Heroin art

It's always nice to see my work on the printed page. This piece for  About Town addresses the heroin epidemic which is affecting our region. You can read the full story here.

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Faith vs. Atheism

New polling data shows that many Americans born into the millennial generation (after 1980) identify as non-religious. These young non-believers have been dubbed "nones". This drawing was inspired that idea. The woman on the right is known atheist, Zoey Deschanel, as an example of a "none".

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Word Play

I've always been fascinated by the streamlining of corporate names. What does a name-change imply? Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded in 1952 by Colonel Sanders (pictured above). Today it is the second largest restaurant chain in the World. In 1991 the company simplified it's name to KFC. In terms of letters, the slimmed down logo went through a drastic weight loss, right?

 

Colonel Sanders opened the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Utah in 1962. Although he sold the franchise in 1964, he remained the franchise's official ambassador. He died in 1980 at the age of 90.

Thanks for visiting. You can see more color illustrations here. From Apple to IBM, many iconic companies logos have evolved over the years. Do you have a favorite logo evolution?

Servant and Master

"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant." - Charles de Gaulle

I posted a B & W version of this piece last month, and decided to experiment by adding some patriotic colors. I recently started playing with an off-register technique for constructing illustrations, so I tried to apply that here.  You can view my color illustration portfolio here.  Because he's such an iconic figure in American politics, I chose Ronald Reagan for illustrating this quote. In truth, you could put almost an politician in this picture. In politics, the servant and master are almost always one and the same.

Benghazi Outrage

On September 11th, 2012,  the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked - tragically leaving four Americans dead. In the following days, many questions arose about the nature of this attack, and whether it could have been prevented. With a presidential election season as a backdrop, these issues became a political lightning rod.

Nearly two years later, this incident is still being dissected by politicians. New congressional hearings will be conducted - to get to the "truth behind Benghazi". It's become a rallying cry for Americans who distrust the current administration. Many others view these hearings as a cynical exercise, where the only goal is to hurt political enemies.

When a tragedy is endlessly exploited, the world starts to look out of balance. I was looking at an old map of the port of Benghazi, which reminded me of an open mouth. I thought this was an apt metaphor for all the the political noise surrounding this incident.  That's what I tried to convey with this drawing.

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Word Play

Snoop Doggy Dogg

How tall you are is irrelevant. It's all about how you carry yourself. Just ask Snoop Doggy Dogg.