Happy Halloween!

Have a fun holiday!!

Illustration Friday - Fast

So I know it's not that creative, but I've been looking for an excuse to post these characters for a while now. These two were printed on shirts and running numbers for the kids portion of the Des Moines Marathon last year.
Slow and steady wins the race. Or in my experience, slow and steady helps one to finish a race as long as a marathon! Too bad the hare thinks running fast is the way to go.

Illustration Friday- Frozen

When I was little, my parents, my brother and I would go backpacking in Colorado every year for two weeks. We camped all over north central Colorado and some of Wyoming. One year we traveled over Trail Ridge Road and saw a bighorn sheep standing on the side of the road in the freezing cold. Dad's first response to the sight was "It's frozen, it's dead!"

I have no idea what he was thinking. Obviously the ranger didn't take an animal that was frozen in the snow and put it out on the side of the road for all to see. We made fun of him the entire 13 hour drive home that year. Although I know this isn't a bighorn sheep, it still reminds me of that story. I bet if it was a deer standing on the side of the road, Dad wouldn't have been surprised. It was still funny though.

DeadWeird Grateful Dead Skeleton

So I have had a few friends ask about this design. One of my assignments for work was to draw a "Grateful Dead" style skeleton with a "Nightmare before Christmas" Jack face.
It is for a shirt design that is used in Deadwood, South Dakota. Here is the one they chose and the two design ideas I gave them.
This is the winner that was printed on the shirts.

The only difference on this one is the face. I think this one is meaner looking.

Illustration Friday- Flying

Fly like an eagle. Trying a slightly more abstract style.

Illustration Friday- Pattern

Although I think Dia de los Muertos is actually celebrated in early November, I still think this sort of fits the first day of October. Also, there are some interesting patterns in this design. This is a collaboration from a few designs that were used on t-shirts. I have to admit I was inspired by another artist when I created this.