Great Moments in Rejection
By Mark Kaufman Here is another in a long line of great ideas that went nowhere with an editor. In this case it was for Amazon.com and their non-support for arts and local causes. The newspaper opted for a photograph of Amazon HQ in Seattle instead. Another great swing and a miss.
The Devil You Say
By Mark Kaufman Altered picture of me in my first communion suit going back 40+ years and many sins ago. Big thanks to my Cousin Mike for scanning like the devil and sending this and many other childhood pics my way.
American Affairs Desk: Massa on Beck
Eric Massa opens up to Glenn BeckBy Mark Kaufman New comic on Ex-Congressman Eric Massa, last weeks fifteen minutes of train wreck. Just sayin’ what the press wants to hear. In the immortal words of Louis Jordan, “they was petting & poking and banging & bopping & cooing & kissing & hitting & missing they […]
Drawmark Portrait Commission
By Mark Kaufman I do a great deal of caricatures in my work, but rare is the brave soul that actually commissions me to do a portrait. It happens, the most recent commission is this one hot off the drawing table for musician, designer and aforementioned brave (and good) soul Aaron Edge. Smell the rarified […]
Drawmark Memory Hole: Andy Breckman and the WFMU Marathon
By Mark Kaufman In honor of the current fundraising marathon on WFMU, here’s a detail of Andy Breckman, from one of the WFMU playing cards I created a few years back. Check out Seven Second Delay at 6pm EST/3pmPST, with Andy and Ken Freedman and pledge today.
Art Gentrification
By Mark Kaufman Here’s a detail from a new illustration I did to accompany an article on giving artists the boot in favor of corporate interests in Magnuson Park, a former navy base supposedly dedicated to “the arts, recreation, and environmental stewardship”. Good economy or bad, some things never change. Click the link to read […]
2010 Seattle Show
I have joined the board of The 2010 Seattle Show, honoring the best advertising and design work created in Seattle. Follow the exploits of The Seattle Show and the board on it’s Twitter feed and Facebook page.
American Affairs Desk: Palin Hand
Sarah Palin’s Hillbilly Blackberry. Rush is a retard. Satire or fact?