA SIRENES REVENT-'THE MERMAID'S DREAM'

ACRYLIC ON BUILT WOOD SHADOWBOX - recently asked to donate an art piece for a client in Los Angeles, a charitable event to benefit cancer research. This piece was inspired by old circus sideshow art ... I have titled it 'The Mermaid's Dream' as she dreams of having legs and shoes ... as cancer patients dream of what too could be ... great piece for an important cause, and a great client too!   By the by ... my very healthy looking character was inspired by those wonderful rotund figures created by BOTERO ... 

BROCHURE for CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SALT LAKE

CATHOLIC DIOCESE BROCHURE - worked with my friend and fellow designer Kendall Liddle on this one ... illustrations had a 'quasi-Byzantine' feel to them ... great colors, great design by Kendall ...

SHOE PIECE for AXIOM DESIGN

Big canvas - acrylic, gold paint, marker ... Brent Watts asked me to paint something for him when we worked at his main street design office ... this was the result ... I was always complimented to see that piece hung in his front office even after I had left to pursue my dream of cosmetology (actually I continued in graphic design) ...

UNIVERSAL TRADING CARDS

TRADING CARDS for UNIVERSAL ... these are 4 of 13 trading cards designed for Universal for licensing show a few years ago ... I still like their look ... I designed these for Axiom design when I worked for them ...

LUPUS WALK PROMOTIONAL POSTER/CAMPAIGN

LUPUS WALK PROMO POSTER .... love working with charitable organizations - the Director of the Lupus foundation saw my work and pretty much gave me carte blanche ... fun project for a great cause ...

MR. VEGETABLE - large cutout masonite/acrylic paint

MR. VEGETABLE ... this piece was originally a clown but seemed to morph into a vegetable guy composed of carrots, olives, etc ... piece was purchased by a Design professor at the University of Utah ... glad to see it got a loving home .... this photo was taken by my artist's rep at an installation in Portland ...

AIGA BOWLING ANNOUNCEMENT

AIGA BOWLING ANNOUNCEMENT - great campaign to work on for the local chapter of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists) ... lots of illustration and hand lettering - I worked on this project with Design of Today ...

'ROCKY' PATTERN - MGM STYLEGUIDE PIECE

PATTERN CREATED FOR 'ROCKY' STYLEGUIDE MGM - great black and white pattern created for a styleguide ...

'ROCKY'

LOVE COMMUNICATIONS - COMMISSIONED PIECE

FOR LOVE COMMUNICATIONS - local design/advertising firm - I believe I was one of several artists commissioned to create a visual portrait of our vision of Love Communications ... mine was actually cannabilized from some older pieces ... but successful nonetheless ...

SURF PROPAGANDA- ACRYLIC/CANVAS FOR MALIBU SURF ASSOCIATION

SURF FOR THE PEOPLE - Acylic on canvas (big canvas) - painted by request of The Malibu Surf Association ... my rep Lisa Johnston got this project for me ... fun to paint - all the characters are speaking Chinese as instructed by the King of Surf himself, Chairman Mao - he is obviously in control of the beach and the surf ...

TRADING CARDS-'THE SERIES of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS'

TRADING CARDS designed by Axiom Design to accompany the Styleguide .... I was lucky enough to be able to contribute the character illustrations ... created for the 2004 PARAMOUNT/NICKELODEON holiday film 'The Series of Unfortunate Events' based on the books by Lemony Snicket ...

T-SHIRT DESIGN FOR TRENDY 'KITSON'S' BOUTIQUE MELROSE AVENUE, LA

ONE OF MY FAVORITE designs for t-shirt art commissioned by the trendy Los Angeles Melrose Avenue boutique KITSON's ... love this shot, I found it quite accidentally years ago, it is from the June 11, 2004 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY magazine (page 29) .... two icons I designed (through DOT) appear on the sleeves of Nicole Ritchie and Lindsay Lohan - how funny is that?! I figure I can retire now having been worn by Nicole and Lindsay .... the icons were part of the 'Betty and Veronica' campaign ...

PROMO BOXES - DESIGN OF TODAY

PROMOTIONAL BOXES each illustrated especially for the intended client - each box is filled with several books that contain all the great design work from DOT, from logos to styleguides to character art to ... boxes are marker on white lunchboxes ...

CITY WEEKLY-#1 OF THREE COVERS CREATED FOR THE 2002 SLC WINTER OLYMPICS

for CITY WEEKLY - one of three covers created for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics - a bit cynical, a bit humorous too .. this cover commemorates the oncoming onslaught of local insanity inspired by the Olympic politics and local response to them ...

MI CORAZON - WEDDING PRESENT - ACRYLIC/BOARD

MI CORAZON - acrylic painting on wood created as a wedding present - large format, 20 x 20 inches ... inspired by old, soiled church paintings in old New Mexican adobe churches ...

