Illustrators I like

Navy Medical Center Art of the Abbot Collection

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on Sep 21, 2010 in Illustrators I like

Image by Carlos Andreson Image by David Stone Martin Image by Julien Levi By Mark Kaufman I happily stumbled upon this stirring collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command web site today. In 1943 Abbott Laboratories sent civilian artists to document Naval Medicine in World War II. These war correspondents were sent to Naval […]

ICON6 Tweeple: Dave Stolte

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on Aug 12, 2010 in ICON6 Tweeple, Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman In this installment of tweeps I met at ICON6…Mr. Dave Stolte. Well to be fair, I never actually “met” Dave, but the great thing about live tweeting an event like this, is that while you are power tweeting about what this guy said, and what that dolt is doing, and what the […]

ICON6 Tweeple: Santiago Uceda

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on Aug 5, 2010 in ICON6 Tweeple, Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman The great thing about Twitter and/or the ICON6 Illustration Conference is the ability to connect with nice people. I am starting out a series of ICON Tweeple posts with the very talented illustrator and designer Santiago Uceda. Santiago is based just down the I-5 corridor from me in Corvallis, OR. It was […]

Thrift Shop Illustration Find: The American

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on Jun 28, 2010 in I found it. I love it., Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman I found the August 1956 issue of The American Magazine in a thrift shop yesterday. In a letter from the publisher, the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company on page 8, they announced that this would be the final issue of this magazine. The best bits were to be continued in Colliers and Companion magazines. […]

The Small Stakes: Music Posters by Jason Munn

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on Jun 8, 2010 in Great Design, Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman Most rock posters leave me cold. They usually have nothing going for them other than the cool factor, in other words, “hey, that’s cool!”. No thought goes into them, the imagery usually has nothing to do with the band or the music, or anything for that matter, simply a designer showing off. […]

Enough About Me. Let’s Talk About You. Talking To Me.

Posted by Mark_Kaufman on May 19, 2010 in Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman Ladies and gentleman, I present illustrator, proprieter of Escape From Illustration Island, entrepreneur, and a truly patient man, Thomas James. I had a rambling, shambling interview with the very gracious Thomas James from Escape From Illustration Island yesterday. Thomas was very patient in allowing me to blahblahblah all over the map, talking […]

Teddy

Posted by on Aug 26, 2009 in Illustration of the Day, Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman No matter where you stand politically, it cannot be denied that Edward M. Kennedy has been a major force in American culture for close to 50 years, as is evidenced by this Time Magazine cover from September 1962. Portrait by the great René Bouche.

Canadian Content

Posted by on Jul 17, 2009 in Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman Scott Galley from out Toronto way, great line, wonderful composition and strong concepts in tight spaces.

Illustration of the Week

Posted by on Oct 25, 2008 in Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman After Ashley Todd, McCain volunteer and B-girl #1.

Urban Sketchers

Posted by on Oct 24, 2008 in Illustrators I like

By Mark Kaufman Gabi Campanario a fine journalist and illustrator is starting up Urban Sketchers a multi-faceted online community that will showcase the drawings and observations of artists around the world who record everyday life in their cities on their sketchbooks. Gabi has collected a team of talented correspondents from around the world for this […]

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