Norcross Art Fest Poster Design

I just sent off the final art work for the t-shirt/poster and yes, another billboard (yay!) for the Historic Norcross Art Fest in Georgia October 3-4.

My First Billboard

This was over I-35 in Kansas City...
Laura & I with the fuzzy billboard in the background
The loot..posters, t-shirts & programs

...and the program interview, I'm forever a work in progress when it comes to these.

Lakeview East Poster Submission

Leave it to me to wait until the last minute...the Lakeview East Art Fair is having a poster contest this year and  the deadline is today. The only parameters were that the final poster/banners would be 12x24 and their info/text had to work with the image. I didn't have time to come up with something new so I mocked up these two recent paintings with text. Do you have a preference?

Border Collie Rescue T-Shirt Design #2

I recently completed t-shirt design #2 for Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue, they wanted me to incorporate agility images...looks like fun, something I should probaby get busy body Alice involved in. I'm working on a warmer hued version of this as well since reds, oranges and yellows seem to pop a bit more with the silk screen process which uses CMYK inks (cyan/magenta/yellow/black) vs. the RGB (red/green/blue)  color scheme seen on your computer screen and in my fine art print reproductions. I offer greatly reduced rates on illustration and design work for non-profits and rescue groups. Please feel free to contact me if you would like discuss a project for your group or to see a fee schedule.

Adopt a Pet this Weekend!

Friends of Chicago Animal Care & Control is hosting the 2nd Annual Adopt a Pet in the Park event on Sunday, September 14th in Lincoln Park. With all the bad weather and foreclosures this summer, pets need homes more now than ever before!

Cant make it? Visit PetFinder.com to see animals available for adoption in your area. Just type in your zip code and type of pet you are looking for!

Which design do you like the best? (your comment could = free gift)

Picture 34

Looking for some feedback...Please leave a comment with your favorite color combo and I'll randomly choose one winner to receive a Mixed Breeds Notepad in the mail next week! You must comment by midnight central time Tuesday, August 26th.

Helping out the Border Collies...

GLBCR#1

I came up with this t-shirt design for

Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue

today...I hope they like it..I planned to go in a completely different direction but this is what my imagination served up this afternoon... I think it would be great on a shirt. I am so glad to be crossing some of these things off my 'to do' list...Now there are no more excuses for me to not go down and paint tomorrow! The danger of having the painting studio and office separate: I can't just get up and saunter over to the easel to paint on a whim like I used to...of course on the flip side when I'm down there painting it's completely uninterrupted, aside from silly

Alice

demanding some play time every now & then...and once in a great while

Izzy

checking in...my poor old girl is really slowing down.

Using My Art to Help Our Furry Friends

Tree House Animal Foundation has their Annual Stray Cat Strut on Sunday, May 4th. I created the design for this Annual Fundraising Event. These folks know kitty cats and they do such good work to find homes and improve the lives of so many of Chicago's homeless felines and other animals too.

Chicago Animal Care & Control Will be using my banner design again for Be Kind To Animals Week, May 4-10, 2008. The banners will hang at Chicago's City Hall in the Loop.

Other Pet Welfare Events Going on this weekend:
Bark in the Park the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society's 5k Walk & Fundraiser.

Last weekend the  Humane Society of Berks County held their annual Art for Arf's Sake charity art auction. I donated this Smiling Black Dog Mounted Print: