Illustration of author, Mark Haddon for Chicago Tribune Printers Row Magazine.

I did a quick illustration of author, Mark Haddon for this week's edition of Printers Row Magazine. Check it out!

Cover story illustration for Washington Business Journal.

I just completed this portrait of MicroStrategy CEO, Michael Saylor, for the cover story ofweek's edition of the Washington Business Journal.  The article is about the questions he is facing after a major reshuffling of the the company.  

Many thanks to Jamey at WBJ for the art direction!

Trump, Trump and Awaaaay!

I usually stay away from discussing or posting about politics or religion because most of the time it causes nothing but trouble. Oh election season: it's everywhere and there is no escape. I can't even go on Facebook to look at photos of kittens without some meme about Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders popping up and that's really annoying.

All that being said I think that this illustration of the orange one speaks for itself. This is the only political post that you are going to see from me this election year, so enjoy it!

Distracted by Technology

I did this illustration a while back and was so busy with other projects that I neglected to write a post about it. The topic is too good not to write about (or at least vent about). Don't get me wrong, I love technology that makes my life easier. I can mostly work from anywhere these days if I really need to.  I can let people know where I am or if I'm running late. I use the GPS on my phone if I need directions. I can look up what restaurants are good and bad when I want to dine out. My business has increased threefold over the past few years since because of it and so on.

But look around you. Actually, look at the person next to you. Is that dinner with your date or with your phone? And those annoying people in front of you in the checkout line at the grocery store who are too busy on the phones that they aren't paying attention to the cashier... they are holding everyone up! Watching TV with your spouse while you both simultaneously check your phones (I'm guilty). TEXTING AND DRIVING. Oh, and one of my favorite peeves - groups of teens, actually, herds of them hanging out together and EVERY ONE OF THEM is on a device of some sort, not really engaging with the person who is next to them. Maybe an occasional grunt in between a flurry of tapping but no physical speaking or practicing of actual conversational or social skills beyond emojis going on there.  The list goes on.

We are so engrossed in our devices that we don't even appreciate what is going on around us in real time. How many of you have been on vacation taking so many selfies that you missed the whole reason that you went to a new place? How many of you have gone to a concert where so many people are taking crappy blurry photos and videos of the band that you cant even see the stage beyond the screens held up in front of your face? It's disturbing and it's laughable and it's sad all at the same time.

Being distracted has become what we are. Don't let it become who you are.

March Forth!

It's been a bit quiet on the blog lately because I'm in the midst of finishing up some deadlines and starting new projects. I don't like to make "filler" posts just for the sake of posting something. As soon as I have clearance to post my latest assignments I will do that as well as the new promotional and personal work in which I am currently engrossed.

In other news, Happy Leap Year! (yesterday) and Happy March 1st today. In between studio time, I've been keeping busy and creatively inspired with running and hiking outdoors when weather allows, exploring near and far with Brian and trying to catch up with friends. Spring is almost here! We'll still have cold temps off and on - maybe even a bit of snow as winter starts to fade, but the longer days, warmer weather and new opportunities are right around the corner. So, March forth!

In the mean time, enjoy a few pix from my adventures "in the wild" this past January and February:

Blizzard of 2016. My birthday. Over 20 inches of snow!

Snowboard practice!

Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston Mass.

An amazing display of nature's raw power in Rockport Harbor, Mass. With the wind chill, it was -19 degrees. What looks like steam in this photo is actually the sea mist turning to ice in the air. All of the white along the rocks is actually ice. On the far tip, you can barely make out a light house that was covered in ice. Absolutely beautiful!

Mason Dixon Trail. A 10 mile out and back with steep climbs, steeper jaw-clenching drops and amazing views. Lots of crawling on all fours and calories were burned that day!

50 degrees this morning. A beautiful early spring day to run through the fields. March forth!