tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253073492024-03-05T13:59:05.384-08:00Brand RoyalCreative with backbone@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-37672398501257159322014-03-10T10:43:00.002-07:002014-03-10T10:43:26.632-07:00BENCHMARK REAL ESTATEI have had the opportunity to create a large variety of booklets, postcards, ads, apparel and other collateral for Benchmark Real Estate. An overview of those items will be featured in an upcoming post. I want to use this post to focus on one of their key points of difference among other realtors. Aside from being known as a high-end realty company, their point of difference is their integrated marketing approach to promoting their properties.<br />
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In this case, an event was created to drive guests to visit a beautifully restored home in downtown Portland. In addition to the entertainment, snacks, and variety of art on display, they had a chance to engage guests about the different amenities of the home in a casual "un-salesman-like" environment.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-63956705335969064192014-03-10T10:35:00.003-07:002014-03-10T10:35:40.826-07:00LIVES IN THE BALANCE BROCHUREHere is a brochure created as a handout for all attendees to their annual conference<br />
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This booklet ended up being created in different sizes for mailings as well. This is it's original single fold 11x17 version.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-38004074689241435702014-03-10T10:28:00.000-07:002014-03-10T10:28:19.108-07:00GIRL SCOUT DROPOUTAnother opportunity to build a brand from scratch. I got the the chance to develop the whole thing from the client's vision. We started with a logo, then website, printed and promotional event collateral.<br />
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This is a basic overview of just some of the many items created for the brand. It was a lot of fun working with a client who has a great and sometimes irreverent sense of humor.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-50711239523881070242014-03-10T10:23:00.001-07:002014-03-10T10:23:08.607-07:00E&R LAUNDRYThis client had some unique communication challenges in that they serviced most of the prep school and local colleges. They solely relied on subscription to their services. This meant that communications needed to be simple and straight forward, while still attracting the youthful eyes of the students.<br />
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Here is a variety of on-location signage and promotional graphics.<br />
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The client liked the posters and the overall look and feel so much, they chose to rebrand their trucks<br />
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It was now time to tackle the new website - the key was simplicity and to match the look and feel of all their current communications.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-43684852667557598352014-03-10T10:16:00.000-07:002014-03-10T10:16:00.597-07:00REAL TOURSIn this project, I had the opportunity to develop a brand from the ground up. In this case, a local realty company wanted to create a tour service that would feature some of their listed historic homes. The first task was to develop a simple yet memorable logo.<br />
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Here you can see the typical exploratory process unfold.<br />
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Once that process was completed, it was time to create the various print and digital collateral<br />
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By keeping the design simple and scalable, it was able to translate across a variety of media.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-34482910839829660582014-03-10T10:08:00.000-07:002014-03-10T10:08:14.575-07:00THE INSIDE FIGHTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A good friend, Chance Kelly wrote a fantastic script about the redemption of a washed up boxer. He asked if I could help him develop some graphics he could ultimately use as a movie poster. lo and behold, 2 years later, the film gets interest. They're now raising the funds to shoot the film and it looks like it's going to be a reality. I'm proud to have contributed my services to this project and look forward to doing more.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-65149911233223640162014-03-10T10:05:00.001-07:002014-03-10T10:05:10.522-07:00SOME MORE RECENT WORK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was a poster I got to do for my very talented friend Jack Grace. I've designed his past 7 album covers for him over the past 15 years. In a future post, I plan to document every one.<br />
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One of my favorite projects was the chance to be able to help brand the Saco Drive-In. One of the country's oldest. It's a fantastic place that really conjures the nostalgia of nights at the drive-in as a youth. This was printed on a variety of apparel.<br />
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I then had the opportunity to develop a graphic badge commemorating their 75th anniversary.<br />
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This was one I did for a local photo competition called Shoot Maine. A kind of visual scavenger hunt theme.<br />
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The client was so happy with the work he made a full commitment to the branding. Yes that's a real tattoo.</div>
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This was a fun, quick project for an iphone app. I was happy at how readable it was, even at app icon size</div>
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This was a painting I finished as a gift to my parents. They moved to North Carolina a few years ago and I wanted to give them something that would remind them of Maine.<br />
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This was a couple illustrations I did for Dr Ross Greene's annual Lives in the Balance Conference. This was a great chance to combine pen and ink illustration with photoshop coloring. The great benefit of doing the color in photoshop is if you mess up, you don't have to re-ink the whole thing like we old timers used to have to do.<br />
