1 day ago | Tom Richmond

Poor Rick Meyerowitz... his classic illustration for the Animal House movie poster might be the most parodied movie poster ever. MAD got in on the action with this spoof of...
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Making America Not So Great

5 days ago | Tommy Kane

The Trump administration is moving to reverse rules barring hunters on some public lands in Alaska from baiting brown bears with bacon and doughnuts and using spotlights to...
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Illustration Throwback Thursday 49: X-Men for Cracked!

6 days ago | Tom Richmond

Hoo-boy. Anytime I start thinking I might be getting a might overconfident in my work I need only drag out something like this to see how far I've come and, by inference, how...
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Nick Meglin Obit in the NY Times

7 days ago | Tom Richmond

The Lovely Anna and Nick at the 2008 Reubens The New York Times published a terrific obituary/article on the late Nick Meglin today. It's a real tribute to Nick's importance in...
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Monday MADness: Board Game Movies!

8 days ago | Tom Richmond

Back in MAD 502 writer Jacob Lambert made fun of Hollywood's sudden interest in movies based on board games with this 2 pager I illustrated entitled “Board Game Based Movies...
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Swirling Lines and Swaths of Charcoal Form Dramatic Portraits by Lee.K

15 days ago | Colossal

Seoul-based artist Lee.K creates incredibly dynamic portraits using combinations of charcoal, pencil, and ink. The artist layers fine cross contour lines over broad swaths of...
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Hey, Zone. frozone disney incredibles2 digital

16 days ago | Andrew Chesworth

Hey, Zone... frozone disney incredibles2 digital illustration cool frozen superhero luciusbest samuelljackson
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Posting The Skies

16 days ago | The Fabuleous Fifties

Saturday Comic Strip Day. I promised you only rare or special posts on saturdays, so here is one. Artist Gary Patterson is a Californian illustrator, who did commercial...
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Toronto Workshop Underway!

18 days ago | Tom Richmond

My Toronto caricature workshop starts today through Sunday! Above is my class illustration. Want to take one of my workshops? I've still got spaces available in my Minnesota...
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Playing with more digital watercolors. runner

24 days ago | Andrew Chesworth

Playing with more digital watercolors... runner watercolor digital illustration characterdesign
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Tips for Flying with Pastels

'Summer Blues' 2.5 x 3.5 pastel ©Karen Margulis Just in time for summer travel! I'd like to share this post from the archives: I am in the middle of packing for my next... Read more ...

Until Further Notice

I have been overwhelmed with our family health crisis and trying to get caught up with deadlines... I am not sure when blogging will continue here. Next week sometime. Read more ...

Island in the sun

How to Prepare for a Painting Workshop

'Summer Dreams' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis The workshop is booked. The travel arrangements made. And now the time has arrived. Time to pack your supplies and prepare for the... Read more ...

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park

I am still exploring Direct Watercolor and using it in my Urban Sketches. It is a lot easier drawing from a photograph while practicing this technique but I am also enjoying... Read more ...

Carrie the Musical at Rollins

Carrie the Musical was presented by Actors Reaching Out at the Fred Stone Theater, Rollins College 1000 Holt Ave Winter Park Florida. The show was by Michael Gore, with lyrics... Read more ...

Spanish Dancer female nude pastel drawing painting

Soul journey

Pastel 20x20 As I continue working with the many ideas from Josef Albers, it feels like my eyes have been opened to possibilities I never thought possible. I feel more... Read more ...

Comic-Con Copyright Conundrum

This form letter went out to San Diego Comic-Con exhibitors last week: Comic-Con takes the issue of copyright infringement very seriously. Exhibitors who violate copyright law... Read more ...

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