Ran across this really cool site of a dad who draws custom art on brown paper bags during his lunch break so that his kids have a new design every day for their lunch at school.

I can’t tell what medium he’s using for the illustration.  It almost looks like colored chalk, except that the work seems too detailed for that.  I’m sure one of our Oddlots members with more insight into the craft can tell me what he’s drawing with.

The guy really runs the gambit from original creations to kid icons both new and old.  There’s some nostalgia from my childhood like this robot from Blackhole and his larger Robotech buddy, videogame characters like our good friend Toad and the star of Okami and then there’s just the stuff that makes me smile like Trent in Mystic Spiral mode, a Pixar-style Batmobile, m’sieurs Calvin and Hobbes and what I interpretted as some sushi-to-be fighting back.

All of the artwork is really well done and it’s clear this guy has a lot of talent.  Unfortunately the company he works for recently went under and he’s currently out of work.  Anyone out there with any leads on videogame illustration jobs should give this guy a buzz at the email address linked above.

I wish our mystery lunch artist good luck in the job hunt and I hope that when he does land a new position that he still has time to create more of the wonderful pieces like the ones he’s done so far.

Chin up good sir, you clearly have a gift and I’m certain you’ll land on your feet.

-Quoth the Raven

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