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Obama and Reid’s Snub

May 28, 2009 by Jerry Miller

Apparently, President Obama declined a meeting with the Governor of Nevada (Jim Gibbons) during his trip to Las Vegas on May 26th. In response, the Las Vegas Weekly contacted me to illustrate this “snub” by contrasting his cozy relationship with Senator Harry Reid to his indifference to the seemingly powerless Governor.

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: bicycle, Harry Reid, Jim Gibbons, Las Vegas, Obama, Parody, political, politics, portrait, satire

Nevada’s Proposed Sex Tax

April 9, 2009 by Jerry Miller

I painted this illustration for the Las Vegas Weekly for an article titled “(Getting Dirty) Ask Not What Your State Can Do For You… Las Vegas Weekly proposes extending the $5 sex-act tax.” It is an extraordinary story about a proposed bill that would tax prostitution at $5 per “session” in Nevada. This illustration was complicated by […]

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: Las Vegas, Naked, Nudity, Prostitution, satire, Sex, Tax, Taxes, Uncle Sam

The Killers (of OZ)

January 7, 2009 by Jerry Miller

Back in December of 2008, Ryan Olbrysh at the Las Vegas weekly requested an illustration for the review of the new Killers’ album (stipulating that they be illustrated to resemble the four main characters from the Wizard of Oz.)

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: celebrity, Las Vegas, Music, satire

Lucky Sevens

June 6, 2007 by Jerry Miller

Luxury Las Vegas magazine asked me to illustrate a full page image depicting the popularity of the date July 7th, 2007 (7-7-07) for weddings.

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: Cleverness, Las Vegas, marriage, Parody, satire

Las Vegas personalities

March 6, 2007 by Jerry Miller

Art Director: Beth Schwarz for Luxury Las Vegas Magazine Luxury Las Vegas profiled four Las Vegas personalities and had me illustrate each one’s portrait. Pictured are Governor Kenny Guinn, President of UNLV Carol Harter, Sheriff Bill Young, and Richard “Dick” Morgan Dean of UNLV’s Boyd School of Law.

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: celebrity, Education, Las Vegas, political, politics, portrait

Martha Stewart builds “Marthaville” in Las Vegas

February 26, 2006 by Jerry Miller

Apparently, Martha Stewart agreed to sell her name to a home construction corporation in Las Vegas—clearly in an effort to add some Martha-style clout to their brand. This was my snarky take on what Martha might actually bring to a home building project.

Categories: Published Illustrations • Tags: celebrity, Las Vegas, Parody, satire