It's fun to be able to say I saw him play live once - when the Galaxy played here in New England back in 2011. To commemorate his last official professional game, I did this quick portrait today.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
David Beckham Retires
Hard to believe today was the last game of Beckham's 20-year playing career - end of an era no doubt. It's rare to see an athlete transcend pop culture beyond galactic standards, while actually being a significantly, relevant player. And when you look at clips of MLS from 2007 before Beck's arrival there were just a handful of amateurish-looking teams playing in paltry college stadiums or vacant, oversized NFL arenas with depressing, faded yardage lines. It was fun, but not many people took it seriously. Investors, sponsors, casual American fans, and foreign players just kind of wrote it off as minor league in a major way. To say Beckham had nothing to do with the rapid growth and global interest in MLS over the next five years would be delusional.
It's fun to be able to say I saw him play live once - when the Galaxy played here in New England back in 2011. To commemorate his last official professional game, I did this quick portrait today.
It's fun to be able to say I saw him play live once - when the Galaxy played here in New England back in 2011. To commemorate his last official professional game, I did this quick portrait today.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Orlando Weekly Cover: May 2013
For the cover illustration in this issue of Orlando Weekly, I was asked to bring to life a simple concept: a headshot of a really excited guy with paint splattered on one side of his face and a mini golf course on the other. There's really a whole slew of ways one could go about illustrating that, so as you might imagine I had some fun with this one.
"FRINGE" refers to The Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival which is a "14-day-festival that is founded on the concept of offering 100% unjuried, 100% uncensored, 100% accessible theatre, music, dance, and art to all types and ages where 100% of the box office ticket sales go directly back to the artists within The Fringe. The Orlando Fringe is the longest running Fringe Festival in the United States, celebrating 22 years as “Orlando’s most unique cultural experience”.
(special thanks to Nathan F'in Smith for snapping this pic for me down in Orlando)
"FRINGE" refers to The Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival which is a "14-day-festival that is founded on the concept of offering 100% unjuried, 100% uncensored, 100% accessible theatre, music, dance, and art to all types and ages where 100% of the box office ticket sales go directly back to the artists within The Fringe. The Orlando Fringe is the longest running Fringe Festival in the United States, celebrating 22 years as “Orlando’s most unique cultural experience”.
(special thanks to Nathan F'in Smith for snapping this pic for me down in Orlando)
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
NBA Playoffs 2013
Some drawings while watching the playoffs...stay tuned, I'm probably going to do some other teams.
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