Illustrations for Time Out Chicago - The 8 Reasons Why Obama Will Win in 2012

Did these for Time Out Chicago around Thanksgiving, finally getting around to posting something more in-depth with process and details. Was busy/holiday craziness! etc. Had a blast doing it, twisting our prez into a numerical pretzels. I made the procession of numbers into a dance, a ballet, as he takes off his blazer and rolls up his sleeves, burstingly confident at his re-election chances next year. I think he will. Romney just ain't all that, kinda phony to me. We'll see... Hoping to get more political work this year, would love to do more Obama illustrations. Props to Stephanie over at Time Out Chicago for coming up with a super fun & cool concept!

Below is a peak into my process.

Behold my reference files (lots), then the slop that I start with (cute, but yikes!), and the fancy refinement that follows.

Happy Birthday David Bowie

James Bond SKYFALL Poster - Process and Details

In early December I started experimenting with a new clean line style. Did a Carl Jung portrait for my father in law, really like the result, very freeing, I see a lot of possibilities.

Decided to use this style for a Superpunch James Bond art contest, depicting the new movie SKYFALL (Nov. 2012) directed by Sam Mendes, and loved the result. Will still do more rendered illustrations but am going to go in this direction for a bit. Plan to doing a bunch of movie posters this year, stay tuned!

Below is a bunch of process of process and detail shots.

Ralph Fiennes, good guy or baddie? The new M, perhaps?

The new Bond girl, Bérénice Marlohe.

Ben Whishaw, the new Q!

Naomi Harris, featuring her "28 Days Later" haircut

DENCH

Dame Judi Dench, that is!

Daniel Craig

Here's a screenshot of all my related files and reference.

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Portrait of Tommy Mekam

Here's a portrait I did of Tommy Mekam for my mom-in-law Sandy for Xmas. Sandy used to take my wife and sis-in-law to his restaurant on 57th St. when they were kids. They'd eat dinner and listen to Tommy sing. They think she had a total crush on him.

Kids & A Starfleet Captain!

Here are some portraits of kids I recently completed, plus a certain balding Captain of the USS Enterprise. Taking on more private commissions if you're interested. Check out COBBLE HILL PORTRAITS for more info.

Thanksgiving Colored Pencil Sketches

I did these over Thanksgiving weekend at my wonderful mom-in-law's house. Got the faces from flipping through random magazines. Done on vellum 11x14''.

STAR WARS Custom Christmas Cards!

I've released a trio of custom Star Wars Christmas Cards this year featuring a sexy Lando Calrissian under the mistletoe, Bossk the Bounty Hunter/Santa's Helper & a snowflake catching tauntaun, replete with mildly (highly?) amusing Star Wars holiday puns and silhouetted iconography. Outer envelope has a stamped "A long time ago, on a holiday far, far away..."

4.25" x 5.5". Clay coated 12 pt. premium card stock

Cards are available separately or in packs of 10.
OR in the popular 3 pack COMBO featuring of all of them.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
&
May the Force be with you.