Mary Amir, ink
Mary Amir, my old [Israeli] Hebrew School teacher, lacking depth perception. Even though she didn't allow ANY burping (or farting) in class, she was pretty nice. Though as a result of my fondness for drinking fizzy liquids, I was often sent to the Rabbi's chambers. There were 2 - one was an ego tripper ( I heard he moved to lead a Miami mega-temple) and the other one looked like a stereotype of cartoon SATAN - and he was the coolest guy EVER. Their names? Bookman and Brickman.
Teachers from Memory
I'm starting a new collaborative project with my good friend Renee French. The first phase: each of has to draw, from memory, portraits of our school teachers (I threw in my middie-school psychiatrist just for fun). Here are my first 7 (of 10) in ink. I plan to eventually finish them with watercolor. All are 8" x 10", pen & ink.
New Collaborative effort
I'm starting a new series of drawing in collaboration with my good friend Renee French. The first series are portraits, from memory, of our gradschool teachers. These are just pen & ink - I'll watercolor them once they're firther along. We plan on drawing 10 each per series.
I has Mrs. Otto for both kindergarten and second grade.
Dr. Fred Steiger was a shrink I saw in middle school.
Lucky Peach is Out
I was fortunate enough to be asked to contribute some drawings to a new magazine called Lucky Peach, which just hit news stands this week. From the press release:
All of the items in the stomach are objects that appear in the magazineGroup Show, June 29 - Aug 5, NYC
I'll have this drawing in a group show at Adam Baumgold Gallery this summer:
"Sully's Engines," 2010, graphite and watercolor, 10" x 12"
Sweet and Savory - the opening
Sweet & Savory - Group Show: I have two drawings and one sculpture in a group show at Pavel Zubock Gallery on 23rd Street in Manhattan through June 24.
Sweet & Savory group show opens June 1
I'll be in a group exhibition with some donut paintings and sculptures at Pavel Zoubok this summer.
More work for The Goods - from April 7, 2011
Here are a few more drawings to be printed in the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle as part of McSweeney's The Goods. The following text will be printed with these pictures:
NOT GETTING THE GOODS?
WRITE TO YOUR PAPER AND ASK FOR "The Goods" by McSweeney's BY NAME!
(the features editor is your best bet.)
