Uncle Sam Van Winkle - Finished

Uncle Sam Van Winkle by Greg Newbold- digital

Just delivered this piece to Liberty Magazine. This was a fun job to work on with art director and designer extraordinaire Bryan Gray. He relayed the concept to me and then pretty much let me do my thing. I think this arrangement always results in better work. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work with him again.

See rough sketches here
See the finished sketch here

Rip Van Sam - Sketches

I am working on an illustration for Liberty Magazine at the moment about the "slumbering" of Protestant values in America.

 The concept is to have Uncle Sam be asleep like Rip Van Winkle with a bible in hand. Here are the four composition sketches I sent to the art director.

 I like the top one best, and they follow in descending order of preference. Each one works in its own way, and I think I would be satisfied with any one that gets selected, so I'll see what the A.D. says..