I have always loved to draw! I can recall crude portraits of family members from as early as what must have been three or four years old. The doodles in textbooks and on my arms continued throughout high school. Faced with parents determined to send their son to a college, I prepared for what looked like a promising career of facts and figures. And thus, the stage was set until my art teacher proposed applying to an art school in Philadelphia...Since that time, I have worked for numerous magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, and corporations.

Email: chris*at*chris-whetzel.com (or click the link above)
Phone: 215.609.0399
Twitter: *at*chriswhetzel

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Some of my clients include:
Mountain Dew
Lucasfilm
Wall Street Journal
Village Voice
ESPN The Magazine
NRA (America's 1st Freedom Magazine)
Amtrak (Arrive Magazine)
NAACP (The CRISIS Magazine)
US National Guard (Foundations Magazine)
USAA Insurance
Transistor Studios
Tracy Locke Design
Macworld Magazine
Bloomberg Magazine
Financial Planning Magazine
Forward Magazine
MYBusiness Magazine
Connecticut Magazine
Honolulu Magazine
Cincinnati Magazine
Philadelphia Magazine
Boston Business Journal
Improper Bostonian Magazine
Registered Rep Magazine
Retail Traffic Magazine
Investment Advisor Magazine
SNEWS Trade Magazine
Education Week
Las Vegas Weekly
SF Weekly
Phoenix New Times
Nashville Scnene
Cleveland Scene
Houston Press
New Times Broward
Riverfront Times
Miami New Times
Minneapolis City Pages
Dallas Observer
OC Weekly
Miami Herald
Sacramento News & Review
Knopf Books (Random House)
Pace Communications
Ackerman McQueen Publishing
Imagination Publishing
Greenspun Media
Source Media
...and many more newspapers and magazines!

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Some generous recommendations:

"When we needed to put together the ideas computers and hardcore rap we knew that Chris was the right guy for the job. He was able to blend together the complex issues in a conceptual and fun way. Chris gave us fresh and interesting ideas and was able to deliver from sketch to final. I can always count on Chris to deliver strong work in a professional and timely manner." -Dennis H, Cinncinnati Magazine

"With a concept cover, the are no limits to what you can say, especially with such a talented illustrator as Chris. Once you settle on an appropriate style, the right illustrator can make the message resonate with the reader. Not all illustrators work the same way, but a good one will listen to all the things the client wants and doesn't want and then offer options. Chris provided four very tight sketches. Once the sketch was approved by the client with a few small adjustments, Chris began working on the color version and provided me with a finished product in two days." -Kerri D, MYBusiness Magazine

“I commissioned Chris to illustrate a feature for our January issue about how to motivate and nurture people. Chris sent me several great sketches based on same basic ideas we provided. The result, a very impactfull final illustration, delivered on time under tight deadlines I look forward to working with Chris again.”
-Scott V, Investment Advisor

“I have worked with Chris Whetzel on several occasions and each time his work has always been of a consistently high quality. He is great to work with.”
-Wayne F, The CRISIS Magazine