Illest of Ill Book

Just got my copy of Illest of Ill, a book put out by the incredible illustration students at the Ringling School. Gorgeous book! Beautifully designed, beautiful artwork, what more can I possibly say. I'm so pleased to have been able to contribute.

It's certainly worth picking up a copy as the proceeds go towards funding their senior show (at this point, that might be towards REIMBURSING them for the show....). The book features many wonderful artists including Sam Weber, Sterling Hundley, Nathan Fox and that's only the tip of the iceburg.

Much thanks go out to the talented Francis Vallejo for extending the invite to participate in this fantastic project!

Pick up a copy at the official Illest of Ill site HERE.

Houston Press Spots

Just wrapped these for Monica Fuentes at Houston Press.

Don't even ASK what I had to do in order to get reference for these!!

ASCA Tearsheets

Time Out New York Tearsheet

Just saw the tearsheets from Time Out New York. I was intially a bit disappointed that they had to drop out the background I was so pleased with but in the end I have to say I really like it!

Dream A Little Dream

I'm gonna have a couple of pieces in an upcoming show at the Lana Santorelli Gallery in Manhattan, opening this following Saturday.


Here's the press release from the gallery:

DAYDREAM

Artwork for the Children and the Young at Heart.

The tattered softness of your favorite stuffed animal. Stretching your feet out to touch the clouds as your swing climbs higher and higher. A boundless expanse of time sprawling before you, imagination running wild with possibility. As we grow older, we yearn for and try to reclaim the simplistic beauty of childhood. We strive for this most priceless and difficult to attain element of youth: a free and open state of mind.

Exhibiting Artists: Walter Garcia, Kimberly Gaul, Stephanie Graegin, Angela Cazel Jahn, Ilana Kohn, Angie Lee, Basha Maryanska, Jessica Roller, Lana Santorelli, Mark G. Taber, Rin TERADA, Edina Tokodi/ Mosstika Group, and Lubomir Tomaszewski

Lana Santorelli Gallery will host an opening reception for Daydream on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 from 6 to 9pm at 110 West 26th Street in New York. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 11 am to 7 pm. Daydream runs through October 17th, 2009.

We hope to see you at the gallery!

Lana Santorelli Gallery
110 West 26th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10001
ph: 212.229.2111
fx: 212-229-2262
www.lanasantorelligallery.com

Backlog!

Such a blast I had with this one! Had less than 24 hours (still in recovery) to whip this one out for Jeff Quinn at Time Out New York. The subject was music lessons on the cheap in nyc. He wanted a smaller illustration to be surrounded by text but I ended up suggesting a larger image where the text could be inserted in the middle of the illustration (over the colored stage lights). Once the illustration was complete and turned in the sad conclusion was reached that laying the text over the busy color field simply wasn't going to work. A poor retoucher was tasked to drop out the background leaving only the figures. Sigh. I'm still very pleased with the piece though so we'll just have to enjoy it in it's entirety here.


Sloppy contractors setting a bad precedent - Custom Home


Disgruntled employees spread bad vibes throughout a company - MyMidwest

*Starring Shane Luitjens as disgruntled employee. :)


Architects putting their heads together for a 'Best Practices' meeting - Residential Architect

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So there you have it, I'm still here, still illustrating. :)

New Blog!

Hey, hey! In case some of you might be wondering where in the world I've disappeared to this summer, I've actually been posting a lot of my going-on's to another new blog I've created:


There I've been ranting about my sewing obsession (surprise!) and all things history nerd-ery.
Check it out HERE!


Take note of the 19th C. Pub Crawl some friends & I are organizing for this fall - come join us cause it should be a whole heck of a lot of fun.

MyMidwest Management Column Number Two

MyMidwest + Surpise Surprise

It has certainly been awhile! I've been meaning to post this illo I did for Shane at MyMidwest. I'll be doing their management column on a regular basis now and this was number one. Article was about management needing to learn to share info with everyone all the way down the food chain - better to share news - good AND bad.


Found this while flipping through a friends copy of Saveur the other day! I went 'HEY'! That's my cover from Houston Press right in front there! Such a funny surprise.

