Hitting The Slope This Winter

Here's an image inspired by a little snow fall outside my window.

Society of Illustrators 51-Sequntial Show

The Society of Illustrator's Sequential Show opens Wednesday. This juried show features the best sequential work produced during 2008. There will likely be a bunch of great art on display. Check it out if you get the chance.

New Year, Same Old Jets

I'm a Jets fan.

I believe that's a genetic trait inherited from my father (thanks, Dad). About a month ago, I was pretty sure they were headed for the playoffs. There was serious talk that the Jets were the best team in the AFC. The back pages of the local tabloids had visions of a Subway Super Bowl (even though both teams play in Jersey. perhaps PATH Bowl or Turnpike Bowl would have been more appropriate.)

However, In typical fashion, they came up short in 4 of their last 5 games. Looking at it objectively, they should have lost all 5. In the first few days following the collapse, the team has fired their coach, heard that an out-of-work, Super Bowl-winning coach wasn't interested in the vacant position and had a couple of players complain about the quarterback's less than stellar play and attitude. Like a lot of my fellow fans, I hope Mr. Favre isn't back for the 2009 season.

It looks like this is going to be an interesting offseason. Anyways, all the tumult inspired a doodle which I cleaned up and turned into the image above. I guess I find drawing to be a bit more therapeutic than this.

Please donate to the Society of Illustrators Food Drive

The Society of Illustrators is sponsoring a food drive now through Jan. 16. Contributions will go to the Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry at St. Peter's Church on Lexington Avenue and East 54th St. St. Peter's is also a haven for the Momentum Project, which is dedicated to feeding disenfranchised city residents who are living with HIV/AIDS.

All donations should be:
•Non-perishable
•Unopened and in their original packaging
•Within the expiration date on the packaging

All donations can be dropped off at The Society of Illustrators 128 East 63rd St., between Lexington and Park avenues. Look for the red door.

Happy Holidays

I've updated my homepage with a new seasonal image, I hope you like it. A few new images have also been sprinkled into the portfolio section. Take a look, if you feel so inclined.

Illustration Friday-Balloon

This is an illustration I did for ChannelPro Magazine a few months ago, it ran with a story on employee retention. The story focused on how to identify the employees worth holding on to and how to keep them. David Waugh, the art director on this job, had the idea of balloons representing employees floating away. When I finished up this job for him he commented, "This is exactly what I had envisioned". I guess great minds think alike.

So long, Astroland

Coney Island's Astroland Park closed for good yesterday. Below are a few photos from a trip there earlier this summer.

Scenes from the boardwalk at dusk.

Astroland, from the boardwalk to the subway station.

The Midway after the rain.

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park will remain open next year.

Like the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel is owned by the City of New York.

The view from the Wonder Wheel, just as it started raining.

Nathan's now displays calories on it's menu. Most items had around 1,000.