Caterpillar Vector

November 27, 2024December 2, 2024Leave a comment

Here’s another vector illustration for children’s magician, Jimmy Joza. It will be printed on an 18-inch silk. It goes with the previous butterfly illustration and will be a prop in his act. He originally had another caterpillar image he was going to use for this, but he encountered some problems with the size and vibrance of that image. So, he decided to come back and commission me to draw a whole new caterpillar to use instead.

Because the butterfly was drawn in the style of the original caterpillar, this new caterpillar is also drawn in the same style. So as not to step on the previous artist’s intellectual property, this one uses an entirely different pose, a bit of a different face, different expression, different back spots, and a different approach to the construction of the body.

It was a really fun one to work on.

A vector drawing of a cute, cartoon caterpillar eating leaves. The caterpillar is positioned in a 3/4 side view holding a leaf in each hand. The leaves each have a bite mark and the caterpillar's cheek is puffed as if chewing. There is a blue swirly background framed with a pink border.
A line of text at the bottom notes that the image is Copyright © 2024 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved.

Butterfly Vector

November 25, 2024December 2, 2024Leave a comment

I recently completed a little illustration for children’s magician, Jimmy Joza. This butterfly was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. (Yes, I can work with vectors!) He plans to have it printed on a 36-inch silk and use as a prop in his act. He has an existing caterpillar image he plans to print on another silk, and he wanted me to match the art style of that one so that it was clear the two images were the same character. He also had a sample butterfly with rainbow colors that he wanted me to use as a color scheme for the wings. Here’s what I came up with!

A vector drawing of a cute, cartoon butterfly with rainbow-colored wings. The butterfly is centered, facing the viewer, with its wings spread out symmetrically behind it. There is a blue swirly background framed with a pink border.
A line of text at the bottom notes that the image is Copyright © 2024 Jimmy Joza. All rights reserved.

Menno Media Series

November 19, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
Image 7 of 9

This is the seventh image in a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. He’s alive again! Here we have Jesus resurrected and interacting with Mary Magdalene outside his open tomb.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. Outside an open tomb, Jesus interacts with an overjoyed Mary Magdalene after his resurrection.

The image includes the following copyright notice:
Copyright © 2024 Menno Media. All rights reserved, https://www.mennomedia.org

Menno Media Series

November 7, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
Image 1 of 9

I recently completed a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. This series illustrates 9 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. This first one shows Jesus and Mary in attendance at a wedding feast. I believe this is the one at Cana where he turns water to wine.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. A crowd of people mingle near a stone house, some sitting at a table with food set out. There are ceramic pots of water in the foreground. Jesus is speaking to a servant and gesturing towards the water pots. Mary, Jesus's mother, is watching Jesus.

The image includes the following copyright notice:
Copyright © 2024 Menno Media. All rights reserved, https://www.mennomedia.org

Grass Dancer Boy

September 18, 2024September 19, 2024Leave a comment

I recently completed a commission for an illustration of a little indigenous boy performing as a grass dancer. The client advised me on what details to include to make him look authentic, since she is indigenous and I am not. She wanted it to match that illustration I made a few years ago of a girl in a jingle dress.

A line drawing of an indigenous boy performing as a grass dancer. His traditional regalia has a bear motif and V-shaped stripes.

Gorgon

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023Leave a comment

Using a mirror is a safe way to look at a gorgon, so she’s in no danger of being turned to stone.

A cute cartoon gorgon stands with one hand arranging her hair-snakes and the other holding a mirror she is looking into. She is smiling, pleased with her reflection. She's dressed in an ancient Greek style, including a simple white shift and sandals laced up her calves. As a gorgon, she has snakes for hair, green skin, a flat nose with slits for nostrils, fangs, and yellow eyes with vertical slits for pupils. As a cartoon, she has a small body and huge head with disproportionately large eyes. She is isolated on a yellow background.

Number 36 of 150

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Not sure what she’s pointing at. Interesting pants.

A Middle Eastern girl stands with one hand raised, pointing up into the air. She's wearing a white t-shirt, red denim jacket, red sneakers, and wide capri pants with white pinstripes on black.

Number 35 of 150

January 30, 2023December 30, 2022Leave a comment

Representation of queer, or at least non-traditional, gender expressions was an important part of this project.

So far, we’ve had some characters that were deliberately ambiguous on gender, presenting as more-or-less androgenous. Today’s character is a little different. They’re wearing traditionally female clothing, but their hair and facial features are drawn using visual cues that typically read as masculine. However, I tried to make it ambiguous enough that it still wasn’t entirely clearcut. Personally, I’d hesitate to guess how this child identifies. I’d have to ask for their pronouns.

I’m not certain I got the age to read quite right. They may look a little older than they should.