Here’s another of the special limited holiday commissions I did that were of famous subjects… Richie Stotts and Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics. I saw Wendy and The Plasmatics open for KISS back in the 80’s. Crazy show. READ MORE
Nicole from the Perfect Bound Podcast reviews MAD‘s latest kid’s book parody Don’t Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile. Spoiler…she likes it: READ MORE
MAD posted the complete second page of the parody of “A Christmas Story” on their website and social media yesterday, so here’s a look! Words by Desmond Devlin! READ MORE
I finally found a venue and a way to make a workshop in Amsterdam work, so it’s officially on for June 22-23rd, 2019 at the fabulous DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station, right in the heart of Amsterdam!! This will be a little different than my usual workshops. I found it VERY expensive to book a space in Amsterdam, so I have reduced the number of days from 2 1/2 (Friday afternoon, Sat and Sun) to only the weekend. The workshop will go from 10am-6pm on Saturday June 22 and 10am to 5 pm on Sunday, June 23. That’s a reduction of 5 hours of… READ MORE
As promised, here’s a look at the splash page of the parody of “A Christmas Story” in MAD #5, written by the Grinchy Desmond Devlin. You just might be seeing more parodies of classic or cult movies now and again in the pages of MAD. One of the challenges with doing films these days is that by the time we’ve seen it, the writer writes the scripts, the editors edit it, the art department lays it out, the artist draws it, the art department does the production, the issue is printed and distributed the movie is yesterday’s news. Sure, we will keep doing new movies,… READ MORE
Way back in February I posted a rare link to a Kickstarter campaign for a book that was to celebrate the art of “live” caricature, meaning the kind that s done in quick fashion from a live model at a theme park, fair, festival, event or on the street. The brainchild of artist Manny Avetisyan , “The Ultimate Guide to Modern Live Caricature” features multiple caricatures of the different subjects that show the incredible diversity of the artform. You’ll see caricatures that range from cartoony to realistic to the bizarrely abstract, and anywhere in between. It’s really cool to see how different artists interpret the… READ MORE
My final 2018 workshop is on in Phoenix starting today! Class illustration above! I still have a spot available in both my February Las Vegas and March Atlanta workshops, so grab those up while they last! The one day Amsterdam workshop is looking more likely now, so stay tuned for that! READ MORE
I’ve had two sudden cancellations for my workshop in Atlanta, GA coming up in March, so the previously sold out class now has two available openings! Click here for the details! READ MORE
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