2018 Illustration Roundup Part Five

Section cover illo for The StarTribune in Minnesota about fraud, especially against the elderly. These people are the scum of the earth and if you want to hear an example of how they do it listen to this episode of the planet money podcast to hear this elderly woman get scammed several times. These are our grandmas! I really liked this other The Farside-esque idea I had also. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/10/03/654124255/episode-680-anatomy-of-a-scam

Bachelorette parties are part of the New Orleans economy wether you like it or not. For New Orleans Magazine.

E-Yoga uses technology to stimulate the brain while doing yoga or meditating to enhance the effects. For The New Scientist.

For Golf Magazine’s Rules Guy column. This month there were several questions that involved deferring to the your local golf course committee and socialist theories. Mao, Stalin, Lenin

When I lived in Tokyo I took up the Japanese tradition of sending a new year zodiac animal postcard. 2019 is the year of the pig (but in Japan it's the boar). In the old days they called wild boars "mountain whales". Even now they call young boars "melon boy" because they have stripes like a watermelon until the age of 1. From top to bottom is says "happy new year", then 2018 (in a special year numbering system), then the special character for boar, used only for the year of the boar. The red stamp is my name stamp.

Don’t forget, how we treat our robots and voice assistants is seen by our kids and peers. For BBC Focus

The 1950s was a repressed era where racism was pervasive. As I searched for 50s photo reference I found that 100% of the models were Caucasian so I used people of color in my art. Prim and proper meets rebellion and self expression. wide peak lapel suit, collar bar, wide collar shirt, wingtip shoes, straw boater hat, Japanese Ukiyo-e tattoos, waistcoat. This series was chosen for the Society of Illustrator's annual show. 

For The Nation’s books issue about Ottessa Moshfegh’s book, My Year of Rest and Relaxation about a young woman who is cynical, messed up, a trust fund kid, works at a gallery at one point, attractive like a model, and hates her world and her participation in it. Lots of surreal passages. I also liked this sketch as well. https://www.thenation.com/article/ottessa-moshfeghs-contemporary-gothic/

A guy asks about a practice swing displacing a few grains of sand. For Golf Magazine's Rules Guy column.

2018 Illustration Roundup part 3

If You Were a Kid In the Wild West, a book illustrated by me with words by Tracey Baptiste.

Chris Rose writes that we are all pawns in these NFL taking a knee patriot games, where your patriotism is measured by what stance you take on this controversial matter.

For Golf Magazine's monthly Rules Guy column. This one asks if a water hazard isn't marked does it count as a hazard? Some existential unperceived existence for ya.

Twitter, bringer of hate and vengeance. For 01Net magazine in Paris.

New Orleans institution F&F Botanica and Candle Shop closed after several deaths in the family

Cover for Farm Futures magazine about farming like the Pharaoh by stockpiling for the lean years and other business strategies.

2018 Illustration Roundup part 2

Spring has sprung and this girl and her salt and pepper giant Schnauzer are out taking in the cherry blossoms. Dress by Prabal Gurung. The final illustration in my "4 seasons girls with giant breed dogs series".  

This one goes back to the late '30s in style. This series was chosen for the Society of Illustrator's annual show. 

Elon Musk, wearing SpaceX's prototype flight suit with the Falcon Heavy rocket in the background.

Do we need to slow the growth of technology? For 01Net magazine in Paris.

Ultraportable laptops battle it out. For 01Net magazine in Paris.

For an article with various points about voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa and it's spying capabilities. One creepy passage said it can tell when you wake up and maybe even whom you slept with.

Stella by Starlight (星影のステラ) Album EP cover art for Akira Matsumura (松村明) , Japanese jazz pianist.

Should we teach coding in school? For 01Net magazine in Paris. LittleBits is one of the companies that make these modules that can be connected and coded to say, make a light blink or use a motion detector module to sound an alarm when your older brother has entered your room. I wish these were around when I was a kid!

Art for Military Officers Association of America's military families initiative which helps with jobs and their scholarship fund which provides educational assistance. My brother in law was a military officer and gets the magazine in the mail so it was nice to be able to use the fam for this project.