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I'll try and get some more stuff up soon - there's been lots going on.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-24387690735989653712012-12-06T07:59:00.000-08:002012-12-06T08:00:35.524-08:00PROJECT: Illustration for 'Lives in the Balance' Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my clients asked me to do an illustration to be used for poster art, coffee mugs and other media for his upcoming conference. We met and discussed various text items that needed to be included as well as what kind of imagery he was looking for. It was to have a Maine theme focusing on children learning. Here is the result.<br />
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It was a really fun project that was completed concept to final art within a week. I used pen and ink for the main part of the illustration, then colored a high resolution scan in photoshop. I then brought the entire piece into Illustrator where I incorporated the text. I'm happy to say, we're already discussing what next year's conference art might look like.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-28670702154777329582012-09-18T09:36:00.000-07:002012-09-18T10:20:01.040-07:00PAINTING PAINTINGS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As summer meandered its way along this year, I decided to try and take a different approach to pushing my creative buttons. My friends at <a href="http://www.mainehomeaccents.com/" target="_blank">Maine Home Accents</a> suggested I start painting again since I had painted their windows. They provided me with a couple panels to get started. I was excited to try out a new medium to paint on as I had always painted on canvas or linen. Once I primed the wood panel, I had to decide what to paint for the first time in 17 years. I figured, stick with Maine as the theme since it's going to be for sale in a home decor store. I thought about doing something I had never tried before and a fish came to mind. After some image research I really liked the colors and reflective qualities of the Maine Black Crappie (Yes, I know, I did a crappie painting) Anyway, here's what ended up coming off my brush.</div>
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After tackling that topic and being pretty happy that my painting skills hadn't really diminished, aside from my eyesight. (The over 40 curse) I wondered what I could do next. Dinner that night had the answer for me. Since I was trying to gear this work toward summer visitors' interest, I decided to dive whole hog into a Lobster. I wanted to give it a special "Maine" feel, so I added the text of Maine behind it. Aside from the crooked cropping from my iphone photo, this captures the colors pretty accurately</div>
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I was now in lobster land. I wanted to do another take on it. I felt this should have a rustic appeal that someone might hang in their camp kitchen or dining room. Fortunately my friends at Home Accents had a bunch of well weathered picket fence sections. I grabbed a handful of them with the intention of making a panel out of the pieces. Then I decided this lobster would be red and more of a caricature, rather than trying for anatomical accuracy. I went with essentially the same Maine text theme and voila:</div>
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I finally started catching my stride. I wanted to keep doing what I hadn't aggressively done in more than 20 years since Art School. It was at this point a few friends on Twitter had noticed these pictures as I began posting them. One friend had asked if I could do something more scenic. We chatted back and forth about the majesty of trees and how the human form could be seen in many of them. I ran with the idea as she gave me the go ahead. I also decided to stretch my own canvas. Again, it all came back to me as I went through the processes. Once I was ready to paint, I recalled all those William Alexander/Bob Ross moments I watched faithfully as a kid and started going at those "happy little trees".</div>
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After completing this one, I realized how much I loved doing trees. I really wanted to understand the different types and how weatherworn they can be, so I decided to do a series of trees as a study. I had a bunch of small 12x8 panels so I collected them all and started trying to capture different elements of Maine coastal trees.</div>
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So now that I had the trees out of my system, I wondered what I could do next. I realized that Autumn was fast approaching, so I remembered some photos I took of leaf textures on the ground in my yard. This would be a good opportunity for me to also work thicker with the paint in my endless effort to get a more 'painterly' technique.</div>
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At this point I had caught the eye of several other online friends and had been asked by someone to complete a large piece as an anniversary gift for his wife. This was to be a big challenge as the topic was a scene in downtown Portland. Also I had to try and capture the proper time of day and include some other personal elements. Long story short, here's the finished piece. Local Portlanders should be able to recognize its location.</div>
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Now, ecstatic that I overcame several challenges with this last piece, I had the opportunity to do another tree piece, in a more muted, monochromatic technique. I got to break out the palette knives for this one because I wanted to capture chunky rock textures. Also, I got to add fog - something that can be very challenging when working with acrylics because of their quick drying time.</div>
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At this point, I have several others in the works and will share them in subsequent posts. If anyone would be interested in having something done for them, please don't hesitate to contact me about the details. I finally found something I love to do that also brings joy to others. It's funny how life takes you around full circle sometimes and you realize that what made you happy earlier in life is exactly what makes you happy now.<br />
