Tumblr (3.0; @walline)http://walline.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b56f8a27b06f6fb368d849a140a3767/tumblr_mfwtxgIiXH1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">This is a cover I did for the latest book by the most excellent Liz Crowe - I’m pretty excited about it. It’s my first book cover and I hope it does super well for Liz, not that she needs any help :-)</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/honey-red-liz-crowe/1114037099">Buy the book!</a></p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/39324115386http://walline.tumblr.com/post/39324115386Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:24:51 -0500liz crowecrowepin upbeerlabelsexyromancehoney red<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbbmubK4ry1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s a look at a goblin dude I started working on last night.  He’s creepy.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/32804491807http://walline.tumblr.com/post/32804491807Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:27:47 -0400goblinorccreaturecomicflamesmonstercharacterhornsdemon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9nhani8Vl1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30628775910http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30628775910Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:51:59 -0400beerbrewerycraft beerlagerwolverinewolverine state brewing co<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99le28aJz1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another shot of my new print for Hoppy Press, of New Hampshire.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30103728445http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30103728445Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:54:02 -0400beerbrewhome brewhopsprintsart print<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99l2yhkYR1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I met Greg Elizondo several years ago and easily came to the conclusion that he is a pretty swell guy; if I needed any further evidence of this it was recently delivered in the form of a personal invitation to create the first art print for the launch of his exciting new brand, <a href="https://hoppypress.com/">Hoppy Press</a>.</p> <p>Formed jointly by Greg and Paul Finn, Hoppy Press is “an online gallery specializing in beer art for home brewers and beer lovers.”   Their goal is to “create beer art that really captures the spirit of homebrewers,” but also to create exceptionally high quality print products that will stand out from the cheap, flimsy digital reproductions that clutter so many walls.  To such ends, they worked with word-class screen-printers, <a href="http://www.industrystandardprinting.com/">Industry Standard</a>, of Portsmouth, NH who helped ensure that the prints turned out top notch – using 110# French Paper and environmentally friendly soy-based inks made to last a lifetime.</p> <p>For my part, I was really excited to work on something related to one of my newest passions: brewing up boat-loads of homemade booze.  My girlfriend and I have been brewing for a bit over a year now, successfully concocting a few patches of dandelion wine (under the names “Sunshine Fuzz” and “Raccoon Baby”), as well as a very fine India Pale Ale we dubbed “Two-Headed Boy”.  I think the most exciting part for me in terms of creating this print for Hoppy Press was the opportunity to work on some fun custom typography, and to combine that with simple yet lively shapes and textures.  I’m happy with how it turned out, and I encourage you to pick up a print if you feel the same; there are only 100 of them, and having seen the final product that Industry Standard put together I can say they’re worth every penny.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30103469265http://walline.tumblr.com/post/30103469265Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:47:00 -0400vector illustrationart?posterstypographybeerbrewingbrewhome brewinghoppy pressscre<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95sukzVpe1qcwhg7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good morning and good day!  That’s what my friend Chelsea Martin – self-proclaimed “Granola Ginger” – says to her bevy of beautiful buck-bucks <em>(chickens)</em> each day when she sallies forth into a sea of hen nests in search of fresh eggs to collect and sell.</p> <p>Recently, Chelsea commissioned me to create for her a chicken character and a mascot for use on her website, “<a href="http://www.chelseajmartin.com/" target="_parent">Adventures of a Granola Ginger</a>” wherein she relates photos, recipes, and fun stories from her budding farm life.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29964396699http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29964396699Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:44:00 -0400vector illustrationMascotmascotgranola gingercrunchyeggsfarmhealthyfoodyfoodiefr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8vxtgikrg1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Overboard. <a href="http://bit.ly/QHWhin">http://bit.ly/QHWhin</a></p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29606668535http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29606668535Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:56:04 -0400apparelcomic artMascotvector illustrationangryfootballmascotpantherscary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8vws6bbVR1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of those days. <a href="http://bit.ly/MBEZHu">http://bit.ly/MBEZHu</a></p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29605633951http://walline.tumblr.com/post/29605633951Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:33:42 -0400Uncategorized<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8fufqhDEW1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Started inking a scary football panther. And angry.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28979124214http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28979124214Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:21:26 -0400pantherfootballmascotcomic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8fud1MeXh1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New tee for Wolverine State Brewing</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28979071737http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28979071737Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:19:49 -0400wolverinewolverine beerbeerbrewerymichiganann arbor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m870sqbF4z1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Are you smitten with The Mitten?</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28642512379http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28642512379Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:00:26 -0400michiganmighty mittensmitten with the mittengreat lakestypographyhand drawnletteringmidwest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82wuggZvE1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Quick’n’dirty illustration for a Threadless Alumni forum coloring book, the theme of which is “History”</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28483018894http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28483018894Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:44:40 -0400george washingtonpotomicsea monstersmonsterscreatureshistoryrevolutionary war<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m81p7bkiYV1qcwhg7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lil mascot gal for a friend of mine, the <a href="http://www.chelseajmartin.com/">Granola Ginger</a></p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28437617369http://walline.tumblr.com/post/28437617369Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:01:00 -0400gingergranolagranola gingerhippyfoodchickenhenshealthy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7cxdq0uHD1qcwhg7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27479077102http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27479077102Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:58:00 -0400blue jaybirdmichignmighy mittenjay<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7bgjbTUTt1qcwhg7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So, picture this:  Some Godzilla-like titan drags its swamp-ass from the muddy bottom of Lake Erie to go hang out with some of his buddies at the Belle Isle Aquarium. He is, of course, <em>enraged</em> to discover that the aquarium has closed and that his pals have been served for happy hour at Fishbones.  He goes on a berserker smashing spree, but is ultimately confronted and thwarted by an inexplicably mammoth Spirit of Detroit statue, which pops the Lake Monster in the nose (if he has one) with a solid right cross and sends him crawling back to the murky muck from whence he came.  End scene.</p> <p>Anyway, feel free to sit back to ponder this and other mysterious explanations for the latest Mighty Mitten print - featuring good ol’ Detoit, Michigan, with tSOD vigilantly squatting over us all… err…</p> <p>Yeah.</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27418861403http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27418861403Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:57:00 -0400detroitmichiganspirit of detroitmighty mittenambassador bridgefreightershipcoboskylinedetroit river<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79rswdqoO1qcwhg7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Latest (Ann Arbor) Michigan travel poster for the Mighty Mitten</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27350987544http://walline.tumblr.com/post/27350987544Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:05:00 -0400ann arbortravel postermichigancityskylinestate theatermighty mittenart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6b0kyHVmd1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span id="desc-short">Listen, you’re reading this thing all wrong. It’s a directive on fiscal responsibility, I just forgot the comma. </span></p> <p><span><br/></span></p> <p><span>Anywho, new print for my <a href="http://society6.com/mightymitten" title="Detroit Michigan Print">Mighty Mitten</a> brand.<br/></span></p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/26040444806http://walline.tumblr.com/post/26040444806Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:38:58 -0400detroitmichigan<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5j04nzN271qcwhg7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Logo-ish poster-ish stamp-type-thing for a conference in a whale’s vagina</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24981143933http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24981143933Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:36:23 -0400SCUPsan diegotraveltravel posterretrovintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5j01oLMAf1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Something has surprised da bear… #sketchymcdoodleWIP</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24981079042http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24981079042Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:34:36 -0400bearsketchWIP<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53v5vNcSa1qcwhg7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Platycorn?</p>http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24412975707http://walline.tumblr.com/post/24412975707Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:25:06 -0400platypusacorncute