Why Whimsy?

Why Whimsy?

In my inaugural post I promised to explore the value of humorous art for children’s books, educational material and the like. The world in which I usually work, religious publishing, is a serious world. As well it should be, because the mission of my publishers...
Art and Whimsy

Art and Whimsy

Welcome to Art and Whimsy This is the first post in my new blog on the type of art I know best, whimsical children’s art. I use whimsical in a rather broad way to describe children’s art. The illustrations that fill my career can be categorized as...

Do Feed the Animals

For a recent promotional series I invested in livestock. As my work is largely for the juvenile educational market, I created a series of fun animals for my next batch of postcards. For this campaign I opted for minimal vector drawing with simple, primary and...