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Second largest illustrators society in the nation! PSInside May 2011 PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS NEWS AND EVENTS

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My Spot by Anni Matsick News Flashes From Our Members Feeling thirsty? Check out pages 4-5 for some great recipes for delicious hot and cold thirst quench- ers. As we near the May 30 deadline for artwork for our 2011 “drinks directory”, it’s last call for those who have held off on diving in. You’ll see from the ones displayed for preview that it’s good company to be advertising with! Such a talented bunch is sure to pass Loud and Clear on the creative gene, and Mother’s Taylor Callery just finished this Day raised that topic for this month’s cover illustration for The Village question. We got so much response it Voice, entitled “The Cinco de will be extended into the June issue, Mayo Charade”. Below is a observing Father’s Day as well. Still link to the cover on their site: time to send in samples of your own Front Page News www.villagevoice.com kids’ creativity! Pat Lewis did this cover for the While that file spilled over, the inter- April 27 issue of the Pittsburgh view file was dry and, in desperation, City Paper. The art director spe- I had to interview myself. You’ll see me cifically mentioned that she found caught at the drawing board, work- him by browsing the PSI website. ing on my own directory page. A hint appears here in upper left but my Word’s Out recipe for Pink Punch won’t be Jim Zahniser enjoyed doing this revealed until it rolls off the press! portrait of legendary Pittsburgh paper company rep Art Groll. “He does an annual paper show pro- motion every year and this was the main part of the poster that was mailed as the invitation,” Jim says. “Good thing about this project — I got paid to do the portrait and a credit on the poster, plus it will go to every designer and Editor: Anni Matsick agency in town.” Design/Production: Ron Magnes

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Posted Stars Align Center for the Arts: “Deadline Pittsburgh, this is Supercalifagilisticexpialidociou The May 4 issue of the Pittsburgh Post- “Yes, that is me and Tony Hawk in the s with 33 letters!” The launch will be a Gazette spotlighted the five posters photo,” says Rich Rogowski. Tony and reception created by PSI members for Pittsburgh his friend pro skater Kevin Staab (seated, from 5:30 to 9 Irish & Classical Theatre’s 2011 season. right) made a surprise visit to Tucson to p.m. June 10. Previous coverage appeared in March’s A signature PSInside. The artists are Mark Brewer, exhibition for Paul Gehres AKA Leroy “King of Art, Pittsburgh Sarah Miller, Michael McParlane and Filmmakers/ Mario Zucca. The PP-G article can be Pittsburgh read online at: www.post-gazette.com Center for the Lynne Cannoy Knecht adds, “John Arts since Sotirakis, the graphic designer men- 1994, it will expand in scope and loca- tioned in the article as having contacted tion in 2011. Setting a new precedent of the artists, was one of the three jurors for collaboration among major art institutions Pittsburgh Recast. He was very enthu- in Pittsburgh, the exhibit will be co-pre- siastic and supportive after the jurying skate with the Concrete Warriors staff and sented and co-curated by The Andy process, inviting us to Thoughtform and crew. Far right is Grant Britain, a famous Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of spending half a day with us, laying out skate photographer who creates The Art, The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon the show.” Skateboard Mag. “We skated for an hour University, and Pittsburgh Filmmakers/ and a half, then went out to lunch,” Rich Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/ Read Class Visit adds. “Tony is a great guy and really more: www.post-gazette.com mellow. We talked about skating and art Nora Thompson, Leda Miller and Bill Ireland’s work can be seen in while signing autographs. Nobody knew Rose Gauss met with fifth through Naked in Pittsburgh, a figure show at who I was at the restaurant, but they eighth graders in separate classes at The Red Door Space, opening 6-9 pm thought I was somebody if I was hang- St. Patrick School in Canonsburg and on May 27 and running through June 11, ing out with Tony Hawk.” In the photo Southside. Shown is “Light Source”, a L-R: Warren, Kathy, Tony, Rogo, Amanda, two-piece watercolor. Smiley, Tiffany, Grant, and Kevin. On Exhibit “Fur, Feathers & Fossils” was a showing of work by Mark Klingler at the Rich Rogowski has a show coming up Chatham University Art Gallery April 26- May 21 with a live band and a skate May 6. Shown is a detail from “Schaus demo at the famous Buffalo Exchange in Swallowtail resting on Wild Lime.” Tucson, Arizona. compared and talked about illustrations that the three of them did separately, all of the same subject matter. The illustrations were done to submit for the Tomie dePaola award competition (info here: www.scbwi.org) where entrants were invited to illustrate the opening paragraphs of the book Heidi. “We read the excerpt to the kids and then each of us showed our research, inspiration and process, and compared the final images,” Nora reports. “After the presentation and VIP Paul LeRoy Q&A, we signed bookmarks and post- Gehres AKA cards for the kids.” Rose and Leda made LeRoy “King a second visit to the school for the kinder- of Art” MFA garten through fourth grades. K-first were reports he is read one of their books. For each class, creating splen- Rose showed how to draw several funny diferous instal- little critters and Leda demonstrated how lation art for to cartoonize their friends from a photo. the Pittsburgh “They were great kids and we each sold Biennial at a number of books,” Leda reports. The Pittsburgh

