 |
| Calef Brown - Samurai Jack |
Showing posts with label calef brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calef brown. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Calef Brown illustrates Samurai Jack
Calef Brown created this illustration of his interpretation of Samurai Jack for the Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary Book and Exhibition taking place during Comic-Con this week. The exhibit, curated by Mark Murphy, features an incredible line-up of artists (including our own Joel Nakamura, as well!) each of whom was asked to illustrate their interpretation of a Cartoon Network show. Such a great concept! Here is Calef's take on Samurai Jack and Aku:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny!
Calef Brown has a new book out called Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny! It is a drawing, doodling, poetry, activity book, and it was published by Chronicle Books. The publisher describes it as, "A book for doodling, drawing, and laughing! Featuring the inimitably
humorous art of Calef Brown and a wonderful menagerie to stretch and
inspire your artistic talent and imagination alike—plus 32 stickers!
Wildly inventive fun for artists aged 5 to 105."
Below is a sneak peek, but you can view Calef's blog to see more!
Below is a sneak peek, but you can view Calef's blog to see more!
 | ||
| Calef Brown - Dragon, Robot, Gatorbunny - cover illustration |
 |
| Calef Brown - intro |
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Calef Brown poster illustration for Teaching Tolerance
Calef Brown created this illustration for The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance program, which works to foster school environments "where equality and justice are not just taught, but lived".
Calef was asked to base his illustration on the following quote:
"Today we have gathered and see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People. Now our minds are one."
–Adapted from the Mohawk by John Stokes and David Kanawahienton Benedict
And here's what he came up with!
Calef was asked to base his illustration on the following quote:
"Today we have gathered and see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People. Now our minds are one."
–Adapted from the Mohawk by John Stokes and David Kanawahienton Benedict
And here's what he came up with!
 |
| Calef Brown - Teaching Tolerance |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Calef Brown illustrates Bushman Lives! book
Calef Brown illustrated the cover art, including hand lettering, for Daniel Pinkwater's new novel, Bushman Lives! The book is a "fantastic adventure filled with wild humor and vivid characters", and it's due out this fall. And here's a sneak preview!
There are 79 chapters in the novel, and Calef illustrated a small spot ink drawing to accompany each chapter opener - here are a few of his favorites:
 |
| Calef Brown - Cover illustration for "Bushman Lives!" |
There are 79 chapters in the novel, and Calef illustrated a small spot ink drawing to accompany each chapter opener - here are a few of his favorites:
 |
| Calef Brown - Spot illustrations for "Bushman Lives!" |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Artist & Poet Calef Brown speaking at the California College of the Arts
Calef Brown is going to be speaking at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco on Monday, March 26. Calef's lecture is presented by the CCA Illustration and Writing and Literature Programs, and it's sure to be interesting! Calef will be showing and discussing his illustration, fine art, children's books, and his inspirations, and he will speak about his processes for both art and writing. If you happen to be in San Francisco, you should go listen to Calef talk about his work and get a glimpse into his unique world!
 |
| Calef Brown - CCA speaking engagement poster |
Friday, March 9, 2012
Calef Brown - the graphic side of illustration
We've recently been sharing some of Calef Brown's work from past projects to highlight other takes on his style that you might be less familiar with. For Calef's "graphic" style he works on a flatter, less painterly surface and with a more limited color palette. Here are a few samples which were originally monochromatic paintings that Calef created in all black, white, and gray. He recently reworked these pieces by adding color to them in Photoshop, and it gives them a whole new look:
 |
| Calef Brown - Dancing Guy |
 |
| Calef Brown - Flower Power |
 |
| Calef Brown - Rollerblader |
 |
| Calef Brown - Skateboarder |
Friday, February 24, 2012
Calef Brown Illustrations
Calef Brown is well known for his colorful and funky artwork, and also for the children's books he writes and illustrates; however, there is a much wider range to the style and use of his art than you might realize. We thought we would share some of the interesting projects he's done that show other sides of Calef.
This is one he worked on a few years ago for the NCAA Hall of Champions. The campaign was called "Stay in Bounds", and the purpose of it was to promote sportsmanship in kid's athletics. Here are some of the final posters, as well as some of the characters Calef developed for the project:
The client asked Calef to create characters that were stylized and fun rather than realistic and specific. In Calef's own words, "I think the writing is very well done – sincere, but also funny. The posters created for the campaign were adapted for print advertisements as well. The idea of a little mascot that’s a piece of bubblegum, who himself is chewing gum and blowing a bubble, was another character that got a great reaction from kids. A nice bit of absurdity in a campaign that deals with serious issues."
