Kevin Pope
Smithville, Indiana, United States
Bio:
I am a cartoonist/illustrator who specializes in creating unique characters and cartoons for clients from all over the world, for any type of needs. I enjoy creating unusual characters and environments for animation, and like to walk the razor's edge between cartoons and fine art. I have worked with Fortune 500 companies and non-profit's, along with animation studios and have licensed art for products and merchandise. My goal is to continue creating and breathing. "Cartoonist Kevin Pope has illustrated for Playboy magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Mad Magazine, the NBC animated show Sammy, Pepsi TV commercials, and the comics Inside Out and The Far Side. These days, Pope is creating finer art. Applying acrylic paints and found objects on birch planks or vintage stationary, Pope creates vignettes of imagined 1930s’ scenes—a railroad station, a jazz group, a farmer and his wife. “I’ve continued on artwork that hopefully has the ability to tell stories, with a bit of humor, while embracing vintage Americana,” Pope says." Recent Work:
2014- Created FIshstiks Greeting Card Company for wholesale and retail distribution. A seventy card edgy, humorous, witty line to rival the pablum available today. 2014- MAD Magazine- continual fun work for Fundalini pages and feature spreads. 2014- Management Today Magazine, Hammersmith London, UK- Business cartoons 2014- Editorial artwork for MOFO magazine, Patrick Mitchell Art Director 2014- Owner and operator of Lucas Lane Farm- A grower of high end heirloom and old world produces 2013-2014- Oliver Winery Bloomington, IN- Created and developed themed art for Beanblossom Hard Cider line, in conjunction with Tony Auston Design. Bottle labels, ancillary print pieces for POP. Recreated label art on a larger, painterly scale for marketing. Oliver Winery Bloomington, IN- Created and developed wrap art for aluminum bottles, for Beanblossom Hard Cider line. Designed the bottles, bottle caps as well as creating point of purchase imagery for in store, and trade shows. Designed and built wood displays for Beanblossom Product line. INterview with
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