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Our first priority was to create a new logo and tagline for the band that could be used as the basis for stickers and t-shirts and other swag. Jack had a great vision as the the feel of this one, so he went and actually drew it. He even used rulers and markers -a very impressive effort - one that was the basis for the final approved artwork here:<br />
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This will be used in a variety of ways on a multitude of mediums. Next step will be to create the CD package and the actual disc artwork. I'll be sure to share in not only the finished product, but also the process as it comes along. Stay tuned.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-74723955906355078882012-06-08T11:42:00.003-07:002012-06-08T11:42:45.747-07:00CeNita Vineyards & CooperageI got the assignment to develop a log for a vineyard named CeNita that would also have a separate cooperage (barrel making) business as well. After getting the overall story of the family heritage and getting a good sense of the style they were looking for, I went to work on an exploratory.<br />
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I went two routes, one being the more "bendy" iconic vineyard type tree and one that was more native to Northeast Georgia where they're located. After an internal debate among the other shareholders, it was decided to combine several elements from the intial exploratory.<br />
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<br /></div>@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-10164918811817819592012-06-08T11:22:00.001-07:002012-06-08T11:22:17.340-07:00I Made a Mashable Article!!Good to see that playing in Photoshop can sometimes <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/05/10/time-breastfeeding-cover-twitter/#635112DJNoRequest" target="_blank">pay off</a> (at least in traffic)@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-28666337411096750832011-09-26T16:08:00.000-07:002011-09-28T16:55:06.055-07:00GIRL SCOUT DROPOUT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKqvlvuXCqQ2w-tdcy8ah3Z3p5D4qL5i0t3Ck4YFVU0kqRidzRgSXv0yVOPkaxCVRHJTxKNV1go3noX6wEIq2ScEvVGL27qtPaDFuTGFiNtH5IefyVKbLkQmhy4me9p7m3YSeFA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.15.22+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656817974362802162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKqvlvuXCqQ2w-tdcy8ah3Z3p5D4qL5i0t3Ck4YFVU0kqRidzRgSXv0yVOPkaxCVRHJTxKNV1go3noX6wEIq2ScEvVGL27qtPaDFuTGFiNtH5IefyVKbLkQmhy4me9p7m3YSeFA/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.15.22+PM.png" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 177px;" /></a><br />
This past week was the illustrious launch of <a href="http://girlscoutdropout.com/">girlscoutdropout.com</a>. An exciting project pinnacle to reach - especially when collaborating with such lighthearted and visionary folks. Sandi Amorello of <a href="http://irreverentwidow.com/">irreverentwidow.com</a> was the original brainchild for the project. She was inspired to develop this with a combination of her artistic and creative vision coupled with all the positive feedback she got from colleagues when mentioning the idea. Once again, I had the pleasure to work directly with Chris Kast of <a href="http://www.thebrandcompany.me/">The Brand Company</a> fame - an immensely talented individual who is an essential lubricant to the gears of creation and ideation. Nathan Hankla breathed life to the website by taking our core design and creating simple functionality. We brought our collective skill sets together to create the entire breadth of material needed, which included original brand/logo development, branded premiums, product and attire, print collateral and corporate identity design as well as the complete website development and social media presence. It was a colossally scaled, yet extremely fun and rewarding experience that we all had the pleasure to share right from the beginning.<br />
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I'm also very happy to see the launch even got us <a href="http://www.pressherald.com/life/audience/one-smart-cookie_2011-09-25.html">some press</a>. That's us in the photo with PR expert Angie Helton. All of us are looking forward to seeing this great, fun, celebratory idea get some traction and spread like kudzu to all dropout's everywhere.</div>
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@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-556194434704338342011-08-24T07:47:00.000-07:002011-08-24T07:59:44.031-07:00A Coronation (evolution)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUvJBgldL1jrSAu1GvMZGu6uniIBrCJWf4lGYy_BxTKwwwra1NUrANiVWlytez_m3gDupVsJc40gzo4Cvh8Z8unsN6w-vU3PQMYZOqWTsowoFUk8UYgrFYrWdZyJTANTnW7Jlmg/s1600/BR_SkullCrown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUvJBgldL1jrSAu1GvMZGu6uniIBrCJWf4lGYy_BxTKwwwra1NUrANiVWlytez_m3gDupVsJc40gzo4Cvh8Z8unsN6w-vU3PQMYZOqWTsowoFUk8UYgrFYrWdZyJTANTnW7Jlmg/s400/BR_SkullCrown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644437282962557666" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>To be very brief, my friend Josh made a fantastic suggestion when he saw my skull/Brand Royal logo. I took his suggestion, and couldn't be more psyched. I love watching a brand evolve before my eyes. In fact, I'm seriously considering a limited run t shirt.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-80905467690161837742011-08-24T05:53:00.000-07:002011-08-24T07:46:40.676-07:00NICE TO SEE WORK IN ACTION
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<br />A couple month's ago, A friend Leigh asked if I'd be able to do a logo design for team t shirts she needed for this year's Great Adventure Challenge at Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton Maine. She gave me the the two teams' names - 'No Nuts, Just Guts, and No Guts, Just Nuts' which IMMEDIATELY got the ol' idea machine rolling. In the image above you'll See the final results. The ladies, as always showed an impressive performance in a tough race. Extra shout out to my wife Amy who has had an amazing season of triathalons and the like. I couldn't be prouder of her. I'm also really glad I got to contribute a little additional style to an already exquisite looking group of ladies.
