It is always worse somewhere. The NY Times reported on China’s “vast army of college graduates seeking professional jobs.” Gordon Chang tells the sad story of 1,100 Chinese college grads applying for 8 jobs shoveling human waste, or “night soil.” Sometimes it seems like the prospects for illustrators are just a bleak. Years ago, Prof. Cunfer andContinue reading “Illustration Confidential”
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Drawing a Shaggy Dog Named Pavlov
Howard Campbell first told me the story of the real dog Pavlov at Zandunga, a restaurant in Oaxaca, Mexico. Pavlov is a bright and fun-loving dog, who learned a lot through positive psychological reinforcement. Pavlov had belonged to his late brother. The photo above shows Pavlov at George Campbell’s grave. Howard asked me to illustrateContinue reading “Drawing a Shaggy Dog Named Pavlov”
Renee French Illustrator Update Updated Even Further
Update 1/7/11: NYC Exhibition Extended through Jan 22, 2011. See gallery link for more info: Adam Baumgold Gallery. We’ve had over 3,200 visitors to this blog in its first five months. Thanks to the way WordPress works I’m able to see which search terms people used to get here. “Renee French, Illustrator.” is one ofContinue reading “Renee French Illustrator Update Updated Even Further”
Free Art Lessons from the Masters
Jim McMullan is one of the world’s great drawing teachers and he’s giving away free art lessons. For the past two months McMullan has been blogging a series called Line by Line for The New York Times. Line by Line begins, naturally, with his thoughts on line. There are lessons how to draw trees, stillContinue reading “Free Art Lessons from the Masters”
What’s SpongeBob Really Like?
“He is much more multidimensional than I expected!” Amanda Geisinger knows SpongeBob better than most of us. She designs the Official SpongeBob website. Amanda’s job title is “Web Designer” at Nickelodeon’s “Nick.com.” She stopped by the Communication Design Dept. last week on a rainy Friday. Originally from Stowe, PA, she graduated from KU in 2008 and gaveContinue reading “What’s SpongeBob Really Like?”
Sutter & Cornell, The SUPEREST
Click Here for Info on “The Lively Art in Picture Books” at KU’s Sharadin Gallery, Oct 21-Nov 21. New Books by Successful KU Artists: The Superest is a book based on a drawing game of dueling superheroes by KU grads Kevin Cornell and Matthew Sutter. The rules of Superest are : a) Player 1 drawsContinue reading “Sutter & Cornell, The SUPEREST”
Every Picture Tells a Story -The Dornish Collection
Kutztown University Sharadin Gallery Opening Thurs, Oct. 21, 4–6 p.m. Rare treats await visitors to Kutztown University’s Sharadin Gallery this fall. The exhibition features over 75 original works of art created to illustrate children’s books. This is an opportunity to view a wide variety of artistic media, oil, mixed media, watercolor, and a remarkable diversityContinue reading “Every Picture Tells a Story -The Dornish Collection”
Lancaster PA First Friday
There was amazing creative energy on the streets of Lancaster’s “First Friday.” Prof. Karen Kresge and a bunch of KU AIGA students carpooled the 60 miles from Kutztown to Lancaster. There were drum circles on Prince St., open air parking lot aerobics, men in full tuxedos, cops on horseback, buskers of every stripe. The Monty PythonContinue reading “Lancaster PA First Friday”
Heads of State: You Are Invited!
Ryan Smoker (KU CD alum) of Infantree invites everyone to Lancaster’s First Friday: “We are excited to be hosting The Heads of State this coming First Friday, October 1st. The Gallery will be open from 5-10. Heads of State is a Philadelphia based, award-winning design and illustration studio consisting of Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers.Continue reading “Heads of State: You Are Invited!”
Hand Drawn Maps
From Here to There, from The Princeton Architectural Press, is the first book from the The Hand Drawn Map Association. Philadelphia-based artist Kris Harzinski has been collecting hand drawn maps for years. He finds maps dropped in laundromats. He sets up a table at indy lit events like the upcoming Philadelphia Zine fest and begsContinue reading “Hand Drawn Maps”
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