Congratulations and many thanks to the Auburn Avenue Research Library for their recent acquisition of two (of my favorite) original pieces of art from A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, “The Flood” and “Window”. I am excited and honored to have my work included in this collection so that other students and lovers of art can … Read more
Kudos to two of my SU friends for this collaboration! Sara Gates, owner of Kingsland Printing in Brooklyn, NY, shares her work and love of the craft with film maker, Nadirah Iman. At Syracuse I knew Sara as a painter. We met in our foundation year and remained friends throughout. When I moved to NY … Read more
This Friday I will be sharing preliminary drawings and original art from White Water. If you are in the Harrisburg area, stop by! Third in the Burg, Friday, July 20th 1320 North 3rd Street, Apt. 3 Harrisburg, PA 6-9pm Jonathan Bean is the renowned illustrator of The Pie That Papa Baked, At Night, and One … Read more
This Tuesday I head to Sao Tome and Principe! MICA’s Office of Continuing Studies sponsors a Summer Intensive Travel Program where students and life-long learners are able to explore different cultures and make art. The illustration department travels to Sao Tome. Other programs include Fibers in Istanbul, Sculpture in South Korea, General Fine Arts in … Read more
Head over to the Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, to see an impressive collection of art from the Marine Corps Aviation Collection. I never knew airplanes could be so poetic and inspiring. I had a great time at the museum and smiled to myself as I thought about Brian Floca’s beautiful art in … Read more
Today I participated in a luncheon and open discussion with roughly twenty students, two female faculty members, and a visiting artist of color, about being a minority at a predominately white institution. Growing up in the south, I was privileged to attend a predominately black elementary and high school. Acceptance and understanding was never an … Read more
One of my dreams has been to use my location drawing/visual journalism work as final artwork. I lived that dream through Bird, and have taken it to another level by illustrating this year’s Baltimore Transmodern Festival poster. A lot of my most interesting projects find me serendipitously, including BIRD. This job was no exception. When … Read more
Award winning artist, R. Gregory Christie has launched a kickstarter campaign to open a working store and studio in North Dekalb Mall in Atlanta, GA! Why should you support this? 1. There are no other stores like this in Georgia…especially North Dekalb Mall. 2. It’s Greg Christie 3. I wanna go and hang out there. … Read more
On Friday, Visual Journalism observed and drew a possessions trial (by jury) in Circuit Court. Here are my drawings. You can see some of my students’ work here. We didn’t stay long enough to hear the verdict. Mr. Regis, the defendant, is a young African American male facing a possessions charge. Detective Reiser stopped him … Read more
Here’s a quick watercolor demo I did for one of my students yesterday. As a professional, I tend to forget how much my students need to learn at this level. I am really having to think about every facet of making illustration and how to convey that clearly to a group. I am also spending … Read more