Esquire Big Black Book - Fall 2011

Over the summer, I worked with designer Michael Pangilinan on Esquire's fashion tip biannual issue "The Big Black Book." I did a lot of illustrations for it but this is a small sampling. They all had to be in black & white so I got to play around with halftones more, which worked out really well with my style. The issue's on newsstands now so check it out.

Also big thanks to Josh Cochran who put in a good word for me.

FHM UK

I think this piece is pretty self-explanatory. For the always bizarrely creative, FHM UK.

Streets of Fire

Here's a movie poster I did for the Colony Theater in Raleigh for a movie that could only have been made in the 80s, Streets of Fire. The colors came out a little wonky but I've learned to deal with it. I don't know that I can really recommend this movie to the general public, but I will say that if you are into rock operas, Willem Dafoe wearing leather chest waders, Rick Moranis in a dramatic role, Diane Lane's hair feathering, and sledgehammer fights then you should definitely check it out. June 15th at 8pm.

HHMI iPad

Last month, I did a series of iPad-friendly illustrations for the HHMI Bulletin with the overly-talented Jennifer Lee over at VSA Partners.

The article dealt with bones and the team had the nifty idea to do a series of illustrations where, when you pressed an icon, an x-ray version of the image would be shown.

A subscription to HHMI is free and so is the app! If you're a fan of illustration, they feature a lot of the greats. So now you don't have any excuses and you're obligated to check it out.

HHMI iPad App

HHMI Print Subscription

Piccard in Space

Check out the awesome job Harriman Steel did on the program for the BBC opera "Piccard in Space." So awesome to be a part an amazing project. And as an added bonus you get to check out my slacks. Enjoy!

Prints

I uploaded a lot of newer pieces to Thumbtack Press. If there is any other piece on my site that you'd like to see for sale as a print, shoot me an email and I'll do my best to make it available.

And the best part of April? Why, doing your taxes of course! Enjoy!

FHM UK

For those of you not in "the know", I do a monthly spot for FHM UK. I'm not really sure what the section is about. I think it's either an advice column or just something where readers write in with short meditations on things that happen to them. Either way, the AD sends me a description of how they want the image, I confer with my staff of historians and sociologists, and then do some sketches.

The subject of this one was the thin line between taking off a sweater and inadvertently flashing everyone around you. It's a serious problem, and one I'm glad I was able to address with the gravitas it deserved.

sketch (thought provoking)

drawing (tragic, heartbreaking)

final (an eloquent portrayal of man's struggle to find his place in the world)