2013 Bolder Boulder Poster

Having created dozens of Boulder art and posters, I'm honored to have finally illustrated the official Bolder Boulder poster for 2013.

Purchase from me at the same price as the Bolder Boulder store. Exclusive CampSteve.com option: add artist's signature for free. Shop here.

I'll be doing a few poster signings in Boulder. Check the schedule. 

The BolderBOULDER is one of the largest 10k races in the world with over 50,000 runners. On Memorial Day, along with the large Boulder Creek Festival, the race brings hundreds of thousands of people to Boulder, Colorado.

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My April Art Events

There are 3 public events this month related to my artwork.

 
 

Bolder Boulder Poster Signing #1

Today is the debut of the 2013 BolderBOULDER 10k run poster! I'll be signing posters at the official race store at the 29th Street Mall.

Wednesday, April 3rd. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1710 29th Street. Boulder, CO 80301. Upstairs across from the movie theater.

 
 

Bolder Boulder Poster Signing #2

I'll be signing 2013 BolderBOULDER posters at the official race store at the 29th Street Mall.

Saturday, April 6th. 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon.

1710 29th Street. Boulder, CO 80301. Upstairs across from the movie theater.

 
 

Coyote Bob Comic Book Release Party

Bring your kids to meet Coyote Bob and Ranger Paula for the release of their second comic book written and illustrated by me. Come for the music and free comics!

Sunday, April 21st. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Settler's Park - West end of Pearl St. where it meets Canyon Blvd. Boulder, Colorado.

See the first Coyote Bob comic here.

 
 
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New Gallery: Henry's Market Signs

 

Henry's Markets is a grocery chain with stores inspired by local farmers markets. I designed sixteen signs to hang in store aisles to identify food sections. I enjoyed illustrating various foods and their packaging.

 
 

See all 16 signs in the Henry's gallery here.

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Work in Progress: 2013 Bolder Boulder Poster

 

The BolderBOULDER is a 10k run race and one of the biggest events in Boulder, Colorado. 50,000 runners come from across the country to run in my town. This year, I'm designing the event poster.

Here's a sneak peek:

 
 
The finished art is taking shape. Here's a detail of the Flatirons rising above the town.

The finished art is taking shape. Here's a detail of the Flatirons rising above the town.

Boulder Creek flows through the bottom of the poster.

Boulder Creek flows through the bottom of the poster.

 
 

I'll share the finished poster when I can, and I'll let you know where to get one.

 
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Why I Rejoined Twitter

 

In the fall of 2011...

I became fatigued by managing too much social media, so I henceforth quit Twitter. I hadn't tweeted in a few months anyway. With 655 followers, I deactivated my account.

Now I'm back!

Follow me here: @Lowtwait.

I returned because I'm more comfortable with what I can get from social media without caving to the always-on pressure of modern connectivity. I don't have to constantly check it. I don't have to post the monotonous details of my days. I use it for sharing my art and connecting with the prolific design and technology communities in Colorado and beyond.

My riveting tweets:

 
 
 
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Holiday Star Greeting Card

 

If you live in Boulder, Colorado, you'll recognize this as the star on Flagstaff Mountain shining above the town. I created it not only to capture the season in Boulder, but to represent the spirit of the holidays in America, no matter where you live.

It's for sale on Card Gnome where you can personalize it online and let them mail it to your recipient. Or you can order it for yourself to write in by hand. If you're a new user of Card Gnome, your first card is free!

Get the Winter Star greeting card here before December 16th so it arrives on time.

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Why did I change CampSteve?

 

I created the first version of CampSteve.com in 2002, made with the tech du jour, Flash. It was my first website and a horribly inefficient experiment in putting my art on the internet. But it was novel just to have anything online in those days.

I then launched a whole new CampSteve in 2009, a time when it was standard for an artist to have their work online. I needed a real portfolio site to sell my illustration and design skills, along with a poster store. It looked great and served me very well, but the software I used to create it was cumbersome and hard to update.

Then a few months ago, I discovered Squarespace, an online website publishing service with very slick tools and features for creating and managing websites. After a little experimentation, I was sold!

This is the 3rd iteration of CampSteve and it's made for today's internet.

Besides the slick navigation and management tools in Squarespace, it has built in formatting for the mobile web. My new site looks great on phones and tablets!

It also works with high resolution images so that those with HD displays on their computers and devices get the best experience viewing my artwork. These features are important to me as an artist in an ever changing internet.

So please click around and enjoy my art. There are many new galleries that weren't in the last version.

The original 2002 CampSteve featured an animated "splash page" in my poster style.

The original 2002 CampSteve featured an animated "splash page" in my poster style.

 
The previous CampSteve.com was beautiful but difficult to manage. The blue Jeep with the red canoe is in all versions of my site. Do you see it here?

The previous CampSteve.com was beautiful but difficult to manage. The blue Jeep with the red canoe is in all versions of my site. Do you see it here?

 
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Welcome to the New CampSteve.com

 

I revamped my website from the ground up with more art than ever before.

 
 
 

The site is easier to navigate with big, bold images of my art. The poster store has been redesigned with several new prints for sale. There are also several new galleries that feature many of my latest works. Here are a few of them:

 
 
 

Please click around and enjoy the new CampSteve!

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