Closer In

A closer peek at the illustration. You can see the texture I've layered over the vector art as well as some of the added details like apples on the trees, striations in the sky and, of course, more bountiful grapes!

It is always a balance between what the client wants in the illustration and staying true to your vision, your style, your experience with what makes good art. My work is generally large shapes, "bad-tangents" and the play and movement between positive and negative space. I'm not an artist who fills an image with detail. Details for me are shifts in temperature or value. As an illustrator, I enjoy creating art for a purpose, for a client, for specific sizes... bring on the limitations :D

Cutting boards! They make great gifts...

My favorite product from my artwork is the cutting board.

I use mine all the time but I always hear from people "ooh, it's too pretty to use!" Well, forget that... use it! It's dishwasher safe and because it is tempered glass it doesn't cross contaminate if you cut veggies and meat on the same surface.

Okay, it is also really pretty ;) and I leave mine out in the kitchen standing up so I can see it. It's like stained glass!

The holidays are around the bend and a cutting board with a bottle of wine and a wedge of good cheese would make a memorable gift.