Pico, a Cruise and Me

This month Conde Nast Traveler asked the wonderful writer Pico Iyer to write about his first cruise experience, and asked me to illustrate it. As it happened I had been to some of the same places he had! Here are some of the drawings and painting done for the article as well as some photos … Read more

Climate Change Proof

Time to stop the BS about Climate Change.  It is real.  It is bad for you and your children. There is not much time.  This and the corporate censor on debate and government are our biggest problems we need to address now. Here is the proof.  This chart by NASA. CO2 has never been this … Read more

AMID CAPECI

Amid was a kind of person we see rarely in our field, someone who could understand the value of what we do, actually advocate for it and even, if need be, fight for an illustration. In retrospect now I only see how rare that is.  He had power in his office; a trust in him … Read more

Cab Calloway and Me

Next Sunday will see the premiere of Cab Calloway Sketches on PBS (check your local time), which is a wonderful doc by Gail Levin in which I was asked to render Cab almost life size on a wall.  The amazing animation at the end has Cab jumping off the wall and dancing with Alvin Ailey’s … Read more

Odd Couple of the Day

   “On January 31, Newt Gingrich was  told that he was no longer wanted in the state of Florida.  Soon he  found himself looking for a home in the Super Tuesday states along with his similarly-hated friend Mitt Romney. Can two severely messed-up men share a dysfunctional political party without driving each other crazy?!!!!!” Thanks … Read more