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Pen and Ink Book, Page 16

Pen and Ink Book, Page 16

By jesse|2021-08-18T02:19:43+00:00August 18th, 2021|Caricatures, Sketches|

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.

Pen and Ink Book, Page 15

Pen and Ink Book, Page 15

By jesse|2021-08-11T02:08:54+00:00August 11th, 2021|Sketches|

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 [...]

Pen and Ink Book, Page 14

Pen and Ink Book, Page 14

By jesse|2021-08-04T02:15:01+00:00August 4th, 2021|Sketches|

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, [...]

Pen and Ink Book, Page 5

Pen and Ink Book, Page 5

By jesse|2021-06-30T02:32:24+00:00June 30th, 2021|Caricatures, Sketches|

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.

Pen and Ink Book, Page 4

Pen and Ink Book, Page 4

By jesse|2021-06-23T03:47:23+00:00June 23rd, 2021|Sketches|

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.

90s Hair

90s Hair

By jesse|2021-06-18T02:35:48+00:00June 18th, 2021|Life Drawing|

“90s Hair.” Charcoal on paper.

Marry Me

Marry Me

By jesse|2021-05-26T03:53:51+00:00May 26th, 2021|Uncategorized|

It was my pleasure to design and illustrate this one-off beer label for Marci P, AKA Hollywood, which she used to propose to her girlfriend. You may remember Marci as the namesake for Tilted Mash’s [...]

SLA

SLA

By jesse|2021-04-23T01:07:13+00:00April 23rd, 2021|Caricatures, Comics, Illustration|

I’ll probably post this again sometime soon with the ink and pencil versions, but here’s the second of two superhero caricatures I made for a friend (click here for the first).

ADL

ADL

By jesse|2021-04-21T02:54:00+00:00April 21st, 2021|Caricatures, Comics, Illustration|

I drew a friend’s two kids as superheroes fighting for social justice. She’s not ready to show them the finished products yet, but the drawings are burning a hole in my art pocket, so to [...]

Joan Thumb Ammon

Joan Thumb Ammon

By jesse|2021-01-27T03:26:35+00:00January 27th, 2021|Sketches|

Some more practice drawings, this time of Ammon Bundy, Joan Lefkow, and my brother’s thumb. Credits unknown except for the thumb photo, which was taken by my sister.