All images, c. Kevin Sprouls Greetings to all my Readers! After an eventful Summer, during which this blog was dormant, I am returning to a weekly post, beginning with this entry. The Summer was mostly focussed on a family member … Continue reading
You may know me as the originator of the classic Wall Street Journal illustration style called the Hedcut portrait. I joined WSJ at the end of 1979 and developed the style that’s recognized around the world today. But, that was … Continue reading
A couple of years ago, I was given an illustration assignment that was a joy to produce — illustrating retirement. TBWA/Chiat/Day contacted me from Los Angeles to work on an ad campaign for their client, Principal Financial Group. Illustrating My … Continue reading
Several years ago, I created a small series of illustrations for New York Life insurance company. The client wanted a set of conceptual drawings in my detailed, WSJ style. I think they are elegant in their simplicity… Three gears, working … Continue reading
I created a few spot illustrations for a company called Cinti. (I do not believe this was the Italian shoemaker!) It was a while ago, so I can’t quite recall what the overriding concept for these spot illustrations was. They’re … Continue reading
An art school teacher once told us that it was a good idea to save sketch-work. I don’t save all of my graphic sketches, just the ones that I think are pretty effective. It ends up being a fairly large … Continue reading
My art from The Wall Street Journal even these years after I left the paper, reaches many people. “It was once my dream to be featured in the WSJ with (what I now know is) a hedcut portrait. That’s becoming … Continue reading
The sketch above was a fish illustration element in a map series produced for Outside magazine. I like the exuberant splashiness around this Bigmouth Bass. You might be surprised at how much fish illustration I’ve done This post is fishy, … Continue reading
This post of automobile illustration concerns itself with all things automotive. People seem to have a fascination with cars. I, myself, occasionally get drawn into a certain model or type. Personal Automobile Illustration For years, I bought a series of SAABs. … Continue reading
My corporate portraits are a natural fit as illustrations for Annual Reports. I have drawn many, many executives in my time, starting with my hedcut illustrations which I developed at The Wall Street Journal, up through my more recent work … Continue reading
