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Remember How I Said…

February 18th, 2011 | Posted in General

… that for once I didn’t bring any work along with me on vacation? I lied a little. READ MORE

Apple’s Subscription Service Sour

February 17th, 2011 | Posted in General

MAD and other magazines subscriptions on the iPad are still a long way off… Apple’s recent announcement of a subscription service within their App store seems like a step in the right direction towards the digital delivery of magazines and newspapers on iPad or similar devices, but as many are pointing out their business model is unworkable. Back when the iPad came out, I wrote this post about how I saw the future of magazines and newspapers being tied to tablet devices like the iPad and it’s successors. The portability, form factor and ease of delivery of content solved most if not all of the… READ MORE

Aloha!

February 12th, 2011 | Posted in General

I am leaving behind the frigid tundra of Minnesota for the sun and surf of Maui for a week with The Lovely Anna. I plan to get my fill of ahi sashimi, mai tais and sun. I might even blog. READ MORE

Super Bowl Champions!

February 7th, 2011 | Posted in General

It’s a good day to be a Green Bay Packer fan! Actually, every day is a good day to be a Green Bay Packer fan, but today is especially good. This season has been a wild ride. Congrats to the Packers! READ MORE

Strathless Bristol Bored

February 4th, 2011 | Posted in General

It’s half universal truth and half industry punchline that veteran artists often lament that “they just don’t make art supplies like they used to”. Younger artists usually roll their eyes, but just wait about 1o years, whippersnapper. When some art supply or tool that you have been using for a long time suddenly becomes discontinued or the manufacturing process with it changes so it doesn’t perform as you have been used to, it can drive you crazy. Creating is a personal process and there is nothing more frustrating than when something you previously relied on to do this suddenly refused to do it and instead… READ MORE

Tuesdays…

February 1st, 2011 | Posted in General

Feels kinda like a Monday… READ MORE

Mondays…

January 31st, 2011 | Posted in General

Meeting Jeff Dunham

January 17th, 2011 | Posted in General

Jeff and I backstage after his show in Duluth, MN Since this summer I’ve been working on several illustration projects for world famous comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Yesterday The Lovely Anna and my two youngest kids The Effervescent Gabrielle and Number One Son Thomas met my college student daughter The Dramatic Victoria and her boyfriend Pat in Duluth where we caught Jeff’s touring show. It was great fun and fantastic to finally meet Jeff after all the communicating we’ve been doing on our projects. A very funny show by a very funny guy. Sorry I can’t be more specific about the work I’m doing for him,… READ MORE