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ROTTEN TO THE CORE
November 2
Lee and I were on a hiking trip in Scotland when Forest texted me about a super cool job for the New York Times kids. A...
Hamilton King Award 2021
April 21
I am so thrilled, and honored by the Gods of illustration, to have this painting chosenfor the Society of...
AIRBNB A VERY GRIMM TRIP THROUGH NORTHERN GERMANY
October 8
Had the opportunity to do a great series with Mallory Roynan over at Airbnb Magazine, for an article depicting the...
50th Anniversary MLK
October 8
I got call from an old friend and fabulous art director BA Albert asking if I would do a quick turn around poster for...
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN- War Against Ourselves
January 19
A new illustration for Scientific American about promising new cellular medications, which had some promising initial...
Radio Flyer's 100th Anniversary Kid's Travel Agency
March 22
Radio Flyer's 100th Anniversary "Kid's Travel Agency" Posters. Radio Flyer is hosting the...
Return of the Great American Jaguar
September 30
Something New I did recently for Smithsonian Magazine. It's a cover story about the possible return of the great...
Savages/Steppenwolf Theatre
May 25
Interesting project for Ogilvy in Chicago.. A poster for Steppenwolf Theatre. It is Steppenwolf's fortieth...
"The Neutron Enigma" for Scientific American
April 28
A new piece for Jason Mischka at Scientific American... Great article about two precision experiments that...
NewsWeek Cover - ZIKA BITES
March 1
Upcoming cover for Newsweek, for Priest and Grace.... Did some alternate ideas but this one was pretty much...
A Most Unforgettable Penguin
January 11
TODAY IS THE DAY!
August 17
Just before the break this summer I started on a poster for a short movie called...
More Bugs! Scientific American....
June 1
Seems like I've been drawing bugs all month. Not really complaining, I loved these projects... This one...
Should One Size Fit all Managers? For CIO Magazine
April 28
I have been playing around lately with some simple digital illustrations, and where better to try one out than...
New York Times, Disney Cover Story
April 27
Not a huge story behind this one, no piles of thumbnails to wade though. Minh called with a great...
ATTACK OF THE KILLER BEETLES
March 19
I just did this really fun project with Mother Jones's art director Carolyn Perot. She had seen an earlier piece...
Weeded
February 13
I recently met Torrece Gregoire through my sister Sue. She goes by the nickname T. Maybe because I I...
PlanSponsor - Retirement Plans in Mergers
November 24
I love this little piece I did recently for SooJin at PlanSponsor. Such a strange little concept. The article...
FrogFolio 2014
July 7
Always the highlight of my year to do another FrogFolio illustration for JIm Burke. Thanks JImmy, for keeping...
Through the Looking Glass
June 9
I have been thinking a lot lately about how many thumbnails to share with clients. In fact, Rick Anwyl and I...
Plansponsor; Too Big to Care
December 17
This article was about how large funds don't have the same risks as small funds. I started out all over the...
Innovation in Finance; New York Times
December 5
Alway a treat to work with Minh. The Dealbook cover was a collection of articles about innovation in finance. Some...
Treasure Hunters of The Financial Crisis; New York Times
November 22
Minh called me Monday with another little rush job. I am guessing because all of you were partying at AI . Oh,...
REVENGE OF THE SWAMP; Mother Jones
August 9
These little articles for Mother Jones are always such a blast. This time, the art director Tim Luddy had a strong...
FEAR OF FALLING
June 11
Wall Street Journal, It's been a year since my last illustration for Orlie. A fun little Illo for the business...
Chan Chu and The Peaches of Imortality...
May 20
Every year for as long as I can remember.... the first thing I do on January 1st is to write Jim Burke and see...
PlanSponsor: Plotting A Course
May 7
Always a joy working on these illustrations for SooJin. This one had so much potential from the start. Exploration...
Financially Responsible Investing, PLANSPONSOR
March 5
I love how this piece turned out. SooJin, always such a pleasure to work with. Her insights and trust make it hard...
"Acts of God Theme Park"
November 14
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MOTHER JONES' FRANKENCORN
November 7
A great little drawing for Mother Jones... Art director Carolyn Perot had seen some of the new stuff on Drawger and...
THE CREATIVE CARNIVAL- ( Hot Foot ! )
October 20
It's Carnival time again, the cottage is put away for the winter and there's something in the air. The chill...
New York Times... MFQ Review
October 17
I got an email from Minh while we were out on the country... A little piece for The New York Times. My first...
Communtcation Arts Illustration Annual 2012
May 9
So happy to have my little stamp drawings included in the new CA Illustration Annual . So many fabulous and talented...