New Web Store + L Mag

Crazy, my first web only commission. I sent in a lo-res jpg and then that was it! A little anticlimactic? A little taste of the future of illustration? Fortunately I can attest that the rates were not only on par with print rates but actually a little higher than what this particular client had paid in the past. Phew! Certainly a little disappointing not to have a printed version to look forward to but ultimately - no complaints here.
The story was about an NYC man who is advocating for rooftop bee colonies. Crucial to the eco system he says and likely correct. You can read the article HERE.

On another note! I've decided to give Big Cartel a whirl. I'm convinced people feel more comfortable purchasing in a way that feels more official as opposed to simply emailing me....I'm using the free version right now which only lets you load up five items at a time so my apologies for the scant offerings. I've got a handful of my small flea market paintings up, all going for $40 a pop (Yay! Affordable art!). Should this prove a success you will certainly be seeing more indeed - promise!
Check out the NEW SHOP!

Sick of Fat Cats Yet?

Grizzly Bears Eat Fat Cats

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Note: My aim is to have a good deal of these small paintings available at the Brooklyn Flea later this summer. If in the meantime you should stumble across a piece that really tickles your fancy, feel free to contact me. All of these small paintings will be available from $10 - $50. Email me to see additional paintings not on the blog as well.

Fat Cats Like Food

Some recent 'doodles'

Just For You

Last year Pablo Correa invited me to participate in a book he was working on. 'Just For You,' a collection of art done by artists for their loved ones - strictly non-commercial. I'm dying to get my hands on a copy to see what other artists might have created for their friends & family. Here are links to the book's official site, blog, and you can now purchase the book through Index HERE.

**Portrait of Roxey (Queen of the House), done for mom.

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Side note: The painting I did for the Full of Pryde show is now up for grabs on Ebay. Snap it up for a good cause.

The Tools Artist's Use Interview

I've got an interview up on the site 'The Tools Artist's Use'. Much thanks to Bill Turner for the pleasure!
Read the full interview HERE.

Houston Press Cover

Cover for the wonderful Monica Fuentes at Houston Press about unisured twenty somethings self medicating. Yikes.

The Fires of Hell (Just Kidding!)

Kitty Pryde Update

I just recieved the press release for the Kitty Pryde show I wrote about recently:

The show is a fundraiser for the Hemophilia Treatment Center at OHSU. So we’ve asked dozens of comic artists, graphic designers, and illustrators to do their rendition of Kitty Pryde for this May’s First Thursday show. We’ll have original artwork and prints for sale and 100% of the proceeds go the the HTC.

WHO: Over 70 artists including: Bryan Lee O’Malley, Farel Dalrymple, Nathan Fox, Vasilis Lolos, Jeffrey Brown, Tom Neely, Brandon Graham, Corey Lewis, Zack Soto and more!
WHAT: Kitty Pryde tribute show, fundraiser for HTC
WHEN: Thursday, May 7th, 6-10pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th Ave #101

BIO INFORMATION:

Kitty Pryde is a lot of people’s favorite X-Man. The fact that she was an adorable thirteen year-old girl when she joined the X-Men might have something to do with it. She can “phase” through objects, which means she can walk through walls or have dangerous weapons pass right through her without killing her. Only Joss Whedon can kill her, but don't bring that up with Mr. Sherwood.

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You can also view a smattering of work being featured in the show HERE.

Time Out New York - NYC Puppeteering

This had to be one of the most FUN assignments I've had in recent memory! Jeff Quinn called me up from Time Out New York and just said 'Puppets.' And do pretty much whatever you like. Yessss. I also did a handful of small puppet silhouettes to accompany the main illo. If you'd like to read up on modern puppet craft in nyc, you can read the accompanying article HERE.

Kitty Pryde

Yes, Kitty Pryde of the infamous X-Men. Done for a benefit - 'Full of Pryde' - being put together by the wondeful Jason Leivian at Floating World Comics in order to benefit Hemophilia research at the Oregon Health & Science University. Always feels good to put some art to work for a good cause!

Custom Home

A new piece for the wonderful Brian Walker at Custom Home. About how building contractors need to get creative in order to "break through" and thrive in these iffy times.

The Bankrupt Patient

This was for Jennifer Wenger at American Medical News about what to do when your patients declare (or are in danger of) bankrupty. Below is the final version that I sent in - the newsprint was the AD's idea, not something I would have likely come up with on my own but I am certainly pleased with the result.


