A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words PHOTO ILLUSTRATION A picture is worth a thousand words. This phrase became popular in the 1920s and is often credited to Fred R. Bernard, who used it in reference to advertising illustration. Communication can be both verbal and visual. The...
Cosmic Autumn

Cosmic Autumn

Cosmic Autumn PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Cosmic Autumn was created at the beginning of fall. The seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth’s rotational axis in relation to the sun, as the solstices and equinoxes are defined in the astronomical calendar, so you could...
Making of a Clown

Making of a Clown

The Making of a Clown PHOTO ILLUSTRATION The Making Of A Clown is a grunge composition that utilizes multiple textures and vintage ephemera, to an extent. The inspiration was Depression Era circuses and carnivals that traveled across the country. Although generally...
Self Portrait

Self Portrait

Self Portrait PHOTO ILLUSTRATION This photo-grungy piece was created in answer to a call for Cuyahoga County artists to submit a 2-dimensional self portrait for The Artists’ Trust, “a community project by Liz Maugans, created for the Constant as the Sun...
Blue Sky Buildings

Blue Sky Buildings

Blue Sky Buildings PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Unbranded cover artwork for a color card catalog for powder coating products. The client was the printing company that was producing the color cards which featured the actual materials on the cards (color depositing), rather than...