Roger Whiting Illustration

The Christmas Box House

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Here is a set of murals that I recently designed for a new bike path/playground that was donated by Basic Research to the Christmas Box House in Salt Lake County, UT. The Christmas Box House is a residential facility for youth who are in state custody and are waiting to be placed in foster care.

Thanks go out to volunteers from Salt Lake Realtors Association, W Talent, University of Utah, LDS Young Women groups, the staff of Christmas Box International, and all others who painted. Special thanks to Sherri Engar of Christmas Box International for excellent work coordinating the project.

Hacienda Healthcare

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:00 +0000

In April 2008 I worked with students in my art classes at Mountain Ridge High School to create a 5 foot by 24 foot painted tile mural for Hacienda Healthcare Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix.

View the article about the unveiling of the mural.

Boys and Girls Club

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:47:00 +0000

In Spring 2008, I painted a mural about ethnic diversity in the Boys and Girls Club of Midvale, Utah. The result is a painting that reflects aspects of culture that I admire from various cultures (i.e. Brazilian dancing, Indian filmmaking, etc). There is also a search-and-find element to the mural, to help make it more interactive for the youth.

Fantasy forest scene

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:17:00 +0000

This room divider was designed and painted with the help of my friend Janelle's children. Photo by Janelle :)

Space environment

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:50:00 +0000

This children's play room was finished in Fall 2006 for a home in Lindon, UT.

Prehistoric road sign

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:47:00 +0000

This dinosaur-themed sign was created back in November for the
Tilley Time Child Development Center in Taylorsville, UT.

YouthCity Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:29:00 +0000

I just finished the above mural, which was designed by the students of my Mural Making class at YouthCity (Salt Lake City, UT) under my instruction, and painted by them with a little help from myself.

Illustration Friday - Chair

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:07:00 +0000

I don't use gradients much in my illustrations, but that last icon reminded me that they're not all bad. Here's my "chair" picture...

Illustration Friday - Sea

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:10:00 +0000

Illustration Friday - Flavor

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:37:00 +0000

Here's my first "Illustration Friday" creation. This seems like a fun way to try out new styles and have some fun with my art...

Fire Station

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:06:00 +0000

This past Saturday, December 10th was the opening of the new permanent "Fire Station" exhibit at the Children's Museum of Utah, designed and created by myself (of course, with the guidance and assistance of the Children's Museum staff and others).

The local Fire Department came to the exhibit opening on Saturday with their fire trucks to celebrate. (Picture posted with the firefighters' permission)

Coloring Page

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:33:00 +0000

Here's a link to the coloring page that I designed to pass out at bookstores.
I'm leaving it in the "books" section of the site for anyone who loves crayons and creativity :)

Another review of the book has been posted. This time from the fun people at Mormonchic.com

New Interview

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:23:00 +0000

I was recently interviewed by C.S. Bezas for her weblog about LDS culture on BellaOnline.com. In the interview I discuss my beginnings as an artist, the process by which the new book came about, and my inspiration for art in general. Take a look :)

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37645.asp

Book Signings

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:38:00 +0000

Come visit me at one of my upcoming book signings for "I Know the Modern Prophets":

Saturday November 19, 2005

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Latter-Day Resources
7012 E Broadway Blvd
Tucson, Arizona
(SW Corner of Broadway & Kolb)

Saturday, December 3, 2005

11:00am-1:00pm
Media Play
130 E University Pkwy
Orem, Utah
(SW Corner of University Pkwy & State St)

3:00pm-4:30pm
Media Play
7170 S 1000 E
Midvale, Utah
(South of Fort Union Blvd (7100 S) on 1000 E)

Raspberries

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:31:00 +0000

I created this illustration for a beautiful poem called "Raspberries" written by Meghan Smith from Kelowna, BC in the Sept/Oct 2005 issue of What If? Magazine.

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:09:00 +0000

I recently finished this set of murals in the stairwell of a hospital in Provo, Utah. The murals deal with simple themes of seasons, aging, and families. I thought they turned out nice.