Alternate sketches:

Drawing Dreams Foundation

"[Drawing Dreams] is a Berkeley, California-based non-profit organization that provides art supplies to children's hospital's artist-in-residence art programs, and other organizations where the need arises."

I was recently asked to contribute some images to Drawing Dreams to be used in a collection of images that they use to create cards that are then sent out as gifts to donors. That said, if only I had boat loads of money I could dole out to the millions of worthy and needy organizations that are out there, that certainly not being the case, it's so incredibly nice to have the opportunity to help in another way by donating art.
Be sure to stop by their website as it is most definately worth it - not only do they display a sizable gallery of professional artwork but work by the very children who are benefitting from the program as well.

Happy Belated Valentines Day!

The Claim Game

Just did this one for Jason Lavinder (a pleasure!) at Custom Home. It was for a story about a carpenter who hurts his back goofing off and then fakes the injury as being a work place incident taking the employer's insurance for quite a ride. His boss later comes to uncover the fraud and is forced to confront it....I'm sure this is a pretty common story to say the least unfortunately....

i enjoyed this image without the $$ signs as well, here it is for kicks:



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And on another note, my awesome buddy Jashar Awan has a new site devoted solely to his awesome comics. Check it out HERE!

Neighborhood Golf

Just did this one for Justin Long at Orange Coast Magazine about an odd neighborhood ritual in Newport Beach. Neighborhood golf! With no time to head out to the links over the holidays, they simply take it to the neighborhood streets and swing away. Incredibly, according to the story, they have yet to damage any cars or break any windows.....Amazing.

PEN Canada

I had the pleasure of bring asked to contribute a couple of illustrations to the PEN Canada Annual Report a couple of years ago - hands down one of the most fulfilling projects I've ever had the opportunity to work on.
The goal of this annual report was to bring attention to the plight of a handful of writers around the world who had been wrongly and often cruelly punished for what we here in the US consider to be our wholly entitled first amendment rights. Every contributing illustrator was asked to illustrate one of the persecuted writers. That illustration would then also be used as a postcard that could be torn out of the book and mailed to the offending (to put it mildly) governments as a form of protest/petition to free or pardon said writers.
As an added bonus, Gary Beelik of Soapbox Design was an absolute pleasure to work with on this project and the report looks just amazing. Some of my favorite tearsheets to date!
So my reason for bringing up this project now is that it appears to have finally made it online as a downloadable pdf. Though this report was put out almost two years ago, I'm sure it most definately can't hurt to print out the postcards and mail them nonetheless.
You can find the report HERE. Now get to it!

From the Archives...

Digging through my files I stumbled across this small spot I did last spring for Jodi Rossi at Hadassah.

Pratt

I'll be at Pratt tommorrow and wedsday (1/20 & 1/21) from 9:30-12, speaking with Rudy Gutierrez's two senior classes. Stop by and say hi!

MyMidwest Tearsheets & More

Beautiful tearsheets for an assn I did awhile back for Shane Luitjens at MyMidwest.

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In other news, read the recent interview that I did with Josh Cochran for Lost At E Minor. You can read it in full on the WFOF blog HERE!

tony doodles

Some Recent Personal Work

Here's to 09!

Here's to looking on the bright side in 09! Though this image created for the wonderful Alese Beckett at 5280 Magazine may seem to contradict that notion...Here's to a fantastic 09!

Holiday Season's In Swing!

My homage to the best christmas movie ever.

Kiehl's Holiday Display

I was beside myself when Kiehl's asked me to contribute some work for their annual holiday display--I am a devout fan of their products to day the least! Unfortunately they only used my shampoo bottle, but I really have no complaints! I saw the display for myself the other day and it looks wonderful, the whole store looks merry and festive. Good thing I had no money on me at the time cause I really could've done some damage.....

Get Yer Holiday Cards Here!

Now that it's about that time of year again, we're all in need of some good non-denominational holiday cards to send out to all our friends & loved ones, no? I still have some left over from last years batch which you can pick up HERE!

