cohenillustration

I once went to this parade...

2011-12-26T21:58:00.000-05:00

Painting for The Rightmire Children's Museum Amazement Square in Lynchburg Va
(featuring the museum's mascot bugs)

Second to the right and straight on till morning...

2011-11-14T08:46:00.001-05:00

Feeling Romantic...

2011-11-14T08:43:00.000-05:00

Now on HAI!

2011-11-08T17:51:00.001-05:00

http://www.hireanillustrator.com/i/portfolio/dana-cohen/

YAY! Who doesn't love HAI?!

Exciting Fall CoverI

2011-11-06T05:55:00.002-05:00

It was so lovely to get to work with Pink Magazine for their November cover!! Pick it up now!

http://itsallpink.com/issue-archives/70

A Formal Portrait of Grandma..

2011-10-19T09:50:00.000-04:00

Book Cover

2011-10-11T07:33:00.000-04:00

Exciting News!

http://www.gallopade.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=17722

Happy Halloween Dearie!

2011-09-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

Halloween Promotional Mailer..

Mimi's Haunted Book Shop

2011-09-25T22:01:00.000-04:00

The following illustrations are being used for a logo, book cover, spot illustrations and website art...

more work to come on this project...

Logo for book series and game

2011-09-25T21:57:00.000-04:00

More work for private commissions

2011-08-24T18:02:00.000-04:00

anniversary portrait for a lovely lovely couple....

second name illustration...

another private commission

2011-07-21T23:51:00.000-04:00

Name illustration for a lovely little girl. She is quite a diva already so her parents and aunt chose this design for her 4th birthday present.

Pet Portrait

2011-07-20T10:21:00.000-04:00

Private commission of Lou. I did three loose sketches and one bigger "formal" portrait. Great dog and fun to work with!

New sample for children's book promotion

2011-06-18T09:45:00.000-04:00

Spot illustrations to accompany Love cover

2011-05-26T17:39:00.000-04:00

Snapshots of Love

2011-04-23T18:24:00.000-04:00

Cover sketch and final artwork for magazine cover. The theme was all the different kinds and expressions of love...I hope you feel all warm and fuzzy!

Finals for the North Pacific Gyre

2011-03-28T13:42:00.000-04:00

done and done

The North Pacific Gyre

2011-03-19T10:12:00.000-04:00

The North Pacific Gyre is a mass of trash two times the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean. It is mostly made entirely of plastic although it also includes tires, fishing nets and other wastes.

Sketches for an article about making changes to fix what our actions have created...final to come soon....

Happy March!

2011-03-16T14:19:00.002-04:00

So many choices for celebration..how to choose...

Suitcases for Change

2011-02-28T16:34:00.000-05:00

I recently did an illustration for an article about an inspiring 10 year old girl. Her sister, a social worker, told her about foster children having to move around multiple times in their lives without a suitcase to hold their few belongings. The children would use trash bags and whatever else they could find as they tried to find a permanent home. The young girl set a goal to raise 300 suitcases to give to local foster children by the end of summer. She surpassed her goal and by the end of the first year 4,000 suitcases were collected. Ultimately her creative solution to a problem became an international non-profit organization.

sketch...

final...

Gotta Run

2011-02-27T22:35:00.000-05:00

Just recently I started getting over an injury that stopped my running for quite a few months. It took me awhile to sort through the sketches for the shoe illustration and the finishing touches were continually pushed back for more imminent deadlines. But here they are...

Starbucks

2011-02-23T15:45:00.000-05:00

There was a need to identify the Starbucks workers at the Boonsboro Virginia location and an idea was born that was slightly more ambitious than name tags. I drew pictures of the baristas and displayed them as different coffee bags describing each as an individual blend. All are displayed so that they appear to be sitting on a shelf for the customers' viewing pleasure.

A fun little project that is not entirely website worthy but just perfect for the ol' blog...Brew some coffee and enjoy!

Album Artwork

2011-01-30T19:49:00.000-05:00

I recently worked with the great band Mercutio on their logo and album artwork. They perform all over Virginia right now but I would definitely keep your eye and ears on them...because they are amazing!

main logo

cover

close up cover city

city for back cover credit page

disc cover

Dog Walks in the Snow

2010-12-09T10:08:00.001-05:00

It snowed the other day and I have not been in that environment much being a Florida girl. So I was feeling froggy and took Kate for a walk in the snowflakes and I saw this....

ok...well I didn't-but it would have been cool.

sketch...

final....

Sketches for a Potential Job

2010-12-09T10:02:00.000-05:00

Sometimes it's a good idea to VIP a potential client...and then if possible I will do some sketches of their subject matter. I met a great person while working my shift at Starbucks who is involved in the Chamber of Commerce in my area of Virginia. They are involved in the Civil War reenactments and he was kind enough to suggest I work up some samples on the subject in an attempt to place myself in consideration for the event's advertising. So here they are...I am crossing my fingers but who knows :)

Happy Happy Happy

2010-11-12T21:22:00.002-05:00

Sometimes people stay in relationships that are no longer working...not a great idea

Breast Cancer Pink

2010-11-12T21:22:00.001-05:00

This past month was breast cancer month and I started thinking about how it connects so many people. It seems everyone has been affected so I wanted to do a piece showing how it connects all of people, especially women, even if we are strangers.

Breast Cancer Sketch & Final

Kiss of Fall

2010-11-12T21:22:00.000-05:00

So this is my first time seeing fall..and my favorite trees are the once just beginning to turn colors.

Kiss of Fall Sketch and Final

Local Farmer's Markets

2010-11-12T21:21:00.000-05:00

I love eating local food from markets and I wanted to show all the great moments there.

Farmer's Market Sketch & Final

Calendar for Gallopade International

2010-11-12T21:20:00.000-05:00

Gallopade Logos and Book Covers

2010-11-12T20:00:00.000-05:00

Cover for Carole Marsh's Time Out...out soon

Cover for Carole Marsh's thriller Zipperman...out soon with final graphic design

wrap around cover for Carole Marsh's Dashboard..out soon with final graphic design

And then there was a blog..

2010-10-19T19:09:00.000-04:00

So my website holds a limited amount of my work and therefore I decided to enter the world of blogging. So here I am.