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Mick Opalko’s relief block print, “A Memory of Pittsburgh,” is in The Art Institute of Pittsburgh 2011 Annual Faculty Show. Artist & Craftsman Supply

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print of the the poster John Ritter, James Elston and John he created Manders gathered at Learning Lamp for PICT’s Children’s Book Festival at Art Works in Johnstown back in March. Face-to-Face Portraits produc- Blog: Conan O’ Brien as tion of The seen by artist John Kascht Importance website of being Earnest.

3 PSInside May 2011 ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Sketchbook Project Blumen knew they had to come up with Last Call! something new and exciting. Failing 2012 that, George Schill and Ron Sign up to join the 2012 Sketchbook Magnes suggested the group Project! Each participant receives a create a themed book that blank sketchbook that will be exhibited while acting primarily as a on the 2012 tour and cataloged perma- directory for our members nently in the Brooklyn Art Library. Joe would also be an item that Winkler participated last year in the first art directors could find either one held and has this to say: “It is cool interesting or useful. In the getting e-mails from time-to-time saying original plan, the directory that folks have ‘checked’ my book out on was a cookbook of our artists’ the current tour. If I was someone who favorite recipes. Soon a com- just loved to sketch and made the time to mittee was formed to hammer do it every day, it’s totally worth doing it out the fine details for the every year.” To begin, choose a theme at: project. In a special late-night www.arthousecoop.com meeting, as they pored over their notes and continually ASIP Update poured fresh drinks, the form From Ilene Winn-Lederer of the book slowly evolved into a collection of drink mixes. As your representative to the national The main reasoning behind board of the American Society of this change was quality assur- Illustrators’ Partnerships (ASIP), I am ance. Someone would have pleased to report that we have achieved to make sure that all recipes a major victory in a protracted legal would work. Cooking and test- battle to establish ASIP as an American ing a large number of dishes collecting society whose mission will be would have been an arduous to secure and return international royalty task, whereas we were confi- payments (reprographic royalties) to dent that anything is drinkable artists and illustrators, much as ASCAP if you’re thirsty enough. Also, administers royalties to musicians and testing the drinks would be composers. Historically, these were mon- Illustration by Mark Brewer more fun. ies paid by international corporations and universities for the use of illustrators’ Steve Cup The design makes it a keeper—what images in their products and communi- is a graphic were your thoughts when starting out? cations; a large portion of which were designer by At some point I am told that I volunteered ‘claimed’ by an array of American illustra- day and illus- to do the design of the book. Although tion organizations and never distributed trator by night. a huge responsibility, I’ve gotten a lot to their members! The letter and links Working largely of helpful feedback from members and below contain further details in this mat- with woodcut have been having a lot of fun with the ter and have been emailed to illustrators prints, inks, project. Currently we are about two nationwide. and bourbon, weeks away from the artwork deadline he has created and most of the book is laid out and Largely through the efforts of illustra- illustrations ready for illustrations to be dropped in. tors and ASIP leaders Brad Holland, for many local I like to think that the design is attractive, Cynthia Turner, Terry Brown and Ken publications. The design and care of yet simple enough to not detract from Dubrowski as well as our legal partners this year’s illustration directory has been the illustrations, which are of course the Bruce Lehman and Jason Casero, we left in his (mostly) competent hands. main focus. can now see our way towards formalizing PSInside went behind the scenes to the ongoing distribution of substantial check on how he’s doing so far and got What determined the final title? monies that rightfully belong to us as cre- him to answer a few questions. There was a lot of internal debate over ators and owners of intellectual property. the title of the directory. It was felt that Whether or not I personally am eligible to Steve, this is not your average illustra- although the book is not exclusively alco- receive any payments, I am proud to be tors directory. What led to its concept holic drinks, Drawing Under the Influence part of this important milestone in the his- and when did you jump in? most successfully and cleverly married tory of American illustration. Every couple of years PSI gets it into the ideas of drinks and illustration into a their heads to release a members only short, concise title that would catch the Steve Heller interview with Brad Holland: directory. Facing a time where directo- eye of those art directors we mail it to. imprint.printmag.com ries are no longer as relevant a promo- tional tool as they once were, President Steve had the cover art and several Mark Brewer and Vice President John spreads ready for viewing so here’s an advance peek at how they’ll look.

