Dad's Thank You Card

My dad asked me to make a thank you card for the folks at UVA that took such good care of him during his lung transplant. He mentioned the idea of him chasing a lung, and I kinda laughed it off. But when I started thinking about it, it seemed to have the potential to be really funny, so that's what I did.

I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out so I wanted to share a little of the process with everybody. Also, daddy hasn't seen this yet either. So, if you got any input for me, big guy, speak now!




Here are my initial sketches of different "Chunks" (He's in a hospital gown, by the way.)



This is the final image I decided to run with and flesh out (puns intended).





And here's the final illustration. Yeah, it's creepy as hell, but how often do you get to illustrate your dad chasing a lung? This was fun for sure. Hope you like it pops.

Reactions

Here are just a few of the reactions I got after shaving my head.

Around the Shop

Last weekend I decided to explore my in-law's mechanic shop in search of some design inspiration. I've posted what I think are the more interesting images in a set on my Flickr page. Check 'em out and let me know if you find any of this as interesting as I do.

Shocking

I did this illustration for a Christmas card for the folks this past year. We got them a puppy for Christmas 06, and well, that cute little black lab grew into a strong ball of teenage doggy energy. So for Christmas 07 we pitched in half of the cost for the electric fence to contain her, and this was on the card we gave them with the dough. I wanted to post it earlier, but I couldn't post it before Christmas, then it was off to Puerto Rico, and well, I just remembered. So here it is.

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NCEE PPT

I did some quick digital illustrations for a presentation that Amanda and some of her colleagues are giving at the NCEE Conference in Denver next week. The presentation is about Economic concepts in television, literature, music and film (the film illustration didn't seem to fit in with the rest so I left it out).

Anyway, I thought they turned out OK for a little quick project so I wanted to share. That's all.

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