As soon as I was old enough to hold a crayon, I discovered a passion for making art. It was enjoyable, it gained attention, and it pleased others. As both a painter and a designer, I create with the conscious intent of remaining true to those original motivations. I make art "just kuz" it's fun. I create designs that say "Look at me!" My art wants you to like it. The style of my work is a product of my experience in a variety of visual arts areas spanning several decades. The subject matter is boundless, containing influences of fine art, graphic design, street art, character design, and children's illustration. It is defined by its bold appearance, rich colors, mixtures of raw and refined techniques, and often weirdly amusing visual content. The compositions are a uniquely-fun blend of playful low brow and iconic decorative art - an appealing fusion of art "just kuz" and "look-at-me" design.
My formal training was at The University of Texas School of Fine Arts and School of Communication Design. I have extensive experience in numerous visual arts areas including graphic design, illustration, marketing, and computer graphics.
To document the various commercial art projects that I have produced over a number of years, by date, or individually, would result in a list that numbers literally in the thousands. Instead, I have categorized alphabetically, a condensed list of clients and associated products/brands (by parent company) that I have produced graphic designs for. In more recent years, my commercial art consists primarily of illustration & design of children's educational materials.
Annie's Florist & Gifts - logo design - architectural graphics
ASK - America's Successful Kid's - logo design, illustration, publication design
Austin City Leasing - signage
Austin's Couch Potatoes - logo design
Austin Independent School District - animation, logo design
Austin Architectural Graphics - architectural graphics
Austin Shirt Company - POP display design
AuTHORitive Plumber - logo design
Bagel Break - logo design - architectural graphics
Bausch & Lomb Inc. - graphic design
Benihana - graphic design
Bevo's Bookstores - advertising design
By Design Landscaping - logo design
Campbell Soup Company - graphic design
Catchpenny Carpets - logo design
Children's Miracle Network - promotional graphic design
Coca-Cola - holiday advertising design
Colgate-Palmolive Company - graphic design
ConAgra Foods, Inc. - graphic design
Cullum Companies -2D and 3D marketing/advertising/promotional design and production for The Cullum Companies and affiliated/associated business partners
Del Monte Corporation - graphic design
Dole Food Company, Inc. - graphic design
Dr Pepper / Seven Up, Inc. - graphic design
Duracell - graphic design
Easter Seals Organization - promotional graphic design
Elite Martial Arts - logo design
Ferrero U.S.A. Inc - graphic design
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - architectural graphics
Frito-Lay - graphic design
Fujifilm - graphic design
General Mills - graphic design
Gebhardt Mexican Foods Company - graphic design
Gillette Company - Including: NBA 3-Point Challenge advertising design, World Series Home Run Challenge advertising design, World Series Big Ticket Game advertising design
H.E.B Stores - 2D and 3D marketing/advertising design
H. J. Heinz Company - graphic design
Hershey Company / Hershey Foods - graphic design
Hilton Hotels - architectural graphics
Intercraft Company - 2-D & 3-D promotional display graphics
J.C. Garcia's Border Crossing - illustration, billboard design, architectural graphics
Jimmy Dean Food Company - graphic design
Johnson & Johnson - graphic design
Kal Kan Foods, Inc. - graphic design
Keebler - graphic design
Kellogg's - graphic design
Kimberley-Clark - graphic design
Kodak - graphic design
Kraft Foods, Inc. - graphic design
Liberty Lunch - architectural graphics
Longhorn Sports Magazine - illustration, advertising design
Mars, Inc. (Mars Candy Company) - graphic design
Max Factor - graphic design
Medicine Man - Medical Billing Software - logo design
Mr. Gatti's / GattiTown Restaurants - architectural graphics
Nabisco - graphic design
Nestlie - graphic design
New Texas Newspaper - illustration, cartooning
Night Owl Amusements - illustration, architectural graphics
Ntek Computers - logo design
Office Depot - architectural graphics, POP display design & production
Orville Redenbacher's Popping Corn - graphic design
Pass th' Biskits Please - menu design
PepsiCo - graphic design
Polaroid - graphic design
Proctor and Gamble - graphic design
Purina Brands - graphic design
Quaker Oats Company - graphic design
Randall's Food Markets - 2D and 3D marketing/advertising design
Revlon - graphic design
Rubbermaid - graphic design
Sara Lee Corporation - graphic design
Sara Lee Corporation - graphic design
Serenity Spa - logo design, marketing/advertising design, architectural graphics
Sheraton Crest Hotels - architectural graphics
Simon David - 2D and 3D marketing/advertising design
Special Olympics Organization - fundraising/promotional design
Sun-Maid - graphic design
Sunshine Cookies - graphic design
Tom Thumb / Tom Thumb-Page Stores - 2D and 3D marketing/advertising design
United Way of America - promotional graphic design
University of Texas at Austin - architectural graphics
Van de Kamp's - graphic design
Van's Auto Parts - logo design, architectural graphics
Vidal Sassoon - graphic design
Villari's Martial Arts - logo design
Villari's Self Defense Centers - logo design
Wallingford Computers - website graphics, architectural graphics