407 West Cordova, Vancouver

Marble Maze Motion Design

Marble Maze illustration

Highlights Book of HOW – Blubber Mitten

Highlights Book of HOW – Watery Wind Model

Highlights Book of HOW – Bubble Wand

Highlights Book of HOW – Grow an onion garden

Stores, Mount Pleasant

House, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood

Mount Pleasant Street
Two Diggers, Broadway Subway Construction

Conference Poster – Center for Big Bend Studies

Groundwater War

Schmutznik is out

Marfa for the Perplexed is the 2021 Texas Great Read

Knots

Pineapple

Flipbook

Bubble Wand

Quilling

Schmutznik game

Highland Avenue #02

Highland Avenue #01

Wine Illustration for Pipette Magazine

Peaches

The French House

The Halal Guys

Cheese

Step by Step Cheese

Plate of Fruits

Madeira Wine

Potted Plant

Peaches on Tree

Kalita

Chemex

Coffees

Chili Queen

Tex Mex

Bottles of Rum

Rice Bar

Cafe Parking

Wine and Rice

In-n-out Burger

Pairing Wine the LA Way

Wines

Food at Martin Mariscos

Coffee Ingredients

Brownie Ingredients

Salsa Chili

Fire Eater

MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans

Holywood White Shops

H W Kellys

Lurgan Library

Empire Comedy Club Belfast

The Food Shark

The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa

The Highland Hereford Rough Riders

The Nevill Ranch Raid

Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth

Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa

Memories of Giant

Farm House, Valentine, Texas

Drums and Buildings Valentine Texas

Belfast Bus triptych

Well Used Truck in Alpine

School Bus Front

Onions

The Right Stuff

Watchful Mama

Tiny Chicks

Samantha the Baby Goat

Penelope Listening

Mountain Goat

Grasshopper

Goat Friends

Galveston Seagull

Frieda

Chicken Time

Bubs

Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack

Blackjack

Baby Goat

Agave

West Texas Items

Big Red Bus

Red Pepper Half 1

Watermelon Slice 3

Tomato Squash Cabbage

Laptop

Alpine Amigos at Night

Van Horn Green Gas Station

Van Horn Corner

Van Horn Clothes Store

Ice Plant Marfa

Restaurant and Barber Shop

First Methodist Church

11 Victoria Street, Belfast

The Cloth Ear, Belfast

Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag

Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag

Baja Fresh, Austin Drag

Coop, Austin Drag

Cream, Austin Drag

Madam Mams, Austin Drag

Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag

Tower Records

Tylers, Austin Drag


407 West Cordova, Vancouver
Drawing of 407 West Cordova in Vancouver. Art was made with a 6B pencil and #Carandache #neocolor2 crayons, and I tried to make it as loose as possible. The original structure was built around 1890 and is called the Jones Block

Marble Maze Motion Design

Highlights Book of HOW – Blubber Mitten
Part of a series of illustrations from the following book: https://shop.highlights.com/the-highlights-book-of-how
All work was created digitally in Photoshop.

Highlights Book of HOW – Watery Wind Model
Part of a series of illustrations from the following book: https://shop.highlights.com/the-highlights-book-of-how
All work was created digitally in Photoshop.

Highlights Book of HOW – Bubble Wand
Part of a series of illustrations from the following book: https://shop.highlights.com/the-highlights-book-of-how
All work was created digitally in Photoshop.

Highlights Book of HOW – Grow an onion garden
Part of a series of illustrations from the following book: https://shop.highlights.com/the-highlights-book-of-how
All work was created digitally in Photoshop.

Stores, Mount Pleasant
Collection of businesses in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Pencil sketch that was colored in Photoshop.

House, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood
Pencil sketch of a home in Vancouver that was colored with digital paint.

Two Diggers, Broadway Subway Construction
Crayon sketch that was colored using digital oils in Photoshop. Drawn from life on a balcony at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada.

Conference Poster – Center for Big Bend Studies
One of the many annual posters created for the Center for Big Bend Studies annual conferences. The rock art was based on recordings by archaeologist Reeda Peel.

Groundwater War
This poster was designed for a talk sponsored by my old job at the Center for Big Bend Studies back in Alpine, Texas.

Schmutznik is out
After a long development time, my PC game Schmutznik is now available to purchase from Steam and Itch.io. This game was coded with GameMaker Studio, the artwork was made from play-doh and edited in Photoshop, and audio was made using Garageband from Apple. Music was made by Jeffery Meyer.

Marfa for the Perplexed is the 2021 Texas Great Read
The book I illustrated for Lonn Taylor and the Marfa Book Company has been chosen by the State of Texas as the 2021 Texas Great Read. More information can be found here.

Schmutznik game
This is a screen grab from Schmutznik, a game I am developing where the artwork is made from colored clay. The game was developed in GameMaker. A video, demo, and some more screens can be found here: https://avram-dumitrescu.itch.io/schmutznik

Highland Avenue #02
Unused artwork from the book Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor and published by the Marfa Book Company. This is one side of Highland Avenue in Marfa, Texas.

Highland Avenue #01
Unused artwork from the book Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor and published by the Marfa Book Company. This is one side of Highland Avenue in Marfa, Texas.

