A Pink and Green Christmas {illustration}

Here is a holiday cover I illustrated for December Nights - a festival at Balboa Park in San Diego that happens every year. I've only been once, but it its spectacular. It was fun trying out a folk art style for this one. I played with the colors way too much, but I like the pink and green we ended up with.

I tried to work the pink and green theme into this Kermit and the Grinch cover, but we decided on the red and lime-green one because the green is more natural to the characters.  I still think the pink one has more edge. The lipstick kiss was provided by one our our editors - thanks MP!

Andrew Bannecker {inspiration}

I came across Andrew Bannicker recently when he was featured in 3x3 magazine for his Coke ads. I thought those ads were just gorgeous so I wanted to see what else he could do. I wasn't disappointed! He is amazing. I love his quirky, folk art style and his textures are right up my alley. His color palettes are surprising and fresh. Check out his site for yourself - it will brighten your day, I promise.

Karolin Schnoor {inspiration}

I've been seeing London-based illustrator Karolin Schnoor's work on some of the blogs I read lately and I thought I would show a collection of some of my favorites. As a lover of mugs, I found these on her website - she made them for Christmas gifts. What a great idea! I love the folk art look to her work. I can just imagine her sketchbook and all the doodling she must do. Her shop has a collection of cards with animals that can be cut out and turned into movable art. Brilliant.
Happy Weekend!