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Cheryl Ceol: I ended up choosing two recipes: “The Hot Hound” and “Summer Tea”. I love nature and enjoy portraying it in both a loose style done in watercolor and a more polished tighter style done in acrylic. So I opted to show both, on separate pages. This illustration is actually a plein air piece done during a camping trip to Clearcreek State Park in Pennsylvania. I had rolled out of the tent one misty morning, started the Coleman stove to make instant coffee and what do you know—a flock of geese were climbing out of the Clarion River onto the bank adjoining our campsite. All I had to do was quietly drag my camp chair, art supplies and coffee down a little embankment and paint away. It’s work that I truly enjoy and obviously can do faster than the acrylic painting. The camping trip occurred in early summer and the image suited the Summer Tea recipe from the suggested website.

Here is Cheryl’s recipe in time for summer sipping: Cheryl Ceol Summer Tea Ingredients: 2 cups Sugar 1 cup White Grape Juice 1 cup Lemon Juice 1-1 1/2 gallon Iced Tea Mixing Instructions: Make the tea and add all the stuff. Mix, sit back and enjoy.

Nora Thompson: I chose hot cocoa for my recipe because my illustration was going to be geared toward the children’s market, so I needed something that was kid-friendly.

John Blumen: For the new directory I wanted to do images that were in keeping with the type of work I’ve been marketing to publishers for the last few years. Some of the comments I’ve received on my work say it is liked for two reasons: the romantic qualities, and the sensuality. With this in mind I wanted to do illustrations that stressed these two areas. Going online, I looked through drink names Nora Thompson that gave me an immediate visual impression; the ingredients really didn’t matter. After making a list, I began to pare it down. As I did this, the mental images of the final illustrations became clearer, until I ended up with the two that gave me the strongest mental image that fit the romantic and sensual qualities I wanted for my final work.

These members can relax but there’s still time for you to reserve a page!

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John Blumen 5 PSInside May 2011 FEATURE

to the realm of Faerie and subsequent Comics Industry Award. In 1997 and BELIEVE publication in several Faerie Art compila- 1998 he created 175 illustrations for By Linda Varos tions. Soon after, I attended the largest a four-part novella with author Neil Faerie Festival in the U.S., Spoutwood in Gaiman, titled Stardust. In 2007, Stardust As an Illustrator, finding your niche Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. Once there I was made into a film, starring Michelle in the realm of fantasy, myth or spirit discovered my newfound Faerie notoriety Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro and Claire Danes. can be a challenge. The artist must had ushered me into a global network of www.stardustmovie.com mythic artists and artisans who seemed seek to find the commercial and to exist in a “tween” world much like the artistically social boundaries they fit beings they create. www.spoutwood.org into. It is a “tween” place I came to Through further similar travels I had know as “Interstitial”— meaning art the pleasure of meeting two very suc- found in the margins between cessful fantasy illustrators whose work category, genres and discipline I have long admired: Gary Lippincott (see www.interstitialarts.org). and Charles Vess. At the end of April I met them both again on a return visit to Spoutwood. On this encounter I had a chance to spend quality time with both artists over Land of bubbles the two-day weekend. Vess mentioned a new Blue Ray version Lippincott is a highly of Stardust that includes footage of him collected, award winning and Neil Gamain strolling the sets, which fantasy illustrator and were partially based on his illustrations. children’s book artist. He was also excited about an upcoming www.garylippincott.com. painting trip to Istanbul. When Charles Gary and I talked a bit asked what I'd been working on, his about the qualities of curiosity and hearing my own response watercolor and some lit that old fire within me that I'd hoped to of the foibles, in addi- renew again. That spark was the purpose tion to numerous things of my journey. As I was unaware that about the artists’ life in Vess and Lippincott were attending, general. He is a master I DO BELIEVE I was muse led once Gary Lippincott and short faerie Linda watercolorist and as always it is great again. This Interstitial artist has returned home officially inspired! After 27 years of designing for the art to see work that you admire up-close. glass industry I had burned out creating Adding serious creative dialog to that is for the demands of others. Needing to an additional gift. find my artistic soul I literally invited my UPCOMING muse to return to me. In 2002 she led me Business Meeting

