Alpert Medical School illustration
Mar 4th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
I was commissioned by Brown University to make this illustration to accompany a story in their Brown Medicine Magazine about their new Alpert Medical School Building.
Molecule
Feb 11th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
Black heart drip
Feb 8th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
This sprang from another Noun Project icon. They are only interested in black and white line art, iconic, and not too illustrative, so my cat was rejected.
Smidgeon?
Feb 8th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
Lueby Lue would like a smidgeon of milk, and maybe go outside and chase the squirrels. I’ve been introduced to The Noun Project and am not quite sure how I feel about it, but this is my first submission, free art?
Illo Minn: Volume 3 Moleskine
Jan 30th, 2012 by J. O'Brien
Wall Street Journal Jan 9
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.
AARP illo
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.
Boy sketch 1
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.
The Ape Fell
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.
J is for Jackson
Jan 2nd, 2012 by J. O'Brien