Joel Kimmel is an illustrator based in Ontario, Canada who has worked for clients such as TIME, ESPN, Entertainment Weekly and Nike, among others. He has also illustrated coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. You can get in touch with him at joel@joelkimmel.com.

I illustrated these vintage postcard style illustrations for the American Automobile Association magazine Texas Journey. The imagery I used includes landmarks and sites along three road trips outlined in the magazine, including the Texas Independence Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina through Virginia), and Hawaii Island’s Scenic Byways.

It had been a little while since I’d illustrated one of these pieces and along came an assignment where I was asked to do two of them. They’re a lot of fun for me to work on and while very time consuming, I love how they turn out in the end.

I’ve been meaning to illustrate one based on my little village of Westport, Ontario, so hopefully this will finally be the year I get that done.