Las Vegas City Life

For Maureen Adamo over at Las Vegas City Life. For a story about a writer putting out the follow up to his wildly successful debut novel and finding himself imbued with a rockstar status of sorts. The AD wanted something with a sort of Beatlemania feel to it which I had soooo much fun with.....
*Luckily the day I got this assn I was having some friends over for dinner...I got them drunk and made them pose for reference (thank you Janice, Lucas & Jed). Can you spot the rather unflattering self portrait?

How To Use Your Intern

Another fun project from one of my favorite AD's, Shane Luitjens for MyMidwest. Full page (there will be text on this page hence all the open space) & spots for 'How to Properly Utilize Your Intern.'

A Little Halloween Spirit

What's Halloween without a black cat! This will likely get cut up in the near future and become part of a larger piece...

And an awesome little animated version courtesy of Jashar!

Dan James Interview!

Another exciting interview for Lost At E Minor! Dan is one hell of an entertaining interview. Read it HERE!

the making of a pizza cookie

last year it was the burger cake for jashar's b-day. this year, pizza cookie! emily, jed & i spent the entire afternoon yesterday cutting out marshmellow pepperoni, onions, peppers and mushrooms....looks a bit like play doh pizza but nevertheless well worth it i'd say!

ASCA School Counselor

I've been working on this here project for the better part of the past couple of weeks. I feel it was well worth it indeed! The AD, Monica Bussolati of Bussolati Design was an absolute pleasure to work with, just letting me do my thing.
For the cover concept, I had several ideas but the one I was really attached to was using the different types of U's to show different types of schools....So I hashed it out every which way I could think of. The first interior image below actually started out as a concept for the cover that was tossed out but happily made a comeback as an interior image.


Interior Illo 1 - Finding a College That's the Right Fit...(sorry Pratt, my apologies for the traitorous RISD logo!!)


Interior Illo 2 - Career Exploration Leading to Higher Graduation Rates

WFOF Has a New Look!

Welcome Friend or Foe has a happening new look! Courtesy of the amazing and duly patient Emily Eibel. New Header courtesy of the incredible Andrew Degraff.

belonging

For Judith at Na'amat. About a woman with roots all around the the world, wondering, where is home?

SPD Pub Crawl

I helped out with the SPD Pub Crawl yesterday. Such a great time! I took a group of students to visit the Fader and Conde Nast Portfolio where we were treated to a fantastic presentation by the ubiquitous Robert Priest. Amazing. I think the students really learned a lot and I would highly recommend any students joining in when the next Pub Crawl rolls around. Though this tour is generally geared towards graphic designers, I believe it certainly can't hurt for an aspiring illustrator to see what goes on behind the scenes!

more of the ol' sketchbook

I just put together this sketchbook medley for the WFOF blog. Though I've posted several of these doodles before, there are some news ones here as well I thought might be worth sharing.

Green Remodeling

For Remodeling

I Can Do It!

This month's installment for Colorado Avid Golfer. This month's topic - CONFIDENCE!

Jillian Tamaki Interview

I've interviewed the incredible Jillian Tamaki, hands down one of my favorite illustrators for Lost At E Minor. Read the interview HERE!

Here's the previous piece in it's latest incarnation. But you know, I think I actually prefer the original....

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SIDE NOTE: The paintings are just a piling up in my cramped little studio left & right.....Which means good news for you! I'm selling off a selection of paintings for $200 and under in order to make room for the new. Email me for a list!

part of what is hopefully going to end up a much bigger doodle....but that said, yes, i've got apples on the mind! fall is fast approaching and along with it, apple picking!

loves me not

burger bird bear

downtime doodles

some more personal noodling....trying to see where this more painterly approach might lead me....

pepper

Olaf Hajek Interview

I've had the amazing pleasure of interviewing the absolutely incredible Olaf Hajek for Lost At E Minor. He has got to be hands down one of my favorite illustrators. His work simply makes me swoon.
Read the interview HERE!

the new gibson girl

This image was done as a contribution to the Ringling School's senior illustration class for a book they're publishing in order to raise funds for a class show. Soon as I have some more details, I'll be sure to let you know where you can purchase said book and help some support some kick ass young illustrators!

Frank Stockton Interview

I've interviewed the amazing Frank Stockton for Lost at E Minor. Such a savvvy savvy guy. Read it HERE!

the zone

This month's installment of Colorado Avid Golfer; mind over putter; getting into "the zone"...

