 Mellencamp portrait for Rolling Stone
posted: August 13, 2010
Acrylic & oil on paper | 8" x 13.5" 
I wanted to capture the working class tough guy presence Mellencamp evokes—as well as that wild hairstyle!—while contrasting it with the Southern spirituality in this album. I did a quick sketch for Steve incorporating the First African Baptist Church in the background, which I felt best conveyed both the unique locations for the recordings and the bad guy/good guy vibe Mellencamp strikes. Working in the strong vertical format was fun, too—it lent itself nicely to the elements in the composition. 
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Earth: Fragile Planet Show at SI
posted: May 26, 2010
Flight | 24" x 24" | Acrylic & oil on watercolor paper mounted on board
I'll be part of the upcoming exhibit EARTH: Fragile Planet , which will be on display at the Society of Illustrators in New York June 4th through July 31, 2010. The show is divided into 5 categories: earth, energy, water, wildlife, and the theme I chose, air (see Robert Hunt's recent post with his work for the show here).
The opening reception will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be served, and a cash bar will be open until midnight. Suggested donation: $10.00. More details on the show are below: EARTH: Fragile Planet is a nine week exhibit showcasing 120 of the world’s most accomplished illustrators, giving them a forum to set forth their personal views about the state of the world and the environment. Divided into five categories: earth, energy, air, water, and wildlife, the exhibit consists of multi-media works including original art in both traditional and digital medium, video, 3D, and comics. The exhibit is curated by Greg Manchess and Jack Unruh with assistance from Tara Jacoby and Kate Feirtag. The Society has reached out to Global Water Challenge, a coalition of 24 leading organizations in the water and sanitation sector committed to achieving its collective vision of universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation. An online donation site has been created for the public to make donations and 100% of proceeds raised will go to GWC and their projects. Society of Illustrators | 128 E. 63rd St. | New York | NY | 10065 | 212.838.2560 
Detail of "Flight" 100 Heads for Haiti
posted: April 5, 2010
Once again, my contribution to the Haiti benefit show "100 Heads for Haiti" that Dave Plunkert at SPUR Design has organized to benefit Doctors Without Borders
GOAL: $10,000 Original Art and a Group Poster print will be sold at the gallery, pieces will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. The remaining pieces & posters that do not sell at the gallery event will be available for purchase online for one month after the opening. Original Art: $100 (plus tax) Two piece maximum per customer. Group Poster: $50 (plus tax) Participating Artists Include: Scott Bakal Karen Barbour Melinda Beck Lou Beach Ana Benaroya Nicholas Blechman Cathie Bleck Barry Blitt Sam Bosma Rebecca Bradley Steve Brodner Calef Brown Marc Burckhardt Chris Buzelli Ronald J. Cala Harry Campbell Seymour Chwast Michael Cho Joe Ciardiello Kali Ciesemier Greg Clarke Christian Clayton Rob Clayton Timothy Cook David Cowles Allen Crawford Susan Crawford Matt Curtius Paul Davis Sandra Dionisi Richard Downs Jeremy Enecio Emily Flake David Flaherty Doug Fraser Shaun Flynn John Foster John Gall James Gallagher Jimmy Giegerich Michael Glenwood David Goldin Josh Gosfield Alexander Gracey Jessie Hartland Joyce Hesselberth Jody Hewgill Jason Holley Jordin Isip Colin Johnson Elena Johnston Federico Jordan Andrea Kalfas Stephen Kroninger Anita Kunz Travis Lampe Kelly Lasserre David Lesh Warren Linn Luba Lukova Greg Mably John Malloy Mark Matcho Adam McCauley Aaron Meshon Joel Nakamura Chris Silas Neal Jess Neil Christoph Niemann Christian Northeast Tim O'Brien Jayme Odgers Ken Orvidas Dan Page Joe Parisi Daniel Pelavin Dave Plunkert Martha Rich Scott Roberts Edel Rodriguez Jonathon Rosen Marc Rosenthal Paul Sahre Zina Saunders Whitney Sherman Yuko Shimizu Bob Staake Nolen Strals Dale Stephanos Otto Steininger Katherine Streeter Gary Taxali Mark Todd Gina Triplett Pol Turgeon James Victore José Villarrubia Mark Ulriksen Chip Wass Noah Woods James Yang Jaime Zollars BLAB! Retrospective tonight at SI
posted: March 26, 2010
Well-Match Lovers | 14" x 28" | Acrylic & oil on wood panel
BLAB! A Retrospective opens tonight at the Society of Illustrators. I created this piece, titled "Well-Matched Lovers", a few years back for Monte, and it will be part of the exhibition. Wish I could be there for the opening!
BLAB! A Retrospective opens at 6pm Friday, March 26th at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in NYC,128 East 63rd Street, New York City 
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