HARLEM ROOTS 2024

Poster for the Harlem Roots + Rhythm Urban Dance Festival

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

MAYA MOORE

Mixed Media / 17x22”

STAGE DIVE

Poster that presents and promotes Mozart to new, and especially younger audiences.

TINARIWEN

Mixed Media / 17x22”

ACROBAT

Mixed Media / 18x24”

Bell Ringer

A visual commentary on the long and complicated history of empire, freedom and justice for all in the United Staes.

CREATE 

Promotional poster for the Illustration Program

Client: Pacific Northwest College of Art

PROPHET

Client: Tracey Locke (for Black History Month 2005)

MUHAMMAD ALI

Mixed Media / 17x22”

BLACK ELK

Mixed Media / 18X24”

OUTCAST

Luke 7:36-50

Client: International Bible Society

CASANDRA WILSON

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

HARLEM SWING

A set of six posters to promote the work of The Harlem Swing Dance Society in NYC. 

The Harlem Swing Dance Society is a non-profit organization promoting, propagating, preserving, and protecting Swing Dance and Lindy Hop culture in its Harlem home - back to its Harlem roots. In addition, this group seeks to restore Harlem youth to their cultural identity by connecting them with one of the most dynamic and important art movements in history, the Harlem Renaissance. 

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

SURF

Client: Pepsi

CRACKED CHINA

Client: Foreign Policy Magazine

MARCH MADNESS

Illustration promoting the 2012 NCAA Mens Basketball Regional Tournament in St. Louis

Client: Edward Jones, NCAA

ZAPORA

Mixed Media / 20x36”

JAZZ ON THE PLAZZ

Poster advertising the 10th Anniversary of the Los Gatos Jazz Festival

Client: Los Gatos Jazz Festival / Art Direction: Bev Cotton

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Anthony Kiedis

Client: The Grammy Awards

ARTHUR ASHE

Mixed Media / 17x22”

MLK

A portrait of Martin Luther King promoting events celebrating MLK Day 2022

LOS OLVIDADOS 2

Secondary poster design for Los Olvidados, or "The Forgotten Ones," an audio documentary on the history of Afro-Latin Jazz.

Client: 33third.org

MALCOLM X

Mixed Media / 18x24”

HARP HOUSE

Promotional poster for a Blues club in the San Francisco Bay Area

ECO CHALLENGE / MOROCCO

Event Banner

Client: The Discovery Channel

ARAB SPRING

An illustration to accompany an essay by Aymon Safadi on his distinct experience and exceptional vantage point of the Arab Spring

Client: Baylor Magazine / Baylor University

BLACK PANTHER 1975

Mixed Media / 24x30”

HARLEM ROOTS 2019

Poster for the Harlem Roots + Rhythm Urban Dance Festival

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

JVC JAZZ

Festival Poster

Client: JVC Jazz Festival

TACOMA RAINIERS

Outdoor banners for Chenney Stadium, home of the minor league baseball team the Tacoma Rainiers.

Client: Tacoma Rainiers

TACOMA RAINIERS

Outdoor banners for Chenney Stadium, home of the minor league baseball team the Tacoma Rainiers.

Client: Tacoma Rainiers 

TRAIL BLAZERS 50

A poster celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Portland Trail Blazers

Client: First Tech Federal, Portland Trail Blazers

THE FACE OF THE DEEP

Chapter head illustration from The Face of the Deep: Exploring the Mysterious Person of the Holy Spirit by Paul J. Pastor

Client: David C. Cook Publishers

HARLEM ROOTS

Poster for the Harlem Roots + Rhythm Urban Dance Festival 2018

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

BUY, SELL, HOLD (TIGHT)

Cover illustration for the Sunday Business Section on the ups and downs of the stock market. 

Client: The New York Times

NAOMI OSAKA

Mixed Media / 17x22”

HERON

Mixed Media / 24x24”

FAWN

Chapter Illustrations for Roar! A Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia by Heather and David Kopp.

Client: Multnomah Publishers

HORSE

Mixed Media/ 24x18”

JACKIE ROBINSON

Mixed Media / 17x22”

NORTHERN FLICKER

Installation in the lobby of the 220 Building in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon

Client: Specht Development, Think Joule / Art Director: Jennifer Bryan

OSPREY 1

Screen print drawn back into with ink, colored pencil and pastel / 18x30”

HOLY BLUES

Poster celebrating the legendary Blues artist and street evangelist Blind Willie Johnson

WES 100

Poster commemorating the centennial of Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.