MyMidwest "Words To Riches" Tearsheet

and yet another beautiful layout by the amazing shane luitjens of ink publishing!

ProSales Cover

Evah Fan & Brendan Monroe Interview

I had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing the amazing Evah Fan & Brendan Monroe for Lost At E Minor! Read it here!

The Stranger: Obama & Hip Hop

On the relationship between Obama & Hip Hop. Read the article here!

ProSales & Personal Site Update!

Cover for this month's ProSales Magazine. About how fallout from the declining housing market is trickling down to builders and lumberyards.
Note, this is an alternate version of the cover, the published version includes heavy rain falling--went better with the headline, "Hard Rain". I did so enjoy this more sparse version though! Will put up a scan of the actual cover once I get a copy!

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On another note, I have just updated my website after almost six monthes.....lotsa new work (though not quite so new for anyone following this blog).
Check it out!

more colorado avid golfer

this month's column discusses how to turn performance pressure into a positive.

some recent personal work

Lost At E Minor Artist Features

I've been doing a little bit of writing for the art & design blog Lost At E Minor. Pretty exciting as this has given me the opportunity to share with everyone some amazing artists who have been an enormous influence on me, artists whom people may or may not already be aware of but most very certainly ought to be.
Check 'em out!

ohio magazine: quotes from famous ohioan's

just did this full page for lesley blake at ohio magazine. from top left on down: gloria steinem, neil armstrong, toni morrison and the wright bros.

colorado avid golfer

for the monthly head games column. this month, how to improve one's practice techniques so that they carry over from the pratice range to the course.

storytelling in business

so much fun this assignment! this piece was done for shane luitjens at my midwest magazine for a story detailing the effectiveness of storytelling as a business tool.


i also did another full page to serve as the opening page for the article. the title & dek will go inside the book.

AG Show

i'll be showing a couple of pieces at the about glamour gallery in williamsburg, brooklyn next friday.

"dream + reality"
about glamour gallery
103 north 3rd st., brooklyn, ny
5/9-6/16

opening reception friday 5/9, 7-10 pm

the line-up:
kiersten essenpreis
lizz hickey
ilana kohn
amy kligman
jessica langley
sandy litchfield
joel morrison

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

Jordan Awan Interview

i've had the wonderful opportunity to interview the talented jordan awan for lost at e minor! you can read that article here! unfortunately, what appears on the site is a rather significantly abridged version of the original interview. so luckily jashar has posted the interview online in it's entirety. you can read that here!

it occurred to me the other day that i had never gotten around to posting this small b&w spot i did to go along with the houston press cover i did awhile back. from the archives. enjoy!

here's a sneak peek of some stuff i'm working on for an upcoming group show (also includes the amazing kiersten essenpreis!) at the ag gallery in williamsburg. i'll be sure to post the all the info on that when the date gets a little closer.

on another note! anyone who appreciates a little potty humor will enjoy this silly stop motion short by the awesomest megan o'neill. click here to watch. enjoy!

the stranger: robert l. jamieson

just did this portrait of seattle columnist robert l. jamieson. the essence of the article essentially asking 'who in the world reads this guy's column'?? i enjoyed coming up with this slightly tongue in cheek solution. this assignment was definately a challenge on technical side of things. i think i had the worst reference of all time to work with here. a 100 x 100 pixel thumbnail of the guy's face! indeed a test for my painting skills. jashar awan also has an illustration in this issue of the stranger. you can see that here!

max baucus, no friend of the canadians

i recently did this (somewhat unflattering) portrait of montana senator max baucus for domenic macri over at report on business. up above is the rather colorful initial version that i turned in. what can i say, i like it colorful! the art director requested that i make his suit black, however. below is the version that was finally accepted. the drop caps from the previous post go along with this piece as well.

drawn!

the nice folks over at drawn! have posted about our awesome group blog welcome friend or foe!
in other news, i'm sitting on a load of new work that i should be able to share soon. check back in the next week or so for a blog chock full of exciting new work!

letters

i just wrapped up an assignment where the ad requested that i create some painted drop caps to go along with the illustration. fun!

jashar's got a new site!

be sure to pay a visit to jashar awan's brand spankin new website!

