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CELLabration!

June 8, 2012 | mkalami

CELLabration! digital (Click to zoom) Here’s my sketch submission for a New Yorker cover with this week’s theme: Independence Day

Duck lips seemed appropriate here but I thought that it may not come across well and may be one … Read More

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Marriage Values

June 1, 2012 | mkalami

Marriage Values, digital (click to zoom)

Here’s my sketch submission for a New Yorker cover with this week’s theme: Weddings.

Weddings can cost a lot of money and the wedding industry is one of several which is virtually recession-proof. I’m … Read More

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Graduation

May 11, 2012 | mkalami

Gradual Graduates, digital (click to zoom) Stepping In, pencil drawing, colored digitally (click to zoom)

Here are my two sketches for New Yorker covers for this week’s theme: Graduation.

The bottom one was my first idea based on a … Read More

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Books

May 4, 2012 | mkalami

Books, pencil sketch

Here’s my New Yorker cover sketch for this week’s theme: Books.

The theme is very general. Are we talking about the joy of reading or the conversion of readers from physical books to digital books or something … Read More

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Virtually Spring, pencil drawing/digital Here’s my New Yorker cover submission for the theme of the week: Spring. I’m conveying a very common scene on the streets of NYC these days. Everyone is wrapped up in their electronic devices … Read More

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Figure Drawing

March 29, 2012 | mkalami

Pets make great models. Especially ones who move around a lot. They provide constant inspiration and help to get you to think about shape and gesture.

Tax Maze

March 23, 2012 | mkalami

Tax Maze, digital (click to zoom)

Here’s my idea to mark April 15th, Tax Day for The New Yorker magazine.

March MADness

March 21, 2012 | mkalami

MAD MAN, digital (click to zoom)

“We’re going to sit at our desks and keep typing while the walls fall down around us because we’re creative – the least important, most important thing there is.” … Read More

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Preparing for MADness

March 19, 2012 | mkalami

MAD MEN concept. Graphite on paper (click to zoom) It’s been some seventeen months since we’ve seen them, but things are shaping up. MAD MEN Season 5 Premiere on Sun., Mar. 25 at 9pm ET/PT on AMC. Color version coming soon.Read More

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BEWARE: The Ides of March

March 15, 2012 | mkalami

BEWARE: The Ides of March

Caesar:Who is it in the press that calls on me?I hear a tongue shriller than all the musicCry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear.

Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March.

Caesar: What man is that?

… Read More

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