FEAR OF FOOD
April 20
This is a horrifying little story about the problems with the quality of food supply in China for both the...
Sink or Swim.
March 21
Asset International: Interest Rates Rising. Sink or Swim. Another illustration for SooJin, this one about surviving...
Wall Street Journal...Stocks Are Riskier Than You Think
March 13
Fast Company-Bug Agentes Biológicos
March 6
Here's little illustration for Fast Company. "For breeding a natural alternative to harmful agricultural...
Surprisingly Flexible- Plan Advisor
February 23
Once in while you have a illustration you just can't seem to wrap you head araound . This one just hit me in the...
Shows and Awards SI-54 AI-30 SI-West-50 3x3
January 19
This year the group that I was lucky enough to get into, Society of Illustrators-54 was a diverse selection of...
5 little things...
January 4
I got a call from Marianne asking if I was working over the Holidays.Well, I had really been planning a little time...
New Stamp Drawings
December 21
I have a long time friend and great designer, Rick Anwyl, and it was such a pleasure to work with him on this...
Clichés always work....
December 13
Another fun little project with SooJin, I got a layout and a short note..."let me know if you can fit this...
Boston Globe-Unbearable Lightness of Being...
December 7
Here's another great little editorial piece for The Boston Globe. This little e-mail came in on a Saturday....
Social Media, By the Numbers 10 strategies, how well they work, how much they cost
December 6
From the very beginning when I got this email from Blake this project looked like it would be a ton of fun. We had...
Under Preasure...
October 4
Creative Carnival
September 16
Sometimes something just lands in your lap with so much potential. When you have a client that is open for you to do...
New York Times
September 14
I got an email from Minh at New York Times about a little spot illustration for a story he said he would love for me...
Oz-Cetera
August 17
This drawing started off as an idea to take something disturbing and try to cover it up with something beautiful....
Your Psychological Thiller
August 2
A new little illustration for a great Art Director, Greg Klee, at the Boston Globe that ran last Sunday. We thought...
3x3 Pro Show
June 20
Well certainly less controversial than my last post...... I got my results from the 3x3 Show and was thrilled to see...
Philly Beer Week
June 18
Here is one of those stories where no good deed goes unpunished. Or is it "Every good deed goes...
The Willow and the Lamb
June 10
General Orders No.9 Opens in Broollyn June 24th 20011 Trailer
All Bundled Up ,
April 15
Sept illustration for SooJin Buzelli at PlanSponsor.. This article's title was "All Wrapped Up." It...
JAZZOO 2011
March 28
If it's not apparent, JAZZOO is a fundraising event for the Atlanta Zoo. When I got a call to do this poster, it...
Dellas Graphics Frogfolio Part Two
March 24
I had a little more time, so went back to a technique I stumbled on last year. These little brush drawings were a...
Dellas Graphics Frog Part Three
March 23
Dellas Graphics Frogfolio Part One
March 23
Always the highlight of my year, I can count on Jim Burke to come through with another opportunity for a new frog....
Oz Resurrection
March 17
Oz Magazine - OzCetera is being resurrected and the owner and friend had called me about doing a cover....
COVER FOR PIAUI on floods in Brazil...
February 16
I talked with Cecila about this problem... It's because of the developement and little regulation of hardscape...
The Monster That Did My Math
September 1
"The Monster That Did my Math" was picked by "Georgia Center for the Book" as one of the 25...
All Aboard
June 22
The Other day we were rummaging through some old files and ran across these thumbnails. Even though this was a...
Village Voice Bed Bugs
June 20
Sometimes when you sit down to work on Ideas , you just get too many great ideas. Sometimes even the Art Director...
NPR WINS GOLD IN SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS WEST
June 17
Sometimes you come up with great ideas ,sometimes it's your grand kids that come up with the ideas and you just...
Buzzing with Creativity
June 4
This was a fun little illustration for David Sather; “Buzzing with Creativity.” I know this Illustration...
Revista Piaui spot
May 22
Cecilia, from piauí magazine again and I have an enquiry. Here's the thing: On our next issue...
Queen of Swords
May 14
Queen of Swords. I 'm not really sure if there is a rational explanation behind this silly...
IS THIS A CUTE COW OR WHAT?
May 5
Okay here's a little job we finished a couple of weeks ago.These little guys are for a print campaign for...
Wrkbk Cover
April 27
Hey Dude just got this in an e-mail from work book. Always liked this frog love seeing him get a little more...
General Orders No. 9
April 26
Deer trail becomes Indian trail becomes county road. General Orders No. 9 provides a history of the state of...
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50th Anniversary MLK
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