Everybody Draw Mohammad Contest. Everyone is a Winner.
By Mark Kaufman Reason Magazine has announced this Magritte tribute as the winner of their Everybody Draw Mohammad Contest. The third place entry is very reminiscent of my Connect the dots Muhammad illustration. Wish I’d have known about this contest beforehaand!
Fighting the Nerds Off. Jim Woodring Book Signing.
By Mark Kaufman Living in Seattle has it’s good points. 1. It’s the home of Fantagraphics 2. It’s the home of Jim Woodring Tomorrow I am going to attempt to fight off hordes of comic nerds, aging hipsters, sullen teens, downscale literary afficianados, and “colorful” old ladies in purple knitted ensembles in order to get […]
Logo Devolution
Vivitiv, the design firm of which I am a partner created the original 710 KIRO radio station logo way back in the mid to late 1990s. Amazingly, lo these many years later, the basic structure of what we created is still intact. Sort of. Our Original logo is at the top, followed by logo from […]
Collage365 // 63
By Mark Kaufman Another in my growing collection of collage wwork. Ink. Pix. Glue.
Collage365 // 85|91|92|96
By Mark Kaufman Some recent pieces from my Collage365 series. Mixed media + Ink + Black Humor = What It Is.
Proud to Be a Part of Art With Heart
I am happy to be a contributor to Magnificent Marvelous Me!, a therapeutic activity book which helps siblings of seriously ill or special needs children near and far as they struggle with family difficulties. Here is a postcard from a sibling of a cancer patient from the Art With Heart website: “I am 10 years […]
American Affairs Desk: Texas Text Books No. 2
Jesus Justice, Texas Style.Texas Jesus does not rest. All Limp-wristed Deists and Socialists will feel the sting of the Jesus boot.
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 […]
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 […]