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<br />@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-10936828793445903632011-07-26T11:21:00.001-07:002011-07-26T11:26:36.334-07:00Finally, an ad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZjts1oWr37NhxcxP3FUF09EAYmlfTvEVI03P1aM6rfqxgfLo7gofYOc_o97KmJ-Cx2wwIo_miLFjirzBqTs4wLwks4C284-2-5vswQoF0j_iYvQssA3cvDTnJ43fgk9z_9b6lQ/s1600/Full+Page+AdLG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZjts1oWr37NhxcxP3FUF09EAYmlfTvEVI03P1aM6rfqxgfLo7gofYOc_o97KmJ-Cx2wwIo_miLFjirzBqTs4wLwks4C284-2-5vswQoF0j_iYvQssA3cvDTnJ43fgk9z_9b6lQ/s400/Full+Page+AdLG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633728077348762802" /></a><br />I've always heard landscapers often neglect their own lawns. I understand this now having been in business full time for almost 3 years without creating a Brand Royal ad for print. Thanks to my collaboration with Rachel Flehinger and the Portland Improv Festival, I'd say the drought is finally over.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-37138820308944173492011-06-15T17:54:00.001-07:002011-06-15T18:12:37.219-07:00DEFENDERS of the FUNNY<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGdXnwKjeexjm9d4C-ps6HO6Gi3lTi9ym7gy0BCgsIj3KTxi-vumfZwJP0oqhmKWsbBsLM6yGkWPksdQW6XX1yUydT-v8-xYLMBISDnpxuzfc9z-gD2aEirBIP4UQdbFL6Js8vw/s400/LG_DOTF_color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618614976385160578" /><div style="text-align: left;">Got a chance to develop a logo for our hatchling improv group. The group chose this one (with a close 2nd to be posted soon) Love the juxtaposition of the peaceful buddha with a samurai sword, laughing in flowers. #Paradox anyone? Many thanks to Rachel Flehinger who helped bring our name and entity across the finish line. Looking forward to some good performance opportunities in the coming months. Stay tuned. Oh yeah, here's the grayscale version...</div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuvRnNr3JLFvN306uTn-DXW5vEwvKepdVNQ28rdi6WFDGhO0cvmd0uhtlfIcadE6IotvqvkZMu75j5jKhIXFr11OHUSfSVk_jLi7V7Bg8_IHqMwLVleM6YE2-ZPr6mGXBGRTwVw/s400/LG_DOTF_Gray.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618616080970525810" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGdXnwKjeexjm9d4C-ps6HO6Gi3lTi9ym7gy0BCgsIj3KTxi-vumfZwJP0oqhmKWsbBsLM6yGkWPksdQW6XX1yUydT-v8-xYLMBISDnpxuzfc9z-gD2aEirBIP4UQdbFL6Js8vw/s1600/LG_DOTF_color.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div>@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-74659144615455761612011-04-28T08:45:00.000-07:002011-04-28T09:01:42.054-07:00Successful Thinkers Overview<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvwGWTcoyAlVoyKn5hSdVYRHAbqWMDApQO85fLXKIp_uYgOnYcmrlKFetkVLLgYV4jpRFNrUreqRC0NOjB6xLAbCNa854CWevOqRXb16uPzKhS24jHRS2syT70yvCf4TV97garA/s1600/Large+ST+Block.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvwGWTcoyAlVoyKn5hSdVYRHAbqWMDApQO85fLXKIp_uYgOnYcmrlKFetkVLLgYV4jpRFNrUreqRC0NOjB6xLAbCNa854CWevOqRXb16uPzKhS24jHRS2syT70yvCf4TV97garA/s400/Large+ST+Block.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600662699570693634" /></a></div>Over the past year, As an advisory board member with <a href="http://www.mainesuccessfulthinkers.org/">Successful Thinkers</a> I had theopprtunity to design all the event flyers. Below is a selection of what I haven't already posted before and are self-explanatory. As always, a great opportunity to just let the creativity flow.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQNzWxxuyxAsu1hmkVgUbX-28_sNfCK9ogenQ34DD0ktP2xKgdxy-7NdUHiNKBRb72VZqhMBhkvmU7P0F1A_1YIIcFHWjGcNUihy3bR4uyUX985ZI_0eGgbUKri2ZvKqQCHWdcA/s400/SboroDowns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600665172369756962" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeqa7LnOrmWfMyOqgYuVktbcU7YPjyWJt1tCigrDkOhJRJkgOiLCumS-1B7ItrslKtVPbX-JLjPybL6-IvXbHnv-MX4zWhwTA4ky5or47ZB9G_roNu5gEtnUqdzhN_6v2s8Dtcw/s400/May3ST.