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Being Fearless at the Society of Illustrators

May 5, 2013 |

Donato Giancola, Rebecca Guay, Sam Weber, Irene Gallo, Greg Manchess and Michael Whelan

Today, I attended a lecture at the Society of Illustrators in New York City concerning science fiction and fantasy art: What Lies Beyond: A Panel Discussion on … Read More

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Paperman

January 31, 2013 |

You may not have seen Paperman, unless you saw Wreck-It Ralph in theatres this past fall. Paperman is the animated short from Walt Disney Animation that ran before the feature film. Yesterday, Disney made this available for all to watch through … Read More

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New Year, New View

January 29, 2013 |

New Year, New View   digital sketch

Since it is still January, I can get away with a headline like that. We spend so much time at work, we may as well live here. I’ve recently moved my seat at … Read More

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An Intermission of Expedition & Composition

January 28, 2013 |

The Metropolitan Opera House’s stage and proscenium in the Turandot playbill during intermission.

A few weeks back, my wife and I attended the Metropolitan Opera‘s final performance of Puccini’s Turandot.

Intricate sets, which, in some instances, recreate entire towns always make … Read More

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The Dog Days of Summer

July 13, 2012 |

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Dog Days of Summer is the 40 day period beginning on July 3rd through August 23rd. The Romans marked a similar period where the weather became hot and rainfall was at its … Read More

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Lunch Lines

July 5, 2012 |

Would Automats look like this today or is it these brands which have taken their place? Digital (click to zoom) Iconic NYC foods. After completing this, I went back in a revised it to show the black and white … Read More

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WINNER!: New York Style

June 22, 2012 |

New York Style, digital (click to zoom) On good days I take a nice long walk through the city during my lunch hour. I cover a lot of ground and go through different neighborhoods and I’ve noticed that each area … Read More

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NEW YORKER: from contest to cover

June 18, 2012 |

My cover idea sketch, picked as a runner-up.Françoise Mouly’s commentary on my idea: “A simple idea, rendered efficiently. Not the first thing one wants to think about at the word ‘wedding,’ but it’s undeniably a real part of it.” The … Read More

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CELLabration!

June 8, 2012 |

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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Graduation

May 11, 2012 |

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