Father vs. Son - WIP

Urban Farmer's Almanac

 
I got a call earlier this month from AD Reseca Peskin of the Philadelphia City Paper, who was a blast to work with on the People Who Died issue, asking me to do the cover of their upcoming Home and Garden issue as well as a logo to be used with corresponding articles.
Reseca and Editorial Designer Matt Egger essentially wanted me to replicate the Old Farmer's Almanac cover with some specific new vignettes.

While it was nice to have an idea in place from the beginning, it still presented a challenge in mimicking a specific look while still allowing me room creatively.
Inking this piece was a lot of fun because of the loads of small, detailed work. I always enjoy the chance to break out the smallest brushes I've got.

As for the logo, they wanted something that reflected the ribbons from the top of the Old Farmer's Almanac. I went with something badge-like, almost like a 4H winner's ribbon with some simple flourishes around the text.

Thanks again to Reseca and Matt for an uber-fun gig.

--CKL--

Jackie Kochava

 A good friend of mine I've known since I was about 8 or 9 asked me to do some artwork for an album he produced for rapper Jackie Kochava. His album is called Red Eye Renaissance and you can listen to tracks on his website or Facebook page. I very highly recommend it. The songs are catchy, the production is flawless, and Jackie is incredibly talented.
These were just a good chance to fool around in Photoshop and try to recreate some pretty recognizable labels.

--CKL--

Dog Daze

I recently did a cover of the Dallas Observer with Village Voice Media Design Director Tom Carlson. It was a cover story about the stray dog problem in Dallas and the animal rescuers taking them in. Alhough they have good intentions in getting the dogs off of the streets, these people may actually be hoarding the dogs and potentially still putting them in poor conditions.
Even though I'm definitely a cat person, I had a great time working on this piece

--CKL--

Brachiosaurs

Another drawing for a friend.

HP

Quick drawing for a friend

Wu Tang

I was pretty excited to get an email from Dallas Observer art director Alexander Flores asking me to do some quick drawings of the members of Wu-Tang Clan. The last time that Wu-Tang Clan performed in Dallas, not all of the members showed up, which apparently was and is a consistent problem throughout their tours as members come and go. So with Wu Tang set to perform in Dallas in the next couple of weeks, the Observer wanted some portraits to make a stakes graphic, showing the odds of which members are going to show (even including the late ODB)

Who needs a lightbox?

I had a blast working with Alex, who's incredibly clear in his direction and just a good guy. Plus now, I know who is who in Wu-Tang, which seemed impossible before.

-CKL-