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600664933579121538" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMUurIj2ObMmTzsTDSc_Pm-pT96f9i-t5GD86KQUnxUijNVgUlTVbgou7JFdwO2G9fie7heRFmTxFj_ciHwYiNl-Fy3XYjzAEIkZCPxPU58aKwke2IjlwzxWBksVEft5PXTCnMQ/s400/STWoodfords.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600664311800172434" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlg6B1QdAKXVjKJqVqqnVAFmvNpkpTMMlYl2JrHDiEeCIaIeCXhboYmQ64nwlbjlAT8W2mHXX6vPbjoLm-hEXF4Euc8dop6BD2WbiMcu29g2p5G2dloq54UQ_b0jLHgTI0rol4A/s400/lucidrev.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600664150342105970" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW_RodFkX-w00n5Kfe5f2k3I2u1wNDtCAYNtBUrOAXor-LziprECOz6sOEXZis-RR_t09osauhtWZ7R9s90b2eA7meP_SU3CVkJ7TJbHqSqjNZiMQ_oPL3nr7Zkodheix5Nc3QQ/s400/ST_CTN_March.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600663939720004082" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIgEkZaiJp1ucgGgWmxH55hLXrPLi9BEeYb6yQMEybqR6e2RCQ_K4psjQoNqHLBkH6TN9rer9SveE4aX1lFD1f7dljyYYnV5MdzytF3U_TmYCkcASaCIv4xvquh2C77NMG6YjTw/s400/relaxation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600663593336526530" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4FiuLT-ym4eXBTtk-kRBsY8SzHoNetxUPsAGFANO1AFA_mpbXjc3FwxMSXxTm6jotYmm4QatHUi9I86Oaqn3TEJo0o1z9Vjer9WUKb5IIyglg3zmSjgQB9OtXtnACJTD-AgjQw/s400/New+Years+Woodfords2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600663302348009250" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0LSFw2rY0D4_h5daB_HAUKp-lNPEjAN92kYjFmqOOX_EB5GiYAICfKbFG5jbFLj8e0Z3zMzeiWw2MHXoR_0J7_bZBKlw8YQa6zfJoa0OfxF5zL_c2uFowO_WUx-Pi0e2Ayuz-w/s400/vertical_holiday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600663030361086978" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-56132186470816094112010-10-28T10:25:00.000-07:002010-10-28T10:28:07.224-07:00Successful Thinkers Event at the Maine Military Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIGqJSnB6vA7FjfWiZveqt29oAYI5G_RnyMlXInqn47fRrlFjM2zV9HRxFST70QcfUkLem9KYle87JxblIrN_X53lCrfI-ONYl7h8SQBPpLiR6CqYafT7M3OFtv8G4WwSPcdipw/s1600/militarymuseum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIGqJSnB6vA7FjfWiZveqt29oAYI5G_RnyMlXInqn47fRrlFjM2zV9HRxFST70QcfUkLem9KYle87JxblIrN_X53lCrfI-ONYl7h8SQBPpLiR6CqYafT7M3OFtv8G4WwSPcdipw/s400/militarymuseum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533149981373177458" /></a><br />Another poster/graphic that we created for the next Successful Thinkers event. Since it was military themed scouring through old historical "Buy War Bonds" posters was essential for inspiration. If you're familiar with my other blogs, you'll understand the enthusiasm for military themes.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-10858465759621820872010-10-28T10:00:00.000-07:002010-10-28T10:15:18.143-07:00Last Day on Sebago Lake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_Idq4eaJ2Oyo1BrhTiw1cWozf-fT4T_2vqJnNAYp1CUwNIO9pQ4EpvWPwcoksim24dO8wBuPacLt2_ab0aCPRtmLR16lBmbLGvJHOyb_oxnReiTp6jgkhaghr9W-oJZcs40Gyw/s1600/master+shot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_Idq4eaJ2Oyo1BrhTiw1cWozf-fT4T_2vqJnNAYp1CUwNIO9pQ4EpvWPwcoksim24dO8wBuPacLt2_ab0aCPRtmLR16lBmbLGvJHOyb_oxnReiTp6jgkhaghr9W-oJZcs40Gyw/s400/master+shot.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533144911048785890" /></a><br />My friend Mike called me out of the blue to come spend the day on Sebago lake so he could flush out his boat before winterizing, and for peak fall foliage camaraderie. I couldn't pass up a chance to not only spend some fresh air-off-keyboard time, but also the chance to get some great fall pics before the leaves drop. OK, sure, I used 'Hipstamatic' for iphone, by I say it still takes a decent eye to catch a REALLY good shot. Hope you enjoy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFz1EbjdlR8jM2nzNqE7RW7-cNXc0qgzgSCjsfO8yySX937iCUW-6XqylOwEibrxU55ib7_AYgR3bZYea4EYMD_H4VXNQsHz3JuN2fXWujmBXQr6o8ms_zoOVRf2755tAzxR2xw/s1600/firefoliage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFz1EbjdlR8jM2nzNqE7RW7-cNXc0qgzgSCjsfO8yySX937iCUW-6XqylOwEibrxU55ib7_AYgR3bZYea4EYMD_H4VXNQsHz3JuN2fXWujmBXQr6o8ms_zoOVRf2755tAzxR2xw/s400/firefoliage.