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Category: Wine Labels

04 Apr 2010

Cheers

By roibal , Wine Labels 2 Comments

A while ago I took a week to post about the serendipitous events that led to my painting wine labels. At that writing, only one label had made it to the shelf but I promised to keep you posted. This week I was shopping for a wine to go with Easter dinner when I happened upon a whole section of wine with my painting on it. Excuse the poor quality snapshots, I had to stop in the isle and take a picture with my phone. I'm honored that Livingston Cellars is using my painting as it's corporate identity and has placed it on every variety. The California wine is wildly distributed and is available in a wine or liqueur store near you. Cheers! Happy Easter. ...

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11 Sep 2009

Finale

By roibal , , Paintings, Wine Labels 6 Comments

Detail The art direction asked to include a specific piece of architecture, a weathervane that hinted at the name of the winery, and a landscape of California hills and vineyards. This was my first go at it. First attempt Okay, the designer liked it, the client liked it, but it wasn't quite right for the label. They wanted less texture, less brush strokes, less saturated colors, made to look a little old, more atmosphere in the distance...and while you're at it, loose the weathervane. I started from scratch and painted this.... I am honored that Bridlewood Estate Winery has my work represent their Central Coast Syrah and Central Coast Chardonnay. A shipment of a case of Sarah 2006...(to answer Bill's question from yesterday: I paid for it.) Cool that they have an engraved version of my illustration on the box. How cool is that? Ask your local wine shop to order some fo ...

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09 Sep 2009

Fruit Of The Vine

By roibal , , , Paintings, Wine Labels 6 Comments

detail Life can be serendipitous. It's good to have a plan, but often what unfolds has no resemblance to your grand scheme. Continuing from yesterday, I'm going to take this short week to feature more wine label work and the serendipitous way it came to me. detail It wasn't by design or hard work, but had it's seeds in my seeking a little rest and relaxation. We spent a weeks vacation in San Francisco and Napa Valley and I was floored by the beauty of the region. I had been busy with commissioned illustrations and hadn't painted a landscape in far too long. detail This was before I had a weblog, so I thought I would do a few quick sketches for fun, post them on my illustration site, and tell family and friends what we did on our summer vacation with an email and a link.... more travel log than portfolio piece really. Within a month I got my first call to paint a landscape for a ...

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08 Sep 2009

Creative Quarterly

By roibal , , , , Awards, Paintings, Wine Labels 9 Comments

A while back I was commissioned by Timothy Harris Design to paint this wine label for Livingston Cellars, an E&J Gallo Brand. I was honored to learn that it was selected in the Professional Illustration category of Creative Quarterly 16 as a runner up. Detail I fell in love with painting landscapes as a young art student when I was fortunate enough to study abroad in the Parsons In Paris program. Detail Six weeks of lugging my French easel around Paris and the South of France painting every day en plein air was an invaluable life experience. Detail So, getting an assignment that basically calls on me to paint a landscape, with or without floating car, is a real pleasure, and having it recognized by Creative Quarterly is especially gratifying. Finished illustration ...

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