Another Sam Adams Beer Coaster

This is a companion to the football coaster I posted in January. Look for others in the not-too-distant future.

© Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA

Samuel Adams Honey Queen

It's been a while since I posted one of the Small Batch labels I have illustrated for Boston Beer. This one is a 'Braggot", Don't ask me what that is. I just do the drawings!

© The Boston Beer Co, Inc.

New Look for my web site

www.dahltaylorart.com has had a complete overhaul and is sporting a brand new look. There are more dynamic features to this site as well and, I think, it is a bit easier to navigate.

www.dahltaylorart.com

Illustrated dragon story on iPad

It's here at last!
"Willoughby: The Dragon From Suburbia", the fully illustrated series is finally available on iTunes! Good things come to those who wait and so it is with our "Willoughby"
 series. We have been working on this for over a year and are excited to see the first two chapters published for the Pad and iPad mini.

'Willoughby' on iTunes

Sam Adams IPA line up

Here is the complete, 4 style IPA line up that was done in the chalk/pastel style. Samuel Adams' Creative Director did the beautiful logotype rendering but I was responsible for everything else - great fun!

Even More Samuel Adams Stuff

These are two of four packaging re-designs using a chalk/pastel medium to set the IPA line of beers apart from the rest of the lineup which has been done in a scratchboard style. This was the project that I had the opportunity to do a pastel version of the iconic Sam Adams tankard hoisting portrait.

Samuel Adams Beer Coaster

Next time you are in a pub, take a closer look at the coaster under your glass!

© Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA

Samuel Adams iconic portrait

I had the opportunity to do my version of that portrait you see on virtually every Sam Adams product. This version had to be done in a chalk style for specific applications - in this case it was for the label and six pack for Double Agent IPL. I've also included a detail of the original art here.

© Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA

Sam Adams & New Albion

This is an important event in the world of craft brewing and I am proud to have had a small role in it. Watch the video and at the end you will see the artwork I re-created for this special batch of beer.

© Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA

Two more Sam Adams Small Batch labels

Well, it's been a year almost to the day since I posted the first of this series of 22 oz. limited edition Samuel Adams specialty beer labels. These two make it eleven so far in the series.  It's been great fun and, I believe, the series has been successful so I hope that it continues.

© Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA

Samuel Adams Norse Legend video

Ye ha! Check out this elegant animated video about Sam Adams Finnish Sahti beer that features the artwork I did for the label- sweet!

More "New Look" samples

I'm exploring how this style applies to different subjects. Here are examples from two ends of the lifestyle spectrum.

New Look

I have been working on a new(ish) style to compliment the work I have been doing. This has been percolating for a while and was nudged along by the work I have been doing for Sam Adams beer.
It is not entirely new in the sense that I have always had a preference for montage in my illustration work but this combines my affinity for drawing with my newfound love of Photoshop. Everything old is new again.
Here are a couple of portfolio samples to start with. These are rejiggered compositions using elements from various assignments, some of which never saw the light of day.

Edward de Vere

Author Leslie McCrae is publishing a series of suspense/ thrillers about a Black Ops type operative named Edward de Vere.

 I have established a style that will, hopefully, carry through the series and give it a distinctive look. Take a look at the first two stories available for download from Amazon and visit The author's site.

Guinness holiday promotion

I did this a while back but since I have had such a good run of work on the Samuel Adams Small Batch series labels, I thought I would post this as well.


© Guinness & Co.

Mars Chocolate

Watch this space, as they say in the advertising biz, for news about a project I worked on for Mars, Incorporated. Also, news about 'Willoughby: The Dragon from Suburbia' coming soon.

Samuel Adams Grumpy Monk

Yet another one! Incredibly, due to the limited edition nature of this product line, I have been fortunate to be involved with  an astounding 14 labels for Boston Beer in the last 2 years or so.
This is the latest - and possibly, the most irreverent one to date. The label was just approved and the release date is, as yet, undetermined.

© Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

Norse Legend Sahti

Another in this playful series of labels for an interesting line of beers - a chocolate Bock, double I P A, barley wine, a Gose and now a Sahti. The subject matter for the art has been as eclectic as the recipes. Fun!

 © Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

More Samuel Adams Small Batch labels

The Small Batch series grows. In addition to the four labels  that have been on shelves since November there are two more coming soon and a third one "Verloren" which is German for lost, was announced just today on some of the industry blogs. Not one to fall behind in announcing my own work, here they are. Once again, these are collaborations in the absolute best sense with the enlightened art director I work with at Boston Beer.

All images, design, names and text are trademark and copyright: Boston Beer Company, Inc.