happy tuesday

was still enjoying my morning coffee when i stumbled across this small ode to brooklyn creativity which certainly put a little tuesday morning smile on my face.
thanks again zolton!

stealing first

personal experiment here! i wanted to see how far i could push a piece before i crossed that fine line into 'too much'. sometimes i feel that my work becomes so spare that information gets lost at my personal aesthetics expense, unfortunately (i like strong, uncluttered graphics, what can i say!). so i was really aiming to reconcile that here....and while i was at it, i thought it might be fun to do some sports related work, dig into some dynamic action poses.....

la vie en rose revised

threw in the rose on an off hand whim

blog day

seems to be the day for new blogs!
that said, here's some awesome news, welcome friend or foe has arrived! check it out to see who's participating. should be chock full of exciting news and artwork real soon, so go ahead and add this one to your bookmark bar for sure.
http://welcomefriendorfoe.blogspot.com
and today sees the launch of emily eibel's new blog, poppypod, as well! be sure to check out the adorable picture of scamp, holly's slightly larger cheerio beard loving cousin. this is certainly another one to bookmark.
http://poppypod.blogspot.com

the pixies

wine bars tearsheet

yet another spectacular layout by shane luitjens!

cover for houston press

you can read the article here

la vie en rose

and again!

ANOTHER version. i'm still just feeling it out with this digital thing....fiddling fiddling fiddling...

3 versions of natalie portman

dexter: digital/pen & ink

mami wata

colorado avid golfer: establishing boundaries with junior golfers

where's winter?

painted version

i liked the simplicity of this idea, felt it was pretty conducive to some expirmentation. so here it is version number two.

going digital

i'd say my first passable digital attempt?

THIS FRIDAY AT PEP!

This Friday at PEP!
Emily Eibel's solo show, "REMOTE"
Opening Friday February 15th, 8-10 pm

PEP
64 Washington Ave.
Directions: G train to Clinton- Washington, exit via NE Washington stairs, walk north 4 blocks to 64 Washington Ave.

**After Party at Rope**

website updated!

i've just updated my website with new work and lotsa new goodies in the shop. fantastic.

nicole kidman revised

since this was a personal project to begin with, i figured no harm in seeing if i could take it somewhere else.....

meatpaper: meat idioms

on another note--tomby has a new website!! check it out! good stuff.
http://tombyillustration.com

colorado avid golfer

memory lane

whoa. i was googling a long lost high school friend in a fit of nostalgia and stumbled across this old pic of me back in my badass skater days (long long ago)....ha!

alternates

here are two versions of a piece that i completed recently for stephanie glaros at the utne reader. i really enjoyed the top version with the colorful glasses....really had the wrong feel for the assn though. so we ultimately went with the version below. fun to see how much changes like that can really have an enormous impact on the overall feel of a piece!

seattle weekly

worked pretty closely with the wonderful jane sherman on this cover. i'm feeling that 2008's off to a pretty good start!
if by any chance you would like to read the article, you can find it here.

2008 HERE WE GO!

this here is part of a larger project on wine bars that i'm currently working on. considering the imagery, i could't resist posting this as a happy new years image. will post the rest as it's completed! cheers to 2008!

wow-ee-zow-ee!

you all remember that i created that painting for my friend ernest recently. well, here's what i received in the mail yesterday!! hot damn. my heart is bursting i'm so in love with this painting. i can't believe it. i hope all the rest of you can enjoy (a digital version nonetheless) it as well. happy happy holidays everyone!

illustrophile

i'm featured on illustrophile today! thanks so much to charlene for the feature!
http://www.illustrophile.com/

for mom

nicole kidman

felt like i could use a few more recognizable portraits in my portfolio...

more art for love

just dug this piece out of the archive. a couple of friends got married almost two years ago and i did this painting for them as a gift. they were both so much fun to paint!

art for love

someone came to me recently inquiring about any work i might have created out of love, something created as a gift for example. frighteningly i realized how lacking i was in that dept....almost everything i create has some sort of commercial imcentive behind it...i remembered a plan that my good friend ernest & i had been concocting for god knows how long--to create special works of art for one another (because i love his work sooooo much and want a piece for my very own)....but we're both busy & easily sidetracked.....plan went on the backburner. so! i gotta say. finally sitting down and granting myself the time & focus to create this painting for ernest felt great. he is a great friend and an infinite inspiration to me. that said...i hope he likes it! when ernest finshes up on his end, i'll be sure to post that piece as well. ooooh, i can't wait. to tide the rest of you over, and show you what all the fuss is really all about, here's a link to my buddy ernest.
www.ernestbell.com

website update

i've added several new pieces to my portfolio as well as adding my holiday cards to the store!
www.ilanakohn.com

holiday mailer?

so i just finished this piece up with the hope that it might become some sort of holiday/winter mailer. thoughts? good image/bad image for a promo?

