Sunday, November 20, 2011

Christmas in Cricket County

A cover commission for a play written by Eddie McPherson.
The synopsis goes something like this:
Hillbilly hilarity abounds in this down-home drama with broadly played characters. It's a clash of cultures when the well-heeled preppie city cousins take a limo to their country cousins' home for the reading of their Uncle Zeke's will on Christmas Eve. When they discover that they are to receive only one hundred thousand dollars apiece, they throw a tantrum over such a "small" amount of money -- but the country cousins are thankful for their fifty dollars to buy new coats and shoes. In their tradition, the country cousins perform a simple Nativity reenactment for the city kids. Only then do the preppie cousins understand what it means to give without reservation or condition. A surprise twist at the end gives the country kids an unexpected bonus.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

T-shirt Design

A t-shirt design for the high school FFA students.

Monday, November 14, 2011

I Was A Teenage Chameleon

A cover commission for a play by Eddie McPherson. 
The synopsis goes something like this:
Average Joe and Jane Doe are ordinary teenagers who want to fit in. Their dreams of becoming popular overshadow everything else in their lives. Joe’s ultimate goal is to make the school’s paddleball team (playing paddleball is the ultimate in coolness at Typical High). Meanwhile Jane will sacrifice her lifelong friendship with her nerdy BFF, Eunice, in order to be accepted by the most popular girls in school.
The Symbolic Ladder of Popularity stands on stage throughout the play reminding the protagonists (as well as the audience) of their ultimate goal. They MUST reach the top of that ladder – no matter what the cost.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

A Friend

Below is a portrait of a friend. Testing out different materials and mediums to create portraits.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Boba Fett

A sketch concept using my new experimental tools.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

The Cow Tippers

A play cover commission written by Eddie McPherson. The synopsis goes something like this:
Mrs. Brown has moved to Hoke's Bluff to study rural school life. She's used to schools equipped with state-of-the-art computer labs and up-to-date technology. At Hoke's Bluff, however, high tech is an intercom system consisting of an aluminum can with a piece of string attached. On the first day of school, the sheriff shows up looking for leads to cow-tipping pranks. Her study of "these people" may be more than she bargained for. But as relationships are built, Mrs. Brown not only teaches her students a few lessons, but she learns a few of her own. And when Clyde, the school janitor, has eyes for her, she also discovers that there's more on these people's minds than just cow tipping.