Art that Was Not On View

Wow, that was quite an exhibit! There was, however, art not on view. Although I submitted over 60 framed pieces of art, several were not hung. So, I present them here…

Tongue

I’ll show these in loosely chronological order, from early days to the near-present. Above, a response to my illustration teacher’s assignment, “Animate an Inanimate object”. (Even back in art school, I was utilizing pointillism.) A year later, I produced this image for the same class…

Closet King

Here’s a knight in shining armor bursting forth from a closet. Even before I landed at the WSJ, my pen skills were intact. Moving forward to those Wall Street Journal years, here’s one that appeared in the paper to illustrate the concept of the space-industry businesses generating profits from involvement in the U.S. Space Program:

$pace Lab

One project that enabled me to branch out as a freelance illustrator was crafting beautiful illustrations of luxury wristwatches for the Agency, Ogilvy and Mather. Although these drawings were all in black-and-white, I chose to colorize one to entice my client. Here it is:

Concord Watch

The Concord Watch account really launched my freelance career. When the Stock Market crashed in 1987, the company folded, along with the account!

Map of Cuba

The map above appeared in The Chicago Tribune. I love getting into the detail of cartography, especially hand-lettering. Another client I did work for was a firm called Thomas De La Rue. They were high-end printers who produced stock certificates. One of the many drawings I made for them was this hard-hatted construction foreman:

Construction Foreman

The engraving technique used above is at a higher level than my usual pointillistic technique. The control required in applying the line-work is quite demanding!

Mercedes Grille

I also worked on a series of drawings for the automaker, Mercedes-Benz. Above is a detail of (I believe) their S-Series. Like the watch drawings, these needed to be precision drawings.

Lastly, I’ll leave you with a portrait. I created this image for the renowned chef, Jeremiah Tower…

Portrait of Jeremiah Tower

Even though these illustrations didn’t make into the show, I’m happy to share them with you. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing what the gallery visito