An art school teacher once told us that it was a good idea to save sketch-work. I don’t save all of my graphic sketches, just the ones that I think are pretty effective. It ends up being a fairly large … Continue reading
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My Art from The Wall Street Journal
My art from The Wall Street Journal even these years after I left the paper, reaches many people. “It was once my dream to be featured in the WSJ with (what I now know is) a hedcut portrait. That’s becoming … Continue reading
Something Fishy in Illustration | Fish Illustration
The sketch above was a fish illustration element in a map series produced for Outside magazine. I like the exuberant splashiness around this Bigmouth Bass. You might be surprised at how much fish illustration I’ve done This post is fishy, … Continue reading
Illustrating Automobiles – The Fine Art of Automobile Illustration
This post of automobile illustration concerns itself with all things automotive. People seem to have a fascination with cars. I, myself, occasionally get drawn into a certain model or type. Personal Automobile Illustration For years, I bought a series of SAABs. … Continue reading
Illustrations for Annual Reports
My corporate portraits are a natural fit as illustrations for Annual Reports. I have drawn many, many executives in my time, starting with my hedcut illustrations which I developed at The Wall Street Journal, up through my more recent work … Continue reading
Illustration Assignment for Condé Nast Traveler Magazine
A few years back, I worked on some images for Condé Nast Traveler magazine. It was a combination of a portrait and a few spots. I like doing magazine work, as it puts my work out in front of a … Continue reading
Waiting for Summer — Shell Illustrations and Shore Memories
Shell illustrations are on my mind today. It’s still chilly in my North Carolina studio on this April 10th. But, I’m looking forward to the coming Season at the Jersey Shore! It is only several weeks away, and I’ll be … Continue reading
Illustrations for Wall Street — Bears and Bulls
Illustrations for Wall Street feel apropos just now, don’t you think? The bears and bulls are active and battling it out. The stock market has been very jumpy lately. I’m not a betting man, so I have very little exposure … Continue reading
More Spring Illustrations to Celebrate the Season
Things are a bit quiet here at the studio this week. People are taking time off for the Holidays again. So, I took some time to unearth a few of my Spring illustrations to celebrate the season with you… I … Continue reading
Illustrations for Spring
Finally, It’s Spring! In honor of the newborn season, I present a handful of illustrations for spring; drawings to celebrate the Vernal Equinox… Out like a lamb, perhaps, but March has been a very turbulent month, with Nor’Easters, tornadoes, snow, … Continue reading