February 11th, 2013 | Posted in General
As a big fan of The Beatles and John Lennon, I’m happy to say a piece of my artwork is part of a new ebook entitled A Lennon Pastiche: Expressions from Fans of John Lennon, now available for download exclusively for the iPad. From the iTunes Bookstore: A Lennon Pastiche: Expressions from Fans of John Lennon is a fully immersive, interactive opus, chockful of art, music and poetry, culled from fans around the world. This is a pastiche, not a pistachio: there’s a m?¬©lange of music, a potpourri of paintings, a welter of words, a variety of videos, and a cornucopia of crazy stuff! This… READ MORE
February 1st, 2013 | Posted in General
Here’s a great article on Matthew Inman and The Oatmeal webcomic on CNN.com. READ MORE
February 1st, 2013 | Posted in General
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXYoD7wfOs[/youtube] Recently I reposted something I’d wrote about how working on “spec” is a really bad thing, both for you and for other artists trying to make a living. My buddy Stephen Silver, a very well known and successful animation artist and illustrator, posted this highly energetic and right-on-target rant about why working for free, for “exposure”, or otherwise for anything except a living wage, is bad for the profession. He’s passionate about it, for good reason. READ MORE
January 29th, 2013 | Posted in General
Only 10 days to go in the Kickstarter campaign to fund this sure-to-be-great documentary about MAD Magazine and it’s 60 plus years of holding a funhouse mirror to the world in general, and influencing generations of humorists in the process. They are woefully short of the $50,000 goal. They need a flurry of activity and a few big sponsors to step up, but they could also use a lot of little sponsors as well. $25 will get you a DVD of the final documentary (updated from the download they previously offered at that level). If enough people do that, they’ll meet their goal. So many… READ MORE
January 21st, 2013 | Posted in General
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of the great Al Hirchfeld. Maybe it doesn’t show in my style much, but I count his work as a main influence, and inspiration, behind my wanting to do caricature illustration. I got to meet Mr. Hirschfeld once, and that meeting led to my getting the original pictured above. You can read that story here. This fall The Lovely Anna and I took a trip to Los Angeles…just for fun and to see some people there who have become very dear friends. We went out sightseeing one day, and visited the Paley Center for Media on North… READ MORE
January 18th, 2013 | Posted in General
I just shipped out a whole batch of my Limited Artist’s Editions of The Mad Art of Caricature! You know, the limited-to-120 editions with the handsome, hand-numbered bookplate and the caricature of YOU (or whomever you want) drawn by me! Here are a few of the recent ones to show how these turn out: The pics… The drawing! The pics… The drawing! The pics… The drawing! The pics…¬¨‚Ć The drawing! Yes, these are still available, but we are well into the back end of the 120 limited editions, so if you want one don’t wait too much longer to order!: READ MORE
January 14th, 2013 | Posted in General
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January 1st, 2013 | Posted in General
Don’t be a sourpuss like this guy. Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year! READ MORE
