Bill Murray (Color Pencil Demo)
I have been teaching Illustration this Summer at the Art Institute of Las Vegas. This is a color pencil demo I recently did in class of Bill Murray. It is Prismacolor pencil on tinted matboard.
Assessing Bloomberg
Client: City Hall Magazine Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman
City Hall Magazine contacted me to illustrate the cover of New York City Mayor Micheal Bloomberg. The article is titled, “An Assessment of Bloomberg’s Third Term So Far, Measuring Up.” It is always an honor to be asked to paint a cover for a client—City Hall is no exception. (This assignment was the beginning of a flurry of work a few days before I took a week off for summer vacation! Murphy’s Law or Karma?)
City Hall Cover
Left Leaning?
Client: City Hall Magazine, Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman
Mitchell Hoffman of City Hall Magazine recently asked me to illustrate an article about a progressive caucus and their efforts to pull City Hall in New York more to the left. I moved out of New York state way back in 1992 but these spots for Manhattan Media keep me fairly well-informed about New York politics. Ironic, isn’t it?
Zombie Mashup
I recently illustrated some zombies, vampires, robots and Abraham Lincoln for the Arts & Entertainment opener in Vegas Seven Magazine. It was for a story about Quirk Books editor Jason Rekulak. (He and Seth Grahame-Smith are responsible for the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.) You can read the article here, it was written by M. Scott Krause.
Comedy Isn’t Pretty
Who is this guy and why is his foot in a jar of mayonnaise?
This is a portrait I painted of Comedian Matt Champagne for Vegas Seven Magazine. Matt writes about his recent gig doing stand-up for a week at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Mr. Champagne doesn’t mince words when it comes to his complete loathing for the Riviera (and Sin City for that matter.) As for the mayonnaise, just read his article about the experience—after all, he’s a comedian and you could probably use a laugh.
Vito Lopez—The Lion in Winter
Client: City Hall Magazine Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman
I was contacted by Mitch Hoffman at Manhattan Media to illustrate the cover of City Hall Magazine recently. The story was a personality profile of Vito Lopez, a politician from New York.
Bring it, 2010!
The Las Vegas Weekly advises “Let’s forget the epic suckage of 2009; here are 36 reasons you should give next year a chance…”
This is the first time I have gotten a chance to paint Barry Manilow–have to say, he and that nose made the job fun. Having a cover illustration is a very nice way to end the year.
Gubernatorial Scene at a Glance
This is a double page spread for The Las Vegas Weekly’s “Who Wants to be our Governor?” article in the October 1-7, 2009 issue. I had fun with this parody as I was asked to draw seven different faces, including Jim Gibbons and Oscar Goodman.
Chatting with Artie Lange
Art Direction: Ryan Olbrysh at the Las Vegas Weekly
A spot illustration I did of Artie Lange who is performing in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock on June 27th.
The article contains gems such as this one, “I had a bad cocaine problem in the ’90s. The last five years have been heroin. Opiates and booze.”
Pinching Pennies
- Art Director: Ryan Olbrysh for the Las Vegas Weekly
- Art Director: Ryan Olbrysh for the Las Vegas Weekly
- Art Director: Ryan Olbrysh for the Las Vegas Weekly
Here are some illustrations of an Anthropomorphised Abraham Lincoln Penny, engaging in some gallows humor for the Las Vegas Weekly. These spots are for a cover story titled, “Recession Survival Guide—Our penny-pinching, fast money, feel better roundup of ways to beat this thing.”
For my money, it is hard to beat an illustration of Abraham Lincoln tying one on.
David Levine
David Levine
David Levine is a towering influence on most illustrators who ply their trade in satire, so this Vanity Fair article is a must read. Be sure to check out Levine’s online gallery.
Editorial Cartoonists
The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists (or AAEC) is one of those web pages you might want to bookmark and add to your morning cup of coffee browsing habit (if you have one). It is updated regularly and has loads of cleverness from some pretty brilliant minds (not to mention gifted hands.)