Robo-Robinson

Wow, two posts in one day! But I'm so enthusiastic about Robo-Robinson I have to get this out.

As are so many of my pieces, this was created for an album for Mahaffay Musical Archives. Perry Robinson and the avant-garde Tres Gone Sextet play big jazz! Perry is the flaming-clarinet-wielding monster setting fire to the skyscrapers of Portland while displaying a photo of the boys of Tres Gone on his in-chest monitor.

This illustration was created in Photoshop, using a real robot as a template, and building layer upon layer to achieve a realistic effect. He could be positioned to play the guitar or the drums too, so he's a versatile guy, and I'm proud of him.

The photo of Portland was taken by my stepson Matthew from one of his classrooms at Portland State.

The image was made into a cd cover, and then proved so popular (among a select group) that I made it into a poster, which is available at www.cafepress.com/feelgoodgraphix. Or, if you'd like to see what all the hullaballoo is about, the album is available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tresgone8.

My favorite image

This photo-montage was created a couple of years ago using a photo of Mt Hood and a cherry tree taken at David Douglas High School, which is right across the street from our apartment. When you come out our front door, you can see Mt Hood looming over the roof of the high school. Very "Portlandian." So I cropped out the backgrounds of the mountain and the cherry tree, slapped 'em together on a sky-blue background, and airbrushed a happy cloud in, adding the caption "Home Sweet Home," in the font Arid.

To me, this image just breathes "Portland." It's so fresh and springy, you can almost smell the blossoms on the tree. Portland Chamber of Commerce, could you use a new marketing image??

Makes a great souvenir! Go get yours a www.cafepress.com/feelgoodgraphix