May 17–7:30 pm at John Blumen’s house

Linda with Charles Vess Charles Vess (a founding member of Interstitial Arts) is a fantasy artist, comic-book illustrator and children’s book artist specializing in myths and fairy tales. www.greenmanpress.com His numerous awards include the World Fantasy Award and the Will Eisner Live statue

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George Gaadt: Here are some things Here are Do you have that my son Erik has worked on. Ronald a few and the Frog were done for General samples of offspring working, Theming Contractors in Columbus, our grand- Ohio. Erik was the lead project manager daughter’s educated or for Ronald which was displayed on a artwork. A showing an couple of years ago interest in the Erik and I collabo- field of visual/ rated on a sign for our creative arts? local Mary McDonalds at Easton, a larger scaled Roberts Rinehart Ilene Winn-Lederer: Both of my sons, shopping center similar to our Waterfront Nature Joshua and Ira, seem to have inherited area in Park. I did the design and painting, Erik designer genes. Joshua is an industrial Homestead. did the sculpture, mold, castings and designer and product development The frog was painting. Clara, who also modeled for specialist. He is founder and principal an in-house parts of the sign, was allowed to paint at Product Lexicon, LLC, Pittsburgh. display proj- His work may be seen at his company ect. It had website: www.productlexicon.com to be kept simple for Ira is an children to independent climb on. motion graph- The Egyptian ics design- panel was a freelance project for a er and film children’s museum in Egypt. Erik was director with working on that when we visited for his an international client base. He lives in London, England. Ira’s showreel portfolio may be seen at: www.iralederer.com one of the test castings. Josh received a BFA in Industrial Design The photo shows from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1997. Erik and Clara with Ira received a BS in Design from Ohio the sign. The com- State University in 2001. Both boys puter art was showed early interest in art, loved to done sev- draw. but also had good eyes for design/ daughter Clara’s birth- eral years color. They were always my frequent and day in November and ago and astute critics! we all lent a hand. Thomas My daughter, Liz, train was my wife, Ann and done recently. I did some of Clara, also the clay relief shown modeling. Clara climbing rolled out some on the of the clay. It was a frog, is now huge project...lots 6 1/2 years old. of other components Liz does a lot of freelance computer than the three pan- design work, website and webpage els so our help was design. She designed and construct- very minimal but it ed my website www.gaadtstudio.com. was a fun afternoon.

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Jim Mellett: My daughter Kathryn has piece. I feel like it helps me to relive the CMU. Ellen plenty of talent but I think her passion days of when I was little and could eas- had access may be more in photography and video. ily fit under my dad’s desk entertaining to the She really enjoys taking pictures and myself easily with my own imagination or entymol- appears to have a very good eye for simply a sketchbook and a pencil.” Also ogy collec- the design and layout. She has also shown is a sample of Kathryn’s photogra- tions at the had success in her art classes and phy from the spring flower show. Carnegie received praise from her teachers for through her work. Kathryn is 14 and in the 8th Mark. In grade at Jefferson Middle School in Mt high school Lebanon. She is shown painting the Ellen framed art done specifically for our guest received the honor of her work being selected to hang at the House of Representatives Gallery in Washington DC, selected by PA-14 District congressman Mike Doyle. Fred Carlson: My daughter Ellen Dalton Carlson (now an affiliate member with PSI) has exhibited work ranging from highly ren- dered to graphically brisk since bedroom using colors from the room as she was her inspiration. She also has a piece on little. She the wall in her middle school’s office that used my was inspired many years ago hanging supplies from my studio and I barely had a chance to offer any technique or lesson She interned at the Carnegie Museum help before Education Dept creating graphics for she would race off to another project. In online and broadcast courses. She high school she became the top German received a double major in Studio Arts language student at Gateway HS as well and German language from Transylvania and a lot of her art reflects German cul- University, Lexington KY, in December 2009, and considered attending the out in Dad’s studio as a little girl while ture and techniques Georgia College of Medicine for Medical I worked on assignments. She photo- Illustration, but has since decided to graphed the view from under my drawing and pat- terns. Her move home, and may enter gradu- table with ate work in art education at Savannah me in my interests in animals, College of Art & Design. She joined PSI chair and last summer as an affiliate member and let her cre- nature, anatomy enjoyed the PSIcon 10 at Pittsburgh ativity take Technical Institute last September. over. In and medi- an essay cine have She is proficient at figure drawing, print- about the helped making of all kinds, water color, pencil drawing her create rendering, collage, cut paper and mixed she con- proficient media. Her ceramics work is excellent cludes model and she has sold several ceramic with, making commissions. “Overall, and scientific illustrations as well. Mark I am very Klingler assisted her through training in Continued next issue... Send in satisfied scientific illustration especially insects your response for this question to: with my when she was young and Mark was a [email protected] recent graduate of my illustration class at

