Cohen's Fashion Optical - 2 Good To Be True!

Here's a visual from a commercial for Cohen's Fashion Optical, which I also storyboarded, in cooperation with Greencard Pictures– it's called 2 Good To Be True. Using some reference from the early Cohen's stores in Manhattan, I recreated this old-timey illustration of a vintage store front.

See the full video on youtube here.

Many thanks for producer Kaitlin Del Campo and director Bryan Reisberg and all the other folks at Greencard Pictures and Cohen's!

Independence Day for The New Yorker

New piece in this week's New Yorker– illustrating a review of Independence Day: Resurgence.

This was a really cool assignment to work on of course… buildings that are being sucked into the sky by a giant space ship!

You can see the original sketch below, as well as the finished ink drawing, along with the published piece in this week's magazine.

Thanks so much to Creative Director Nicholas Blechman and Art Director Chris Curry for working with me!

Exhibition Report from Germany

Here are some photos from the opening reception of my big show in my home town in Germany. It was an incredible and unforgettable night.

People from all periods of my life in Germany came- teachers and students from various schools and colleges, people I played in bands with, made comic mags with, doctors and dentists... And many people who helped me to get to where I am. We had a full house and it was an honor see all these familiar faces, and many others, who came to support me and showed an interest in my illustrated NY adventures.

There was also a radio interview with the SWR, and a very kind review by the local newspaper Schwaebische Zeitung.

Thank you to everyone who came, and to the curator Martin Oswald, and all other organizers, the Mayor and the city of Weingarten.

The show is still up till June 12th 2016, open on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, at the Kornhausgalerie in Weingarten.

From the workshop with students

Thanks to Bernhard Goegler for some of these photos. Here are some more on my Facebook page:

Next Level Living for Huffington Post / Greencard Pictures

I've been working on a series short animated sequences for the webisode series "Next Level Living" for the Huffington Post, produced and animated by Greencard Pictures. It's about sleep and healthy living. Here are some stills and below is a clip of most of the animations cut together. You can see the full webisodes on the Huffington Post website. Thanks for having me on board!

Exhibition in Weingarten

Big news!
I'm having a large exhibition in my home town in Germany. It will include a wide array of works from the past 10 years, including originals and large prints of editorial illustration, children's books, comics and advertising work and is curated by Martin Oswald of the University of Education in Weingarten.

Opening Reception:
Friday April 22nd, 2016, 19 Uhr
Kornhausgalerie Weingarten
23. April – 12. Juni 2016

More info (in German) here
Newspaper article

It will be a similar show to the one at the German Consulate General in NY a couple years ago, with new works and some exclusive items.

There will also be other events surrounding it:
• Sequential Workshop at the Freie Kunstschule April 18.+20.+25.
• Comics Workshop at the PH Weingarten April 24th
• Lecture about comics, and a book
• Signing at my childhood comic book store Persiflage April 16th

Above is a brand-new image to promote the show, featuring our famous Baroque Basilika.

Freue mich darauf, euch alle dort zu sehen!

Warby Parker Buttons Live Drawing MYOB

 My final project of the year 2015 was a two-part live drawing session at Warby Parker SoHo, drawing and painting buttons per customers' requests. It was a fun and challenging assignment. I ended up doing a lot of tiny watercolors of family fotos, but also comic characters and funny concepts.

Thanks to Jamell and everyone at Warby Parker for inviting me and for making it such a fun experience, and to everyone who came by to visit. Hope everyone is enjoying their buttons!

Oktoberfest WiesnGuide for Ernst & Young

Here are some images from an Oktoberfest Wiesnguide" I did for Ernst and Young Munich / Stuttgart. It features some playful info, the location of all the tents, and folds together between two beer coasters. Thanks so much to Romesh Naik from EY Stuttgart and Bernd Klutsch from Medienmassiv for the fun collaboration!

Carrier Pigeon 14

I had the pleasure of illustrating a short fiction story in the latest issue of Carrier Pigeon, a high-end publication of art and literature founded by fellow alumni of the SVA MFA Illustration program. The book has always some nifty print and print-making features.

"The Speck" is a story about a the passing of time, watches, and a speck on the carpet. It's written by Jonathan Philips.

I used the opportunity for experimentation, created three pieces of art for each of the five illustrations– detailed pen and ink drawings, collage, and expressive brush graphics, and composited all three versions together in a dense final image.

One of the original layers at the launch party / art show at Sugarlift Gallery in Bushwick.

It's a book! On of my spreads in Carrier Pigeon 14 (Volume 2, #4).
Order it here.

Thanks so much for making me a part of it, guys!