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533145261243910018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGWtzayH4KoC6DyizQUQm-MnecELZlvw_IiWbyFKN261P06qKfZ-aSKTO3pN9IgmSXBLbzVgzrlztLd1Ef2S5MiYtyBfr2XLlITB7HQrH-ApFkNiL2071cWNJnmrQuYgm9uekCw/s1600/silhouetted.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGWtzayH4KoC6DyizQUQm-MnecELZlvw_IiWbyFKN261P06qKfZ-aSKTO3pN9IgmSXBLbzVgzrlztLd1Ef2S5MiYtyBfr2XLlITB7HQrH-ApFkNiL2071cWNJnmrQuYgm9uekCw/s400/silhouetted.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533145529379490322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgot7xT9v71vdrEk8SJt28x9n2JubvVB7ZlgVuzxtMH5XDITXQrrQNWkhbPvXYqDCOmu4285LETS68kIFSo0guZTi5bBIkDbpnjz_ILMU-tJXjeX6DKSw3YLl6uEiH3zL06kfsA/s1600/Gazebo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgot7xT9v71vdrEk8SJt28x9n2JubvVB7ZlgVuzxtMH5XDITXQrrQNWkhbPvXYqDCOmu4285LETS68kIFSo0guZTi5bBIkDbpnjz_ILMU-tJXjeX6DKSw3YLl6uEiH3zL06kfsA/s400/Gazebo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533145803569131186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XM_U3NrIk2JQDSPoy3aL6ZJB3vBBFxWBu7GM4hHnHATqLAQRMNO3ggYuo4eRC_Gkyc4pl4SxScfVyKGgXnz1Wlxqa1wtNqxRlRhZy_IOduUr5Wt8ACjJXcHqZPFW7uJC2ket5w/s1600/ChrisCraft.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XM_U3NrIk2JQDSPoy3aL6ZJB3vBBFxWBu7GM4hHnHATqLAQRMNO3ggYuo4eRC_Gkyc4pl4SxScfVyKGgXnz1Wlxqa1wtNqxRlRhZy_IOduUr5Wt8ACjJXcHqZPFW7uJC2ket5w/s400/ChrisCraft.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533146002209800930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1ULkd6hYq2Yu38-79zTHU1s_At906ip6Rs9J86NCsjE7wcTFUWBTlUQDTANiKCYKXnhG1C9i_0ujcC72vWBOO-4SAwr4iR8XBEZrwyztTUYF5ZZCnsVv83EZ7zZ1DhsXUwsCkA/s1600/firecuttinginfoliage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1ULkd6hYq2Yu38-79zTHU1s_At906ip6Rs9J86NCsjE7wcTFUWBTlUQDTANiKCYKXnhG1C9i_0ujcC72vWBOO-4SAwr4iR8XBEZrwyztTUYF5ZZCnsVv83EZ7zZ1DhsXUwsCkA/s400/firecuttinginfoliage.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533146246162417298" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtUgS9bjgR4xaFr2TzTWZggMmHBViq_nfmQrZbKl22sTgMOBTrSLvOC_u7Her4MgXn29zRrf9EnlcpwLMegXwZEv-FmKkiU0AZmA8tr8iDNeNHptDFjRCLo-EHV1xgaoOlHvcPQ/s1600/reflections.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtUgS9bjgR4xaFr2TzTWZggMmHBViq_nfmQrZbKl22sTgMOBTrSLvOC_u7Her4MgXn29zRrf9EnlcpwLMegXwZEv-FmKkiU0AZmA8tr8iDNeNHptDFjRCLo-EHV1xgaoOlHvcPQ/s400/reflections.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533146424890021058" /></a>@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-12385604162829165752010-09-04T08:21:00.000-07:002010-09-04T08:24:46.626-07:00Successful Thinkers Flyer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI00dyN__TZWuq1GGXZCXn0k2Z1mfZb-SwrEHQ-kvJPnL32ykgRgNVnVZUFOKn-vRzgwQknVP_xRKrycJoA9b10fitn6LZElYbpTx6_63HzodE81v2NITcRfvC09nI8hIVOKBufA/s1600/Race+Into+Fall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI00dyN__TZWuq1GGXZCXn0k2Z1mfZb-SwrEHQ-kvJPnL32ykgRgNVnVZUFOKn-vRzgwQknVP_xRKrycJoA9b10fitn6LZElYbpTx6_63HzodE81v2NITcRfvC09nI8hIVOKBufA/s400/Race+Into+Fall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513079013437314578" /></a><br />I was quite happy with the way this came out. I found a decent vintage racing image and pretty much stripped everything out of it except for the car, background and silhouettes. Everything else needed to be squeezed in a somewhat unique shaped space. Should be a fun event.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-51657762357523176312010-04-15T08:10:00.000-07:002010-04-15T08:13:14.437-07:00NEW BUMPER STICKER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKvPe42Nvwj5Wp6nV3EJ7ot-ddAooIKMF903iArQV9zBEl-KV7J5m3Dgp-y5P__gNMK2j4HkJPNSwMCgeVYo2hwT0I-dvDLgaW1AZDxJFyvijtQSW9bgIJTV15c2NmY8uJhhHrg/s1600/django.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKvPe42Nvwj5Wp6nV3EJ7ot-ddAooIKMF903iArQV9zBEl-KV7J5m3Dgp-y5P__gNMK2j4HkJPNSwMCgeVYo2hwT0I-dvDLgaW1AZDxJFyvijtQSW9bgIJTV15c2NmY8uJhhHrg/s400/django.