Editorial Explorations
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.”
— Al Hirschfeld
"Middle Management," for Time magazine, pen, ink, and watercolor on illustration board, July 6, 1998
"Robert Bly" for Potpourri, ink with brush on paper, 1999
Pictured below are exploration and final illustrations for HOL Press, 2026
HOL Press Logo Draft 1
HOL Press Logo Final
HOL Press Logo Draft Three
HOL Press logo draft 2 (with column!)
“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction, ” said Pablo Picasso. J. Robert Oppenheimer might have agreed. Alternately, one could say that each attempt at creation may demand its own destruction: something for the wastepaper basket. These illustrations are what’s left … something between here and there. Per Samuel Beckett: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
Politicians, Singers, and Socialites
The below collection features an eclectic gathering of portraits of well-known figures rendered primarily with brush and ink. Attempting to capture soul and personality using simple materials remains the artist’s enduring challenge and perennial quest—an inevitable obsession.
"Whoopi Goldberg," Ink with Brush on Paper
"James Joyce," Mixed Media
"Gloria Vanderbilt," Mixed Media
"Samuel Beckett," Mixed Media
"J. Robert Oppenheimer," Mixed Media
"Hillary Clinton," Ink with Brush on Yellow Paper
"Sammy Davis Jr.," Ink with Brush on Paper
"Spike Lee," Mixed Media