posted: July 2, 2009

This was for a recent article in the Danish magazine "DJOEF". It was about the changes being made in the structure of the American economy, changes towards a more European model, critics fear that the changes will give the American less incentive to work hard, and in time make them lazy like.. well us Europeans.

Danish companies are not very big risk takers when it comes to globalization. Our companies love dealing with our nordic neighbours, the rest of europe, the USA... and that pretty much does it (for the big companies... there are small companies taking chances all over the world). When it comes to setting up shop in Russia or China and risking lot more for a larger pot, the vikings back out of the game. The illustration was printed in "DJOEF"

This was for an article about insomnia, printed in the Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad.

This was for a feature about the journalists/writers who write book reviews for newspapers and magazines. Apparently an increasing number of these people seem a lot more interested in writing about themselves than about  the book they are reviewing. The illustration was printed in Kristeligt Dagblad.

The illustration below was for an article in Kristeligt Dagblad. Researchers have recently found the exact location in the brain where self control is exercised... now all they have to do is to teach us how to find this spot and use it to.... Hey chocolate!

new work

posted: July 1, 2009

Last friday was the birthday of a very very good friend, living in Australia. We have know each other for 15 years, and have always made original birthday cards for each other. Well the last 2 years I have been postponing till the very last minute, because of work, family stuff, the weather, or some other lame excuse. And in the last two years I have solved my "not getting started in time problem" by making a fast card and emailing it instead of sending an original (what a jackass friend I'm... I know). So this year was going to be different, I was going to set of time to do a "proper" card... But old habits die hard and the days just kept rolling by with all the usual stuff, leaving me in the exact some situation as before. To quote the great Rob Dunlavey "Peter, you put the PRO in procrastinator". Just a few hours before it would actually be her birthday, I sat down and decided to make a small comic strip. I did the boxes in illustrator (I needed something to hold my lines) printed it out. Then I did the text and word balloons (I later erased my hand lettering in exchange for some readable type). The story was made up on the go, one panel at a time. I drew it with a black ballpoint pen, I was going to use a maker, but the print-out of the boxes ended up being too small for a marker and my clumsy hand. (plan ahead, I know). After scanning the whole thing, I figured it needed something to make it look just a little bit more thought out, so I added the grays. And here it is, done just before the "deadline".

new work

posted: June 30, 2009

Bio on Wilhelm Schulz found on Lambiek.net

Caricaturist and painter Wilhelm Schulz was part of the Berliner Secession art movement (Lithographische Anstalt Berlin). He was born in Luneburg and educated in Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe and Munich. He was a contributor to magazines like Jugend (since 1897) and Simplicissimus, for which he made among others political caricatures. He died in Munich in 1952.

All images shown above are from the book:

Wilhelm Schulz: Märchen - Bilder und Gedichte, published by Verlag Albert Langen in 1900. The book contains 30 fullpage illustrations.I have shown some of my favorites.

I hope you'll enjoy them.

other peoples work

posted: June 26, 2009

This was for the danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad, for an article about the high costs of having a family member and/or loved one in the hospital. Medical Care is free in Denmark, but due to a recent health reform, medical specialties are spread out between the hospitals, meaning if you have illness X, you'll have to be admitted to the hospital with the surgeons specialized in illness X. Again, this is great, we all want the best care we can get, by the most capable hands. But, it also means that someone living in Copenhagen could be admitted to the hospital in Aalborg, a little over 4 hours away. This is very hard especially for elderly people, they are very far away from their home, their friends will not be able to visit as often, if at all.. and if they do, the commute and the expenses for staying over night at the hospital, will rip a hole in most pockets.

Recently I have been working with an old tool called a pencil, and I'm finding it quite pleasant to work with. The coin was drawn in illustrator. Texture and gray tones were added in photoshop.

a close-up

and the pencil sketch.

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