Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Philadelphia City Paper


TOM - Here is a cover I illustrated for this week's Philadelphia City Paper. It's their Urban Agricultural issue so they wanted do a spin on the famous 'American Gothic' painting, but instead of an old couple on a farm, we substituted a young, urban Philly, hipster couple with the Philly skyline behind them.

I spent a lot of time staring at this painting, trying to capture the posture of the two figures.

I drew the couple separate from the background, so I could give each layer the attention it deserved and then play with the placement afterwards. Here is the couple without the background...
...and here is the background. I drew the skyline freehand at first, but really wanted to push myself to make it as precise as possible, so I wound up tracing my original drawing in Photoshop to give it a real solid structure. This took a long time, but I kinda got into it and really had fun doing it. As you can see, alot of it got covered up when the figures came in, so I figured I'd show off all my hard work here...
Shout out to Reseca and Allie at Philly City Paper, I always have a great time doing work for them! Anyway, if you're in Philly, the issue comes out today, so pick up a copy and check it out!



Monday, April 26, 2010

April Showers

TOM - It's raining here in New York. I want the nice weather back. This was a procrastination drawing I just did. Time to get back to work...Stay dry.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

...More...




TOM - Here are a couple more from the series that will be in the show on Friday!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Gallery Show

TOM - I'll be participating in a group show in Brooklyn this Friday at Aeon Logic Gallery. I'll be contributing three pieces to the show which will be a continuation of my Fuzzy Dress series. If you're in the area, come by to the opening this Friday and say hi. Here's all the info.

Monday, April 12, 2010

I got some Nerve



TOM - Here are a couple recent illustrations I did for Nerve.com. Since it's always a square format, I try to challenge myself to come up with interesting compositions within the confines. It can be frustrating sometimes, but it keeps it interesting and keeps me thinking which is always good. Happy Monday!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

It's Complex

TOM - Throughout the winter I did a few spots for Complex Magazine which will appear in the next few issues during the summer. Here is the first one I did for their current issue. It's a small, funny piece about how to spot a weed dealer on spring break.

More stuff on the way soon. Also, now you can follow me on my Twitter page as well as become a fan on my Facebook page. Until next time!