Jan 19th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
This illo was for a story about firms providing non-profits, governments, and businesses in developing countries with free, short-term consulting services while at the same time gaining firsthand insight into the needs of emerging markets.
Jan 19th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
How fitting that I am commissioned by AARP for an illustration on the eve of my 50th birthday. This is for a story about phone scamming.
Jan 18th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
This is a sketch for an exhibit illo I’m working on, a portrait of a boy, will be a silhouette shape painted with gouache, ink line work added for features. Not sure if this is the face, may try other references. Was looking for more of a punk, tough look. And I still may decide to make it a portrait of a dog instead.
Jan 5th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
This is a personal piece about a man called The Ape, kind of a pulp noir, fall from grace type of narrative, a story about failure and resurrection. “Cursed are you among all.” A tragic villain.
Jan 2nd, 2012 by J. O'Brien
Dec 28th, 2011 by J. O'Brien
I usually use my holiday break as an opportunity to redesign my portfolio site, so here’s this year’s model. This version features an iPad friendly horizontal scroll displaying an eclectic mix of work from the past twenty or so years, showing my full range in one collection, from clean graphic vector work to messy inky drawings and texture.
So if you want a quick overview of the type of work I do, just touch your iPad screen and flick left, and let me know what you find most interesting. Maybe it’s the blue and black one that looks like a cross between a butterfly and a tiger (seen above), or maybe it’s the orange bull with the curvy white horns (near Society of Illustrators Silver winner!), or maybe it’s the guitarist or fireplace or shouting construction worker. cyclist? couch? chandelier? Or maybe you like the dung beetles? and if you would like to see more, just check out my more thorough Flickr set.
And yes that’s a slight nod to Uncle Creepy in the navigation bar.
Dec 4th, 2011 by J. O'Brien
Above is an illustration I made recently for a story about a pug dog. In the story, she approached a worker out of curiosity. Below is a breakdown of the image layers.
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Nov 27th, 2011 by J. O'Brien
Nov 25th, 2011 by J. O'Brien
I’m finishing up an illustration that includes worker’s shoes. So I put on a pair of my old bulky shoes as a model for the drawing, sat on the couch, propped my feet up on the end table, and drew while I watched my daughter conquer Mario Kart.
Oct 24th, 2011 by J. O'Brien
A couple of weeks ago, I was commissioned to do a portrait of An Wang, co-founder of Wang Laboratories and creator (along with Way Dong Woo) of the pulse transfer controlling device in 1949.
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