The Galleon Room

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Remember your neighborhood in the nineties? All the crusty old local establishments that seemed like holdovers from the seventies — which at the time, weren’t so long ago? Here’s one that never existed, but definitely could have, a divey midcentury motel brand straight from the rundown side of your childhood hometown There’s something gloriously bold and arbitrary about hotel themes from those days. Remember the clown motel in Nevada? Why not have a Francis Drake themed motel in . . . Bakersfield? And have it have its own signature bar that aims to be a local hotspot, but serves incredibly cheap and nasty cocktails? Behold, your destination awaits.

Free speech

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A draft for an upcoming essay collection due to be published soon by a friend of mine. It didn’t make the cut, but I’m very happy with the laurel wreath; creating it, however, was easier said than done, even with a symmetry guide. There’s a reason so many designers rip off the United Nations wreath and hope nobody notices! It wouldn’t surprise me if there was a mathematical formula for creating perfectly-aligned laurel leaves for this, but I’ve yet to find it . . .

Timber LOOP

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My first corporate client! I had the unexpected pleasure of being recruited by a local studio to help with an illustration project for Timber Loop, a new service from Timberland Boots intended to help keep their products out of landfills. I executed the Infinity-loop graphic showing the boots at the various stages of disassembly and/or repair. You can view the full page here.

Procreate Work, Volume 2

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Despite my dearth of posts, rest assured that I’ve definitely been productive as I slowly learn to take full advantage of my iPad’s capabilities. Most of my work has been going straight to Instagram, but I intend to be more consistent across platforms in the future. Here’s what I’ve been up to since I last posted…

Procreate work

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After many years, I’ve finally joined the iPad club! With access to Procreate, I’m able to do a hell of a lot more work within a much quicker timeframe. Below are a few recent ones.

Classical Architecture

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Several different sketches that fall under the same general umbrella; ever since the pandemic hit, I’ve been wanting to focus on creating architectural sketches, specifically with a classical/traditional aesthetic. With a bit of reading, Pinterest research and a lot of alterations, this is my first one! Also attached are some unrelated classical details that I was practicing with last week. Suffice it to say, I’m quite proud.