The official sneak peeks at what’s coming up in MAD #8 have started, beginning with TV Insider’s look at Game of Thrones Spin-offs!, featuring PhotoShop art magic by former MAD art director Ryan Flanders, and written by Brian Firenzi! One of the many spin-offs pictured above. They also released a look at the cover, art by Jason Seiler: Ecccch. The entire nauseating issue hits the stands on June 11th! READ MORE
Back in early 2000 I started doing work for MAD Magazine clone Cracked. That all started when I showed the new editor of Cracked a parody of “Godzilla” I had written and drawn to show then newly minted MAD Art Director Sam Viviano in an effort to get in at MAD. Sam expressed polite interest and encouragement to keep working at my art, but no job offers. Cracked, which had just been bought by American Media and was looking for new contributors willing to work for a truly insulting page rate, bought that “Godzilla” parody (a three year old film at the time) and asked… READ MORE
A little late today, but here’s a sketch of Keanu Reeves as “John Wick” from the movie series of the same name. Original available in the Studio Store as usual. READ MORE
I’ve had a cancellation in my workshop in Denver (which has been sold out for months) and all the people on my waitlist have chickened out! So, I now have a spot up for grabs! This one a a couple spots in Austin are all I have still available for all of 2019. Don’t miss out, Coloradans! READ MORE
This is a little spot illustration I did earlier this year for Scholastic. The article is a feature they do where two kids debate a topic, and this one asked the question “Is playing video games a sport?”. Below are the initial roughs (the text is from an earlier similar article, and for position only to show me the area the illustration needed to fill) and final pencils: READ MORE
The folks at MAD have started the sneak peeks of the upcoming issue #8, and they posted this close crop from one of the panels in the parody I did the art for in that issue. What could it be? You’ll have to wait until June 11th to buy a copy and find out! READ MORE
Q: I’ve been drawing caricatures at events for 34 years. Although I have seen improvement just from so much repetition and paying attention to certain things, I am sick and tired of my work. It’s not bad work, per say, but I feel I have plateaued. My work fills the requirements of what I do pretty well and nothing more. I dream of reinventing myself in terms of style. Sometimes I can push my work in the direction I want to go, which is more cartoonesque, and abstractly simple, but I never truly break out of my rut. I envy artists who look at a… READ MORE
Earlier this month I hosted a VERY limited number of students at my home in Burnsville, MN for one of my caricature workshops. I kept this one to only six students, so there was a lot of one-on-one time. Here’s the class illustration. For the record, it wasn’t really cold here at the time (in the 60’s I believe) but I needed a Minnesota gag. Don’t ask about the banana. READ MORE
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