Client Projects

I love working on consumer products, even though they're not necessarily the most science illustrator-y thing I do. The designers are amazing, and I usually get samples. That's all definitely true when working with the New Brighton Distillery ! So far I've made illustrations for spirits made with barley, wheat, rye and corn, and most recently for brandy and hazelnut whiskey. Only two of the products have made it to market so far, corn and wheat whiskey. I have never considere

This project is actually from a few years ago, but I just got images of the final signs the other day from the designer, so this is in the category of "better late than never!" This project was actually quite challenging, as I really wanted to get the action right. The subject matter is the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, which is the state fish of Utah. They're similar to other cutthroats but are more pale, and are thought to have originated in Lake Bonneville.

This was a project for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. I painted all the pieces at a fairly normal size and the staff at the...

As a major bird geek, it was a special pleasure to illustrate a conservation stamp for the Klamath Bird Observatory . It's pretty tricky...

For the second year, I contributed to Travel Oregon 's pamphlet for the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival...

I worked with author Dr. Kurt Fausch on this book, just out on OSU Press – A Reverence for Rivers . This was a big job that took about...

For this project, I created 28 illustrations of various creatures and habitats found on the Yucatán Peninsula. Wonderful organization to work with, and I really liked their final designs....

You just really don't know what you're going to find when you open up your e-mail... Recently I was contacted by the wonderful author...

Travel Oregon's beautiful "Oregon Garden" at the Royal Horticultural Society's Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival showcases a...

The OSU extension service commissioned garden signs, and I had a lot of fun creating the artwork for them. An added bonus is that these...

Over the years I've created a variety of illustrations of coastal subject matter; no surprise since I live right here on the Oregon...

This is a beautiful natural area on the Oregon coast has a wonderful boardwalk trail all the way out to a huge old growth western cedar...

The USFWS office in Burbank, WA requested a series of illustrations of native plants and pollinators to use for custom interpretive...

I've had the opportunity work with the lovely folks at the TSWCD on a variety of projects. Their goal is to improve environmental...

The City of Seaside's beautiful estuary is the subject of this large (6' wide) interpretive sign for which I provided the illustrations....

The artwork that I create for the steel signs are actually negatives that are used to etch the metal. The final sign is shown below, as...

I provided a western painted turtle for this interpretive signage for Panther Lake in Snohomish County in Washington. Western painted turtle

I supplied two pieces of artwork for this sign about the Nehalem River watershed. Chinook salmon River otter

A fun project to create artwork for a festival t-shirt. Brown pelican in front of Pacific City, OR, Haystack rock. (Scratchboard)

I've created numerous illustrations for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, OR, such as the tree backdrop and plant/animal artwork for...