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460382084021848370" /></a><br />I figure this is as good a place as any to start keeping score of the little visual creative tidbits that happen now and again. This was an IM conversation between Bob B & myself just this morning. Thanks for noting it's bumperstickability Bob. :)@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-5040441324239901942010-03-27T10:54:00.000-07:002010-03-27T14:07:56.200-07:00A HUMBLE THANK YOU<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8ttgdGdfWJ54ofxHDNGQKD0o_6iK9doe1EIprMgW-bQiQA98tsU69lpItT1iEmX3348KkvMTuIMsVYr07e0L6AmmEfc5XRHY5Uh5EmvOpqCwugyyIUnokU6ACvTfFicuEcg5gQ/s1600/Zurbar%C3%A1n_-_Den_helige_Franciskus_i_b%C3%B6n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8ttgdGdfWJ54ofxHDNGQKD0o_6iK9doe1EIprMgW-bQiQA98tsU69lpItT1iEmX3348KkvMTuIMsVYr07e0L6AmmEfc5XRHY5Uh5EmvOpqCwugyyIUnokU6ACvTfFicuEcg5gQ/s400/Zurbar%C3%A1n_-_Den_helige_Franciskus_i_b%C3%B6n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453373516596605042" /></a><br />To all the copywriters, creative directors, and co conspirators I have worked with over the years, I am thankful to have had to opportunity to work with you. In no particular order: Scott Rosenblit, Rob Travalino, John Huggins, Steve Anacker, Scott Sorokin, Eddie Hahn, Pam Shecter, Frank Izzo, Elisa Patuto, Geoff MacDonald, Rose Zivic, Bob Salazar, Ben Lippell, Doug Fallon, more more more will update when i continue recollecting.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25307349.post-4347086141037849722010-03-23T09:55:00.000-07:002010-03-23T13:28:36.512-07:00FOUND ARTicles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF3AyaQJ-Vz5yJK4HyCs-be41ToqoPC6sxlu0IwscADzrZmfkVc7fpt7NAawMsXNEsPRtdyF0_8lt7a1dqAbFrqGwtSCq3Z7mSPxQQErGXYJMuImEDV45z-CawQves0hRgyx4oA/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF3AyaQJ-Vz5yJK4HyCs-be41ToqoPC6sxlu0IwscADzrZmfkVc7fpt7NAawMsXNEsPRtdyF0_8lt7a1dqAbFrqGwtSCq3Z7mSPxQQErGXYJMuImEDV45z-CawQves0hRgyx4oA/s400/tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451881776443136466" /></a>I was looking through a couple of old sketchbooks the other day and found a few interesting items. <br />I threw the pages on the scanner and now I'm sharing them with you. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5-Aisp_LkrHYilGNj0n9JPFkNacUFbTRvVqdDX8B8OhHZqKMd_KRM6VwTNt31OQwj_lpZZ_j82blttrPG7Gj0Pq-47h4FZcNAwIgeo5p2OE_ijgzLoTA3wGVy94hSSaQXIPyHA/s1600-h/tikis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5-Aisp_LkrHYilGNj0n9JPFkNacUFbTRvVqdDX8B8OhHZqKMd_KRM6VwTNt31OQwj_lpZZ_j82blttrPG7Gj0Pq-47h4FZcNAwIgeo5p2OE_ijgzLoTA3wGVy94hSSaQXIPyHA/s400/tikis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451878584976279986" /></a>I had/have a bit of an obsession with tikis.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajKE9EkxKBJzIzh-nnD6OjNe8GVMuMNtl3JCVQ7juS9PwtaFZMLY2z1Pzh_XoSmZmi_A1-46yWGalRfaX0LjZXk0-aSk8nhMEEltkMWv0ZJ_c-VNo_cASEr3z5aeMb2pQVv9iGw/s1600-h/maunalai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajKE9EkxKBJzIzh-nnD6OjNe8GVMuMNtl3JCVQ7juS9PwtaFZMLY2z1Pzh_XoSmZmi_A1-46yWGalRfaX0LjZXk0-aSk8nhMEEltkMWv0ZJ_c-VNo_cASEr3z5aeMb2pQVv9iGw/s400/maunalai.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451879010942751474" /></a>So much so it even infiltrated client work with Ocean Spray. Man, how I wish they went with this. I always saw it as a lush realistic rainforest rendering with all the appropriate mossy overgrowth. (this is another obsession that has made into some of my art in college)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYMmRHLYM3JAfUPT41V846wW-izYM9sz4BZ5e10d-NqkP8trahknT_TxYSZo-THS5WH3TTtu_Ij8jGv4Uuz07bdeQidyVvMZ0vwixB0JrJi2_jIXcR8etIxZ6ZSXIOKl0nGmtXg/s1600-h/6a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYMmRHLYM3JAfUPT41V846wW-izYM9sz4BZ5e10d-NqkP8trahknT_TxYSZo-THS5WH3TTtu_Ij8jGv4Uuz07bdeQidyVvMZ0vwixB0JrJi2_jIXcR8etIxZ6ZSXIOKl0nGmtXg/s400/6a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451879918690493986" /></a>i also like