**ps. i'm going for it. i've also placed a small order of these cards which are blank on the inside (they are folded) which i will be selling in my store for $4 a pop. they should be arriving on monday so drop me a line if you'd like one!

the stranger: the levels of greatness a fiction writer can achieve in america

just finished this up for the stranger. the deadline was less than a day for this one so i had to turn to some alternate methods in order to get it done on time. the faces were done digitally instead of being painted as they usually are. i thought i would share the piece before and after i added the portraits. i think it's kinda fun either way. i also wanted to share this piece since i think it was a bit of a challenge for me in that there's a whole lot more going on in this piece than i usually deal with. i enjoyed it a lot and would love to begin doing more work along that line.

artmart

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and stuffed themselves full of as much turkey (but possibly more cheesecake...) as i did! something to look forward to now that we're all back to work, pep gallery will be holding their holiday artmart.
the artmart will be happening december 1st-22nd.
***holiday reception december 15th, 12-6***
gonna be lots of great artwork for sale! come check it out!
for more info, go to their website, www.pepgallery.com

the ny times week in review!

this was one of those fun assignments that i sit around waiting for all year. such a fun assignment and the art director aviva michaelov was such a pleasure to work with. the story was about elderly love and how it differs so greatly from all we know about "young" love. elderly people tend to care more about the other persons happiness as opposed to their own. the basis for this was the story about sandra day o'connor and her husband, an alzheimers patient who has himself fallen in love with another alzheimers patient. look for it on the newstands today!

paintings for sale

got several paintings for sale over at the beholder online gallery. lots of great art over there. and just in time for the holidays! check it out!
www.beholder-art.com

meet hollywood

meet hollywood the hamster! my new studiomate and furry companion.

washington city paper cover

did this cover for the washington city paper with only 24 hours from sketch to final. nuts. story was about a new breed of "temp" lawyers who do nothing but review documents day in day day out. i'm super pleased with how it came out. can't wait to see the final layout. i'll be sure to post this again once i have the tearsheet. hope i'll be seeing some of you at the "downright" fall reception tonight! we'll all be nursing our ai hangovers for sure.....

jazziz: spirit soundings

another fun piece for jazziz about one man finding spirituality through playing improv.

halloween variation

thought i'd go ahead and post this variation on my halloween piece for posterity--was formerly the splash page for my old website. was a fun expirement in reworking an existing piece digitally.

NEW WEBSITE!

i've got a new website! much thanks to my wonderful brother lee kohn for programming it for me. check it out and let me know what you all think! feedback is mucho appreciated.
www.ilanakohn.com

my midwest: secrets in seattle

beautiful layout by the amazing shane luitjens!

"downright" closing reception

last chance to catch the "downright" show at the pep gallery! the closing reception will be this friday 11/9 from 7-9 pm. if you missed it the first time it's not too late.
www.pepgallery.com

a recent commission

quilt

this one's dedicated to you jed!

happy birthday jashar!

i absolutely had to share with everyone this mind blowingly amazing cake that emily eibel & myself created yesterday for our buddy jashar's birthday. it was a hit! best cake. ever.

welcome to my blog

ta da! and here it is! my illustration blog. this is something i've been toying with the idea of putting together for some time now. i'm such a voyueristic blog junkie myself, i knew it was simply a matter of time before i created my own. so go ahead and bookmark this page as it will now be the premiere location for all and any up to date news pertaining to my illustration. now i will finally have a place to share with you my thoughts, experiments, sketches, and brand spankin new work. i am very excited to get this dialogue rolling. and so! to kick this sucker off, i've got a spooky halloween piece for you. enjoy! :)