NY Observer cover #2

Glad Carl Paladino isn't running here!

Stranger Mag Geniuses

It is time again for The Stranger Magazine's annual Genius Awards! For this year's portraits I experimented with doing entire bodies instead of just faces, all because I wanted to do a full figure of a horse for the film recipients. Susie Lee is shown with one of her characteristic performance shadows, and Jim Woodring holds one of his surreal creations.

NY Observer Cover!

Madness! NY Observer needed a rush job for its cover - George Steinbrenner had just died, and they needed to send the paper out at 5pm (2pm my time). Phone rang at 7am. Could I do it? Coffee and reference in by 8, final art delivered 1:24 PDT. Whew!

Communication Arts Award

This came in the mail today. Woefully, I have no lobby in which clients can admire it while they wait, so I am hanging it here, in my virtual lobby.

Popes!

This week's Stranger Magazine has a feature on the worst popes through history, by hilarious and talented writer Lindy West. I got to pick three of the most photogenic popes (from a surprisingly long list that began in 157 a.d.) for portraits.

Beards! + 1 Correction

I just sent out a new email campaign, featuring Beards in all of their tonsorial glory. Woefully, I blundered in one credit. This fellow, Chef Pietoso, was a commission from Cincinnati Magazine, not Cleveland Magazine. Sheesh, you'd never know I was from the midwest. My apologies, Grace!

Feature on the cool blog, Partfaliaz

I am so delighted and honored to have just secured a place on this great blog, Partfaliaz. The administrator, Antoine, is clearly very selective, choosing only artist whose work inspires him. Funny that this is a French site, and he chose to feature an illustration that is indeed supposed to represent a french woman, drawn for a wine label proposal.

What a great group in which to be to be included!

Beards are Fun!

to draw, maybe not to wear...
A new client, Americas Quarterly, has been commissioning me to do portraits of Latin American entrepreneurs. This fellow came out really well - sometimes I get lost in the beards but I think I nailed it this time.

GQ

My first GQ commission is for their "Political Spy". UK edition, though, so he's not "one of ours". They didn't supply me with his name, as I assume then they would have to kill me.

My First Wallpaper!

Textile designer Scott Bodenner found me to draw a rocket-themed wallpaper for an upcoming show at Fancy, here in Seattle. We used a template of a ribbon pattern that he already had. Very swooshy and fun. Can't wait to work on a toile with him!