8 PSInside May 2011 INTERVIEW

When my son Amos was grow- own way of using them. Both of these InIn TTouchouch wwith...ith... A: ing up he and his friends were take time and exploration but will result in frequent models for my work. They were your own visual voice. often recruited to pose for snapshots for ANNIANNI whatever project I had going. Probably Does the artwork that you do for the most unusual one was illustrating R. Q: yourself differ from the artwork that L. Stein stories for Scholastic’s Thrills and you do for your clients? If so, how? MATSICKMATSICK Chills magazine, in which the kids were The work I do for practice or for turned into werewolves eating raw meat, A: an occasional show is, naturally, Read up as PSInside’s editor tackles attacked by an evil little sister and given freer than what I do for assignments that her own probing questions! a device to freeze teachers and lunch follow a narrative or must depict specific ladies. Needless content. I don’t have the concern that it’s to say, my young being prepared for scanning and printing models enjoyed so I only have to work toward the original. posing as much I still work primarily with portrait and fig- as I did drawing. ure but in a more exploratory way. It ends These composi- up feeding my commercial work. tions allowed me to stretch What do art directors like about to extremes, Q: your work? making me real- Mainly, that I draw accurately ize how much I A: and am able to portray emotion enjoyed and was and meaning clearly, particularly in the good at working exchange between the characters. I’m with dark humor. told my work has depth and suggests a story behind it. What’s the Q: one aspect Who or what has been the biggest of illustration that Q: influence on your work? most inspires or I credit a few of my professors from motivates you? A: my days as a painting major at For me, CMU (Carnegie-Mellon) who were mas- A: it’s all ters at drawing and expected a strong about having a effort from their students. Namely, Herb How would you describe your purpose to draw. I love a clean sheet of Olds, Bruce Carter and Harry Holland. Q: personality and lifestyle? watercolor paper stretched and ready Olds presented a thorough freshman for paint. The attraction of that clean course in all aspects of drawing, particu- I probably qualify as a monomani- slate keeps me going day after day, larly memorable in dealing with space A: ac, with all of my interests focusing year after year. and depth. (Some of you other grads on the arts, and being (happily) alone in might remember the “ribbons” assign- my studio most of the time. What was the most constructive ment.) Holland’s Analytical Drawing had Q: criticism that you ever received? Was there a significant turning us inventing machines on paper. Carter Q: point or detour in your career? It’s been suggested to me at vari- encouraged exploration of content and A: ous points by art directors and my themes, with a trip on one of the last Once I decided to focus and enter rep to change my color palette. At one trolleys in use and a visit to Penguins A: the children’s realm, things took stage I was working primarily in blues practice. The problems they assigned off. I had been freelancing on general and purples which was made obvious were complex and required consider- assignments directly and through local when a few pieces were combined on able thought as we went through various ad agencies for local and regional clients a promo sheet. I now try to choose a steps. I still look at compositions with for years without significant progress. new color challenge periodically, usually the eye of a student approaching it as After some success getting assignments combining complements like green and a “problem” and apply some of what I for children’s magazines I ran a cover purple or orange and blue, to add variety learned way back then. At times, I’ve I’d done in a full-page ad in a Graphic and keep my work interesting and fresh. regretted the lack of practical skills that Artists Guild directory that resulted in my an illustration program would have pro- signing on with a rep. That relationship What advice would you offer to vided, but I’m glad to have a fine arts has lasted 20 years so apparently it was Q: those who admire your work and background that guides my aesthetic a good move. want to learn from you? approach. From what illustration assignment Practice and develop your draw- A: ing skills. That’s the essential What would you do with Q: did you learn the most about Q: ten million dollars? yourself? underpinning to solid work, and it shows. Experiment with watercolors to find your A: I’d love to endow something related

