Cars book

These are from a Cars book I illustrated in late 2010; it's a die-cut board book. The pink lines indicated the template of the book shape, and the text shown here is not final. The Cars franchise has always been a favorite of mine, and I'll always be grateful for the opportunities I had to work with these characters. 

I always got a kick out of the little Lightning McQueen toys he had on display in Mack's trailer, and the minivan with the mattress cracked me up... 

The Cars films are so clever in how buildings and even natural elements are "car-ified", and notice how the digital camera is mounted like a side-view mirror in the foreground...

Nemo illustrations

This was for a Finding Nemo short story published in the 2005 Disney Year Book called "Hide 'n Seek Friends", about a flounder who has a hard time fitting in, due to her eyes being on one side of her head. This property is one of my favorites, and it was so much fun incorporating a new character into their world. It was a cute little story, and I love how she saves her friends from a tiger shark by instinctively burrowing into the sand. Everyone has their weaknesses, but they also have their strengths.

Interviewed on Pixar fan blog

What a privilege to be interviewed on Dan Taylor's blog - he really knows his Pixar merchandise!!

http://www.danthepixarfan.com/2014/09/interview-behind-scenes-of-vinylmation.html

Dust-Up in the Desert

In 2009, I did the roughs and line art for a book called "Dust-Up in the Desert", about Lightning McQueen's off-road racing adventures. I believe the super-talented David Murray did the digital paintings.

Digital color paint by David Murray.

Helicopter

A spread I illustrated in a Random House Step-into-Reading book, featuring the Dinoco helicopter.

Pixar children's books

An assortment of Pixar-themed books I've worked on over the years, through Disney Publishing and Random House. 

Incredibles pin

A pin I designed for the 5th anniversary of "The Incredibles" - which is today celebrating its 9th! Happy Birthday to a truly incredible film.

Mack

This is another illustration I sketched and painted digitally for "Go, Go, Go!", a Step into Reading book by Random House. 

Nemo pencils

These are some pencils I did for a Nemo short story in a 2005 Disney Yearbook, involving a new character I had the opportunity to design. Based on a flounder, she had eyes on one side of her body (like Mr. Johanssen in "Finding Nemo") and had trouble fitting in. Her hidden talent of camouflage was revealed when she instinctively hid in the sand from a tiger shark.

Snoozin' Sheriff

This is a page from the first Random House book that I had the opportunity to illustrate from sketch to paint, "The Spooky Sound", back in 2009. This also led to "Go, Go, Go!" and "Fast Friends". 

Radiator Springs

This is from a Random House book I worked on a few years ago called "Go, Go, Go!" 

I scanned in my pencil art, and then painted the scene and characters in digitally.

Comic-Con

Here are a couple of collectibles designed exclusively for the San Diego Comic-Con! 

"Brave"

If you haven't gone to see Pixar's newest film "Brave", please check it out - it's breathtaking! Here's a set of collectibles I really enjoyed working on. For more information, please visit: 

http://www.disneystore.com/vinylmation-vinylmation-brave-3-figure-merida-with-1-1/2-triplet-figures/mp/1305970/1000828/

Coming soon...

This new resort at Walt Disney World is sure coming along swimmingly!

Lightning's Big Race cover

Here's a cover illustration I did a while back (just the line art - not the paint). The grey car next to Lightning is actually a character named "Otto" from one of the video games.

Next children's book

This is the cover for another "Cars" children's book I illustrated for Random House, which will be coming out on August 9th. This will be the third I've done for them, and I'm very excited to have had the opportunity. These little books are very enjoyable to work on.

New book

Today, another book I worked on becomes available - another "Cars" Step into Reading book called "Go, Go, Go!" Here's one of the spreads I illustrated for it, featuring Trevor the train.

Sketch to Paint

This is a spread from "The Spooky Sound", which I had the pleasure of illustrating for the Step into Reading series for Random House. I usually start with a small thumbnail and then, once my final pencil is approved, I proceed to paint.

Cars Playland - Disneyland Paris

I did some art a while back for the new Toy Story Playland attractions at Disneyland Paris. Now that the new area has opened, I thought I'd post the drawings.

That ride looks like fun!

This last one is a meet and greet area near the Green Army Men parachute drop attraction.

I drew the soldiers with parachutes for the backdrop.

"The Spooky Sound" available

I just received my copy of "The Spooky Sound", the Cars book that I had the pleasure to illustrate for Random House. It's available in stores now, so if you happen to check it out, please let me know what you think!