doing pen and ink work on location. architecture seems to be where i liked to focus in these books. Friends will recognize 6A in the east village (circa 1987)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa_1DrCNw_XVwtOv999zRA16SvyeRZMx3MOrf1AwEWsWnYGhmg_x9pMhY5fNrFblp6JUrQbacFRbZJPTEJQgY9VD3skwp799SqLcl7whzx0s9I_3wDtj4X0ggm8luiz0KTB4-8Q/s1600-h/lastoak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa_1DrCNw_XVwtOv999zRA16SvyeRZMx3MOrf1AwEWsWnYGhmg_x9pMhY5fNrFblp6JUrQbacFRbZJPTEJQgY9VD3skwp799SqLcl7whzx0s9I_3wDtj4X0ggm8luiz0KTB4-8Q/s400/lastoak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451880348320041538" /></a>Others might remember Last Oak, Kismet, Fire Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlpHpU5JXpfyeJap7zSilv3C9xeFil_0rWmaSJjKUbMWNZ97emSm5kTNbXrT-_JNJeKlr7r7VI3zFlGfhtiQHfeUR0ize3nQtkjkACgZromcN4Q7j19UaD9tcpGAu2Kcp-H_Jjg/s1600-h/1oak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlpHpU5JXpfyeJap7zSilv3C9xeFil_0rWmaSJjKUbMWNZ97emSm5kTNbXrT-_JNJeKlr7r7VI3zFlGfhtiQHfeUR0ize3nQtkjkACgZromcN4Q7j19UaD9tcpGAu2Kcp-H_Jjg/s400/1oak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451880743019303090" /></a>Or our first house, 1 Oak Place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVQNhvAV4a3054HwfCC_Mx9Ye2i9I8CqzlvKfY3B7lAakiE8Xuzr23iik0mwcbQrd5WzSm_Cqjx7axjxrG_mf3cMICWDSiB_lkziin3or8q698YxFu7A-1kujQShaFyv64fyZUg/s1600-h/sketchbook014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVQNhvAV4a3054HwfCC_Mx9Ye2i9I8CqzlvKfY3B7lAakiE8Xuzr23iik0mwcbQrd5WzSm_Cqjx7axjxrG_mf3cMICWDSiB_lkziin3or8q698YxFu7A-1kujQShaFyv64fyZUg/s400/sketchbook014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451875184518751250" /></a>This one here is sketched from a beach in the adirondacks about 8 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoNpH4DQpCbJjCqA6vv4KyFjgzepDsKnaIiJrkCer6ohkXWKFB3Yc_0MLLP6YWDLbZHxVsOHv13sK3ViQTN7TRXTR3KenSg1tzF6wNsKkeoUlDWaGt3gc20oh3Ogo0fQQUFivTg/s1600-h/szukalski.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoNpH4DQpCbJjCqA6vv4KyFjgzepDsKnaIiJrkCer6ohkXWKFB3Yc_0MLLP6YWDLbZHxVsOHv13sK3ViQTN7TRXTR3KenSg1tzF6wNsKkeoUlDWaGt3gc20oh3Ogo0fQQUFivTg/s400/szukalski.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451885078243021938" /></a>This was from a photograph of a sculpture by the Polish Artist Stanislav Szukalski.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHcaTXmxG42xbX2Egr16TYSUPhJ76ooWAIlti7ilPbHj9TYDlxdDui0ynZU8TQx-6r5WvQ_BYgPCYbMsYoVhMWc41HnBDRyEf1p38oTARGotSKt3LDdtii4cXZVEI1UfwIsmF3g/s1600-h/amsterdam+bulldog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHcaTXmxG42xbX2Egr16TYSUPhJ76ooWAIlti7ilPbHj9TYDlxdDui0ynZU8TQx-6r5WvQ_BYgPCYbMsYoVhMWc41HnBDRyEf1p38oTARGotSKt3LDdtii4cXZVEI1UfwIsmF3g/s400/amsterdam+bulldog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451885516600069650" /></a>This lil fella was standing guard in a coffee shop in Amsterdam circa 1992<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxtVVyX0FM-e_Ua-PC1UFJ1EjOBf3gIarqrYFP4fq9jeDW641rrNFv85C4IQbxf1g_UWV5olGo0OpKxaHGv1FX-TZKrDExUa5XcBl-ZcnzrUL7DsSeMeLwyxsDKoV_SZD093_wA/s1600-h/fingers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxtVVyX0FM-e_Ua-PC1UFJ1EjOBf3gIarqrYFP4fq9jeDW641rrNFv85C4IQbxf1g_UWV5olGo0OpKxaHGv1FX-TZKrDExUa5XcBl-ZcnzrUL7DsSeMeLwyxsDKoV_SZD093_wA/s400/fingers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451928542087134274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4XjmJ_3xMlBUv7JPm8pctRXtLbfQzYOtBblQSuPryX-mdzaNeSKVXasaCm5mYHrb4CM09oj8AsY7Y4gEPvL2ylJnExqGjpZhGBJNmSKNLpEWQOR4LZY4KTVcPIgyvaIt3t6rhA/s1600-h/pump.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4XjmJ_3xMlBUv7JPm8pctRXtLbfQzYOtBblQSuPryX-mdzaNeSKVXasaCm5mYHrb4CM09oj8AsY7Y4gEPvL2ylJnExqGjpZhGBJNmSKNLpEWQOR4LZY4KTVcPIgyvaIt3t6rhA/s400/pump.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451928692120471442" /></a>Couple of thumbnail gouache/watercolor sketches. Gas pump was in Cape May NJ circa 1988.@DJNoRequesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896186288370354215noreply@blogger.com1