Kimya Dawson

"Kimya Dawson," The New Yorker, April 7, 2008

Here's a portrait of Kimya Dawson done for the New Yorker (plus some of the color variations I went through to get to the final). I was pretty excited to get this assignment because I like the Moldy Peaches. It's nice they're getting some recognition (albeit post-breakup, er, "hiatus").

Listen to Kimya's solo work here.

The Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else but You
(y'know- that song from 'Juno')

Iraq Band

"Heavy Metal in Baghdad," The New Yorker, March 31, 2008

You can read Sasha Frere-Jones' Critics Notebook piece on Acrassicauda here and watch the trailer for "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" here.
Below are some unused sketches for the illustration.

Blind Mountain

"Blind Mountain," The New Yorker, March 17, 2008

Li Yang's latest film tells the story of a young Chinese woman who is kidnapped and taken to a remote village where she is sold as a bride. For this piece, the art director asked me to do the drawing large scale and with a brush. Here are some unused sketches:

Mountains

The background for an upcoming illo...

Is txting 4 U?

"Is txting 4 U?" thumbnails

"Is txting 4 U?," American Medical News, February 4, 2008

Phone a Friend

These are some unused drawings for an upcoming illustration. It seemed appropriate to post these today because I received a 'phone-a-friend' call from Jordie earlier today- he was on a game show! Unfortunately, the question was whack so I was no help. The episode is set to air in the spring...more details then...

Snoop Outtake

Columbia

Detail from an upcoming illustration (check back tomorrow).

Grand Central

Detail from an upcoming illustration.

Son of a Witch

unused drawing for "Son of a Witch" illustration for the NYT Book Review

Li'l Mo & the Monicats

Li'l Mo & the Monicats, The New Yorker, December 3, 2007
(click image to enlarge)

Calling Dr. Lee

"Calling Dr. Lee," San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2007

This illustration was for an article about a woman with 3 "Dr. Lee's" in her life- her optometrist, her doctor and a Tibetan nun- and what happens when she emails the wrong one.

This was my first illustration for the San Francisco Chronicle! It ran in their Sunday Magazine.

The tangle.

finding the fine line between "messy but not too messy" for an upcoming illustration

"Sex Fun"

sketches for "How Do We Make Scheduled Sex Fun?," 2 Magazine

According to Fatcow statistics, the second most common internet search that turns up my website is the phrase "sex fun." Who knew? Probably some very disappointed people.

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Vernon Reid, Galt McDermot & David Johansen

"Vernon Reid, Galt McDermot and David Johansen," The New Yorker, October 29, 2007

'Blue Moon' studies

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

the original drawings

the final- "Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings," The New Yorker, October 8, 2007

Downright opens

the artwork arrives

the Saturday drop-off

gallery director Joe Weiner

gallery director Tricia Wimmer and gallery heiress Barrett

Downright vinyl

sign up


Jed and Ilana

the fam

Jordie (right)

Dad

me with my sister-in-law Morgan

Em and me (Max Bode in the background)

Ilana and Nick

Ernest Bell

More photos at pepgallery.com

Iliad

a sketch for an illustration of "An Iliad" for the NYTimes Book Review

Constantine

In order to make way for new work, this illo just came out of the commissioned section of my website. I thought it might be fun to show an abridged version process this piece went through-

from thumbnail......to sketch...

...to finish."Constantine," The New Yorker, February 14 & 21, 2005

The Films of Norman Mailer

Check out my illustration for "The Films of Norman Mailer" here.
You can also see the final in this week's New Yorker (July 23, 2007).
Tough guys don't dance here.

Behind the Scenes: Jason Vieaux

In this week's New Yorker, I have an illustration of guitarist Jason Vieaux's upcoming performance at the Maverick Concerts. Check out the final, here.

Behind the Scenes: The Yellow Room

"The Mystery of the Yellow Room," The New Yorker, October 25, 2004
(New Yorker assignment #5)

Behind the Scenes: Herzog

"Incident at Loch Ness", The New Yorker, September 20, 2004
(New Yorker assignment #4)

Behind the Scenes: Roberto Juan Rodriguez

"Robert Juan Rodriguez", The New Yorker, September 6, 2004
(New Yorker assignment #3)
ps- 100th post!

Behind the Scenes: Sons and Daughters

"Sons and Daughters", The New Yorker, August 2, 2004
(New Yorker assignment #2)