Spring Catch Up!!!

If you follow me on social media, you've already seen these things.

I realized I never poster them on my blog, so here goes nothing:

The NFL Draft

The NFL Draft was in Philly this year. I was one of 16 artists to be asked by Mural Arts and the NFL to paint live during the NFL Draft. I had never painted live in front of an audience before, so I was excited, but also anxious before the event. We had to paint players who were drafted as they were drafted, so there was really no way to know ahead of time who you would represent. It was fast paced work! Time lapse cameras captured the whole experience:

NFL on Twitter

32 picks. 32 paintings. Local Philly artists #PaintedTheFuture to celebrate the #NFLDraft 1st Round. https://t.co/39KvmNK0Qd

We worked on prepainted canvases. I painted Jamal Adams for the New York Jets and Charles Harris for the Miami Dolphins:

Today's @nfl and @muralarts live painting progress ... Painting @presidentmal__ in his new team colors (I had the Jets!) Gotta finish this one and then start painting the 🐬. . . . . . #nfl #nfldraft #jamaladams #nyc #newyorkjets #philly #muralarts #art #painting #livepainting #artist #artistsoninstagram #portrait

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Before and after. This is Charles Harris, the pick for the Dolphins. Live painting is done! Thank you @muralarts and @nfl for the opportunity! . . . . . #visitphilly #nfl🏈 #nfldraft #miamidolphins #charlesharris #football #painting #livepainting #art #artist #muralarts #illustration #artist #sports #dolphins

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Philly.com caught me working:

You can read about the whole thing, and see more pictures on the Mural Arts site:

Painting the Future with the NFL - Mural Arts Philadelphia

When the National Football League approached us at Mural Arts Philadelphia about using painting to commemorate the 2017 NFL Draft this April, we weren't sure what to expect. Philadelphia is a proud sports city, and we've done murals for the Eagles, the Phillies, and most recently the 76ers, but we'd never done anything like this.

Groundswell Greetings

🎉🎉🎉The @groundswellgreetings site is up and going! If you've been wanting a manatee or fox card, go get it! The link is right on the @groundswellgreetings IG. . . . . . . #groundswellgreetings #teamgg #stationery #stationeryaddict #illustratorsofinstagram #madeinphilly #illustration #madeinpa #shoplocal #shopsmall #phillycreatives #sendacard #greetingcards #stationerylove #myart #animalart #wildlifeillustration #wildamerica

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My cards are now available on Groundswell Greetings here 

Custom Pet Portraits

Custom Pet Portraits are not available on Etsy here