Solenne Le Sommelier
Sunday, June 15, 2014 Posted by Jason Raish at 4:24 PM 0 comments
Labels: France, Illustration, Paris - France
Paris Rue du Moulin Des Pres 13 Arrondissement
I lived in this house in the 13th arrondissement of Paris for a year with my Aunt, Uncle, and guy and girl cousins. It was a swell year and I was fortunate to live with them. The 13th is most notable for Chinatown and the old school Butte Aux Cailles area. Many tours of French tourists would be led down our street and for good reason, the “papillon” (butterfly) houses like the one we lived in. They’re called this because the structure is divided in half with another family living on the other side. The whole neighborhood is uniquely beautiful with these old stone papillon houses. behind the them are little yards which is extremely rare in Paris. The skies are often dramatic, with the sun shining on one side and storm clouds advancing on the other, often for only a few minutes of rain. I included some of my favorite things about Paris in this illustration. Baguettes, beautiful French women (especially on bikes), Kaz the family golden doodle, my vintage Peugeot road bike (yes that’s me and yes I took the liberty of making myself look a little better), a bottle of St. Emillion grand cru red wine from Chateau Ambe Tour Pourett that I went to when I was in Bordeaux, a bottle of Chabli premiere cru white wine from my favorite of all the neighborhood wine stores, a Citroen DS 19, and a Citroen 2CV aka “duck”. Even Penny, the neighbor’s dog is here. And of course a pile of ubiquitous poo that plagues Paris’ sidewalks. The ladies are based on two lovely French actresses, Anna Karina and Bridgette Bardot. For the fashion curious the outfits are from Hermes Fall/Winter 2012 and Michael Kors Pre-Fall 2014. I’m wearing the stereotypical French navy Breton shirt and scarf that I wore as a joke but most of my friends took seriously. I love the vines, slate shingles, and shape of their house and had to illustrate it. I think I spent more time on this than any piece before. That’s a LOT of time. It’s big, 24” x 36” poster size
Saturday, June 14, 2014 Posted by Jason Raish at 4:12 PM 0 comments
Labels: France, Illustration, Paris - France
Mega Work Dump - Part 3
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings as Napoleon crossing the alps for Variety |
Veterans finding work back home for the Military Officers Association of America |
double page spread for Rhapsody: United Airlines First Class In-Flight Magazine. It's about all these app developers that struck it rich |
killed rules guy illustration for Golf magazine about biting down on a tee to calm your nerves |
rules guy illustration for golf magazine about a ball just jumping off a tee by itself |
spot for investment news about some organization being too tough on their people |
another for investment news about there being too many buyers and too few sellers in the acquisitions realm |
Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar? |
Alpaca pride. |
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Posted by Jason Raish at 4:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Illustration
Mega Work Dump - Part 2
Raising a Tomboy for Emory Alumni Magazine |
Navigating estate sales for the Washington Post |
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. The news of some new insane thing each morning prompted me to make this illustration featuring a portrait of Vladimir Putin riding a bear in every hotel room |
Should you by or rent? for the Washington Post |
spot for Westchester magagazine about a woman remember her times shopping with her mom at Nordstroms or similar in Halston jumpsuits and such |
sales staff thought people wearing sweat pants in a luxury store were most likely rich and likely to buy something. |
another for the Wall Street Journal about working from home. Pancakes, dog. |
Saturday, June 7, 2014 Posted by Jason Raish at 3:59 PM 0 comments
Labels: Illustration
I Want to Ride My Bicycle I Want to Ride My Bike
I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike. Bicycle! Bicycle! Famous lyrics from that Queen song. I can't wait to ride my new bike but first let me show it off to you. |
New York city law is you have to have lights on your bike so I got these small Knog Blinder 1s. They're USB chargeable |
French Motobécane road bicycle purchased in 1976 |
Suntour gear shifters |
Looks like the guy bought it at brands cycle center in Wantagh, NY |
in great condition |
it even has suicide brakes! (double handles so you can break in the racing position or the casual sitting upright position) |
is this even south south Williamsburg anymore? Hasidic Jewish neighborhood |
All these fashion events with Jen, all these drinks and food. This is a Tevas sandals event. |
cool ring flash setup |
mini Patron tequila drinks |
MOCCA Fest 2014 at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Ave. MOCCA stands for Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. |
Charles Brown |
New supermarket in Chinatown on the corner of Pike and East Broadway. |
The flip up sink at Smith and Mills |
we waited for the sun to clear this building forever. It was so cold sitting outside. It finally happened. |
dude don't go to the dark side! |
Friday, June 6, 2014 Posted by Jason Raish at 10:50 PM 0 comments
Labels: New York City
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