Kinda busy right now… here’s a couple of recent jobs: Penthouse spot illustration for Dave Navarro column: Click for a closer look… Workplace poster illustration- pencils, inks and final: Click for a closer look… Click for a closer look… Click for a closer look… READ MORE
Kind of on the quiet side for a change… Illustration for Sports Illustrated for Kids– A two page feature with assorted athlete caricatures. SI for Kids is one of the publications I’ve always wanted to do work for, so this is exciting. 100 plus new caricatures for the “Bobble Rep” app- The updated app with the 112th congress should be available sometime in Feb… unless Apple bans it of course. Marlin Workplace poster- My usual monthly assignment Jeff Dunham Project- I have some final art to wrap up on this That’s pretty much it, other than some overdue personal work for a few people. The… READ MORE
The Holidays through me for a loop, so I am very busy playing catch up on several projects right now: Cover illustration for Reason Magazine finishing 6 page TV show parody for MAD Over 100 new congressional faces for the “Bobble Rep” app finishes of illustrations for comedian/entertainer who can’t be named January Marlin poster illustration Speaking of Marlin workplace posters, here is last month’s illustration (click any image for a closer look)- Final artwork Pencil rough Finished inks READ MORE
Penthouse Magazine assigned me a series of illustrations to use as a “header” (pun not intended) for a new monthly feature column by musician/celebrity Dave Navarro. These spot illustrations will accompany Dave’s articles in each issue. The one above is in the latest issue, and I have two more “in the can” as they say in the biz for future issues. READ MORE
I haven’t been able to get caught up since coming back from the USO trip… plenty to do and still a lot ahead. Here’s what’s currently cooking in the studio: Feature Illustrations for Honolulu Magazine– A full page and several spots for an annual year end article. Might be hard to wrap my head around Hawaiian imagery in the midst of Minnesota winter. Column Header illustration for Penthouse– Several spots for a new monthly celebrity column in the magazine MAD TV parody– Just got assigned a 6 page parody of a show that’s been begging for the MAD treatment for a few seasons now. Sorry,… READ MORE
This week’s sketch is a quick study of another star of the “Harry Potter” films, Rupert Grint AKA Ron Weasley. It’s remarkable how well these roles were cast 10 years ago when these actors were only little kids. They could easily have grown out of the roles, succumbed to “child actor” scandal syndrome or ended up just plain not fitting in as they grew up, but that didn’t happen. All three really grew into the roles as actors, and even more amazing is they ended up physically matching J.K. Rowling’s descriptions of their characters. Ron is described in the books as much taller than Harry… READ MORE
SWAMPED… and as I am leaving to an undisclosed location(s) on another of those USO trips on the 5th, the blogging might be a bit on the light side for a while… MAD– A 6 page movie parody!!! Woot! MAD Animated show– Back to work on some new episodes. Penthouse– Series of illustrations for an ongoing celebrity column Advertising job– series of caricature illustrations for a big corporation Workplace Poster– My usual monthly assignment Speaking of workplace posters, here’s last month’s illustration. Click for a closer look: The pencil sketch Finished Artwork READ MORE
Lots o’stuff cooking on the drawing board right now. Nothing “big” but a lot of smaller projects add up: Workplace Poster Illustration– My usual assignment for The Marlin Company Character Illustrations– Sort of a personal commission job doing individual illustrations of his dummies for ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham Feature Article Illustration– Full pager for School Library Journal Couple of personal commissions– Stay tooned for details on an official personal commission format and availability… I’m currently “between” assignments for the MAD animated show (wrapping production on a series of episodes prior to beginning on some new stuff) and MAD Magazine… although no doubt they’ll be… READ MORE
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