30 Days: Red and Grey

Posted by on May 11, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark Kaufman

30 Days: Space Eye

Posted by on May 9, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanAdmittedly, I have been phoning in the 30 projects in 30 days undertaking. That is patently obvious by the previous post “paint tray faces”. Since I am almost done I will try to spend more than 30 seconds on each piece. Here is a drawing being held up by my lovely wife. Which […]

American Affairs Desk: Hillary Veepstakes

Posted by on May 9, 2008 in American Affairs Desk by Mark Kaufman

If Hillary Clinton can pull off a miracle the obvious Vice Presidential picks are; Condi Rice, Mitt Romney, Ann Coulter or Dick Cheney. This cartoon is from last week. This 30 days thing is killing me. Don’t worry it’ll be over soon…for Clinton I mean.

30 Days: Floating Heads

Posted by on May 8, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanThree Floating Heads? 

30 Days: Translation Barakula

Posted by on May 7, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanToday’s challenge, go to a foreign web site, find an appealing headline, translate via Babelfish and then do a rough type treatment in under 15 minutes. In this case Il Messaggero from Italy and an intriguing Barack Obama headline. Translation on top, original Italiano at bottom. Yeah I know it’s kinda like the […]

30 Days: Albert Hoffman 1906-2008

Posted by on May 5, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanPortrait of Albert Hoffman, the Swiss chemist who first synthesized and ingested lysergic acid diethylamide {LSD}.  I opted to use a chart of pupil sizes of an LSD user as Dr. Hoffmans eyes for 2 reasons; 1. to highlight the science behind LSD and the search for enlightenment and 2. because most illustration […]

30 Days: Weekend Edition

Posted by on May 5, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanUncomfortable Cowboy Brand and I Want It All Now. 2 spreads from paper dummy booklet. Meaningless trifle using the blank pages of a paper dummy, instead of buying new sketchbook or paper. Does that make me green?

30 Days: Nude Figure

Posted by on May 2, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark Kaufman More than halfway through with the 30 days project.  I am boring myself. 

30 Days: Scratchbored

Posted by on May 2, 2008 in Thirty Days in the Hole

By Mark KaufmanOK. I am trying different things with this Thirty Days in the Hole project. 30 projects for 30 days, I thought to myself, how about scratchboard? Now I remember why I never use scratchboard, it is frickin’ tedious. Oh yeah, and I suck at it. God bless those poor tortured souls that scratch. […]

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