June 19, 2013

The New Yorker: Much Ado About Nothing

The New Yorker: Much Ado About Nothing
Last week I got a call to illustrate The New Yorker film review of Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing." The lead review changed at the last minute and the piece did not run. Nevertheless, I enjoyed working with a limited palette and playing up thematic elements from the film in the composition. AD Chris Curry.

Raze

Raze

"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." 
-Mark Twain

June 10, 2013

The Washington Post: RCE

The Washington Post: RCE  
This month's Medical Mystery column for The Washington Post follows a woman whose undiagnosed Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome (RCE) led her through an excruciating sleepless search for answers. The most vivid symptom of RCE is the inability to separate the cornea from the eyelid, which inspired the composition ideas below before going to the ink and digital illustration above. AD Lisa Schreiber.The Washington Post: RCE Sketches

May 28, 2013

Security Management: Flight Risk

Security Management: Flight Risk
Just finished an interesting assignment on threats to international business travelers beyond the airport. Art Director Roy Comiskey at Security Management was looking for a hint of isolation and noir in exotic locales for the cover illustration, so the sketches below were inspired by the article's warnings of moments just before things take a turn for the worst.
Security Management: Flight Risk sketches

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

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