Carry On Yule-Tiders!

Either late for the holidays or ready for next year? I used this holiday greetings card I did a few years ago and added a couple new details: filled out the bottom of the tree to give the gnome a little heavier load to carry, and replaced "Buddy the Elf" with Jeffery "The Dude" Lebowski (yeah, from the movie). Didn't get a card printed or emailed it to my friends and clients, just posted it on Facebook and Instagram. Got a great idea (maybe great idea?): since I spend most of my "holiday time" making cards for other people and doing my card last (if I do it at all) how about using this tree and replacing all the details with a all-new collection of holiday characters and elements? Stay tuned. And look for another "Lebowski" reference in the next blog post.

BAD MEETINGS STOP HERE!

Dreading the next meeting you'll lead? Tired of dull topics and time-wasting marathon sessions? Time to pick up "How to Make Meetings not Suck" and find tips to run an inspiring and efficient  meeting. 

Authors Jonathan Vehar and Cathi Brese Doebler are both facilitators at the world-renowned Center for Creative Leadership, where they work with senior executives to help them be more effective in their leadership. In their own businesses they’ve worked with teams and executives at companies like Subaru, T. Rowe Price, NASA, National Grid, and the US Joint Special Forces University. Now they've not only written an invaluable guide to run effective meetings, but they took it up a notch by writing a series of clever cartoons that appear throughout the book to help drive home their message with a smile. Even better yet, they enlisted me to illustrate those cartoons and I'm honored to have brought their ideas to life! 

Here's my cartoons and a link to their fantastic new book: "How to Make Meetings not Suck"

Acrylic Jubilee

Hats were worn and paint was spilled (and thanks to daughter Frannie for the gift of supplies and a day of painting). Easing into another year. Looking forward to it.

Diving Head-First into "Middle School Pandemonium"

Hey here's the whole batch of pictures from new book I illustrated. Kept me off the streets for a while. Really enjoyed a shift in gears that made for a fantastic experience. Lots of gratitude to author Pam Riley for the opportunity to work on her warm and witty book!

Check out the full-size versions on my Behance page...

-- and here's all the complete information on the book!

Put One Foot in Front of the Other

 

Threads on Threads

Seemed like a natural fit to announce my Etsy threads as my first post on the Threads app.

If there's any doubt, the "WOW!" burst is a real convincer LOL!

https://houseofakron.etsy.com

Avalanche of Art

Take a look at this avalanche of art that shows what you say- design, illustration and graphic recording in Denver, CO.   #illustration #graphicrecording #design #ideas

https://www.behance.net/gallery/183032665/Drawing-in-Denver