Chalk Art Mural #3 at Chicago Ad agency

Check out this new chalk mural we (artist Tracee Badway and I) created this week for the Ad Agency. This is the third mural we have worked on for the agency. We bring them good luck--they always get the clients they are pitching when we welcome the potential client with a mural!

Cuban-Miami Style Mural

I was hired by Critical Mass Advertising Agency to create a colorful Cuban-Miami style mural on the chalkboard walls in their office suite lobby. The mural was to welcome their potential client, The City of Miami Tourism Office. The agency’s Senior Vice President and Creative Director had their portraits featured in the mural. Thanks to Tracee and Nikki for their help.

Summer 2011 Corporate Chalk Art

Worked on several corporate chalk art projects this summer with Tracee and my summer interns Nikki and Jacq.

NALCO
We were hired by the HR department at NALCO to help create excitement for an upcoming employee expo. We did two separate installations on their campus using their tree logo.


"Life, health and nature are too precious to waste."


"Create your difference."

Cochlear
Cochclear hired us to create a US map, highlighting the cities on their current "Hearing Health Tour." They were hosting clients at a trade show. This is on the wall outside "Lizzie McGuires" in Streeterville.


Northwest Community Hospital
Northwest Community Hospital hired us to create block party activities and a welcome sign at the Mt. Prospect block party. They are opening a new clinic there.

Pavement Chalk Art London: A Proposal

This 17-foot-wide chalk mural took us ten hours to complete on July 3rd. We were commissioned by a romantic young fellow whose girlfriend loves London. He used the chalk art to propose to her. We also made a scavenger-hunt-like trail of chalk art leading from her house to the mural.

Watch the video to see the project evolve.

I had a fabulously talented and fun group of artists working with me--Tracee, summer interns Nikki and Jacq, and special guest Henry.

Chalkart at the Home and Houseware Show: The Sequel

After the success of last year's chalkart, Bialetti asked me to create another promotional piece for their annual booth at the "International Home and Houseware Show" at McCormick Place. This board features Top Chef fan favorite Fabio Viviani, who led cooking demos in the booth throughout the week, advertising Bialetti's Aeternum cookware line. Worked with Tracee.


Tracee and I got a hug from the real Fabio. He is very charming!

Promotional Sidewalk Art

I was down in St. Louis with my assistant Tracee this week creating sidewalk art to help launch a new truck called TerraStar during the Work Truck Show. We were hired by Navistar's marketing agency who was looking for a new attention-grabbing method to promote the truck's launch. We created this 10' x 5' painting outside the Hyatt where the convention attendees were staying. The artwork turned out great and the passersby loved it! Click on the photo for a better view of the artwork.

Very Funny Pavement Art

My talented artist friend, Tracee Badway and I created this funny chalk artwork yesterday on Michigan Avenue, outside the Tribune tower. Tracee is waving, I'm wearing the hat. If you click on the photo you can see it larger. We chalked from 9:30 am (when the rain ended) until 5:00 pm. It was a long day but the crowds were supportive and excited. And we were quite proud of the finished product. I checked on it this morning after last night's storms and it is significantly faded. Oh well, the best art is ephemeral.

Laughing Faces

I was hired by TBS to create "very funny" sidewalk chalk art as a promotion for the comedy festival TBS is hosting in Chicago this weekend. This is my maquette based on some laughing friends (with whom I watched the Cubs lose to the Twins last weekend). It's nice to focus on happy faces after years of painting the "rage series." I'll create the real thing, up to 20 feet wide, on Thursday, outside the Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan Avenue (near that crazy Grant Wood sculpture). Come visit--I'll be there, on my hands and knees rubbing the pavement, all day. As usual, rain is in the forecast. Check for photos of the real thing later this week.