A Worthy Tattoo!

Here is a bittersweet addition to my portfolio. I had drawn this portrait of Diane, a dear little dog, as part of a larger portrait of two friends of mine. She was recently killed in an accident, but will live on with in this wonderfully-wrought tattoo!

New works aplenty!

I can finally post two recent assignments, as they have now been published (or, in one case, nixxed, unfortunately):

1. A portrait of John Cheever, for Intelligent Life Magazine. This is such a beautiful magazine, but I was unable to find it in one of our largest book stores recently, so I'm afraid it may still be limited to UK and Europe. The limited online content is well worth a lookie, though, particularly the galleries.

This particular article examines what happens to writers when they sober up.

2. Stamps for the Royal Mail. I was so pleased with how these turned out, but then they cancelled this line, so I'm afraid these will go unused. Pity.

Kate Clinton editorial

I had so many lovely commissions last week: Intelligent Life Magazine, the Royal Mail (!), and the Progressive Magazine.  This is from the latter, for a brief piece in which Ms. Clinton sees the possibility of marriage to her longtime partner as something she maybe doesn't mind putting off for a bit longer...

I just finished another illustration for the wonderful magazine, Intelligent Life.  If you have not yet encountered it, it is a sister magazine to The Economist, with a focus on culture  For the last issue I drew a portrait of James Murdoch, heir to Rupert.  I am sworn to secrecy regarding the upcoming illo, but I can divulge that it has to do with John Cheever, and so here is a bit of his face:

Boston Globe Books Section

I am so pleased with this lovely huge illo I just did for the Boston Globe.  It was for a debut book of short stories by Tracy Winn.  The reviewer wrote that Ms. Winn "has a knack for laying bare the hidden desires and regrets that haunt her stifled protagonists", and I used that for my inspiration for this piece.  Thank you, Jane!

Decemberists poster!

I won I won!  The Decemberists ( a lovely and worthy band) held a contest for their poster for the South by Southwest music festival.  In their solicitation they maintained that there would be extra points awarded for the subtle inclusion of Ladybird Johnson.  I used that as my starting point, along with the theme of their new album, The Hazards of Love.

It was quite an impressive array of entries, so I consider it a sizable victory.  Watch for 1600 of them al over Austin this March!

Decembrist Poster entry

I just finished a collaboration with my favorite designer, Corianton Hale.  It is our entry for the Decembrists' South by Southwest Music festival poster.  

Riton La Manivelle

Riton plays a barrel organ in Paris, and singing along with his music at Le Vieux Belleville was about as much fun as a gal can have. He invited us to hang around until closing and drink wine with him and his wife, and during that time I drew a pretty lousy portrait of him on a napkin (yes, cliché, but I was unprepared). I vowed to myself that I would eventually follow up with a better one, and finally I did. He was pleased! You can listen to his fine organ grinding here:

Cannes Lion

I just finished these on friday.  The client is BBDO Stuttgart.  Their creative director is going to Cannes to review and hopefully accept one of the Cannes Media Lion awards.  I tried to meld the official graphic icon of the Cannes lion with my own style and I am pleased with the result!

Hightower Illustration

This is for The Progressive Magazine.  Jim Hightower's article discusses the economic gurus' insistence that the economy is in fine condition, in the face of obvious economic stress, particularly for those losing their homes.