the art of Will Terrell

I did this illustration a couple of years ago for Phil Kerr Plumbing.  It was a fun drawing, except for trying to squeeze that little dog in there.  But this weekend, as I was leaving the studio, I drove past a van that had it plastered all over the side.  Being a freelance illustrator, I’ve had a lot of firsts in my career, this being one of them.  It was cool seeing the van, and without thinking I whipped a u-turn and followed the van till I could get a good photo.  I’m certain the driver thought I was nuts.

I did this T-shirt design for Texa$ Don Zielinski celebrating his 50th anniversary of drag racing.  He is a cool guy and this project was a lot of fun to work on.  I did a lot of concept sketches to get the car design just right.  I will post some of those here when I get the chance.   I also got to work with my (new) wife on this, since she’s an amazing artist herself.   AND… I got to see a real Drag Racer in action.  Sometimes I have the coolest job in the world.

-Will

This was a caricature commission from a few weeks back.  It was a lot of faces from a lot of photos.  Not the most I’ve ever drawn, but I was able to turn it around quicker than any I’ve done.  The client seemed really happy with it too.  I think its going on a T-shirt for a family reunion.  Not sure exactly, they just wanted the drawing.

-Will