About Me
My name is Mike Johnston but people also call me Quentin or Q! I am a graphic artist with a concentration on illustration, and multi-media. I enjoy working in digital and traditional styles and formats.
I started this web site back in 1995 under the domain Johnstonink mainly as a creative outlet for my freelance illustration while going to school for Graphic design. In 1998 I switched my domain to JohnstonGraphics and used that as my freelance / art blog. This web site has taken on many personas and has changes and morphed as i have grown on the web.... it is still a work in progress..
Professionally I have been a working artist / illustrator in one form or another most of my life, I currently work as an educational illustrator for Pennsylvania's Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). I do spot illustrations and full-page illustrations for instructional documentation and skill assessment tests for students with cognitive disabilities.. I am always looking for freelance, and you can get in contact with me via my contact page.
A little more about myself, I am a B-movie / Horror / Sci-fi movie junky, and I am a rabid zombie fan! You can see my zombie drawings and even commission some zombie artwork from me. I also love cartoons, mainly the old Hanna Barbarra toons, and old Bullwinkle style cartoons. I have always been an 80s pop culture nerd. I believe this comes out in my art work and some of my art themes.
I enjoy taking part in weekly drawing web sites, such as illustration Friday and post frequently with submissions revolving around the subject provided there. I enjoy sketching and pretty much do it all the time on anything I can find (more recently my Ipad, with a stylus.. what a great invention! For an artist, it is an invaluable tool for sketching out ideas and notes.). It wouldn't be unusual to see a sketch submission done on a napkin or a random piece of scratch paper. Check out my archives to see what I have been working on!
Anyway... I think I typed enough.. I hope you enjoy my web site, and find it interesting and or useful.
Thank you
Mike