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March 21, 2006

Illos For The Hartford Courant

These are my first illustrations for The Hartford Courant. They ran a series of stories this week covering the college application process. The drawing on the top ran with a pair of stories that dealt with how both the students and the parents deal with the anxious waiting period in different ways.

The story that the bottom drawing ran with was about a new breed of private consultants who promise to help get your kid into the best school, starting very early on.

You can see larger versions here and here.

Posted by keegan at 03:54 AM | Comments (1)

March 15, 2006

Underpainting

I'm working on the second drawing of a two-part newspaper illustration series tonight (due tomorrow morning!)...Just wanted to share how much I enjoy the underpainting part of my process...Working out the values alone can be very satisfying. Then, you must wade into the unknown currents of the color. Exciting, but can be scary. At this stage, I try to stick to the burnt sienna hues, just liked I used to in 'traditional' paintings. Texture is key at this point...Gonna be a long night!

Posted by keegan at 11:25 PM

March 02, 2006

DoS Show in D.C. - March 9th

If you are in the Washington D.C. area, be sure to check out our pal Nate Peek's band DoS (like the spanish number two, not the operating system).

I whipped up this Land of the Lost flyer for the show. Totally had a blast doing this, as I have been meaning to do a LOTL illo for a while now...

This show had a real impact on me as a kid, and I recently bought the DVDs, which were a treat to revisit. One listen to the awesome banjo-filled theme song, and you'll fall in love with young Holly all over again...

Posted by keegan at 07:00 PM