Willoughby : The Dragon from Suburbia

Here is yet another project I have become involved with. A writer and I are in the process of developing a series of graphic short stories for Kindle, Ipad type platforms. Here is a developmental sketch and a link to our fledgling blog that will (hopefully) chronicle our progress on this exciting project.

'Willoughby' blog

Cowboy & paper burn animation

This is an iteration of the cowboy animation I posted a while back. I am exploring how to integrate a bit of animation as an element in a longer video that may have other elements and live action. Another integration of my art with live action video was the Ralph Lauren web video, which I posted a link to last October.  

I have uploaded this to Vimeo and Youtube

Griffon's Bow and The Vixen

Here are the last two in the recent series of labels I worked on for Samuel Adams. The drawings are mine, the inspired design and art direction is from Boston Beer.

 

Sam Adams Third Voyage

This one showed up today on the blogs. One of the things I really enjoy about working on these labels (and the Imperial Series labels) is the fact that the drawings are sketches- not finished renderings. They have an iterative, fresh feel about them. More to come...

Sam Adams Tazman Red IPA

It's on the beer blogs so I might as well post it here on my blog. Another fun project with Boston Beer. I don't know exactly WHY I was asked to draw the little guys in his beard but I love them! More to come...

R P I Tribute Painting

This was a neat project I did for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I worked with the President's office and and with Dr. Jackson personally on this painting which was presented to a long time board member and champion of RPI. The recipient was a graduate of the school of Architecture and a lifelong builder, hence the architectural theme of the montage.
It is a large piece, 30" x 60", done on linen canvas. Multiple giclee on canvas prints were also reproduced and framed as gifts.

Click on the image for a larger view.

Cowboy animation

This is something I have been playing with for a while. I think it has great potential for short tie-ins between video content and static display art in exhibits and for ipad type publishing platforms.
Go to my web sitewww.dahltaylorart.com and click "Animation Illustration"

Sam Adams Imperial labels

Well, here they are - one of last year's favorite projects. I was asked to do the renderings for this new series of labels by a very talented designer, Matt Moffatt at Boston Beer. He incorporated them into these elegant, fresh designs. These finally arrived at the local beverage center this week. I did see digital images before but it is still a thrill to have the actual packaging in hand, to say nothing of the fine product inside!
I couldn't be more pleased.

All design, images & names are trademark & copyright: Boston Beer Company, Inc.

Sam Adams

Here is the first of a series of label illustrations I did for Boston Beer. This particular one is available in a variety pack. There will be a series of beautifully designed new labels for the Imperial line of beers starting with the Imperial White that will feature my drawings. Look for those in the near future!

Photo courtesy of the Daily Beer Review.
Artwork & Design Copyright The Boston Beer Company

Albany Institute of History & Art Exhibition

The exhibit covers the development of graphic design from the earliest use of printed text and images with items from the Albany/ upper Hudson Valley area including the work of artists and designers working today.
Here is a portion of the text from the Institute's announcement:

"Graphic Design—Get the Message! looks at graphic design from four themed areas: typography and early printing; commerce and graphic design; political and social messages; and the creative process. Through the use of posters, broadsides, package designs, paintings, decorative arts, historical photographs, and computer interactives, these four themes will address topics such as technology and innovation; manufacturing and commercial growth; changing aesthetics; typography; designers and the growth of the design profession; and social and political expression in graphic work. Graphic designs, objects, and the history of design work from the Albany area will be used to address broader issues of national and international significance. As it examines technological, commercial, aesthetic, and social factors, Graphic Design—Get the Message! will reveal not only how the field has changed over the years, but also how it has changed us.

Throughout its run, the exhibition will also feature a number of lectures and demonstrations by graphic designers and scholars in the field."

I am delighted to be a part of this 5 month long exhibition about graphic design which runs from February 5th through June 12th. I will also be giving a presentation on Friday, May 6th at 6:00 PM in conjunction with the exhibition. 

It is a spectacular show and worth seeing -even without my work!

Here is a link to the Institute's site:

Albany Institute of History & Art

Equestrian art

Here is one of my thoroughbred paintings. Several other equestrian themed paintings are posted on the 'Equestrian' portfolio page.

'Having Our Say' film

This was done for the television movie about the Delaney sisters.
The story is based on their best selling book which was also produced as a play on Broadway. I will post the art that I did for that on the 'Theatre art' portfolio page at a later date.

Unwanted horse

Here is a pretty cool treatment of my work. The designer commissioned me to paint the horse plus three dozen small watercolors of various horses which she then combined in a sort of mosaic. This was for a veterinary relief campaign to rescue neglected horses which was underwritten by a pharmaceutical company.

Detail