Shakespeare In Love - with soccer

Shakespeare said it best when he wrote, "To kick a ball while running hither and thither through the streets - that is love and madness and is better than having your tummy scratched while eating lunchmeat". I don't know what that means either.

Here's a sneak peek at an illustration for a book that will be coming out in 2016, My Weird School - Fast Facts Sports. A pretty fun book about strange, funny and interesting facts in the world of sports. Written by funny guy, Dan Gutman.

PS: I made up that Shakespeare quote. You can tell because everyone knows he hates lunchmeat.

Hot off the presses!

It's always exciting to get a new batch of freshly printed books delivered to the art ranch. I am especially excited by this funny book I worked on with Millbrook Press. This one hits the bookstores in late October.

Soap Monsters!

As a kid, I was a sucker for novelty toys and gadgets. That includes soaps. Remember Crazy Foam? A can of sprayable, soapy foam that was designed to make bath time fun for all - except the hapless parents who had to swab the decks afterwards.

I was overjoyed to be able to work on an inspired holiday promotion project this winter that included monster inspired soap wrapped up in a colorful package. It's always gratifying when the designer let's you loose on a project you know will be a blast but it's extra nice when they surround it with so much good design and goodwill. Soap Monsters has been brought to you by those clean and bubbly folks at Dinardo Design.