Searching for Goodness

In this piece for The Progressive, Diane Silver has been haunted by her abusive past and has tried to find answers as to why these things happened to her.

Lots and lots of little people!

I just did a portrait of Meredith Whitney for Globe and Mail's Report on Business, a Canadian publication. Think of it like the USA Today of Canada. Mrs. Whitney is a stock analyst who regularly appears on TV news speaking her mind about the state of the economy and and the the stock market. She's known for being very outspoken and having a much more dire outlook than many of her colleagues. So I decided to draw her confidently walking through a sea of her peers. Drawing all the little people was a challenge and a lot of fun. I sent them two different versions to choose from.





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Ben Bernanke and Bear Troy

Here's a new one for Stocks & Commodities. What we have here is Ben Bernanke using some crafty techniques to do battle w/ the economic crisis. I'm a huge history buff so naturally this was a lot of fun to work on. Hopefully it'll be on the cover some time next month.



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Hot Seat Portraits

I've just started a regular portrait gig at Time Out Chicago for their column "The Hot Seat." Each Article features an interview with a chef in the Chicago area. Here are the the first two illustrations of Art Smith (formally on Top Chef) and Rick Spiros. More to come!

The Progressive and some recent portraits

It's been awhile since my last post, but here are some new illos. This one is for The Progressive which is a client I've been wanting to work with for quite some time. The article was about the recent violence in Pakistan and how it's created thousands of refugees.


This drawing was for a local Miles Davis cover band called The Petit Machins. To hear some samples click here.


And finally here's a commissioned portrait.

Some New Stuff

The top illustration is for the cover of Inland Empire Weekly. The featured article reports that in areas of California the military is conducting routine DUI checkpoints, which is illegal. According to of Posse Comitatus the military isn't supposed to be used to enforce the law domestically except for under martial law.


Here's a small portrait for BusinessWeek.


And lastly, I was interviewed by alongside artists, Nathan Kanne and Chanae Owens in regards to the "Cost of Living" show at Gallery 5 (opens this Friday). Our interviewer, Tim Bowring asks us questions about the show, the economy and what it means to be an artist in these strange times. The radio show airs Friday, March 6th at 12:30 pm on WRIR 97.3 (Richmond's local independent radio station)



Also, here's an illustration for Beer Advocate Magazine. It's of Bill Brand, a late, great beer journalist.