Rin Rolled
Click image to enlarge. For my friend Erik’s birthday, his wife Rin had me draw them singing “Never Gonna Give You Up” to each other. Rin roll! India ink on Bristol Board; 7” [...]
Still [Extended Vector]
I printed my illustration of the family for my wife’s birthday and added our new puppy!
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Still (Vector)
Here’s the finished family portrait! “Still (Vector).” Adobe Illustrator.
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Still (Vector) Preview
I’m almost finished with a new family portrait; here’s a preview.
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Pen and Ink Book, Page 16
Page 16 of my pen and ink book, featuring Mary Trump and, from a 1984 photo by Paul Natkin, Jalil Hutchins and John “Ecstasy” Fletcher of Whodini.
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Pen and Ink Book, Page 15
Page 15 of my pen and ink sketchbook. Somehow I stumbled on these excellent photographs by then-high school student Nico Young for The New York Times. They’re really compelling; Young has quite the eye for [...]
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Pen and Ink Book, Page 14
Page 14 of my pen and ink sketchbook. When cruising the Internet I save photos that I think would be fun to draw later, but frequently forget to take note of the source. For instance, [...]
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Pen and Ink Book, Page 5
Fifth page of my pen and ink sketchbook. I was able to complete the likeness of Studs Terkel here that I started on page four.
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Pen and Ink Book, Page 4
Fourth page of my pen and ink sketchbook. I don’t love any of the drawings on this page but I figured I’d post it anyway to show how the process works sometimes.