New York Times

Sorry this took so long! It's been a busy week. Anywho. Here are the sketches for the New York Times Illustration I did last week! It was published in the paper on Tuesday, and you can see the final online here.

oh my!

I got an e-mail earlier this morning from the art director of the New York Times Op-Ed page asking me to do an illustration for an article that will run this weekend! I am so excited and nervous. This is my first "big deal" illustration job. The size is tiny tiny, but I am still worried about what to do! Its a crazy short job - sketches due tomorrow morning and the final on friday! It's for their "Letters" section, in response to an article written about NASA's plans with Mars ...

more soon....

Postalco

www.postalco.net

Iannis Xenakis

So I'm trying to be more proactive this year, and as part of that I'm doing art-related outings (aka artfarting) every Friday with my friend Garrett- starting today! Of the few galleries we wandered into, the Iannis Xenakis exhibit at The Drawing Center, was really great. He was a modernist composer who studied civil engineering in Greece and worked with Le Corbusier in the 50s. Pretty awesome. The pictures I could find on the internet and from their site don't do the show much justice unfortunately, but if you live in New York, it's up until April 8th. Go see it!

"Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary will explore the fundamental role of drawing in the work of Greek avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001). A leading figure in twentieth century music, Xenakis was trained as a civil engineer, then became an architect and developed revolutionary designs while working with Le Corbusier. Comprised of over 60 documents created between 1953 and 1984, this will be the first North American exhibition dedicated to Xenakis’s original works on paper. Included will be rarely-seen hand-rendered scores, architectural drawings, conceptual renderings, pre-compositional sketches, and graphic scores. "

The Drawing Center almost always has great work up, and they have another show at the "drawing room" (Xenakis was in the main gallery), a group show titled Sea Marks. I didn't get to see it, but it looks pretty good, maybe next Friday!

carter & cash

Johnny Cash & June Carter - Jackson -1968

June Carter

narwhals

Mr. Fuller

tomorrow is my last first day of school at parsons. time to start up that thinkin' learnin' machine.

If you're into horses...

My childhood friend Mimi has a very cute blog about all sorts o' equestrian things.

Games & Hares

Well I went off again. Seattle and Los Angeles. I think I told you before? But now I am back for a good long while and enjoying this last month of summer before school starts up again. It will be my last year and then I suppose I'm supposed to make something of myself? We'll see...

Playing Settlers of Cattan in Toby's kitchen. I was getting closer look and it did nothing. I can be sure buttttt I think I lost.

(photo from a lovely seattle lady and new friend Ally)

Before I left I did this drawing for my friend Reese (dragon dagger) who now owns the lovely bead store he works in. It is now called Wild Hare. If you're ever in Norman, Oklahoma you should go there and make some pretty things and become friends with one of the greatest people on this side of the world. I very much like the drawing and hope you do too..

sorry it's a bit of an unattractive scan!

have you seen

the catorialist??? really you should check it out. much better than the satorialist.

"Maybe the most effortless un-buttoned cardigan ever? "

i am in seattle visiting my friend toby. it is beautiful. I have picked many berries and did some gardening and lake swimming. lovely.