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JUNE 28, 2008

Perfect June day: Hanging out with Mayor Daley on a boat at the 2008 Chicago Riverwalk opening reception then

hearing Stevie Wonder perform for three hours at an outdoor, free concert at Taste of Chicago...

MAY 2008

I've had an obsession with chickens and roosters for as long as I can remember. If the city of Chicago were a bird, surely it would be a rooster...

My very first public art piece is on display on the Chicago Riverwalk between State Street and Dearborn, on the lower level. The "Chicago Rooster" is one of 40 portraits featured in an exhibition titled "Chicago Looks." The portraits line a wall that separates the riverwalk from Lower Wacker Drive. A little cafe has been installed down there, so you can enjoy some lunch while you take a look.... This project was loads of fun and a great challenge...

For those of you who have not experienced summertime in Chicago, allow me to elaborate... (I don't mean to sound like a tourbook, but really, summer is quite a phenomenon here after suffering though a seemingly never-ending, frigid, gray winter...Picture a bunch of bears awaking from hibernation, quirky, starving, yet very well-rested....) Thanks to Mayor Daley's efforts to beautify the city, Chicago explodes with color and life in the summer with a fantastic array of flowers on every corner, live, free music performances and festivals in neighborhoods, parks and beaches teeming with humanity. In short, great people-watching...

This display will be up through October, perhaps longer...

5-23-08

I was the featured artist on the web site: www.artistaday.com

Many thanks to all of the kind people who commented on the work...

I have three lovely pieces in a large group show at the Silas Marder Gallery, May 17 - June 22, 2008. Please visit this cool exhibit space if you take a day trip to the beautiful Hamptons.

Silas Marder Gallery

120 Snake Hollow Road

Bridgehampton, NY 11932

631-702-2036

One of my creature pieces from the "Undiscovered Creatures" series (a scientific catalog of elusive, newly discovered animals [with nomenclature included]-- still a work in progress) was selected for American Illustration 27.

I am absolutely thrilled about being in the annual-- AI-26 is a gorgeous book.

2-5-08

GO OBAMA!

11-07

The American Illustration 26 party in New York was much fun. It was great to meet illustrators whose work I have

admired over the years. New York City is fabulous.

I was selected for American Illustration 26. I don't think that I've ever been taken seriously as an illustrator, but

I enjoy illustration and would be more than happy to illustrate stuff. So, take a chance-- be a pioneer! Give me a call. Really.

Beasts! published by Fantagraphics Books, has hit the bookstores. A glossary of mythological

beasts, this beautiful book features illustrations by over 100 artists, including yours truly. Chicagoans!! Come out to

Quimby's on March 9 at 7pm for a book signing by a handful of artists featured in the book. Good times.

www.fantagraphics.com

1522 Gallery, Venice, CA

January 25-March 9

Reception February 24, 6-10 pm

1522 Gallery hosts "About Face," a group show featuring 15 artist who incorporate potraiture

into their work, curated by Aaron Smith. Aaron was generous to invite me to show-- I dig portraiture

and find nothing more interesting than looking at people.

www.1522gallery.com

If you find yourself in or near Orange County, come out to support the Children's

Hospital of Orange County at Mauve, 3305 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach, 92663.

A hundred artists (myself included) have donated artwork to support the hospital-- Friday, Dec. 15

8-11 (invite only), Saturday, Dec. 16, 4-11 pm. This is what the holidays are all about...

Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA November 17 thru December 9, 2006

Enjoy a melange of "Fire and Water" inspired artwork in a show curated

by Joel Michael Smith. I have a couple of pieces in the show, along with loads of other creative artists...

www.toyroomgalley.com

August

Giant Robot 2, Los Angeles, CA. Post-Its galore: I contributed to a gigantic group show of work on Post-its, curated by Mark Todd and Esther Watson.

Renowned Gallery, Portland, OR. I participated in a group show featuring a collection of fantastic contemporary printmakers, curated by Erik Sandberg.

July

I was selected to exhibit a piece of work at the Lollapalooza concert in Chicago. The artwork was enlarged to fit a 4' X 8' banner. The banners were hung in an outdoor "gallery." It was loads of fun, and Perry Farrell attended our opening party.