In the early days of my illustration career I was contracted to create a number of paintings for magazine articles with a "Norman Rockwell" feeling. Rockwell was not the only artist working in this realistic style at the time and The Saturday Evening Post featured many illustrations by these artists, all of which had this feeling to them. Of course, a young illustrator doesn't turn down work and I'm a big Rockwell fan anyway so this came naturally to me. Here was my "Rockwellian" take on these commissions...
