Sketchy in Paris and Madrid
Friday, February 08, 2013
Some pages from a hemp paper sketchbook where i sawed off about 25% of it so it was taller and skinner. I like this wide format. As you can see I haven't really had the time to take advantage this wide format that much and have just been using it as a regualar sketchbook
i mess up people all the time so i decided to really mess them up after the fact. Sorry Hyun.
Sorry Zhu Ru
Some Cafe in St. Michel
Chihiro from Tokyo
at Merci in Paris
at Le Sancerre with Jenni from Sweden and others on Mont Martre in Paris
Marco Pardo in Paris. doesn't look like him.
Celine de Paris at Les Emporte Piéces. Doesn't look like her at all. Damn i need to get my sketching game back!!!
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Out with 2012 in with 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
spot for the wall street journal sunday juggle about a couple fighting over buying a house. story here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324624404578256043553452144.html?KEYWORDS=katy+mclaughlin
spot for golf magazine's weekly rules guy column. this one is about a guy pushing a fence back to hit his ball.
spot for the wall street journal about retirement pitfalls.
spot for radio times in the UK about a british vs. scottish writer's football match
spot for radio times in the uk about a woman who appears bubbly and outgoing on the outside but inside her apartment she has a horrible secret. she tries to deal with her depression by shopping
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Year of the Snake 2013 Japanese New Year's Card
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
acrylic painting process. this is the one time of year that i do a 100% non digital painting with acrylic, colored pencils, pens, whatever. Here are a few process shots.
I lived in Tokyo for a year and a half until the big earthquake and during that time I took to the Japanese tradition of sending out a new years postcard with that year's asian zodiac animal. The post office there holds all of these new years postcards and magically delivers them all on January 1st. 2013 is the year of the snake. red snakes are good luck and white snakes are the embodiments of gods. The bottom left says "Happy New Year", the single character at the top is "snake" but this character is special and only used to refer to the year of the snake and different one is used in everyday language. On the right it says 2013 (with a complex Japan specific year numbering system). The bad thing about gold paint is that it doesn't reproduce well at all. the good thing is that the real painting looks awesome with gold paint. Happy New Year!
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Vacature Magazine - My First European Job
Friday, December 28, 2012
My first European job !!! (continental europe not counting all the UK jobs i've had). Cover for Vacature magazine in Belgium. Its about the 12 sectors that are hiring in 2013 in Belgium. they wanted a me to change his skin to a realistic tone and then open up his eyes (he's looking down so that was a challenge to say the least) and then add more blue squares to super flesh out the shape of the guy. and then in the end it got killed. let's just say there were too many non-art directors involved in the final decision.
this is the cover they ended up using.
spots that did end up running inside the magazine. insurance, financial and banking services
flemish government (this lion dude is on the flemish flag), federal government
technology, chemistry, health industry, energy
pharmaceuticals, construction, e-commerce, automotive
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A Bushel of Fall Work
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
for the radio times. "Jess lives by the sea with her mother, but when her dedication to getting good grades becomes an overwhelming obsession, Juliet decides her daughter needs more help than she can provide.
spot for the monthly column about golf rules for golf magazine. this one is about an opponent claiming that its against the rules to hit the ball with the back of the club left handed and that he must use a putter.
full page illo for Investment News about the dos and don'ts of changing firms. The biggest don't is sneaking out data and info from your old firm cuz they gone get cha.
for Emory Alumni Magazine. An Alumni's Memories of 911, including a call from his wife telling him that his collegue and friend made it out alive after he and his other colleague searched for him with no sucess on the 87th floor of tower one before it collapsed. it was kind of sad searching for images and reading about 9-11 while doing this illustration.
Section cover for the Washington Post about the decline of family dinners and how to make them better
Section cover for the Washington Post about the decline of family dinners and how to make them better
Spots for the Washington Post about the decline of family dinners and how to make them better. this one is about creating a game plan so making dinner runs smoothly.
on the left is making conversations at the table and on the right is about enlisting their help to get them involved and invested in dinner.
on the left is about conquering picky eaters on the right is about leaving all electronics and gadgets off or away from the table.
ful page for Strategic Finance. It was for a survey of Chinese accountants income. As everyone knows, China is coming up. I just spent a month in China so was happy to do this one and include Shanghai and the new Chinese bullet train in this illo. I used to do the lion dance with my Kung Fu school in new york. It's nice when living life and exploring cross over into your work.
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3x3 Magazine feature
I'm featured in 3x3 Magazine October. It's published 3 times a year so it will still be on the newstand for another month. They picked a few pieces that i'm not the biggest fan of but at least someone likes them.
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Scholastic Choices Magazine
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
4 characters for some spreads in Scholastic Choices magazine about different workout personalities. this one is the "competitor". "Yes, you live for the thrill of competition. But when you hear the word move you think chess, not fitness. Winning matters in whatever you do. As does being the best".
this one is the "Chillaxer". "You're most likely to be found reading a book, doodling, or watching TV. Daydreaming is your forte - you've spent many a gym class trying to fade into the background".
this one is the "Socializer". "Whether you're in the lunch line or online, you're in a constant converstation with your besties. Hanging out is your favorite activity - sports would take you away from the group".
this one is the "Gamer". "There's nothing you like better than settling in for some FIFA 13 or NBA 2K13. When you're gaming you get such an adrenaline rush that you think you're really on the field".
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Wall Street Journal Sunday Illustrations
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
illustration for Sunday’s Wall St. Journal for the Juggle on Sunday column about teaching your kids about Charity. My first Hurricane Sandy Illo. written by LAURA KREUTZER
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204349404578100900828290238.html?KEYWORDS=juggle
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204349404578100900828290238.html?KEYWORDS=juggle
illustration for Sunday’s Wall St. Journal for the Juggle on Sunday column about how your dreams change once you have kids. written by Katy McLaughlin. The writer and her husband used to dream of living in Spain or owning a sports car, and it all changed when they had kids and they are fine and happy with it. I lived in Spain, I can dig it.
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I Finished a Sketchbook for maybe the first time ever!
I finished a sketchbook for maybe the first time ever! It helps that it was only 25 pages and I bought it in London over a year ago. But still, it's an accomplishment. here's 18 pages of it, the rest have already been on this blog before or they are just filled up with thumbnails i did for illustrations.
it got pretty balls in NYC in the summer of 2012 for a while there. was 95 F (34C) this day with Bob
bob at a cafe in bedsty in nyc. "bob's hair is one step away from being mine".
on the train in Korea. mountain climbing grandmas and grandpas are all over the place in Korea.
on the train in Korea
at least he has those g-damn sport sandals off for once. "That's negative space because they are sandals". Bob in prospect park
This woman was with her husband and daughter or female family member around 40 yrs of age. The daughter was quietly crying and left for a while. Later the woman was crying and the husband was trying to comfort her. Was he getting his passport to go somewhere forever? Was one of them going somewhere forever? sketches while waiting at the passport office in new york. waiting to get my wings back!
sketches while waiting at the passport office in new york. waiting to get my wings back!
Bob doing what he do
asian sleeper on the F train
pig trying to sleep on the A train. looks like i forgot his ears.
Media douche?
Will I ever be able to complete another sketchbook? i'm 5 pages away from finishing this watercolor sketchbook so who knows.
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