The Good Soldier Švejk

Josef Lada's illustrations for the World War I novel "The Good Soldier Švejk" are collected here. Over 50 illustrations are featured which is "less than one third of the line drawings supplied by Lada."

Also, be sure to check out the blog that these illustrations were scanned for, BibliOdyssey, which collects vintage book illustrations.

update 08.03.08- I just realized I've had a 1926 edition of this book in German for the past several years! Thank you, Strand dollar rack!

Three of a dozen illustrations done for this week's fiction issue of The L Magazine!

My Dentist (cover)

Pennsylvania: A Guide to Lodging and Prairie Rocket Fire

Olympic Monkey Movie

A while ago, I posted about Jamie Hewlett's character designs for the BBC. Here's what the opening sequence for their Olympic coverage ended up looking like-

Superman/ Little Nemo mash-up

Check out Stuart Immonen's Windsor McCay influenced retellings of the origins of Superman's foes here.

Immonen's official site here.

Visit another McCay homage here.

The Frank Stockton Interview

I've interviewed our very own Frank Stockton for Lost at E Minor. Read it HERE!

Gold!!!

"The Elusive Patient," American Medical News, May 14, 2007

I just heard that "The Elusive Patient" took home the gold at the American Society of Business Publication Editors regional awards! Thanks for the good news, Casey- not to mention the assignment and the art direction :) More info here.

Below are some other pieces that I put together from the drawings done for this illo.

You Fail-The Blog!

Kiersten Essenpreis has a new blog! She's already posting up a lot of fantastic stuff including extra sketches from her Paper Mag series and a particularly flattering homage from photographer Ryan Schude. Be sure to add this one to the blog roll!

Another Little Feller for Las Vegas CityLife

While doing this I realized the last time I did a group shot was quite a long time ago. More people is more fun. Who knew?

A fun 'un for Minneapolis' Citypages– the Aquatennial!
–the milk carton boat race and sand castle competition on Lake Calhoun–

++++++ new updates (fancy gif rollovers! new illustrations!) on my site
+++++++++ view here!!!

Sneak peeks

Maxwell Loren Holyoke Hirsch gives us a preview of his first solo show here.

Misaki Kawai

I absolutely love this new direction Misaki Kawai is going in. I can't wait to see her upcoming shows. Something about the forms and palettes remind me a lot of one of my favorite artists– Milton Avery. What I wouldn't give (well, besides loads of money) to have one of these on every wall in my apartment.

<–paul klee inspired?


Some posters from gigposters.com
This is one of those sites that you get trapped in as it eats hours from your day...
Here are a few that caught my eye this time round! (I'm sure I missed hundreds of equally awesome posters.) I find posters mighty satisfying... hopefully I'll get some time soon to make a couple soon.
Marc Zbyszynski, Seripop, Straw Dogs, Miles Stengall, & Zeloot.

Lil' Wayne

In emails with Art Director I think I called him "Little Wayne"

Obama hates illustration

Barry Blitt's New Yorker cover is the center of much debate.

Las Vegas CityLife

Here's a newbie about the state giving tax breaks to businesses while denying teachers a raise. I do love the borderless drawing assignments.

Kiraz

Check out the work of illustrator Kiraz (née Edmond Kirazian) here. He was a regular Playboy contributor in the 70s so be warned- NSFW!

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CF & Erin Womack show @ Mountain Fold

So I've missed the opening... but it's going to be up until August 16th.
Let's go!

Click here for the press release!

Bill O'Reilly hates illustration

Ward Sutton's illustration for the 2007 NYT Book Review of O'Reilly's "Culture Warrior" gets compared to this:



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Further Apologies

Forgive Me Milton