Black Cat Creative
Broken Poet Productions
Fellers Advertising
The Food Group
Heritage Merchandising
Jordan Associates Advertising
Mighty Dog Media
MindsEye! Advertising
Old Hat Creative
Prodigy Public Relations Group
Robot House Creative
Schwartzrock Arts
smARTer
Third Degree Advertising
Tongal
Dreamworks
LEGO
Mattel
Marvel (via Upper Deck)
Meaux Music
OKC Thunder (NBA)
Reckless Abandonment Pictures
SYFY
Upper Deck Entertainment
Wikia.com
WarnerMedia
AutismOklahoma.org
Blue Cross
Braum's Foods
Carl’s Jr. Foods
Ditch Witch International
Express Personnel Services
Governor of State of Oklahoma
Humana
Ideal Homes
Kraft Foods Corporation
National Arthritis Foundation
Mount Saint Mary High School
OKC Thunder (NBA)
Oklahoma City University (OCU)
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma Energy Resources Board
Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E)
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education
Oklahoma State University (OSU)
Renaissance Hotel
Rose State College
Seminole State College
SIDS Alliance
Shaw Financial Services
Sonic Drive-In Inc
SST Development
Target
Timberjack International
University of Oklahoma (OU)
American Tract Society
Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies
Community Comics Group
Four Square Missions Press
Gospel Light Publishing & Curriculum
Literature Ministries International
Rox35 International
Revival Fire Ministries
Heritage Seekers Magazine
Marvel Comics / Upper Deck
Meaux Music
Nate Butler Studio
NavPress Publishing House
Oklahoma Today Magazine
Oklahoma State University (OSU)
Truewell Ministries
University of Oklahoma (OU)
Upper Deck Entertainment
Wet Cement Productions
Jonathan Koelsch (pronounced “Kelsh”) has been illustrating professionally for 20+ years, and winner of 50+ Addy awards, CASE awards and many other industry accolades.
Jonathan’s clients list includes many national and regional advertising agencies, corporations, and institutions. A few include Marvel via Upper Deck Cards and Entertainment, Dreamworks, LEGO, Mattel, Target, AT&T, Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA official illustrated mascot), Sonic, Braum’s, Carl’s Jr., Kraft Foods, The Food Group, Humana, State Governor Brad Henry, Ditch Witch, Ideal Homes, Verizon, the University of Oklahoma (OU), OSU, OCU, and several other childrens book, graphic novel, magazine and book publishers. He has multiple Hollywood animation and films credits for storyboarding, art production, and concept design.
Jonathan storyboards and produces key prop illustrations for Hollywood films produced in Oklahoma, including Rudderless, Gosnell, The Washita Valley, and The Mustard Seed (director Rich Correll). Jonathan worked directly with Hollywood actor and director William H. Macy, storyboarding the feature Rudderless, starring Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Selena Gomez, Felicity Huffman, Lawrence Fishburne and Bill Macy himself. Jonathan also designs and illustrates movie titles/logos and posters.
He focuses his extra time on his favorite charity, AutismOklahoma, where he teaches art, comic book, animation and illustration camps. He was instrumental in rebranding non-profit, and instrumental in it becoming the largest autism charity in the state within 3 years.
Jonathan’s passion is sequential storytelling, including graphic novels, storyboarding and animation. He recently illustrated Luther, a large graphic novel about Martin Luther, and has supervised multiple animation projects including Even in Death, a multiple award-winning short film.
Jonathan has also animated Luther the Rock Opera, and worked in conceptualizing, storyboarding, and animating many online and TV commercials and educational spots for his clients – some of these include LEGO, Dreamworks (Trolls), Mattel (Thomas the Train), Nickelodeon (Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles), and other popular brands currently underway.
His illustrated children’s books include Ditch Witch Jack, for Ditch Witch International, Sooner Born, Sooner Bred for the University of Oklahoma (OU), and Pistol Pete and Me for Oklahoma State University (OSU). He also has storyboarded many commercials for Target, Carl’s Jr., and many others, and created several published graphic novels for music and entertainment companies, including !Hero® the Rock Opera graphic novel, and COTU®, the Auto-B-Good® comic book.
Jonathan credits his amazing friends and wonderful family, wife and daughter for his success and joy in living his dream. And Moony the poodle, a treasured gift and best buddy.