December 16, 2006

Interview in Risen Magazine

The kind folks at Risen Magazine came across my work, and were nice enough to interview me about my work a few months ago for their November / December Issue. You can check out a PDF of the interview and spread below.

LINK: Jon Keegan Interview in Risen Magazine (PDF 1.2mb)

You can see more of my work at jonkeegan.com.

Posted by keegan at 05:44 PM

November 19, 2006

Update on the next-gen console battles

So here we are at the official beginning of the next-gen console war. The Xbox 360 is having its first birthday this week, today Ninetndo has unleashed the Wii on the masses, and those who survived drive-bys, armed heists and the slim inventory on Friday may have a PS3 in their hands.

I just want to put down my thoughts as to where I think the major players stand as of today.

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Posted by keegan at 12:41 PM

September 09, 2006

New silkscreen design

Here's a new sillkscreen based on a drawing from an old sketchbook...

See the original sketch on this montage: jonkeegan.com/illo.php?id=48

I regret having to print two base colors on this (white, then transparent yellow)...I think ill just stick to a tinted color for the face color next time, to keep it to two passes. More shirts to come!

Posted by keegan at 01:54 PM

August 08, 2006

Tennis Magazine: Game, Set, Friendship

This illustration for Tennis Magazine's "The Complete Player" column continues the story of the author of this piece which I illustrated for them back in August of 2005. Recalling the tennis-filled days of his youth, the author describes how he ultimately lost a cherished friendship, thanks to his hubris and his gossiping about winning a friendly practice match. This of course, is totally based on Norman Rockwell's classic "Gossips" Saturday Evening Post cover from 1948. Apologies to Mr. Rockwell!

I was reading a good Rockwell book while researching this illo, and I'm convinced that he would have embraced the advent of the computer and digital photography with open arms.

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Posted by keegan at 10:52 PM

July 26, 2006

NYT Illo: Parents as Matchmakers

This ran in the Thursday Styles section of The New York Times. The story is about how today's young singles are finding frustration in their endless searches for a mate online, and turning to the age-old tradition of letting their parents help find them a match. You can view some of my other illustrations for The New York Times here on my site.

Posted by keegan at 11:44 PM

July 19, 2006

Electric Cowboy

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I just completed two illustrations for The American Society for Engineering Education which will be running in their flagship magazine PRISM. Above are details of the cover image (left) and the accompanying interior full-page illo. The story is about how Texas is using an innovative partnership between the state and the high tech industry to lure (and better retain) college students into engineering studies. Continue reading to see the full drawings....

Continue reading "Electric Cowboy"

Posted by keegan at 10:34 AM

July 08, 2006

Caught in the Scribble Swarm

Posted by keegan at 02:36 AM

July 07, 2006

Illustration Friday: Skyline

I've been meaning to contribute to Illustration Friday since I heard about it, and this week I couldn't help but submit the one skyline I've looked at over and over again, the hazy summer header I created in Flash for our collaborative art site Invisibleman. Click to see a super-large version.

Posted by keegan at 04:17 PM

June 25, 2006

Piercing Gaze / Art Highlights

I had a nice art-filled weekend, despite the torrential rains. I logged some serious time welded to my drafting table just playing around with some different materials that I don't often work with in my normal course of business. Really felt a nice loose freedom with a super-fat graphite pencil on vellum, which produced the above image, among many, many others...

Also, I saw some amazing art...

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Posted by keegan at 11:57 PM

June 12, 2006

Full Moon on Dean Street

Amazing full moon tonight...While out walking the dog very late, I was inspired to record a rough little nocturnal cityscape...this is (very) loosely based on my view looking out over Dean Street onto Bergen. I have been wanting to do some paintings of the city at night...this has whet my appetite.

Posted by keegan at 03:13 AM