Stupid Fresh
By Mark KaufmanHere’s a new item I cranked out. What does it all mean? I don’t rightly know.
Think Global. Draw Local.
By Mark KaufmanI get to do a lot of illustration that accompanies news stories on national and global issues. So I get to draw George Bush and Dick Cheney, comment on issues of the day like Iraq, the economy and so on. But I also get to comment on local issues and characters. Here’s an […]
Totally Useless Calendar
By Mark KaufmanWell January is almost over and I forgot to mention this. Here is a detail from a totally, purposely useless calendar that we designed for our clients, friends and family. Why send a seemingly useless calendar? Because it’s the thought that counts. A new year brings endless possibilities and a sincere wish for […]
I heart the internets and I heart these guys
I was in Florence last year and I remembered the name of an artist I had seen. No it wasn’t Botticelli or Brunelleschi or Giotto. It was Mateo Rivano, whose work I saw on display in a store window. So yesterday I looked him up and found his myspace page. The reason why I love […]
Art Buchwald 1925-2007
By Mark KaufmanHumorist Art Buchwald passed away today at the age of 81. The Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and satirist wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, but I first became aware of him as a television personality in the mid to late 1960’s. He was certainly funny to a kid in New Jersey with a […]
Food Fight!
By Mark KaufmanNew piece, hot off the presses created for a direct mail piece for The Stranger’s Food Fight issue. When you’re a courgette you’re a courgette all the way . . .
AIGA Seattle Into the Woods
By Mark KaufmanMark those calendars! On April 20-27, 2007 AIGA Seattle will be presenting Into the Woods, a three day conference featuring designers, illustrators, artists and filmmakers from around the globe.The roster of featured speakers is taking shape, so far the heavy hitters that will be gracing our lecterns are the designers Angela Adams from […]
Dog + Pony Show
By Mark KaufmanAs I’ve written recently I have been very busy. Putting pedal to the metal on a number of illustration projects. Although I am itching to post some of these, I feel it’s only right to wait until they are published. So once again we are going back into the archives, here’s a piece […]
Another Resolution
By Mark KaufmanHere’s another in the series of year end illustrations I did for The Stranger. A portrait of the author and filmmaker Charles Mudede. You can find the original article here. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to find it. I don’t actually consider it a specialty of mine but when looking back […]