Sutter Health wanted to tell the story of a donor, who gave selflessly throughout the years. She began giving following the incredible care that her husband was given. This short video was illustrated and animated and presented at a charity event. This project was a collaboration with Eric Maddox at Bandana Digital.

Illustrations shown are stills from the final video.

A new and exciting theme for this year’s breakaway. A pirate adventure this time around. The theme this year was The Lost Treasure, which worked nicely in to many hand lettered elements and a nice vintage style vibe. Lots more pieces on this one still to come, but here are a few sneak peaks for the moment.

Bayside church is back for another year of Breakaway, and this year we got to head to the Wild West. I am always a sucker for a good western theme, so this was a ton of fun. The theme, the characters, the horse, all of it, just some good ol’ fashioned western fun! Giddyup!

The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission needed to create a piece that communicated it's impact on the community. With facts about economic impact, dollars brought in and dollars spent, they didn't want a piece that was heavy and weighed down by facts and numbers. Instead we created a piece that elevated the very arts scene through sketches of the key Sacramento venues.

In to the depths of the jungle we go…Shadow Mountain Church wanted a theme worthy of an epic adventure. This is the Legend of the Lost Relic.

It was time for an upgrade to the Shadow Mountain Kids Dept logo. With their theme being Kids Blast, I decided to give them a character that could used throughout their ministry and give the kids a piece they would get excited to see!

Developed the concept, creative, and design for the Revionics Retail Conference booth space. Also created the scrolling videos for the LED video walls.

Why should summer get all the fun??? This church decided to create a version of their popular summer program, and bring it to the winter…SummerLand, turned in to WiNTERLAND. This yeti might be one of my favorite characters.

The theme for this year's Breakaway at Bayside was Mission Possible. I illustrated a couple of spies, cloaked in the shadows for the logo, and also created the full color illustrations of the characters. 

I was honored to be chosen by Sacramento Parent Magazine to create their cover art, as well as create a feature tie-in with Flint books to allow kids to create their own stories based on my other illustration in the magazine.

Saddle Up! It is time to head to the Wild West. District Church in El Dorado Hills wanted a western theme for their summer programs. This one included an animated mineshaft on the LED wall, and t-shirts that all glowed in the dark. Now, hitch up the wagon and check it all out.

"There's nothing to do in Sacramento" was a common tale told to Sacramento365.com, and they sought to change that. The Arts Are Out There campaign was created to raise awareness of not only Sacramento365.com, but also the arts and cultural scene in Sacramento. The goal of the campaign was to let people know, the arts are out there, and this is where you find it!

..nothing to do in Sacramento...not anymore!

Working with the fantastic team at Hiltachk Marketing Group, this 72 page hardcover book was designed to commemorate the construction and opening of the new terminal at Sacramento International Airport.

This year Shadow Mountain took the kiddos on a mini-sized adventure with their BIG theme.

In working with a startup interactive agency, the goal was to create an identity that encouraged life, that encouraged playfulness and excitement. Life’s too short to be bored, or boring…they wanted to thrive.

Worked with Bayside Church in Granite Bay for the second year to create the look, the style, the characters, and all of the collateral and coordinating pieces to tie in to the theme of the year. Piggybacking on the olympic year, the theme for this time around was Breakaway to the World Games. 

Working with the development team at William Jessup University we redesigned the entire look of the Journal publication. The new design has been met with rave reviews, and a whole new audience that eagerly awaits its quarterly release.

I was privileged to be a part of one of the interior design teams creating a room for the new Ronald McDonald House in the Stanford area. The goal was simple, they wanted art that would brighten the day, make somebody smile. So, that is what I made, some happy hummingbirds to brighten up the day, even if only for a minute. 

This year breakaway traveled to the future to land nearly 8000 kids right in the middle of 3017. This year's design was chock full of futuristic designs with a bit of a retro flair. Another fun project, and tons of fun for me and the kids that get to be a part of it all.

Just finished up a self promotion mailer for my illustration services. Thought I would share them here as well. After the character was created I cut out each one and then hand painted the wood planks on to the coffee sleeve, then put on his “barrel pants.”

One of my favorite new logos. Just finished up this piece for Gonzalez, Quintana, Hunter & Cruz, LLC, and I am pretty excited about it. We took a detour from the standard and tired capital imagery, and gave this logo a bold and fresh feel with an outline of the good ol' California bear. 

Every year Switchfoot puts on the BroAm, a benefit to help local youth. I painted this longboard and donated it as a piece for their benefit auction, where they raised over 200,000 for youth programs. Super honored to be a part of this one. 

AICCU, was seeking a complete overhaul, having spent dozens of years with the same identity, an update was needed. We developed an identity that combined their needs to show their current relevance, with their focus on the foundation of education accessibility.

Working with my client and his interior designer, we developed a custom wallpaper to be installed in their media room. The resulting image is a combination of nearly a dozen different photos taken from a family photo shoot in San Francisco. The wall gives such a  great warmth and character to the room, making it a really unique space.