Sonny & Cher illo for NYPress, 3/23/92

I'm pretty sure this whimsical Sony & Cher drawing is my first illo for NYPress. Ink on denril vellum, 3/23/92, art direction by Michael Gentile.

Four illos for CINCINNATI Magazine, May 2015 issue

Four illos for CINCINNATI Magazine, May 2015 issue, art direction by Megan Scherer.

A tip of the hat to departing Riverfront Times art director Tom Carlson

Joe Camel, January 2010 

Kim Jong Il Rocks, February 2005 

Undead Elvis, August 2002 

Nelly rapping with Dick Gephardt, December 2004

Stinky Chicken, February 2002

Popcorn Sex, October 2004

Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011

Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011

Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011

Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011

I saw earlier today that Tom Carlson, titan among art directors, is parting ways with the Riverfront Times after 31 years at the alt weekly. That’s a staggering run! Offhand, I can think of only one other art department denizen who’s held his post anywhere near that long, (Village Voice stalwart Jesus Diaz).

I spent a few minutes reviewing my illos for Riverfront Times, and was pleased to discover that, in spite of the age of many of them, a fair number of the illos I drew for Tom are aging well. I’m posting a few of them here as a tip of the hat to one of the greats. THANKS, TOM! 

(No need to break out the hankies, Tom continues in his role as Design Director of the Voice Media Group).

San Francisco Bay Guardian R.I.P.

I'm deeply bummed to hear that one of our very best alt weeklies
just shut its doors. I drew dozens of illos for SF Bay Guardian over the past ten years,
including cover art for The Offies, SFBG's annual year-end review.

My thanks go out to art directors Mirissa Neff, Victor Krummenacher,
Ben Hopfer, and Brooke Robertson. It was great fun!

Michael Musto illo for Village Voice

Now that the Voice has cut him loose, one wonders where this saucy trollop will turn up next...?

Illo for Village Voice, Feb 2007, art direction by Jesus Diaz.

Hoarder illo for HABITAT Magazine

Hoarder illo for HABITAT Magazine
May 2013, art direction by Michael Gentile.

2012 Wrap-Up Pt. 3: SF BAY GUARDIAN, OC WEEKLY & WESTWORD

Four alt weekly covers from 2012.

"Offies 2012" cover illo for SF BAY GUARDIAN, Dec. 26, 2012,
art direction by Brooke Robertson

"Mall Monster" cover illo for SF BAY GUARDIAN, July 8, 2012, 
art direction by Brooke Robertson

"Aaron Kushner as the Pied Piper" cover illo for OC WEEKLY, Dec. 10, 2012, 
art direction by Laila Derakhshanian

"Reaper Votes," cover illo for WESTWORD, Oct 15, 2012,
art direction by Jay Vollmar