FROM THE FLAT FILES: Sparks illo for NYPress, 3/19/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Sparks illo for NYPress, 3/19/95, ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Jerry Lewis illo for NYPress, 3/13/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Jerry Lewis illo for NYPress, 3/13/95, ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Newt on the Moon illo for NYPress, 3/26/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Newt on the Moon illo for NYPress, 3/26/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Cover illo for NYPress, 4/3/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: I yearn for a time when we all knew who the best artist was,
because it was painted on a wall in SoHo.
Cover illo for NYPress, 4/3/95, ink on Denril vellum,
art direction by Michael Gentile. 

So long, Smashpipe…?

Smashpipe.com seems to be down, perhaps for good. 

Since February, I had the chance to draw a handful of supremely fun illos for the site, and had high hopes for Smashpipe's eclectic mix of writing by NYPress alums like John Strausbaugh, William Monahan & Jim Knipfel. Smashpipe also introduced me to the work of Craig Johnson II, a startlingly-talented illustrator whose drawings I'm sure we'll be seeing more of in future. 

As always, it was a pleasure working with my ol' pal Michael Gentile. 

Ah well, onward and upward.

Unpublished illo for SMASHPIPE, May 2016, art direction by Michael Gentile.

Barbara Steele illo for SMASHPIPE, March 2016, art direction by Michael Gentile.

Trump illo for SMASHPIPE, March 2016, art direction by Michael Gentile.

Illo for William Monahan's "LIGHT HOUSE," February 2016, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Tonya Harding illo for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, 5/5/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Tonya Harding illo for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, 5/5/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by one of Robert Newman's minions.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Yellow Submarine" illo for NYPress, 5/7/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Yellow Submarine" illo for NYPress, 5/7/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Casper the Friendly Movie Star," illo for NYPress, 5/21/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Casper the Friendly Movie Star," illo for NYPress, 5/21/95, ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Richard Avedon vs the Hillbilly Peckers" illo for NYPress, 5/28/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Richard Avedon vs the Hillbilly Peckers" illo for NYPress, 5/28/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Apollo 13" illo for NYPress, 6/26/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Apollo 13" illo for NYPress, 6/26/95, ink on Denril vellum,
art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "First Knight" illo for NYPress, 7/3/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "First Knight" illo for NYPress, 7/3/95,
art direction by Michael Gentile, ink on denril vellum.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Judge Dredd" illo for NYPress, 7/3/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Judge Dredd" illo for NYPress, 7/3/95,
art direction by Michael Gentile, ink on denril vellum.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: “Safe” illo for NYPress, 6/15/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: “Safe” illo for NYPress, 6/15/95, ink on Denril vellum,
art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Batman" illo for NYPress, 6/15/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Batman" illo for NYPress, 6/15/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: Barney vs. Skinheads illo for GUITAR WORLD, 6/13/95

Barney vs. Skinheads illo for GUITAR WORLD, 6/13/95,
ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Sue Conley.

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Smoke" illo for NYPress, 6/12/95

FROM THE FLAT FILES: "Smoke" illo for NYPress, 6/12/95, ink on Denril vellum, art direction by Michael Gentile.

Dairy Barn illo for COLUMBUS MONTHLY, April 2016

Dairy Barn illo for COLUMBUS MONTHLY, April 2016, art direction by Betsy Becker.

(This is one of those illos that will only make less sense if I try to explain it).