by EdKoehler | Mar 31, 2014 | St. Louis
This year is the 250th birthday of St. Louis! Our city was founded in 1764 by Auguste Choteau and Pierre Laclede as a French fur trading post on the west bank of the mighty Mississippi River. St. Louis grew dramatically during the steamboat era and by 1900 we were the...
by EdKoehler | Feb 19, 2014 | Movie Still Sketchbook
From time to time I post a sketch from my “Movie Still Sketchbook”. This one is Gregory Peck as Ahab in Moby Dick. This was drawn on my MacBook Pro using my Bamboo tablet and Sketchbook Pro. My studio work is on the professional Wacom Intuos tablet using...
by EdKoehler | Nov 21, 2013 | Children's Books
My work for Christian publishing involves everything from full color children’s book illustrations, curriculum, to kid’s activity books. These activity books are fun, colorful, appropriately complex for specific ages. I may be assigned puzzles, games,...
by EdKoehler | Oct 30, 2013 | Miscellaneous
As a freelance illustrator I enjoy a variety of assignments. While the vast majority of my art is geared toward children’s books and products, one of my favorite things to do in particular are spot illustrations for magazines. Something about a colorful piece...
by EdKoehler | Jul 31, 2013 | Children's Books
I recently illustrated an activity book for Group Publishing, Kid’s Travel Guide to the Beatitudes. This a sample of the kind of vector work (Adobe Illustrator) I do for this kind of project. While most of my work is in color, these activity spots are almost...
