I started this blog (on another platform) in 2007, originally as a new medium of self promotion, and as a sort of portfolio of recent work. Eventually I realized that I could ‘back date’ entries, and then the blog morphed into a sort of Historical Record of my Freelance Career once I started adding the previous two decades (and beyond) to the growing ‘present day’ chronicle.

In 2014, I moved the original blog from its first home on ‘Blogger’ here to be fully integrated into my official website, and it eventually took me four years to completely move all the files here.

Now that everything is here, I am realizing a need for a simple way to navigate among the thirty years worth of samples and blog entries, so I’ve compiled a series of links on this page to make searching and finding particular posts a little easer on the reader.

Navigation by Year (these start on the first entry for January of the year selected, and you can move backward or forward from there) 1989-1997: Pre-digital // 1997-2007: Early digital and back-dated blog entries // 2007-2014: First version of blog (moved from original site) // 2014-2018: Newest version of blog

1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Navigation by Client (these links can be found under the title of every blog entry, and some clients span 10, 20 or 30 year periods, while others were much shorter working relationships – Long Time Clients in bold) In alphabetical order:

Adventure House (2003-2008), Advertising Age (2003), Adweek (1989-1990), AG Edwards (2002-2006),  Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine (1989-Present), Alternet Books (2007-2008), America Magazine (1996-2007),  American Bar Association (1995-Present), American Lawyer (2008), American Medical Association (1992), Arthritis Today (1999), Artist Magazine (1989-1990), Associations Now (2010)

Baker Book House (1989-Present), Ball Advertising (1993-1999), Bandana (1998), Banking Journal (1992-2006), Barnes & Noble (2007-2008), Barrons (2005-2016), Bartender (1998), Bose Corporation (1999-2000), Boston Globe (2011-2014), Brown Publishing (2000-2001), Business North Carolina (2010-2012), Business Week (2006)

Capstone Publishing (2010), Car Wash News (2004), Carus Publishing (includes Cricket and Cobblestone) (1989-2011), CFO Magazine (2010), Charles Masson & Co (2003-2007), Charleston Magazine (2008), Chemical Engineering (1998), Chicago Magazine (2013), Children’s Television Workshop (1991-2003), Christian Home & School (1993-2007), Christian Schools International (1995-2000), Christianity Today (Marriage Partnership Magazine) (1991-1995), Chronicle of Higher Education (1992-Present), Ciesa & Associates (1993), Clean Water Action Fund (2002), Cleveland Magazine (2006), Clubhouse (1999-2005), Cobblestone Publishing (see also Carus) (1994-2011), Common Reader (2018-Present), Company (2007), Concordia (2010), Consumer Reports (includes Zillions) (1993-2002), CRC Publications (1992-2016), Cricket (see also Carus) (1989-2008), Cruising World (2008)

D Magazine (2005-2006), David Carrier Law (2015-2016), The Deal (2006-2008), Delaware Today (Today Media) (2015-2016), Detroit Monthly (1995), Dever Designs (1991-2003), Disciple Magazine (2001), Diversity Magazine (2004-2005), Dolan Media (2007), Dove Audio (1994), Dover Publications (2009-Present)

Eerdmans Publishing (1990-1997), Eileen Ritter & Associates (2001)

Far Eastern Economic Review (2006-2009), Farm Futures Magazine (2009-2016), Farmers Association (1998), Financial Executive (2012), First Second Books (2018-Present), Furman University Alumni Magazine (2012)

Gary Player Group (2001), Gemini Publications (1989-2001), Governing Magazine (1990-1996), GreenPrints Magazine (2012-Present), Group Publishing (1996)

Harcourt Brace (2009-2010), Harvard Magazine (2000), Highlights Magazine (2004-2011), Honolulu Magazine (2006), Hudson Valley (Today Media) (2016-Present)

Innovision (Critical Care Nurse) (1996-2000), Institutional Investor (1991-1994), Instructional Fair (Carson Dellosa) (1998-2004), Interpretor (1993-2009)

JMK & Associates (1989-2000), KIWI Magazine (2015), LA Times (2008-2009), LA Weekly (2007-2008), Laugh Eat Foods (2010), Legal Times (1991-2008), Library Journal (2009), LifeHealthPro (2013), Llewellyn Worldwide (1996-Present), Log Home Living (2004-2007)

MacMillan (1989-Present), Main Line Today (Today Media) (2016), Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine (1996-2000), Media Lab Books (2020-Present), Messenger (1994), Metro Creative Graphics (1992-1999), Metro Detroit Parent (1997-2001), Miami Herald (2007-2010), Mutual Fund Magazine (2001)

National Auctioneer (2001-2005), National Business Employment Weekly (1997-1999), National Geographic (2009-2011), New Zealand Herald (2006), Newsday (1994-2012), Niche Media (2006-2008), North Carolina Magazine (2008-2009)

OC Weekly (2014), On The Town (1989-1990), Oxendine Publishing (1990-2002)

Pauline Books (2019), Penguin Young Readers (2013-Present), Personal Selling Power (1993-1996), Philadelphia Weekly (2011), Quarasan (1995-2006)

Rapport (1998), Raspberry Records (2004-2008), Recorder (1994-1999), Red Thread (2010-2013), Retail Traffic (2006), River Styx (2011-Present)

Sailing World (1990-1998), Sarasota Magazine (2012), Scholastic (1996-2011), Scientist Magazine (2005), Seaside Publishing (2000), Sign of the Times (1994-2003), Skyhorse Publishing (2016-Present), Smart Money (2005), Sorsamo Games (2008-2010), St. Louis Magazine (2009), St. Mary’s Press (1994-1996), The Strand (2015-2016), Strang Publications (1990-2001), Strategic Finance (2003-2008)

Taylor Design (2013-2016), Teri O (Agent) (1992-2001), Time For Kids (2001-2003), Today Media (2015-Present)

Uncle Goose Toys (1997-2016), United Methodist Communications (1993-2000), University of Virginia (2016), US Catholic Magazine (1990-2015), Voyaging (2004)

Wall Street Journal (1999-2015), Washington Post (2002-2007), Weekly Standard (2010-2015), West Graphics (1994), Westchester Magazine (Today Media) (2005-Present), Westword (2007-2009), Willamette Week (2015), Witty World (formerly Pen Tip International Features) (1996-2005), Worldwide Church of God (1990-1995), Writers Digest (1994-1998)

Xibitz (2012), Yankee Magazine (2005), Zillions (Consumer Reports) (1993-2002)

Additional Points of Interest: Some additional stops along the way…

Every year I compile a selection of what I consider my strongest illustrations of the year and do a Year In Review post.

Take a look at all the various Self Promotion pieces I done over the years (postcard mailings, directory pages, brochures, giveaways)

Non-commissioned artwork, doodles and whatnots fall under the Personal heading. From time to time over the past three decades, I have ‘gone back to school’ to take my favorite class over again, Life Drawing. Drawings from these courses can be found under Figure Studies.

For over a decade, I did a Oscar Poster for my brother’s Academy Award Parties in Chicago. They can be found in these posts, or under the portfolio pull down menu.

Since around 1998, I’ve taken a renewed interest in making Music as a secondary (non paying or barely paying) career. You can also read about my band, the Jukejoint Handmedowns who have been around since 2010.

From time to time I have also dabbled in Animation.