all images and audio c. Kevin Sprouls It’s approaching St. Patricks Day, an occasion for Celtic Art and Song. My family and I have enjoyed visiting the Emerald Isle many, many times. This post will be a collection of … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls I enjoyed several years working on an ad campaign for PNC Bank. The campaign featured my illustrations in mostly metaphorical concepts. The illustrations were all in B&W, in my trademark Wall Street Journal illustration style. … Continue reading
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls It’s that time of year again,so I present Illustrations of Harvest-time. Let’s begin with a symbol of abundance, the Cornucopia: I created this image for a Brooks Brothers print ad celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. I … Continue reading
I recently did an interview with the WSJ Digital Media team. They were eager to learn how I developed the iconic Wall Street Journal Hedcut style. I’m including a few illustrations I created while on staff at The Journal: This … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls Yes, I have created quite a few black and white stock illustrations over the years. I have a whole lot of these little gems available for purchase. Here are a few of them from my … Continue reading
All images, c. Kevin Sprouls A long time ago, when The Wall Street Journal was printed only in black and white, I was asked to provide conceptual illustrations for The WSJ, in a large format. This was a departure from … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls Several years ago, I was hired to create a series of five very detailed illustrations of trees. People say that hands or ears are very difficult to draw, but I find that trees are a … Continue reading
all images, c. Kevin Sprouls So, it’s getting pretty heated out there politically. With the midterms having blessedly passed, I thought it might be fun to present some of my WSJ style portraits of presidents. I’ve created many of these, … Continue reading
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
Last year, I was commissioned to create a packaging illustration for a product being introduced by the paper company, Georgia-Pacific. The client indicated he wanted something close to a drawing I had done years ago for the Wall Street Journal. … Continue reading
