New Illustration for Businessweek

A new one for an article about a ponzi scheme in Indianapolis in this weeks Bloomberg Businessweek.




Thanks to Robert Vargas.

A Barrage Of Opinion

I read the op-ed pages alot. Not only for the fantastic spot illustrations but I like to get pre-digested opinions from real live intellectuals to help inform my own. The columnists who supply the perspectives run the gamut in political perspectives but always seem to be coming from rational and grouded places, never seeming to be overly-driven by political affiliation blustering red-hot hyperbole that pervades our televised news. Daily I try to immerse myself in the conflicting musings of Krugman, Friedman, Brooks and Co. in an attempt to remain progressively centered. It is pretty obvious that I am not a political scholar disguised as an illustrator such as the biting and articulate Steve Brodner but I do feel a responsibility to be fairly well-versed in my country's doings. But sometimes I wish that I could blindly pick a side and run with the rhetoric. Being centered and open to the perspectives of both sides is at times too disorienting for the political amateur.



Illustration in ink, gouache and digital composite.



My first stab at layout and in a while. Alot of fun.

Life Is A Job

С ДНЁМ РОЖДЕНИЯ

A gouache painting of the lady who keeps the crumbs off my shirt. Happy Birthday, comrade!

Sparks In The White Night Sky

Love is like this city - deep and flowing, with endless corners and shadowed crannies to get lost in.

Magic

Thanks to Tyler at Gypsé Eyes zine hit me up to do an image for the upcoming Magic Issue. The mag itself is printed in b&w but I just had to do a full color version as well.





Based out of Brooklyn, Gypsé Eyes is a limited run art publication connecting love, sex and design. Great work by this lot.

Summer Snow In Moscow

The day that me and V arrived in Moscow was a mild and dry one. We dropped off our bags at her grandparents apartment with a 14th floor view of the city and headed out for a cruise along the Moscow River. On our way there I couldn't help but notice this white fluff gently floating in the air over the entire city. From what I read this only happens a couple of days a year when the seeds of European willow ripen and blanket the city. All along the ground the fuzz scuttles about gathering into bunches - which I'm told is actually very helpful when sweeping up the street due to it's ability to snag any other detritus.

It only lasted a couple of days before the first rain came but it was beautiful while it lasted.