INSCAPE

Cover art for Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture

Client: The Institute for the Theology  of Culture

COLTRANE LIVES

Poster celebrating the previously unheard album "Blue World" recorded by John Coltrane in 1964, released by Impulse! Records in September 2019

TARAHUMARA

Illustration for an article on the history of the marathon. 

Client: Nexos Magazine

WOODSTOCK 50

A poster of Alvin Lee, the front man and lead guitarist for the British rock band Ten Years After, for the exhibition Woodstock 50: A Piece Of My Heart (50th anniversary of Woodstock)

Client: The Bienal Internacional del Cartel en México

FLORA & FAUNA MURAL

A 26 ft. x 12 ft. mural for the courtyard entrance to the 220 Building in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon

Client: Specht Development, Think Joule / Art Director: Jennifer Bryan 

CHERITH

Mixed Media / 20x36”

ILLUSTRATION WEST 62

Poster to advertise the 62nd Annual Illustration West Exhibition.

Client: Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles / Art Direction: Jon Messer

JOHN CARLOS

Mixed Media / 17x22”

PORTLAND CREATE

Mural concept the 220 Building in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon

Client: Specht Development, Think Joule / Art Director: Jennifer Bryan

DOULOS

Charcoal, pastel, ink, spray paint and dry transfer / 16x30"

MASKED MARVEL

Mixed Media / 18x24”

PORTLAND FESTIVAL BALLET 

Poster for the 2011 season

Client: Portland Festival Ballet

THE FACE OF THE DEEP

Chapter head illustration from The Face of the Deep: Exploring the Mysterious Person of the Holy Spirit by Paul J. Pastor

Client: David C. Cook Publishers

HAWK

Ink / 28x36”

ROLLER GIRL

An illustration for an article on the growing popularity of Roller Derby in the US.

Client: Bostonia Magazine / Boston University

SPIRIT

Mixed Media / 20x36”

WOLF

Ink / 36x28”

EROSEANNA “ROSE” ROBINSON

Mixed Media / 17x22”

BEN HOGAN

Client: The Hershey Company

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

John Frusciante

Client: The Grammy Awards

JACKIE ROBINSON DAY

Poster promoting Jackie Robinson Day 2022

JUNETEENTH 2020

Poster celebrating and honoring the ongoing fight for freedom

DOWNHILL

Client: Salt Lake City Winter Olympics / Bank of America

ICE SKATER

Client: Salt Lake City Winter Olympics / Bank of America

DANCE 21

Mixed Media / 24x36”

PAUL ROBESON

Mixed Media / 17x22”

DINAH WASHINGTON

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

ESPERANCA

An image of a street musician in Sao Paulo, Brazil for an organization that provides residential care and vocational training for children and teens living on the streets, equipping them to transition into a safe and sustainable way of life.

Client: Hope Unlimited (Brazil)

40 MILLION

A series of images reflecting on the complex and fragile nature of freedom - a call for change and a visual prayer of hope for those who are enslaved, degraded, imprisoned, and exiled. 

BOBCAT

Ink / 36x24”

BETTY CARTER

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

HOLY WILD

Earth: Fragile Planet Exhibit / Society of Illustrators in NYC

WILMA RUDOLPH

Mixed Media / 17x22”

BILQIS ABDUL-QAADIR

Mixed Media / 17x22”

COVENANT

Client: Imago Dei

WHITE WITCH

Chapter Illustrations for Roar! A Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia by Heather and David Kopp.

Client: Multnomah Publishers

SARAH VAUGHAN

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

HARLEM SWING

A set of six posters to promote the work of The Harlem Swing Dance Society in NYC. 

The Harlem Swing Dance Society is a non-profit organization promoting, propagating, preserving, and protecting Swing Dance and Lindy Hop culture in its Harlem home - back to its Harlem roots. In addition, this group seeks to restore Harlem youth to their cultural identity by connecting them with one of the most dynamic and important art movements in history, the Harlem Renaissance. 

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

HARISH RAGHAVAN

Cover art + design for IN TENSE, an album by jazz bassist Harish Raghavan.

Client: Whirlwind Records

GREEN DAY

Billie Joe Armstrong

Client: The Grammy Awards

CAT

Ink / 24x26”

WYOMIA TYUS

Mixed Media / 17x22”

MINGUS 100

Poster commemorating the centennial of Jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus.

CALIN MATEI

Street concert poster for Romani multi-instramentalist Calin Matei. 

Client: Calin Matei 

40 MILLION

A series of images reflecting on the complex and fragile nature of freedom - a call for change and a visual prayer of hope for those who are enslaved, degraded, imprisoned, and exiled.

