Long time no hear

Sorry for the huge delay in posts and probably why people has slowly stopped check this blog out. haha I going to try and start posting cool stuff soon. Look out for sketches, animation, interactive micro sites and a cool-fun-sweet (I hope) project in the coming months. Other then that I have been really side tracked with summer events. My puppy if you can call him that now is so big now he looks like a classic style basset hound now. Well I am off to sketch up some concepts. Take it easy :-)
-Stephen

New Pieces!!

Hi everyone,
Just enjoying the summer we went to Ely, MN and relaxed. I caught two big walleye which I am going to post. Well I am back in my studio and thought I would post the two finished pieces from the last post.
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Sketches and some more sketches!!

Hi,
Sorry for the delay in posts. I have been busy with things. Hope everyone had a great 4th, I know I had a ball. Other then that just some traveling and of course working. Here is a hand full of sketches I have done this month for a variety of clients. First set of sketches are for UTNE Reader. The next sketch was for a concept for YMCA. Then last is a sketch from the book I have been doing illos for.
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HOW Design Conference (PART 2)

Hey everyone,
Here is the second part of the HOW Design Conference trip. The most amazing part of this trip was the day me, Penelope, and Josh and got a personal tour from Ty (Huge thanks to him for hanging out with us) of Cartoon Network. He is a Designer there and over all nice guy. So we got to go walk through most of the Studios. We got to see animation areas, Web development/ animation group, Design group and finally got to met the illustrators that worked there. I was just blown away by the cool environment and nice people there. Ty also gave us tons of free stuff (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends- MY FAV.) Well after the tour, Ty asked if I would draw/tag their stairwell. I thought I went to haven haha. So I did a piece with my bluebird flying from the bottom of the stairs to the top. Truly I can now cross off one of my to do things before I die.
Well Once that day was over my head was spinning. The Conference closed at the Atlanta Aquarium (the nations largest). They had whale sharks there!! So that was an amazing way to end the trip. Now I am home back to work, I have a book, two websites and another illo for the UTNE Reader to get done.
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HOW Design Conference (PART 1)

Hey everyone,
I am back from Atalanta from the conference. It was an amazing trip not only did I meet lots of people but people I knew. Thanks to everyone for stopping by the booth. The other artists that were there from Scott Hull was Penelope, Josh, Mike and Von. I realized how much I enjoyed networking and marketing on this trip. Seeing people come up to me and really want to know what I do is something that showed me how much I love this field. It was also a feeling of growth for me. To have a booth and hand out t-shirts, stickers and buttons was a ball. So here is a photo bump from the Conference. The images show our booth, people stenciling at our booth, the city of Atlanta, Gary Baseman giving a talk and then a drawing he did on our panels (which was cool to meet him as well). Oh and I will be posting a PART 2, so check back for that,
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And I'm OFF!!

Hello,
I am off to the HOW design Conference. We have a booth there my Rep and a few other artists will be there giving out free stuff, which I know everyone likes. So if "y'all" in ATL for the Conference stop by booth #336. Well till I get back here is a piece I did for the UTNE Reader.
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Fancy Yourself a Ride

Hello everyone,
I wanted to post a new piece I recently did. Its for the HOW conference. This piece has to be one of my most successful piece. Lots of fun imagery in it including my basset "Joxer" and my signature bluebird. On another note I am working on a new piece for the UTNE Reader which is a really cool magazine. I will post that once I am done.
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New Sketch!!

Hello,
Man I am enjoying Spring :-) got to do the lawn and get some sun and then play with my puppy. Also we got to take long walks in the neighborhood and see whats what. On another note I finished this sketch for a new promo piece for my post cards and also a large card that will be handed out at the HOW conference. Yes indeed I am going to this years HOW conference my Rep has a booth so a group of us are going to go to represent for Scott Hull :-) This years event is in goo ol Atlanta. I grew up in Memphis soo I am excited to visit the south again. Ohhh also on an old note here is a screen shot of a clothing site (esselleonline.com) I designed and built :-)
well I am off to finish this promo piece and work on some other goodies .
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Ahh Spring Time!!!!

Well its that time of the year!! I love this season and all the fun things that start happening. I love lawn care so I have been getting out there in the yard and edging, mowing and of course getting the flower beds planted with Amanda. Also since we have a puppy and this is his first spring playing with him in the yard makes me soo happy. Its good to have weather like this to get me away from the computer and working and enjoy the beautiful world out there. This spring and summer we plan on traveling a lot and trying to get a lot of fishing in. :-)

Well I am going to take Joxer " The Mighty" my puppy Basset out and play. Here is a cute pic of our little guy.
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Story time

Hi,

Well I have been missing for a few weeks haha. Sorry just kind of overwhelmed with life and work mainly web stuff. Anywho I thought I would share one of the new pieces(About the stories of Jack the Ripper) I have been doing.

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Total Rejection

This is a sketch for an illustration about total rejection. You know the story about a guy head over heels in love- imagining his future with her. Then on the other side the girl is thinking about nothing but kicking him to the curb. This illustration is also a revision to an old piece I did about 3 or more years ago. Hope you enjoy it.
-peace
Stephen

San Francisco Chronicle

Hi everyone,

Heres a piece I finished for the San Francisco Chronicle. It was a really fast deadline a day and a half. I had fun, it was about fashion and the dark side of modern models being to thin, the article then compares fashion from the 1890's with woman changing their waists to be a perfect small waist. Well enjoy
-peace
Stephen