Wine Illustration for Pipette Magazine
My friends Nathan and Amy Struthers posed so I could create this illustration for a feature on Sulphur in Wine for Pipette Magazine.

Step by Step Cheese
Illustrations for a feature in Culture magazine. Beautiful layout by Andrea Duarte at Red Herring Design.

Plate of Fruits
Unused artwork for the book The Jane Austen Diet.

Madeira Wine
Unused artwork for the book The Jane Austen Diet.

Potted Plant
Unused art for the book The Jane Austen Diet.

Peaches on Tree
Illustration for a feature for The Local Palate magazine.

Tex Mex
Tex Mex, digital illustration
Made for an issue of The Local Palate.

Rice Bar
Rice Bar, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom magazine, issue #06.

Cafe Parking
Cafe Parking, watercolor on paper
Illustration created for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.

Wine and Rice
Wine and Rice, digitally colored monoprint
Made for an issue of Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies

In-n-out Burger
In-n-out Burger, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom #06. Based on an In-n-Out restaurant in Los Angeles.

Pairing Wine the LA Way
Pairing Wine the LA Way, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom magazine issue #06.

MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans
MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans, watercolor on paper
I was the illustrator for this book on the noted America food writer and chef Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher. Working closely with the author I recreated kitchens and homes she lived and worked in, and painted small vignettes of food as chapter openers. MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans was written by Joan Reardon and published by the University of California Press.

Holywood White Shops
Holywood White Shops, 17 x 14, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.

Lurgan Library
Lurgan Library, 17 x 14, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.

Empire Comedy Club Belfast
Empire Comedy Club Belfast, 14 x 17, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.

The Food Shark
The Food Shark, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa
The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

The Highland Hereford Rough Riders
The Highland Hereford Rough Riders, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

The Nevill Ranch Raid
The Nevill Ranch Raid, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company. Research for this illustration greatly helped by the Archives of the Big Bend.

Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth
Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa
Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

Memories of Giant
Memories of Giant, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.

Farm House, Valentine, Texas
Farm House, Valentine, Texas, watercolor on paper
Illustration for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.

Drums and Buildings Valentine Texas
Drums and Buildings, Valentine, Texas, watercolor on paper
For a proposed book project with Megan Wilde.

Belfast Bus triptych
Belfast Bus triptych, acrylic on card
Formally part of the UTV Art Collection in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Well Used Truck in Alpine
Well Used Truck in Alpine, acrylic on panel

School Bus Front
School Bus Front, acrylic on card

Onions
Onions, monoprint

The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff, acrylic on canvas

Watchful Mama
Watchful Mama, acrylic on canvas

Tiny Chicks
Tiny Chicks, 10×10 (each image), acrylic on canvas

Samantha the Baby Goat
Samantha the Baby Goat, acrylic on canvas

Penelope Listening
Penelope Listening, acrylic on canvas

Mountain Goat
Mountain Goat, acrylic on canvas

Grasshopper
Grasshopper, acrylic on canvas

Goat Friends
Goat Friends, acrylic on canvas

Galveston Seagull
Galveston Seagull, oil on canvas

Frieda
Frieda, acrylic on canvas

Chicken Time
Chicken Time, acrylic on canvas

Bubs
Bubs, oil on canvas

Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack
Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack, 40 x 30, acrylic on canvas

Blackjack
Blackjack, acrylic on canvas

Baby Goat
Baby Goat, acrylic on canvas

Agave
Agave, acrylic on paper

West Texas Items
West Texas Items, 10 x 10 (each painting), acrylic on canvas
Made shortly after we moved out to Fort Davis, I spent the summer painting and drawing landscapes and the items that I felt representative of the area.

Big Red Bus
Big Red Bus, 30 x 40, acrylic on card

Red Pepper Half 1
Red Pepper Half 1, 10 x 10, acrylic on canvas

Watermelon Slice 3
Watermelon Slice 3, 20 x 10, acrylic on canvas

Tomato Squash Cabbage
Tomato Squash Cabbage, 10 x 10 (each image), acrylic on canvas

Laptop
Laptop, digital illustration
Created for the International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin

Alpine Amigos at Night
Alpine Amigos at Night, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.

Van Horn Green Gas Station
Van Horn Green Gas Station, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.

Van Horn Corner
Van Horn Corner, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.

Van Horn Clothes Store
Van Horn Clothes Store, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.

Ice Plant Marfa
Ice Plant Marfa, 24 x 20, pencil on paper

Restaurant and Barber Shop
Restaurant and Barber Shop
One of a series of illustrations for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.

First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church, acrylic on canvas
Located in Alpine, Texas.

11 Victoria Street, Belfast
11 Victoria Street, Belfast, 24 x 20, pencil on paper
Architectural drawing made in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Cloth Ear, Belfast
The Cloth Ear, Belfast, 20 x 24, pencil on paper
Architectural drawing made in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag
Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag
Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Baja Fresh, Austin Drag
Baja Fresh, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Coop, Austin Drag
Coop, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Cream, Austin Drag
Cream, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Madam Mams, Austin Drag
Madam Mams, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag
Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Tower Records
Tower Records, Austin Drag, 17 x 14, Watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.

Tylers, Austin Drag
Tylers, Austin Drag, 17 x 14, Watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.