This is one he worked on a few years ago for the NCAA Hall of Champions. The campaign was called "Stay in Bounds", and the purpose of it was to promote sportsmanship in kid's athletics. Here are some of the final posters, as well as some of the characters Calef developed for the project:
The client asked Calef to create characters that were stylized and fun rather than realistic and specific. In Calef's own words, "I think the writing is very well done – sincere, but also funny. The posters created for the campaign were adapted for print advertisements as well. The idea of a little mascot that’s a piece of bubblegum, who himself is chewing gum and blowing a bubble, was another character that got a great reaction from kids. A nice bit of absurdity in a campaign that deals with serious issues."
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
3 new illustrations by Calef Brown for CFO Magazine
Artist and Poet Calef Brown recently created 3 illustrations for the February issue of CFO Magazine. The stories were about rather dry subjects, such as accounting oversight, companies hiring more financial planning and analysis people, and corporations using the computer dashboard interface to monitor their businesses. In Calef's own words, "My challenge was to create engaging illustrations to show the concepts simply and engage the reader. To add variety I gave each of the three pieces a distinct, but related, color palette."
We love the outcome, and think these illos are anything but dry!
We love the outcome, and think these illos are anything but dry!
 |
| Calef Brown - CFO Magazine - February 2012 |
 |
| Calef Brown for CFO Magazine - February 2012 |
 |
| Calef Brown for CFO Magazine - February 2012 |
 |
| Calef Brown for CFO Magazine - February 2012 |
Monday, January 30, 2012
Chronicle Art Auction at ALA brings out original Calef Brown piece
Article from Publishers Weekly
Some of the lucky attendees at The January 20th Chronicle Books' cocktail party, January at ALA Midwinter, got more than a preview of some of the publisher’s forthcoming books—some walked away with artwork from artists, including Sylvia Long, Calef Brown, Sophie Blackall, and Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books held a raffle at the cocktail party, with winners receiving a piece of original art on display at the event.
In the photo below is winner Edie Ching (left) showing off her prize: an original Calef Brown illustration from His Shoes Were Far Too Tight:
Some of the lucky attendees at The January 20th Chronicle Books' cocktail party, January at ALA Midwinter, got more than a preview of some of the publisher’s forthcoming books—some walked away with artwork from artists, including Sylvia Long, Calef Brown, Sophie Blackall, and Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books held a raffle at the cocktail party, with winners receiving a piece of original art on display at the event.
In the photo below is winner Edie Ching (left) showing off her prize: an original Calef Brown illustration from His Shoes Were Far Too Tight:
 |
| Original Calef Brown Illustration won by Edie Ching (L) |
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Calef Brown – Annoying Buzzwords in the workplace
Calef Brown did this illustration for a feature in the December 2011 issue of PlanSponsor Magazine. The article was about annoying buzzwords in the workplace, and we think Calef's illustration does a great job of conveying this. It must be the way he thinks outside of the box... :)
 |
| Calef Brown - Annoying Buzzwords |
 |
| Calef's illustration in context of the article |
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Calef Brown: Gertrude Stein...en français!
Artist and Poet Calef Brown illustrated a children's book about Gertrude Stein titled, "Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude", written by Jonah Winter. The book focuses on the relationship between Gertrude and her partner Alice B. Toklas, their colorful life in Paris, and the people who surrounded them. The book was originally published in 2009, and it has just been published in a French edition.
Here are a few images from the book - oh la la!
Here are a few images from the book - oh la la!
 | ||
| Calef Brown - Getrude Stein |
 | ||
| Calef Brown - Alice B. Toklas |
 |
| Calef Brown - Ernest Hemingway |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Calef Brown illustration in Picnic
Calef Brown's work is featured in a new book of illustration titled Picnic: Pop-Folk Contemporary Illustration. The book is by the studio Retina & Retinette in Spain, and is published by Promopress. It will be released in late January 2012, but here is a sneak peek of the spreads that showcase Calef's work:
 |
| Calef Brown featured in Picnic: Pop-Folk Contemporary Illustration |
 | |||
| Calef Brown featured in Picnic: Pop-Folk Contemporary Illustration |
 |
| Picnic: Pop-Folk Contemporary Illustration |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)