Drawlloween for 2022 has ended. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to participate in the October drawing challenge this year, due to the recent loss of my wife of nearly 37 years. Making funny drawings about death seemed rather callous at this time of grieving her loss. However, […]
Yet another 1920s-themed event, this time in Asheville, at the venue knows art Venue. I was asked to draw guests for this event, and dressed accordingly again. A good time was had by all. I got a few caricature/subject photos. Next, was a private event, a bat mitzvah at Biltmore […]
I spent a warm Saturday night at the opulent and visually stunning Lake Toxaway Country Club, performing with the talented acts of Asheville Aerial Arts. My non-acrobatic contributions were caricatures of the guests, dressed in the Roaring 1920s theme outfits, in which I tried to blend. Here are some photos […]
Local man who was cartoonist for the Alley Oop comic strip dies in car accident in 2001: Where It Happened “Little River Road, the narrow and curvaceous connector between the Greenville Highway and Kanuga Road/Crab Creek Road, was widened somewhat and repaved only after tragedy struck near one of its […]
Another cover story I was asked to illustrate for the local Alt-Weekly Asheville paper, The Mountain Xpress, was this one about an upcoming vote on local bonds that would be used to fund greenways and preserve open space, as well as for affordable housing. I was given some ideas they […]
MAD magazine, and Rankin Bass legendary artist Paul Coker passed away recently. MAD writer, Desmond Devlin spoke about him in an online update, better than I could, so I will repost his words here: by Desmond Devlin “PAUL COKER, JR, 1929-2022 When I started at MAD, the first four artists […]
The local alt-weekly paper, The Mountain Xpress, in Asheville has once again seen fit to commission my art for one of their cover stories. This one seeks to illustrate the concepts in the article regarding the efforts of those both outside the area and inside, mostly non-profits, trying to provide […]
For me, drawing caricatures at a birthday party is not a new thing, but this particular gig I was hired to do proved to be a new experience. I was tasked with drawing all the party guests (or at least as many as could fit) in the same caricature with […]
Recently, I created a new logo for an entrepreneurial client whose coffee roasting business I had previously designed a logo for (see below): His new business venture is going to be growing and selling mushrooms for culinary purposes to restaurants and other food service venues. He was trying to decide […]
Here is the final three days of the daily caricature challenge for the month of January: David Spade; Fred Ward; and, of course, the six degrees of separation guy, Kevin Bacon. Plus, here is the entire month, connections added and the final day subject connected to all from Day One, […]