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.

The Madness of the Upper Class

"The Madness of the Upper Class," The L Magazine, March 19-25, 2008

The Money Issue of the L Magazine hits stands today! I was asked to illustrate a story about renting a room in a decaying upper east side penthouse. The climax of the story comes with the narrator and a relative of the owners discovering a bottle of 19th century port stashed behind the wainscoting.

You can read the story here.

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:

Split Decision

"Split Decision," The Progressive, March 2008

Is txting 4 U?

"Is txting 4 U?" thumbnails

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

Happiness

"Money Can Buy Happiness," Absolute Magazine, March 2006

This just came out of my online portfolio to make way for Snoop....

Taschen

Illustration Now vol. 2 is out! The book is in alphabetical order so my spread is towards the front.
Special thanks to Julius Wiedemann and Steven Heller.

Snoop Dogg

"Snoop Dogg in Sensual Seduction," The New Yorker, January 14, 2007

Read Sasha Frere- Jones' article, "Seeing is Believing," here.

Only in New York

"Only in New York- The Weirdest Stories of 2007," The L Magazine, December 18, 2007- January 1, 2008

The Weirdest NY Stories of 2007 featuring:
-The Land That Gay Forgot
-Queen of Mean Gives $$$ to Pooch!
-Steam Pipe Blows Gasket!
-Rats, Rats Everywhere
-Return of Son of Smell of Syrup

Check out the full article here.

Rise of the E-Mandates

"Rise of the E-Mandates," American Medical News, December 17, 2007

Three portraits.

Andrew K. Woods

Reihan Salam

Sasha Polakow-Suransky

These three headshots of journalists were done for Good Magazine. You can read the articles they illustrate in the Provocations section.

Charles Ray

Two versions of "Charles Ray at Matthew Marks" for The New Yorker (December 17, 2007).

Both versions appear on their website here and here.

Li'l Mo & the Monicats

Li'l Mo & the Monicats, The New Yorker, December 3, 2007
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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.

Forums

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Here's a piece I did for the forums section of the Stranger's website in 2006. I'm unsure if it was ever used- I couldn't find it if it was. Half of the figures are likenesses of friends.

Medical Tourism

“Travel Reservations,” American Medical News, November 5, 2007

Vernon Reid, Galt McDermot & David Johansen

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

On the Horizons

Blue Moon

From L Magazine's "The Comics Issue," Oct. 3-9

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

the original drawings

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

Socrates

for Dose (April 5, 2005)

The Bloodstone Papers

from Sunday's NYTimes Book Review of The Bloodstone Papers

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

Flex Appeal

"Flex Appeal," American Medical News, August 13, 2007

Illustration for American Medical News article discussing "how small practices can employ flexible scheduling... in order to be more efficient and attract well-qualified staff".

Black Box, Black Hole

In order to make more room for new work, this just came out of the commissioned section on my website. This piece was my first illustration for American Medical News.

Juventude Em Marcha

"Colossal Youth," The New Yorker, August 6, 2007

Trailer here.

Atul Gawande

"Searching for More," American Medical News, June 25, 2007

Hooray for Tuesday

"How Do We Make Scheduled Sex Fun?," 2 Magazine, Summer 2007

Don't Drink My Beer

passiveaggressivenotes.com ponders "How do you prevent roommates from taking your alcohol?"

Pierrot le Fou

"Pierrot le Fou," The New Yorker, June 25, 2007

Has anyone filled the gap in cinema left by Jean-Paul Belmondo?
-Anthony Lane

Crash

I just took this illustration of the 2005 Academy Award winning drama, Crash, out of my online portfolio to make room for new work (see previous post). I thought it'd be nice to show the piece one more time.

The Elusive Patient

Here are the latest illustrations done for an American Medical News. The article, entitled "The Elusive Patient," describes how "young adults share many health risks with adolescents but have less access to care."

Highline

My latest New Yorker illustration is of Highline Park in Manhattan's Meat Packing District. A new club, Highline Ballroom, is donating a portion of its proceeds to the park's renovation.

Church

I have an illustration in this week's New Yorker. The piece is for an upcoming play, "Church," by Young Jean Lee's Theater Company at PS 122.
A better view of the illo here.

Mommy and Daddy's Little Life Coach

I have an illustration on the cover of today's New York Times Style section. "Mommy and Daddy's Little Life Coach" describes the parenting trend allowing children to make major life decisions for the parents and the family as a whole.

Tech Tutor

The new illustration for American Medical News has been posted at jasharawan.com.

Robbie Fulks

I just took this piece out of my commissioned section to make way for new work. This New Yorker illustration of Robbie Fulks has a special place in my heart- Robbie's wife bought a print of it for him for Father's Day 2005.

The Health Whisperer

The latest illo for American Medical News has been posted on jasharawan.com. Check it out!