Melody Muses

My work sent me to Pittsburgh last week. It was a wonderful trip and on the way there I pulled out my laptop, plugged in my headphones and started working on creating typographic designs from my favorite song lyrics.Three Avett Brother's lyrics and the...

Wow, it's been awhile and I don't have much to show for it.I picked up archery. So that's awesome. Oh yeah, and it's spring here! The plum trees are blossoming, in just a few months we'll have a plethora of juicy sweet plums. Luke and his brother built...

As a geek I love a lot of captains. I got to thinking about all the Captains I look up to, Malcolm Reynolds, Han Solo, America, Jack Harkness... I decided it would be funny to make a compilation of those serious geek icons paired with another captain f...

I've been heard at work making this fun posters featuring the crew of Serenity with memorable quotes.I've done everyone except Simon, mostly because I haven't found a compelling quote from him yet.So here's a long graphic of all the posters, perfect fo...

I've recently been re-watching episodes of Firefly, the incredible space-cowboy TV show from 2002-2003. The show was unfairly cut down in its prime with nothing but a movie to satisfy the fans. I decided to do a poster series for each crew member of Se...

"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel...the pi...

Over the past few weeks I've had the privilege of working with my very talented web designer friend, Nichole Payne, to get the Sacramento Ad Club refreshed, restarted and their website relaunched. The website launch should take place in a few days. I j...

My friend Lindsey commissioned a couple portraits of her puppies!I like how they turned out.I'm now accepting commissions for portraits of loved ones, dogs, kids, kittens... whatever you want - shoot me an e-mail with a picture or two of your desired s...

For those of you comfortable with Illustrator you'll understand how uncomfortable Photoshop can be. I'm trying to get more comfortable with the program. Here are a few projects I've done for my Advanced Photoshop class. All our projects are centered ar...

I've been watching a lot of Dr. Who recently. I've really fallen in love with the show, especially the 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith.Faithful readers will know my love of drawing portraits in illustrator and find this no different. Except maybe the ...