Summer in the northland, in Minnesota.
All too short. A million things have happened since Berlin. . The highlights…my first ever watercolor teaching gig at a gorgeous farm in Wisconsin. Everwood Farmstead.
painting in Berlin.
60 seconds of inspiration.
New design for Friend and Johnson newsletter. Clean, simple… this one features illustrator Karolin Schnoor.
Fashion illustration for JCPenny!
Super fun. Thank you to Creative Director Tammy Booth for this awesome assignment. Great idea, people send in a selfie, I render them in a JCP outfit. Check it out. I am digging being an elder Designer learning new skills.
Painting the Hawaiian Thimble Berry
Working in Hawaii this month. Had to leave the tundra behind.
February in Minnesota is not fun.
Living on a farm on the Big Island is paradise by comparison. although waking up to roosters crowing isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a tropical island. Or having to wait for a huge wild pig to cross the street…awesome change of pace.
Pastel everything!
I’m digging the trend. Maybe it’s my days spent on the mostly black, white and grey tundra in Minnesota. The brights feel too bright. Pastels are feeling just right. Check out the ballet pink bike from Shinola in Detroit. Amazing things they are making! Toilet paper and pastel, why not? Lucas Zarebinski. And lastly, my venture into oil painting. Ha! Yes, more tea cups.
Friend and Johnson’s moose inspired greetings.
Illustrator Tim Tomkinson draws on his Montana surroundings, capturing this knarly moose for F+J Holiday emails. Animation: Aaron Bjork, Creative Direction: Beth Johnson
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I’m noticing all you viewers based in Brazil. Curious. Tell me what you are working on!
I’ve had time this week to play. Inspired by illustrator Brian Cairns. His work made me wonder what I would do if I could design packaging for cat food. LOL! Who does that? I guess I was born to be a designer : )
Photo directing kids, aka, herding cats!
They look like angels. I guess in the end that is what matters. Nobody needs to know about the xanax I had to consume to avoid whacking someone upside the head.
Photography Michelle Allen , Styling Terra Hinrichs, new website coming soon!