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Sketch o’the Week- Rod Serling!

November 12th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

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MADness #154- Al Jaffee Tribute!

November 10th, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Here we go with another step on my long and winding road of work for MAD Magazine. This is a tribute to the great Al Jaffee from MAD #32, Aug 2023. This is one of the more depressing moments in my time with MAD, and for the magazine. At this time MAD really was 100% reprint material with only a new cover and a new Johnny Sampson Fold-In as new content. It took something big like the 70th anniversary almost a year earlier or the passing of one of the legends of “The Usual Gang of Idiots” to get the suits upstairs to open up… READ MORE

Matador Records Project

November 5th, 2025 | Posted in General

I did a really fun job for Matador Records a few months ago that they just dropped, so I can share it here. Every year the Matador Records label does an end of the year review and sale celebrating the releases of new music by their artists. This year they had me illustrate a scene from a vintage records store featuring caricatures of a lot of really talented musicians and songwriters who debuted new music in 2025. You can check out Matador Records here, and use the code WHATMEWORRY for a discount on a some terrific tunes! Thanks Matador, not just for the project but… READ MORE

New 2026 Workshops Announced!

October 30th, 2025 | Posted in General

I’ve got my first few workshops for 2026 arranged! I’ll be teaching in cities I’ve never been before… Nashville and Salt Lake City. I limit these classes to 12 students, so there is plenty of one-to-one instruction and feedback and you really get to know your fellow artists. The dynamics of an in-person workshop like this are so much more effective than your typical online class. Video lessons are fine but there is nothing like total immersion, and drawing alongside others. If you are a beginner or hobby artist and are afraid you will feel like an imposter in a room full of Picassos, don’t… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: Rodney Dangerfield!

October 29th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This week we do another in our “Classic Comedians” sketch with “Mr. No Respect” himself, Rodney Dangerfield! In a rare break from tradition, this original sketch is still available to purchase in the Studio Store! READ MORE

MADness #153: The Medical Cover!

October 27th, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

We are now deep in the MAD timeline where the magazine is basically 100% reprinted material, with only the cover and a Johnny Sampson Fold-In as new content. In the past year or two I got a chance to do a few covers, and this art for MAD #31, Jun 2023 is one of them. This issue was curated around a medical theme, featuring my art in spoofs of “Scrubs” and “Grey’s Anatomy” and lost of other pieces about doctors, hospitals, medicine, etc. Although she didn’t take credit for it MAD head honcho Suzy Hutchinson wrote this cover gag, and it’s a pretty good one.… READ MORE

My YouTube Channel!

October 26th, 2025 | Posted in General

Did you know that I have a YouTube channel? I’ve actually had one for a long time (18 years actually), but I don’t really promote it so maybe a lot of people don’t know I have one. I don’t post a lot of videos but every month or so I post one of my “Sketch o’the Week” videos that you would ordinarily only get to see if you were a paid subscriber on my Substack newsletter “The Ink Stained Wretch”. In these videos I draw my weekly sketch from start to (mostly) finish, and talk about my thoughts and process along the way. I just… READ MORE

2026 Workshop Dates Coming!

October 25th, 2025 | Posted in General

I did my last full workshop of 2025 this past week in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the usual great group and fun time. I have a “One Day Wonder” mini version of the workshop next month on Sat. Nov 8th just north of Orlando, Florida, but that’s it for 2025. Look for announcements soon of some 2026 workshop locations and dates!! READ MORE