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Las Vegas Workshop is On!

February 8th, 2019 | Posted in News

My workshop in Las Vegas starts today! Class illustration above. Check out what these workshops are all about and see what’s still available for 2019 here. READ MORE

New Workshop Announced: Denver, CO!

February 7th, 2019 | Posted in News

I’m rounding out my 2019 workshop lineup, and we are now into the fall of the year. Announcing a workshop in the Mile High City (insert your legal marijuana joke here), Denver, Colorado, in September! The Denver workshop will be held Sept 6th-8th at a downtown location. Book Your Spot HERE!. I also still have several spots available for my workshop here in MN in May. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Keith Richards!

February 6th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I’ve intentionally avoided drawing rock guitar legend Keith Richards simply because I’ve seen so many of him by the great Sebastian Krüger that I was not sure how impartial I could be. However I finally could not resist. As usual, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE

MAD #6 Sneak Peek!

February 5th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Here’s a little slice of the artwork I did for the upcoming MAD #6, which should be in subscriber’s mailboxes soon (subscribers get the issues WAAAY early) and officially on news stands (all 12 of them left) on Feb 19th! By the way, this image in no way identifies the target but this from a movie parody (sort of, kind of, not really) written by Ian Boothby. READ MORE

Monday MADness- Cover of MAD #6!

February 4th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine

MAD just released a look at the cover of MAD #6, along with a few other sneak peeks of the upcoming issue. The cover art is by M. Wartella who, among a lot of work for The Village Voice and many other publications, did animation shorts for every episode of the MAD show on Cartoon Network. Check out MAD‘s Instagram page for other sneak peeks, as well as this look at Desmond Devlin and Anton Emdin‘s great splash for the parody of “The Good Place”. I also did a parody, sort of, in this next issue. I’ll see if I am allowed to share a… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Faces Change?

February 3rd, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: My question is that does a caricature change as the person ages? I ask because I am doing a caricature of William Shatner in three eras. One will be young Captain Kirk from the 60’s, the second one will be T.J. Hooker from the 80’s and the third is the more recent Denny Crane version from the last 10 years. As I study the faces, the nose changes, the eyes get slimmer and the ruggedness goes gooey and rounder. I think I have a pretty good likeness of all three, but it sure is taking some refining to do. I work on one and… READ MORE

Stuff from My Studio #13: Challenge Coins!

February 1st, 2019 | Posted in Stuff from my Studio

People in the military all know what a challenge coin is, but few civilians do. A challenge, or unit, coin is a medallion that represents affiliation, support or patronage to the organization minted on the coin. Almost all military units have their own coins, carried by the members of the units, and commanders often have special coins to give out when someone does something special for the unit. According to legend, the challenge coin originated during World War I, when American volunteers from all walks of life filled newly formed flying squadrons. Some of these volunteers were wealthy students from such schools as Yale or… READ MORE

Illustration Throwback Thursday #60- Reason Magazine!

January 31st, 2019 | Posted in General

This was done as a cover for Reason magazine back in late 2010. I can’t remember the message behind the image, but this is then governor-elect of California Jerry Brown. He was about to take office for the second time in 2011. Below are some of the rough layouts I sent the art directors early in the process: READ MORE