About Me

I’ve been a freelance illustrator in Chicago since about January 2014. I left a soul-sucking career in banking and haven’t looked back! Whether it’s creating storyboards for a feature film or a poster for a local musician, I love working with clients to bring their ideas to life in a personally stylized and visually stimulating way.

Not located in Chicago and need some artwork? No problem! Thanks to this fantastic thing called the Internet, I have no problem working remotely and will do everything I can to make it as smooth as possible.

Along with the whole freelancing thing, I’m also a Partner & Visual Artist with the production company Getaway Plane. We have a lot of cool films and projects in the works, but in the meantime check out our team’s first film Dead Draw – available now to rent or own through Amazon!

Anything else you want to know? Favorite foods? Shoe size? What books am I reading? Please don’t hesitate to ask!


CLIENTS

I could not possibly do what I do (and survive) without my amazing clients and the awesome opportunities they’ve provided! I am truly grateful for those listed below…

Production Companies:

Left Hook Inc.

Odd Machine Inc.

Pirrello Digital Imaging

ContagiousLA

AL Media

Thunderlab

Rocket3 Productions

Businesses:

Northwestern University

Cleveland Clinic

Beam Suntory

Cork Lounge

Authors:

Judy Ringer

R.G. Storm – FRANK N STEIN

Organizations:

Safe Humane Chicago

Musicians:

Kamikazee Vigilante

Ukulele Jim

SPOCKET

Tough Break Kid

Waking Jester

Adam Ness

Ben Burns


TESTIMONIALS

“Adam’s drawings are beautiful and were perfect for the job. Working with him was so easy and enjoyable – he met all of our needs quickly and with the utmost care for high quality standards and attention to detail. We highly recommend Adam to anyone!”

-Aphasia and Neurolinguistics Research Laboratory, Northwestern University

“In addition to being a superb illustrator, Adam listens carefully to what you need, anticipates solutions and offers great suggestions for the drawing, making sure you are 100% satisfied. He took my concept to a much higher level than I expected and I couldn’t have asked for a better job. Highly recommended.” 

-R.G. Storm (Pen-name) Author of Frank N Stein