My passion for music, archaeology, and branding often shows up in my artwork. Much of my work features remnants of pop culture, with themes infused of spiritual, chronological, and ontological motifs. My work is created with a variety of media — typically ink, watercolor, and acrylic — as well as digital tools like Illustrator and Photoshop. Tinkering with a synthesis of hand-drawn sketches and digital manipulation, I continue to explore the rewarding, often meandering, paths to visual narrative.
Steve Simmerman has illustrated two children’s books and exhibited artwork in New York, Chicago, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and San Francisco. Among his inspirations are Will Eisner, R. Crumb, Gary Larson, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, and David Small. The illustrative styles of Toulouse-Lautrec, Jacob Lawrence, and Edward Hopper have been influential as well.He has taught graphic design for fifteen years.
