Sketchbook Find.
Mark Kaufman sketchbook find.By Mark Kaufman I was looking through my sketchbooks for something and came across this. This was not what I was looking for, but I like it anyway.
Be Seeing You. Patrick McGoohan 1928-2009
By Mark Kaufman Patrick McGoohan, the actor and producer of the 1960’s television program The Prisoner has died at the age of 80. What does this have to do with illustration or design? Subject matter aside, The Prisoner was hugely influential in the annals of broadcasting for of its design sensibilities. The show was infused […]
Folk Music Reject
Woody Guthrie, Ivar Haglund, Pete Seeger and Terry Pettus.By Mark Kaufman I recently did an illustration for the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine music issue, about the radical folk scene in Seattle in the 1940s. Here is a rejected sketch that I really liked which features portraits of lefty luminaries Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, music and […]
Happy Drawmark Holidays
A Drawmark family Christmas Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays and a wonderful 2009. Peace out.
I Hate the E-Trade Baby
Who’s more ridiculous, the E-Trade baby or readers of the Wall Street Journal?By Mark Kaufman The Wall Street Journal has named the best and worst ads of 2008. The ad getting the most votes is that fucking E-Trade baby. Sweet Jesus I hate that baby and I hate that ad campaign. Sure Americans are suckers […]
Bjorn Wiinblad: Danish Master
By Mark Kaufman I was lucky enough to purchase an original Bjorn Wiinblad poster recently, a gorgeous screenprinted affair for a Danish theatre company, 10+ colors including a lovely gold plate. I was familiar with the artists ceramics, but I have been trolling the web and ebay to see his lovely poster designs. I generally […]
My Little Ponies. My Strange Little Ponies.
By Mark Kaufman I am proud to say that I get called in on the strange ones, the odd stories, as my dad might say, “the weirdies”. This is an illustration I did for an article on the strange world of pony fetishists. Enjoy.
Drawmark Holiday Schedule
Mark Kaufman in Sorrento, December 2007.I’ll be on vacation from December 24th, 2008 through January 3rd, 2009. Happy Holidays!
Morbid Major Magazine Song
Here’s a video namechecking magazines that have stopped publishing in Gilbert & Sullivan stylee. I am having trouble getting paid from one such magazine on the brink of death. I fear this will be a growing problem in 2009. Where’s my bailout?
The Dictionary of Graphic Images
By Mark Kaufman It’s long out of print, all of the images are in black and white, and the terms blog and Twitter did not yet exist, but as you can see from my dog-eared copy it is an absolute treasure. The book The Dictionary of Graphic Images by Phillip Thompson & Peter Davenport, with […]