Lindgren & Smith: May 2012

Robert Wagt

Maurice Sendak is dead, he's a wild angel now, like the one in the Wim Wenders movie, Wings of Desire.

Robert Wagt

Black and white dancer in a Lady Gaga like feather dress.

I went out to judge the student show last week and got to visit one of my favorite cities again. Chuck Pyle is the chair of the illustration program - I had time to visit with him briefly while trying to decide which of his talented students should get which awards!! Here's me with the other judges; Richard Solomon, the very talented Tyler Jacobson. That's Bill Maughan with us..,great instructor/ talented illustrator.

Working with Joe

Last week Joe Heroun of The New Republic emailed, and asking if I was up for a cover assignment. Working with Joe has been a great pleasure of mine. He requested a vector execution of subject matter that I've traditionally handled with oils. That subject being the worker, or blue collar person. Strangely I've not done too many blue collars on workers, hmmm…. Well, anyhow, I've enjoyed Joe's direction in past as it's gotten me delving into thoughts(visual ideas) I've wanted to pursue. The cover of the issue is the pivotal battle for the state of Ohio between the Republicans & Democrats. Now elephants & mules are staples of the editorial genre, so I focused on the opportunity to push the graphic vector nature of the medium per Joe's request for my vector work. Joe & I ended up agreeing on going with a white background which contributes to the clean look of the cover. In executing the cover I went two directions for my influences, one being back to my typography classes, and the interaction between letter forms(pre-software). The other direction was forward with influence from my recent gallery work done in paint, while dealing with a subject I'd worked with in past. In the final, Joe & I created a cover I'm pleased with. As an illustrator I am still respectfully of the printed article being the work of art. It's the cover of the current issue, thanks Joe Heroun.

Piper Smith

Surtex Show
Browsing for Ideas.....

Gayle Kabaker

New Yorker Blown Covers:
This Week’s Theme: The Gays
Gayle made it into the #2 spot this week!

First page

Coco Masuda

Check out the Style Section in the NYTimes today! Page E3

First sketch for a comix

Our new book Promo is finally official.. enjoy.

Click the bookcover to see the Promo Video.

Beth White

Exquisite Cover

Regan Dunnick

Wishing you a speedy recovery Regan, we are cheering for you!

Robert Gantt Steele

Interview with Robert Gantt Steele

Gayle Kabaker

Gayle Placed #8 in the Blown Cover New Yorker Contest!

Chris Lyons

Special herbs grown by special chefs

On My Way to the Bath

Here is the link to the new video we did for our book...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh-LjXQ3tW4

What about Dick?

Sitting in the front row during a recent performance of What about Dick? I got to sketch the cast... you can see all the rest of them on my own blog page.

http://thegreenmonkeys.blogspot.com/2012/04/eric-idles-what-about-dick-in-los.html