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INTERVIEW continued to live theatre, since that is my favorite entertainment. (Another interest picked BEHIND THE BRUSH up in my CMU days.) See what members are Dave D’Incau Jr. adds this recent spot What do you piece done for the Pittsburgh City Paper Q: enjoy reading? working on this month... about a month ago, depicting the uncer- tainty of the Pittsburgh Port Authority’s I enjoy the local newspaper at This 18" x 24" acrylic painting was future. “Art Director Lisa Cunningham A: 6 am and always have a mystery done by Cheryl Ceol as a commis- supplied me with the concept, but let me on my night table. I’m also a big sion and printed as a subsequent have fun with it. She was great to work Facebook fan. postcard. “Pittsburghers will be familiar with the popcorn, iceball and peanut with,” Dave reports. What one thing would you like Q: to learn to do? I’m not going to say work digitally. A: Artist friends encourage me to experiment but it holds no interest for me creatively. I’ll stick with the traditional brush-holder version of Carpal Tunnel.

Share an interesting work related Q: anecdote about a tight deadline, dream assignment, or favorite art director. Years ago, I accepted a picture Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob A: book assignment that was due vendor Rogers summarized this month’s major within a few months, having established from the event with this humorous depiction. a reputation early in my career as being North reliable for a quick turnaround. The con- Side. Gus tract required author’s approval of the & Yia final art, since he was well established Yia’s has in the field of science writing. Because been an of his reputation and standing, the pub- estab- lisher flew me to LaGuardia where the art lished Pittsburgh land- director picked me up so we could pres- mark since 1934. It’s located on West ent the art at the author’s home on Long Ohio Street in West Park and owned by Island. At this point my confidence was Gus Kalaris,” Cheryl says. “It operates waning, as I considered what I’d gotten from April to November, 11 am to 9:30 myself into. I was allowing a scientist pm. The iceballs are actually shaved off to pass final judgment on my artwork. of a large ice block as you watch and the This watercolor by Kit Paulsen is for the Would his critical comments send me flavors are a treasured family recipe.” summer issue of Table magazine; it goes into a desperate mad rush of fixes and with a story titled “Like a Lost Dog in This 40" x 60" illustrated poster featur- redos? Perhaps not so surprisingly, he High Corn.” Kit says, “It’s about the larger ing alumni donors was created by Dan loved it. No changes. More enthusiastic of our two farm mutts, whose sweetness Hart for Carnegie Mellon University’s response than any art director would makes up for his lack of brains.” have given. Took us out for Chinese. Mechanical Engineering Department. On to scans—whew! Dan’s redesigned web site was posted at the end of April and can be viewed at: Anni’s work can be seen on her website danhartdesign.com. at: www.annimatsick.com

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Here are a couple of page images from Linda Varos based this image on her Ilene Winn-Lederer sent three new the latest book Phil Wilson is illustrat- “dream visions”, and titled it thusly. drawings in progress for her “Notes from ing, Baby Santa; The Lost Letters. It’s the The London Underground” series; short- third book in the Baby Santa series that listed for upcoming Imaginarius Editions he is illustrating for author M. Maitland book projects. DeLand. Phil adds, “This book is also a bit of a milestone for me...it being the 70th book I’ve illustrated.”

Judy Emerick completed this 20”x26” pencil/pastel as a private commission.

Connoisseur at The Tate Modern, London

Here's a new graphic for Old Man Army Skateboards, Jim Gray pro deck, by Rich Rogowski.

Joe Winkler sent this yet untitled piece of his cat Lilly and says, “I’m not entirely finished with yet.” It is oil on canvas, 24" x 12". He plans to submit it to the Hello Kitty exhibit in the Sewickley Public Library.

Kensington Creperie, London

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Ron Magnes took a detour from his bold George graphic style to create a series of semi- Schill realistic vector art samples in Freehand. sent in three new concepts he did for American Greetings.

Shampan Curry House, Brick Lane, London

”I’m very happy to let you know that I will appear for a full week (May 16-22) as Bizarro’s guest cartoonist,” Wayno reports. “All of the cartoons for the week were written, drawn and colored by me, to allow Dan Piraro to take a vacation. I hope that you enjoy my temporary take- over.” Piraro reportedly commented via email, “To be honest, my first choice was Ernie Bushmiller of ‘Nancy’ but apparently he is dead. Wayno is good too, though.” Details about his guest cartoonist week appear on Wayno’s cartoon blog. The first one is shown here.