Bearded Bear Braves the Woods

Truly honored and inspired to be featured on Brad & Krystal Woodard's Brave the Woods blog today! I have been a longtime fan and daily reader, forever grateful for the endless source of creativity. I highly admire Brad and Krystal's ability to highlight their own insanely amazing work, as well as featured the work of others that inspire them.

You can check out the post here:http://bravethewoods.com/blog orhttp://bravethewoods.com/an-interview-with-luke-flowers/

I was so inspired by this feature that I created this little illustration showing me enjoying a fresh cup of creative goodness compliments of Brave the Woods!

Thank you so very much Brad and Krystal, you are a blessing to my creative soul and I have truly enjoyed connecting with you! You can see more of their amazing work here: http://bravethewoods.com

New Creation

This image kept going through my mind the past few weeks and I wanted to bring it to life. I was inspired by Titus 3:3-7, one of my favorite scriptures that really captures the power of this sacred day. Have a blessed Good Friday to all who celebrate, and to all who are seeking.

a little test flight for the crow

a little test flight for the dove

Bunch A Bugs!

I recently had the incredibly fun opportunity to create a calendar for Compassion International's kids magazine "Explorer". The theme of the calendar is "make summer count" using the wonderful world of bugs as the characters to show various ways kids can get creative with serving, learning and exploring their world! I went buggy with ideas and created dozens of little bugs, bits and elements for the calendar. Below are a selection of a few of my favorites. 

KICKSTARTER projects I LOVE!

Wolfie and friends have brought our family so many memorable and laughable moments, not to mention creative inspiration I wanted to say thanks to @Joey Ellis for all the work he has done to bring the world of Leaky Timbers to life and toe celebrate reaching the Kickstarter goal!! THERE IS STILL 3 HOURS remaining on the Kickstarter campaign ... SO DON'T MISS your chance to back to project and get exclusive goodies and best of all the LEAKY TIMBERS comic book. I know my family and I can't wait for the world of Wolfie to arrive!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1632988613/leaky-timbers

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Tatay's gift ... GIVE it's a sweet treat!!

I wanted to show my support and love for @Brad Woodard Kickstarter project "Tatay's Gift" by creating a little animation. My family and I absolutely LOVE the message and heart of this book. Check out the video for the project, and you will be instantly inspired, and moved by the passion the Woodard's have put into this project. I was inspired by the vibrant and intricate illustrations that the endlessly talented Brad has created, and moved by his highly gifted wife's words (can't wait to read the full story!). This is a touching story of the power of giving and caring for others in your world.

They are a little over %50 funded, with 8 days to go. Please share, support and help make this project fully funded!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1655786635/tatays-gift 
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Be Bright Books launch

"be bright. shine your light. let it guide and ignite." 
I am extraordinarily excited to announce the launch of be bright books! This is not only a new branch of Luke Flowers Creative, but also the start of a lifelong dream to write and illustrate my own books. My hope is that each book will be a doorway to  share, teach and inspire creatives of all ages. I have been compiling a long list of book ideas over the years that i am eager to bring to life, and I look forward to sharing this creative adventure with you!

My day-to-day focus will still be with Luke Flowers Creative as I create unique illustrations for my cherished clients. However, I am equally excited to begin the adventure of releasing my first children's book this year! There is still a lot of work to be done with illustrating, editing and publishing. thankfully the wheels of creativity are spinning and the coffee flows freely in the creative cave. I will certainly keep you updated as i passionately pursue each step in achieving this dream.

cover concept

The first release of Be Bright Books will be "Captain Krad's Curio Shop"! The story of a truly illuminating octopus named Brighton, who uses his vibrant creativity to express himself and inspire others. Along with a crew of incredibly unique aquatic creatures, they restore hope in the heart of Captain Krad while shining a light on their own dreams. This is a bright and inspiring book for anyone who has ever had a dream, lost a dream or is searching for one!

storyboard page

Here are a few character designs of the main heroes: