Jan 2013
Happy Hod Rod
Happy New Year everyone! The first of the year is always an exciting time for the Gekkards as we begin planning our busy show schedule and start working on our creative goals for 2013. Last year proved to be our best year in sales to date. We plan to continue that success with more great artwork and quality products this year. Thank you so much to all our customers that help make us successful. We wish you the best in 2013.
Dec 2012
Original Art vs. Digital Art
I recently read an article discussing Digital Art in the market place. As the author discussed one artist’s process for creating digital art, he made obvious efforts to downplay the use of computers in the artist’s process, almost apologizing for certain aspects that used digital methods. This struck me as counter productive to the purpose of the article. The very definition of “Digital Art” in many juried art shows across the country states, “any art where a computer was used in the creation process other than photography”. Using a computer is an inherent part of the process, not something us …
Dec 2012
Story Time Angels
This illustration was inspired by the tragedy that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary. Needless to say, my wife and I were deeply saddened at the news came across our television that afternoon. We have a son who is 6 years old and it was hard to process the unimaginable grief those parents were going to experience this Christmas season. We are so absolutely sad for those families who were directly affected by senseless loss. We pray that time will bring some healing. I was quite moved by the stories of courage from the teachers in the school that day. …
Nov 2012
Review of Lehigh Phoenix Printing Service
This post is to review my experience printing a fully-illustrated storybook with Lehigh Phoenix in the fall of 2009. After two years of writing and illustrating work on my second storybook, To See the Sea, I began to research printers located in the US. Many illustrated storybooks are outsourced to China for the lower production costs. I was looking to print the book here on US soil. A professional acquaintance of mine referred me to Phoenix Color, now known as Lehigh Phoenix. He had printed quite a few books with them and had nothing but good things to say about them. …
Nov 2012
Vote Reptilian
I had a lot of fun creating this illustration. The Gekkards are not particularly political creatures, but this election, they have reached the end of their rope with the “Mammal” party.
Sep 2012
Gekkard meets Snail
Sep 2012
Printing on Canvas: Temperamental Timeless (4)
Timeless Satin Coating has been my preferred choice for sealing my canvas prints for a couple of years now. I love this product, because it delivers a durable, beautiful finish to my Epson prints on canvas. My art has never looked better and my sales have never been higher. However, this temperamental product has caused me a fair share of issues in getting consistent results from it, so I thought it best to share some tips I have learned. Timeless is produced by Breathing Color for an all-in-one printing solution when used in combination with their canvas paper products. I …
