May 20, 2013

OUT: (In)dependency

OUT: (In)dependency
An illustration and sketches for a first-person piece on the author's management of his own HIV treatment for the June/July issue of OUT. AD Sarah Crumb.
OUT: (In)dependency sketches

May 2, 2013

Digital Sketches

04/25/2013
Experimenting with some digital paintings using the Procreate iPad app + Pogo Connect stylus.
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April 15, 2013

The New Yorker: Mexican Manifesto

The New Yorker: Mexican Manifesto
Short fiction is a great well to draw from, and Roberto BolaƱo is always a fascinating and disorienting author to illustrate. Above is a full-page illustration for the Mexican Manifesto piece in this week's New Yorker, and below are the thumbnail ideas and slightly more developed composition sketches. AD Jordan Awan.


The New Yorker: Mexican Manifesto

March 26, 2013

Washington Post: Biliary Dyskinesia

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This month's Medical Mystery in The Washington Post followed a young woman who suffered from a seemingly undetectable gallbladder deficiency. The thumbnails and sketches below were inspired by the dismissive relationships she encountered moving from doctor to doctor. Art directed by Lisa Schreiber.
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February 22, 2013

The New York Times: India/Pakistan

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Yesterday morning I received an email from Matt Dorfman at The New York Times about an illustration for today's Op-Ed by Mohsin Hamid on the recent extremist violence between India and Pakistan and the growing public outcry. I pitched ideas of a flaking icon of militarism or figures coming together in the wake of destruction to see if either struck a chord. The flaking fresco won out, and twelve hours later it's in the paper. Thanks again to Matt Dorfman. NYTOpEd_IndiaPakistan_Sketches650

February 14, 2013

British GQ: Literary Stalkers

British GQ: Literary Stalkers illustration
Above is an illustration in this month's British GQ on stalkers in the world of literature, and James Lasdun's book "Give Me Everything You Have On Being Stalked." Sketches below largely inspired by the great cat-and-mouse scenes in films like The Third Man and Night of the Hunter. AD Warren Jackson.
British GQ: Literary Stalkers sketches

February 5, 2013

Instant: Hardwire

Hardwire

Illustration on the innate human drive towards networking for an article in Instant Magazine.
Prints available at owenfreeman.bigcartel.com

January 31, 2013

Macbeth

Macbeth
Poster illustration for a production of Macbeth. Tried to pull as much of the guilt and remorse of the story with some old-school theater lighting.