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Work Showcase: Joe McKendry
WORK SHOWCASE: Joe McKendry This week, the Directory of Illustration is proud to highlight new work from Joe McKendry. THE WORK Illustrator: Joe McKendry Client: Wine Spectator Magazine, AD John Thompson Project: July Issue Cover Art featuring Top Chardonnay Producers FROM THE ARTIST: "In April, was asked by art director John Thompson if I would be interested in creating the cover for the July 31 cover of Wine Spectator Magazine. I’ve had an ongoing [...]
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Polygon Home
Back in 1999, I initially intended Pollie Gone Home to be an exercise in teaching myself more about 3D modeling and animation. I had no intention of producing anything more [...]
Setting up a Table
My online store is now open for business!I created a business plan years ago when I was taking my illustration business class at the University of Hartford, Hartford Art School [...]
2020 Calendar Illustrations
All of us at Mendola Artists recognize the importance of staying organized in this fast-paced industry. That’s why every year we produce a calendar showcasing fresh work by our talented [...]
Introducing our 2020 Tote Bag Designs
We are tote-ally excited to share our 2020 tote bag designs with you! Our illustrators blew us away this year with their brilliant concepts and bold designs, selecting just four [...]
Winter Wonderland: 6 Icy Illustrations
Brendan Totten is a Rube Goldberg machine that converts coffee into drawings, prints, and illustrations. Originally cobbled together from spare parts in and around Washington D.C., his mechanisms [...]
Artist Talk Magazine, 6-Page Feature
ART NEWS: I am very excited to announce that issue 10 of Artist Talk Magazine was released today and includes a 6-page feature about me and my art. It’s a [...]
Spectrum Miami – December 4-8
ART NEWS: See my original works “Revelation”, “Pristina” and “Infinite” Dec 4-8, 2019 @spectrummiami Booth 720 @artblendgallery | Original, large scale ink drawings. Completely handdrawn using Faber-Castell PITT artist pens. [...]
Featured by Adobe Illustrator!
It is such an incredible honor to have Adobe Illustrator feature my latest art piece “Someday at Christmas” on all of their social media channels today! I am very humbled [...]
A Balancing Act
One of the biggest challenges I have faced in my attempts to get more illustration work is finding balance between teaching, administrative responsibilities, and my art. I find spending time [...]
Sue Todd for Spin Master Games
The art director at Spin Master Games found Sue Todd in the Directory of Illustration print edition, and commissioned her to create 41 cards for a game called Trust Me, [...]
Just for Fun
Once in a while, I find time to model and animate something purely for fun. Years ago, I devised a mechanical Valentine for my son that I thought he'd appreciate. [...]
Someday at Christmas
This year The Artist Guild of Lockport has turned the annual Holiday Art Show into a family exhibit so both kids and adults can submit artwork. Which means I get [...]
My Signature Image
On my website homepage I use a rendering of a Lego robotic rover as my signature image. The short version of this image’s story is that as part of my first [...]
Terry Tidwell spotted in his natural environment.
Tidwell was photographed at his hangout, a local dive coffee shop in Brookside. He was drinking tea and listening to who knows what, (it was the Dandy Warhols) on his [...]
Opening night at the Quimby Gallery
It was a wonderful opening night at the faculty art exhibit in the Quimby Gallery this evening. This was an opportunity to exhibit my whale illustration and a number of [...]
The Featured Five: November 2019
We hope you’ll enjoy scrolling through our selections for this month; we have everything from collages to graphic illustrations! Be sure to explore more of each artist’s portfolio. Interested [...]
My Journey, The Beginning
My Journey, The BeginningI believe in practicing what you preach. One of the things I have been telling my students a lot lately is that they need to tell their story, [...]
Forensic Graphics
Gus Revenaugh, who specializes in forensic graphics and animation at his company, Origin Point, first hired me in 2001 to assist in modeling a badly designed furnace. That went well, and [...]