HARLEM ROOTS 2022

Poster for the Harlem Roots + Rhythm Urban Dance Festival

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY

Cover art for the biography of the great Norma Miller - "The Queen of Swing", and one of the true pioneers of Swing Dance. 

Edited by Alan Govenar, and based on interviews with Norma, the biography chronicles her rise to fame as one of the original Lindy Hop dancers in the Savoy Theater in NYC, evoking memories of the early years of the Jazz Age in America and the Harlem Renaissance.

Client: Candlewick Press

BOBA FETT

Client: Wizards of the Coast

MONK 100

Poster commemorating the centennial of Jazz pianist and composter Thelonious Monk.

RAIN INTERNATIONAL 

Illustration for the 2016 RainMaker Awards.

Each year Rain International selects individuals who are achieving extraordinary things in the fields of health & nutrition. 

Client: Rain International / Art Director: Dylan Burt 

BIRD 100

Poster commemorating the centennial of Jazz composer and saxophonist Charlie Parker.

JAZZ GUITAR

Client: The Atlantic

GOOD FRIDAY

Screen Print / 24x36”

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

Promotional Poster

Client: Jazz at Lincoln Center

HARLEM SWING

A set of six posters to promote the work of The Harlem Swing Dance Society in NYC. 

The Harlem Swing Dance Society is a non-profit organization promoting, propagating, preserving, and protecting Swing Dance and Lindy Hop culture in its Harlem home - back to its Harlem roots. In addition, this group seeks to restore Harlem youth to their cultural identity by connecting them with one of the most dynamic and important art movements in history, the Harlem Renaissance. 

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

JVC JAZZ

Festival Poster

Client: JVC Jazz Festival

BILLIE JEAN KING

Mixed Media / 17x22”

LOS OLVIDADOS

Poster design for Los Olvidados, or "The Forgotten Ones," an audio documentary on the history of Afro-Latin Jazz

Client: 33third.org

BILLIE HOLIDAY

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

WRESTLING WITH GOD

Cover art for Wrestling with God: Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations by Cecelia Lynch

Client: Cambridge University Press

FIGHTER

Cover art for “Fighter” by Walter Dean Myers

Client: Scholastic

THE FACE OF THE DEEP

Chapter head illustration from The Face of the Deep: Exploring the Mysterious Person of the Holy Spirit by Paul J. Pastor

Client: David C. Cook Publishers

HARLEM ROOTS

Poster for the Harlem Roots + Rhythm Urban Dance Festival 2018

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society

40 MILLION

A series of images reflecting on the complex and fragile nature of freedom - a call for change and a visual prayer of hope for those who are enslaved, degraded, imprisoned, and exiled.

JIM THORPE

Mixed Media / 17x22”

MEGAN RAPINOE

Mixed Media / 17x22”

ASLAN

Chapter Illustrations for Roar! A Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia by Heather and David Kopp.

Client: Multnomah Publishers

ROSE

Installation in the lobby of the 220 Building in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon

Client: Specht Development, Think Joule 

LEBRON JAMES

Mixed Media / 17x22”

PSALM 23

Mixed Media / 20x30”

SONNY ROLLINS

Poster of Jazz legend Sonny Rollins to promote the Sonny Rollins Bridge Project

BILL RUSSELL

Mixed Media / 17x22”

ANITA O’DAY

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

STORY OF GOD

Poster art promoting a series of 5 sermons titled the Story of God. The 5 icons are symbolic representations of the sermon topics - Creation, Covenant, Christ, New Creation and Community. 

Client: Imago Dei

ELLA FITZGERALD

Illustration from Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz, written by Jazz historian Leslie Gourse. The book contains biographies of some of the great female Jazz vocalist's from the past 100 years. It received a Carter G. Woodson Book Award for the most distinguished books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States. This award is intended to “encourage the writing, publishing, and dissemination of outstanding social studies books for young readers that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately.” 

Client: Dutton Children's Books

TERN

Mixed Media / 24x24”

INCA

Illustration for an article on the history of the marathon. 

Client: Nexos Magazine

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR

Mixed Media / 17x22”

HARLEM SWING

A set of six posters to promote the work of The Harlem Swing Dance Society in NYC. 

The Harlem Swing Dance Society is a non-profit organization promoting, propagating, preserving, and protecting Swing Dance and Lindy Hop culture in its Harlem home - back to its Harlem roots. In addition, this group seeks to restore Harlem youth to their cultural identity by connecting them with one of the most dynamic and important art movements in history, the Harlem Renaissance. 

Client: Harlem Swing Dance Society