FOR SALE-9TH & 9TH - POSTER TO ADVERTISE

POSTER commissioned by my friend and fellow designer TONY LOVELESS - then with his firm Anthony Franklin ... poster is collage on paper - and titled 'FOR SALE - 9TH and 9TH' ... poster was commissioned to advertise a huge 'yard sale' participated in by local stores/businesses to create interest and funds to maintain the wonderful creative neighborhood of the 9th and 9th area ...

ENVY FROM THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

BIG ACRYLIC PAINTING (purchased by a beauty salon) ... one of seven deadly sins - the other six hang at Design of Today's offices in SLC - Danell seems to like them ... all are humorous and all are very big - I think I'll paint the Virtues next .... Envy was inspired by the late 1950's Barbie doll with her exaggerated neck, eyes, dimensions - what an opportunity for envy ...

SAINT YOGI - WARNER BROTHERS COLLECTION

Really great project - DOT was asked to submit inhouse artist's versions of Warner Bros. characters - I believe they bought 5 from us - I chose acrylic paint on built wood and based it on Mexican religious retablos - in my version 'SANTO YOGI' is petitioned by the faithful to provide sustenance - he is attended by the angels BOOBOO and RANGER SMITH who intercede to Yogi for his benevolence and generosity ...

LORD OF THE RINGS - NEWLINE CINEMA-PROPOSED MAP FOR STYLEGUIDE

PROPOSED MAP for our version of STYLEGUIDE for Newline Cinema's epic release 'LORD OF THE RINGS' ...

INTERIOR DISPLAY - LOS ADICTOS NORDSTROM

NICE INTERIOR SHOT of 'Los Adictos' inside a Nordstrom store - shot by Lisa Johnston - great artist's rep!

LOS ADICTOS-NORDSTROM WINDOW SHOT

It was great to see my humble painting displayed in Nordstrom windows - by the way, my good friend and artist's rep LISA JOHNSTON was the reason I got this project, a great artist in her own right, and now a professional master yoga instructor!

LOS ADICTOS - NORDSTROM HISPANIC AWARNESS CAMPAIGN

ONE of TWO pieces for Nordstrom Hispanic Awareness Campaign - (the marketing director actually bought this piece) ... in this acrylic on panel painting, two women are blinded by their need for beauty, in this case the wonderful high heel in the store window ... in the center of the painting is 'SAINT STILETTA' the patron saint of all devoted shoe lovers ...

ADIOS DIEGO - NORDSTROM HISPANIC AWARENESS

One of two pieces for which I was invited by Nordstrom to commemorate Hispanic Awareness in their western market ... this one titled 'Adios Diego', inspired the the famous 'wedding portrait' painted by Frida Kahlo of she and then lover/husband Diego Rivera ... in my version, Frida forsakes Diego for beautiful shoes ... the end.

OBJET du DESIR

'OBJET du DESIR' - private commission piece for a Texas client - large painting, acrylic on canvas.

FRITZ & ANDRE - 'COMING SOON TO YOU'

CREATED FOR DESIGN/AD FIRM - FRITZ & ANDRE - promotional art to advertise the new firm.

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL - Rape Crisis Center

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL - created for the Utah Rape Crisis Center - original painting was auctioned - color prints were created to create additional funds for the Center's important work.

BIG RED ROCK and ROLL POSTER

BIG RED ROCK & ROLL POSTERS- pro bono project created to advertise/support the UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE - did well with this one - featured in Communication Arts and used by the Society of Illustrators in their presentation of typography as design. Entire campaign consisted of design for posters, tickets, and t-shirts.

DEVIL CHAIR - private commission

DEVIL CHAIR - one of several chairs I was commissioned to paint for a private client - great fun to work on the series of four chairs!

TRISTE - 'SAD SANTA' - acrylic on velvet painting

Velvet painting created for independent film 'STALKING SANTA' - used for only one scene in the film - but what a scene!

RISING STAR proposed children's packaging -MGM

CHILDREN'S LINE MGM - 'RISING STAR' - proposed packaging concept; note the 'usher' puppet in the box ...

CHARACTER ART 'SERIES of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS'

CHARACTER art for 'A SERIES of UNFORTUNATE EVENTS' styleguide/film end title credit sequence: Character art developed for the 2004 Paramount/Nickelodeon holiday film, Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', worked with Axiom Design on this one as well - truly one of my favorite projects. Note - the wonderful animation for the end-title sequence in which these characters play a big part was created by www.jamiecaliri.com ... visit his site, amazing amazing artisan!

Walk for Life Posters - Utah Aids Foundation

WALK for LIFE - UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION - 5 individual posters for an important event for the Utah Aids Foundation - worked with Design of Today on this one - made the cover of Communication Arts too (at least a portion anyway) ...

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER - Styleguide 'On Location'

MGM - Styleguide; 'ON LOCATION' - one of seven styleguides created during my stint at Axiom design - had the great pleasure of filming with photographer Sheila Metzner in Tulum Mexico in the month of February - snow in Utah, tropical heat in Mexico!