So yeah, I think I’m going to have to go ahead and post this one without an explanation. YEAH

Quick doodles from my morning commutes. Done in a pocket sized sketchbook with brush pen.

Magnet Magazine  ran a recap of sorts for this year’s Grammy Awards. 

Here’s my illustration for the article!

Finally had a chance to participate in March Modok Madness!

Had a great time drawing this angry little guy. Check out the blog to see all the great entries!

My latest illo for Magnet Magazine. Does technology make certain classic songs obsolete?

I’ve been getting out to some life drawing sessions lately, where I’ve been trying to get the hang of using charcoal on newsprint. I wanted to put down the pencil and sketchbook and go bigger and looser. Drawing this way places more emphasis on the whole. It forces you to begin with the most basic of shapes, slowly building up the figure and simplifying the lights and darks.

Anyways, I’m just trying to improve. Some of these poses are 5 minutes long, most are 20 minutes and the last one was a 2 hour session.

Thanks for looking!

This past week I illustrated The Who for Magnet magazine. I had a great time doing this one, mostly because a young Pete Townshend is a really interesting character to draw. The hair, the lanky limbs and of course, the nose!

Below is a little of my process - from the initial thumbnail, to the finished drawing, to the final piece.

How could I not go with the Windmill? Luckily for me, the circular orbit of the arm swinging around, as well as the Whos’ mod target logo lended themselves nicely to the round format of the piece.

There is a certain song by the Decemberists that I really like called “The Mariner’s Revenge Song”. It’s a jaunty, nautical rhyme about a young orphan seeking vengeance on the man who betrayed his deceased mother.

The narrative quality of the song always spoke to me as something that would make a great illustration, like something out of an old picture book of sea-faring tales.

I tried to capture the climactic moment in the story below. Thanks for looking!

Recently I had the opportunity to illustrate an article for Grid Magazine, a local publication here in Philadelphia that covers all aspects of sustainable living.

The article was about eating invasive plants (non-native plant species that cause damage to local ecosystems). Most people would call them weeds, the type of growth you see taking over a vacant lot or popping up from a crack in the sidewalk. It turns out a lot of these plants are edible! Below is my finished illustration. Check it out in the February issue of Grid (#46).