Perhaps my favorite actor, Bill Murray. This is a nod to Groundhog Day, The Life Aquatic, and Moonrise Kingdom.

2018 Illustration Roundup Part Four

Enjoy summer while you can. Inspired by a photo of Marylin Monroe doing archery on the beach. Poster size 24 x 36".

Inspired by a 1940s photo of Gene Tierney and art by Polish Illustrator WT Benda. Poster size 24 x 36". The center chest tattoo is of Chand Bibi, a woman Indian muslim regent and warrior, best known for defending Ahmednagar against Mughal forces.

Summer is officially over, I hope you got your Summer activities in this year! 

Life on Mars will depend on mining. Humans will need raw materials to live and delivering them to Mars from Earth will be too expensive so the answer is off Earth mining Mars and even asteroids and comets. 11 min read on Medium.com https://medium.com/s/greatescape/our-destiny-lies-in-the-stars-bring-a-shovel-57327bcf87f6

Better, healthier zoos are making animals better at escaping. As zoos design more natural and engaging habitats the animals are getting healthier and smarter. For Medium.com’s Great Escape series. It's an 11 minute read they say https://medium.com/s/greatescape/the-gorilla-in-the-room-37ec8bdb948

Back to school time. Being a teacher in Betsy DeVos’ home state of Michigan for Hour Detroit Magazine. Spoiler, it’s not good.

Savannah Cummins, climber and photographer. For Climbing magazine

Who owns your data? for 01Net magazine in Paris. Oh the French! They didn’t shy away from the nudity based on the famous French Revolution painting, "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix.

After a trip to the rural midwest Chris Rose writes about how bad the crime is in New Orleans in comparison.

2018 Illustration Round up part 1

The future of Business for the Boston Globe

The autumn entry into my 4 seasons of high fashion women with giant breed dogs series. A Borzoi sittin’ shotgun in a 1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS. Centuries old Korean art tattoos, a Bicorne Skimmer hat by Lilly Daché, and the suit is by Frost Brothers. This piece was chosen for the Society of Illustrators annual show. 

For the Radio Times in London about Daryl Gregory’s book, Spoonbenders about a family who pretended to have psychic superpowers in the 70s. The wanted something with a 70s gig poster feeling

In 1870 the Croquet Association outlawed "Sparking", which is stepping on your ball when it's touching your opponents ball, striking your own and sending theirs flying. It is still used in backyard games and is the most fun aspect of the game for me. If you savagely "spark" someone's ball you could be asking for a fight. 1950s stylings, Japanese Ukiyo-e tattoos. Prim and proper meets rebellion and self expression. This series was chosen for the Society of Illustrator's annual show. 

As the Waymo v. Uber trail begins it has Silicon Valley asking where the line between intellectual property ends and theft begins. Uber is accused of colluding with Anthony Levandowski (an early engineer who left Waymo in 2016 to work for Uber) to steal self driving car secrets. Basically there is an existential question of when does knowledge become trade secrets?

When I lived in Tokyo I took up the Japanese tradition of sending a new year zodiac animal postcard. 2018 is the year of the dog. This dog is based on an Inu Hariko (lucky dog toys that are the protectors of children and pregnant women). The bottom left says 2018 (in a special year numbering system) and the character below it is the special character for dog used only for year of the dog. On the top left it basically says Happy New Year.

Bring it don't sing it! 1950s stylings, Japanese Ukiyo-e tattoos. Prim and proper meets rebellion and self expression. This series was chosen for the Society of Illustrator's annual show.

for a story about VR

Insert your best classy yet trashy insult here. 1950s stylings, Japanese Ukiyo-e tattoos. Prim and proper meets rebellion and self expression. This series was chosen for the Society of Illustrator's annual show. 

story about various opioid epidemic points like: how society needs to stop treating the addicted as criminals and treat it as an illness and stop blaming them. The basic moral is that it’s our problem, not solely theirs. For Emory Alumni magazine.

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did a young readers book for Scholastic