Harmonization

Sketch of the day:

Un Regard Moderne and Me

I was in Paris last week for a Moebius exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, which, by the way, was amazing and inspiring. I will post more on that at a later date.

But my second order of business was visiting one of the world’s most stupefying book stores. Un Regard Moderne is stacked toe to top with fantastic and stimulating books, books, and more books. If you are a bibliophile, as I most certainly am, or an aesthete, also guilty, you will love it.

I went twice and on the second visit Mr. Noël bought the books I had hauled over from Cabbagetown. If you are ever in Paris and fit one of the two aforementioned categories you must visit.

The facade on Rue Git-le-coeur.

Beautifulness.

Mr. Noël holding up some newly acquired awesomeness!

The Moth or the Flame and Static Fish cozying up to a stack of paper delight.

Moon Blood

Feel the blood coursing through thy veins.
How it pulses.
Like the ocean’s tides.
Does this blood also rise or fall,
according to the Moon’s feminine caprice?

Five Divas

This illustration will be in next week’s New Yorker. Film Forum is running a film series of five Japanese divas throughout the month and this will accompany the write-up.

This is my first illustration since moving to Atlanta, so no more Film Forum for me. The move is also responsible for the lack of posting for almost a month now. We still don’t even have internet, don’t ask. So far we have been too busy unpacking and getting situated to get much else done. A very little exploring. A bit of sketching here and there. And trying to stay honed. Moving is arduous.

Another severed peek

Fred keeps getting nearer and nearer his goal, but somehow farther away.

Every step seems to take him into another distracting and divergent realm he had no intention of entering.

Will he ever catch up to Le Gooch?

Well, he has to survive this first.

Awkward silence and still life with orange

I did my first illustration for a fiction piece in the New Yorker this week. It accompanies a story by Tessa Hadley. The piece will appear in the 07Feb11 edition.

Check it out.

Olympian Spreads pt 2

Here are a couple more spreads from “the Olympians.”

Hermes is one of my favorites. If you click to view larger you should be able to read it. This is the story in which Hermes kills the hundred-eyed giant Argus. I love the way Hermes is sidling up all buddy buddy to Argus in the image. But later…

Lop.

And Poseidon? Well Poseidon is just the man. Check out his watery palace!

Olympian Spreads pt 1

Here are a couple of spreads from the Olympians. More to come.

The Olympians: Gods of the Greeks

Almost two years ago Kristin asked me if I would draw something about the Olympian gods for her periodical Uncle Envelope. I have worked on it off and on since then, but the last two months saw me working vigorously to get it done. I was to put the coup de grace on the periodical’s two year run. Uncle Envelope has decided to take a much needed vacation and the Olympians will be the final mailing.

Kristin, Mary and I worked this weekend putting together the final books and stuffing envelopes. The books were mailed out on Saturday.

I am really happy with my final design. I plan to seek financial backing to publish a larger run on an offset press. Until then, enjoy some images. I also plan to post some larger images of a few of my favorite spreads soon.

Last blizzard of 2010

I keep forgetting to post this.

We Rays travelled down to the Dirty South for Christmas this year. The first time back home since 07.

Well, we had a flight for Sunday the 26th to return to Brooklyn.
But then there came a blizzard.
We were “stranded” in Georgia until Wednesday.

When we finally returned home this is what our car looked like.

There was even a raggedy Christmas tree buried underneath it!

The importance of being woman

Below is an illustration for next week’s New Yorker 17Jan11. The subject is Brian Bedford, who’s directing and starring as Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the American Airlines Theatre.

Dionysus

The great reveler.

This is an image from a book about the Olympian gods I am working on. It is very close to being complete. I will post more when they are scanned in.

For now, enjoy the great reveler.

Hold onto your seats!

The staff and I at “Static Fish” just received images from printer-liaison extraordinaire Michael Quinn (thanks Mike) of the new issue. And whoooowheee it looks gooooodddd. The whole shipment is on its way to Brooklyn and they should be available next week.

So, feast your eyes on photos for now and get yourself a copy of this before they are all gone and you are sad.