Monday, November 29, 2010

Driven Mad By Love





The title of this collage was taken from Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of my favorite sources of inspiration. Who hasn't been pushed over the brink by Love?

Friday, November 26, 2010

Minnesota Magaine Cover




This December cover (and inside illustration) for Minnesota Medicine was entirely an exercise in Photoshop, beginning with bodies found in the wonderful image resource site istockphoto.com. It was like playing Mr. Potato Head, that 50's toy where you got to add body parts to make a new person from scratch.

The illustrated feature article will address the issue of the huge number of baby boomers that are showing up for medical care due to professional sports injuries. You're never to old to go out for a rowdy game of ice hocky, apparently. I'll just sit on the side and cheer them on with my mug of hot chocolate thank you very much.

Here are the bodies that I started with: