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The GNH scale offers a perspective so radically different from GDP, I thought it would be a good idea to show separate halves of the globe - one side focused on wealth and production, the other on more heartfelt pursuits.   Thanks to Dave Bamundo at the Wall Street Journal for this assignment. Happy to work on this quick-turnaround piece!

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Inspired by the glorious morning, I decided tp create this two-colour tribute to the season. Pardon my gushing, but I do love this time of year, even the rainy days. Don't get me wrong, winter is beautiful, but almost always overstays its welcome. This year has been spectacular, full of promise. I have also been able to work on some great assignments as well. A recent piece for the New York Times. The cold reality of paying taxes also hits home, and my friendly little automaton is giving it up for the IRS.



And while we are still on the topic of spring, it's also a great time to tee off. Here's a recent full-page illo for Golf Digest.



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I haven't worked in my CMY-X style for a while. I enjoy working with Gail Ghezzi on these assignments. Here are a few sketches from the assignment.



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I really enjoyed working on this image. Here is a detail of the background. I designed a number of factories in isometric form and developed the background to be interesting but not overpowering. I wanted the black excavator arm to stand out.



I worked on a number of sketches. Here are a couple of them. I liked both the concepts but the images here were a bit over the top.



I've been getting a lot of business-related assignments lately. Ecomomics may be the dismal science but that doesn't mean that the images need be that way. I also worked with Minh on this piece about emerging from the lingering after effects of a financial crisis.



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Oeno Gallery is a beautiful spot. Owner Carlyn Moulton has been fantastic to work with in launching this show. Mecanismos opened on the weekend, and I took a bit of time to recover from the tension and excitement of launching a solo show.



The show runs through the holidays and will be up until January 3. There was a lot of work involved in getting it together and I am very thankful for all of the friends and folks who showed up at the opening, and to those who bought pieces as well.



I stopped by the gallery this afternoon, when things were quiet to take some photos of the space and the work in place.  



I worked with Oeno Gallery to produce a book, including all 100 prints. It includes an introduction by Gary Taxali and I also talk about the process of creating Mecanismos, influences and ideas that went into the work. $60, contact me if you would like to get your hands on one.





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Forefront used an illustration on the cover for the first time. Kudos to designer Alissar Rayes, who I worked with on the cover and inside layout. I also worked with Silas Pandoori and Todd Edmonds at Iron design, creating the cover for Cornell University's Connections. Another first-time use of a fullly illustrated cover.



When I went to University, my two favourite courses were Biology and Art History. At the time, I would have happily chose a career in either field. Art won out. I still love doing these assignments, being an illustrator exposes me to so many different ideas, concepts and theories.



The article for Stanford discusses artificial intelligence. It is an interesting look at using technology to diffuse complex and dangerous strategies and conflicts. Alissar nailed this layout contrasting a photograph of the scientist featured in the article with the illustration I created. They do look alike! I followed up the cover illustration with inside spots based on the three main factors upon which human intelligence is based: learning, knowledge, and reasoning. Developing artificial intelligence requires an incorporation of all of these elements.



I know that computers are becoming more and more sophisticated and that we are fast approaching the time when artificial intelligence matches wits with users on a day-to-day basis. Programming a computer to play chess is one thing, but when the day comes that my computer suddenly cracks a joke that makes me laugh, I will throw it out the window. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, the one thing everybody really can't stand is a smart-ass.

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