Spec Furniture Live Mural

Sharpies in silver and black!

Live mural illustrations for the Spec Furniture Company done at the Merchandise Mart in 2016

This mural was created not only live, but I also had to draw the majority of it upside down. A first for me on all accounts!

Setting up mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Start of mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Halfway point of mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Detail of mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Onlookers during process of Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Spec Furniture mural in the Merchandise Mart

Complete mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Nick Volkert working on mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Onlookers viewing Nick Volkert working on mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Mural progress for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Final mural for Spec Furniture in the Merchandise Mart

Pen, Ink, and Cintiq!

Rendered Works

I love making personal works that I use as a vehicle to explore to constantly learn the programs I use on my day to day, and push my artistic abilities.

A log basks in the sun with donning a bandanna and a small chicken roots on its head.

“Farm Log”

Created: July 16th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Logs, and this is super surprising, can be country bumpkins enjoying the country air and sun! They also serve as amazing perches for the farm foul!

A werewolf chills at a pool party looking either slightly annoyed or trying his best to not go full werewolf attack on everyone.

“Pool Party Werewolf”

Created: July 16th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Who invited the freakin werewolf?! No matter the season, when the pool is a rockin’ and it happens to be a full moon, this werewolf is here to get down!

A jolly little lunchpail is happy to get back to playing little league baseball while being excited for a new school year and junior tackle football!

“Sporty Lunchpail Bot”

Created: July 14th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Sports are great! This little robot is excited to wrap up Little League baseball and hop right into Junior Tackle football and rock out some gridiron!

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Danger Huskie

Vector works that a fun, cute, scary, and a bit dangerous!

An unsuspecting Dodo bird doesn't realize the fate of his species as he works as a middle manager at a corporation.

“Middle Manager Dodo”

Created: February 23rd, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Is the fabled DoDo bird actually extinct? Or just rocking a sweet gig in middle management? Looking for your TPS reports? Climbing the corporate ladder?

A dachshund in a Chicago style hot dog costume rings in the New Year with a top hat and a monocle. So fancy!

“Fancy Chicago Dog”

Created: January 1st, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Happy New Year! This fancy little dachshund in a tux and a Chicago hot dog costume is here to help you ring in the new year in the fanciest way possible!

A Chicago-style hot dog is wearing a red white and blue top hat while carring a large waving American flag.

“Da Patriotic Chicago Dog”

Created: July 20th, 2024 | Role: Illustrator

Happy national hot dog day! This Chicago dog is repping the red white and blue, not of the Chicago flag but of the stars and stripes of the American flag!

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Getting decked out

Skater Designs

Totaly cool sporty fruits, ghosts, pumpkins and more shredding on their skateboards!

A cool banana skates on a skateboard while showing a peace gesture.

“The Banana Skater”

Created: January 28th, 2019 | Role: Illustrator

The Banana Skater is the chillest banana on a skateboard you'll ever see!

An orange with green sunglasses skates on a skateboard while waving

“The Orange Skater”

Created: February 19th, 2019 | Role: Illustrator

Orange you glad this skating fruit stopped by to say hi?

A pear shows off a trick on a skateboard

“The Pear Skater”

Created: February 10th, 2019 | Role: Illustrator

A skating fruit that ap-PEAR-ently does the juiciest tricks!

Flip a deck