about
What is an illustrationist?
It’s more than just an illustrator. More than just a graphic recorder.
Like a kind of visual illusionist, I bring your ideas to life. Right before your very eyes.
My whole career to this point prepared me for this.
Illustration
You name it, I probably drew or painted it for a client. Ads, book covers, products, magazines, textbooks, websites – I took a wide range of projects to illustrate, most with a sense of whimsy and fun. It’s not surprising, then, that I segued into writing and illustrating children’s books.
Drawing Live
The best-kept secret about children’s authors is that they make most of their money from presenting in schools. So for a decade, I worked with kids – 110,000 at the final count – teaching them the basics of narrative and then drawing the key scene of the story we just invented right in front of young audiences. It taught me to think on my feet. And to draw fast. There’s nothing like the attention span of kindergartners to inspire speed!
Graphic Recording
In 2010, I was ready for something new. A friend hired me to try visual capture in a series of meetings, and I was hooked. Since then, I’ve traveled the country, scribing in hundreds of sessions for clients in many fields: retail, health care, manufacturing, financial, government – the list goes on. At last count, I’ve worked for 17 of the Fortune 100 companies.
Digital Art
When I’m not traveling, I’m in the studio creating art for clients. Since I started my career in the days of hand-delivered paper sketches, I’m loving the ease and speed of digital drawing.
Personal stuff
I live with my wife in Lewisburg, PA, which is a serenely beautiful place and still within a 3-hour drive of New York, Philly, Baltimore and D.C. I love to document my travels, whether in my hand-drawn journal or through photos I share on social media.
Contact me for more information, for my availability and rates.
I’m looking forward to bringing your ideas to life!