I have been teaching Illustration this Summer at the Art Institute of Las Vegas. This is a color pencil demo I recently did in class of Bill Murray. It is Prismacolor pencil on tinted matboard.

Client: Vegas Seven Magazine Art Director: Lauren Stewart

For this week’s Arts and Entertainment Reading section in Vegas Seven Magazine, I was asked to illustrate two contrasting stories about gambling in one spot. The article is entitled, “Of Girls and Gambling” in which “Two new female-penned memoirs show the spectrum of gambling, from addiction to ecstasy,” written by Richard Abowitz.

Client: City Hall Magazine Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman

City Hall Magazine contacted me to illustrate the cover of New York City Mayor Micheal Bloomberg. The article is titled, “An Assessment of Bloomberg’s Third Term So Far, Measuring Up.” It is always an honor to be asked to paint a cover for a client—City Hall is no exception. (This assignment was the beginning of a flurry of work a few days before I took a week off for summer vacation! Murphy’s Law or Karma?)

City Hall Cover

Client: City Hall Magazine, Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman

Mitchell Hoffman of City Hall Magazine recently asked me to illustrate an article about a progressive caucus and their efforts to pull City Hall in New York more to the left. I moved out of New York state way back in 1992 but these spots for Manhattan Media keep me fairly well-informed about New York politics. Ironic, isn’t it?

This spot illustration of Mayor Mike McGinn was commissioned by Seattle Met magazine’s Art Director, Benjamen Purvis. Apparently the Mayor of Seattle rides his bike to work every day. Writer Johnathon Fitzpatrick refers to him as the pedaling populist. “He inhales and exhales breaths as big and as earnest as his ideas. And he pedals. All the way to City Hall.”
Great stuff!

I recently illustrated some zombies, vampires, robots and Abraham Lincoln for the Arts & Entertainment opener in Vegas Seven Magazine. It was for a story about Quirk Books editor Jason Rekulak. (He and Seth Grahame-Smith are responsible for the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.) You can read the article here, it was written by M. Scott Krause.

Who is this guy and why is his foot in a jar of mayonnaise?
This is a portrait I painted of Comedian Matt Champagne for Vegas Seven Magazine. Matt writes about his recent gig doing stand-up for a week at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Mr. Champagne doesn’t mince words when it comes to his complete loathing for the Riviera (and Sin City for that matter.) As for the mayonnaise, just read his article about the experience—after all, he’s a comedian and you could probably use a laugh.

Client: City Hall Magazine Art Director: Mitchell Hoffman

I was contacted by Mitch Hoffman at Manhattan Media to illustrate the cover of City Hall Magazine recently. The story was a personality profile of Vito Lopez, a politician from New York.

Perhaps you have heard the ad campaign for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas?” It is only considered one of the most successful branding efforts in advertising history.

Vegas Seven Magazine Magazine asked me to illustrate their interesting article that asks the question, “What Happens When What Happens Here Doesn’t Stay Here Anymore?”

This illustration was very complex with so many figures and costumes, but c’mon—how often do you get to illustrate a pirate text messaging?

Client: Seattle Metropolitan Magazine Art Director: Benjamen Purvis

Seattle Metropolitan Magazine’s Art Director, Benjamen Purvis contacted me to illustrate this article about the Mayor of Seattle’s efforts to provide wi-fi access to the Emerald City. “Is the mayor’s dream of municipal broadband a viable vision for America’s most techie city?”