Kevin Sprouls

Illustrator

Kevin Sprouls Illustration

United States

Professional Summary

Kevin Sprouls introduced the hallmark portrait style to the Wall Street Journal in 1979. Between 1979 and 1987, Kevin worked on staff for the paper, creating illustrations and training artists in the style. At the time of his departure from the daily activity of putting out the paper, he was Assistant Art Director in charge of the in-house artists, which numbered 4-5 staff artists, and 2-3 part-timers. He has been quite active in the freelanceillustration sphere since then, contributing to advertising,publishing, editorial and corporate projects. His style is notable for its high level of detail and traditional, engraving like effect.Sprouls' work has been featured in the Smithsonian magazine, a web exhibit of the National Portrait Gallery, New Jersey magazine, and a major exhibit celebrating Columbus Day which was mounted in Grand Central Terminal, New York, in 2005. He is currently involved inthe popular Infiniti "Drivers" ad campaign, appearing weekly in the Wall Street Journal for the past 2+ years.Recent work has appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Time(International Edition) and Esquire magazines. Recentbook projects include the Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasuresand The Art of Demotivation.His pen is housed in the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Kevin Sprouls is married with 2 children, and lives in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Skills

Specialization

Executive Portraits, High-Detail Illustration, Wall Street Journal Portrait Artist