Woodrow Wilson

“I do not want a government that takes care of me. I want a government that will make other men take their hands off so I can take care of myself!”

Painting through a series meas I paint them all, regardless of what they did. I am usually able to find interest in …

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Arthur Capper

The third and final piece in my reThink Topeka triptych. It also happens to be my favorite of the 3.
If you’re from the area, you should instantly recognize the name Capper from Capper’s Weekly (rural farming newsweekly) and the Capper Foundation (assists children …

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Alf Landon

Part 2 of the 3 part series for reThink Topeka (which I guess as of right now is reThink Google, more on that in a possible blog).
This painting is of Alf Landon, governor of Kansas and the poor individual who tried to get in the way of FDRs reelection in 1936. Landon …

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Charles Curtis

This portrait of Charles Curtis is part 1 of my 3 part submission to the reThink Topeka project.
It’s a painting of Charles Curtis, the Topekan born politician who was Vice President under Herbert Hoover and the first Native American to reach either of our Nation’s …

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Grading Obama

Rest assured, this illustration set has nothing to do with my Us Presidents series. These two illustrations go with an article on the topic “Grading Obama’s First Year.” The first illustration is of a slightly insecure looking Obama and touches on the idea that he …

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Time Magazine Cover History

I’ve been doing some research for a project and I came across a very sweet collection of Time Magazine covers, basically the whole history of their visual identity.
Check it out here. There are all kinds of other publications on the site, so be prepared to waste a lot …

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Cleanest Bathrooms Illustration

An editorial illustration for an article with the subject matter of “Restaurants with the cleanest bathrooms.” I did a few sketches on this one, trying to figure out how to get the idea across without distastefully focusing too much on what goes on in the bathroom. …

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Food Network Page

I feel I’m safe in posting a scan of the page I had in the December issue of Food Network magazine. I wanted to be sure it was well off the shelves before posting it. I was truly blessed to be given a full page, page 185 to be exact, and from that little page many …

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William Howard Taft

Unfortunately known for his weight, he is after all the heftiest president in history, Taft was always self conscious of his weight problems, something that followed him since childhood.
Taft’s presidency also wasn’t the most successful, even he admitted so, and …

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Topeka Capital-Journal Article

This excellent article on my United Plates series appeared in the Topeka Capital Journal on December 12, 2009. It was written by Jan Biles. The original post can be viewed on the Capital Journal’s website.
Artist creates ‘tasteful’ depictions of 50 states
MAYETTA …

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Shorthanded v 4.0

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I’ve been slightly derailed from the Presidents series of late, but it’s not for lack of good reason. One of which is new jobs, the other is a brand new Shorthandedstudio.com!
If you’ve happened by the …

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Winter Olympics

I admit to being a diehard Olympics fan in general, but the winter games have always been my favorite by quite a large margin. Honestly I love every sport in the games (minus ice dancing, which it’s debatable as to whether that’s even a sport). I watch every event, …

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Texting While Driving

An editorial illustration for an article on the dangers of texting while driving. You text, you drive, you go headlong into the forest.
I like to stylize trees in this manner, but conceptually for this illustration they worked out doubly well as they are abstracted as …

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Tanager

An illustration of a tanager bird. I named him Tang and he’s been patiently sitting on my HD for a long, long time. I finally decided to post him!

Related posts:Brilliant Bird This is a print from a children’s book I illustrated....
Busy Bird This is bird’s …

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Crushing Creative Block

After reading this excellent post on the topic of “Creative Block” I decided it would make an excellent blog post… since I’ve already been slacking on the blog!
Here’s a list of what I do when I feel like I’ll never ever come up with a new idea that’s any …

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the first great president America had since Abraham Lincoln. You cannot believe how excited I was to finally paint a recognizable face after what seemed like the longest stretch of unmemorable presidents.
This description of him could get long. …

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As Cities Burn EP

When I found a few remnant As Cities Burn mp3s on my hard drive, I designed up a quick cover for them based on the classic painting Orazio Gentileschi. He’s not a common place master, nor is the piece I used one of his “masterpieces.” It’s entitled “Lot’s …

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The Blamed

The Blamed were a great band. They released 6 albums and 1 EP. The albums they released on Grrr didn’t have the best art in my opinion, so in an effort to clean up my iTunes I created these 3 “alternate covers” for those albums.
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William McKinley

William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was elected to a second term in 1900, but was assassinated in 1901 by legally insane anarchist Leon Czolgosz.
Czolgosz, shot the president on August 13, 1901 in Buffalo, NY. He met the electric chair on …

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Grover Cleveland, A Process

I thought a process blog might be of some interest, so here we go. It’s the first one of it’s kind! I’ll avoid much written word in this first post, maybe in the future I’ll up the windbag factor.
After a light pencil transfer, I tape the sketch to the wall …

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