June 10, 2011

Hamilton!

The city of Hamilton, Ohio was renamed Hamilton! in the 1980's. What happened to the exclamation point? 
For the Dr. Know column in Cincinnati magazine. 

May 5, 2011

Racehorse and Choir Audition

The Racehorse is for an article entitled "New and Unproved" for Plansponsor magazine and the choir audition piece is for the Dr. Know column of Cincinnati magazine. 


March 16, 2011

Some Recent Sketches

These were done at the Philadelphia Art Museum, below I-95 in Philadelphia, and the figure studies were done at my desk.





January 17, 2011

When Self-Knowledge Is Only the Beginning

Self-understanding doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. For The New York Times Science section

January 16, 2011

Shifting Focus

For Plansponsor magazine. Art directed by SooJin Buzelli.

January 12, 2011

Natural Disasters In Dictatorships

A natural disaster will kill many more people in a non-democratic society than in a democratic one. Appearing in New York University's alumni magazine.

December 24, 2010

December 4, 2010

Mail Order Homes

Did Sears sell a lot of mail order homes in the Cincinnati area? For the Dr. Know column in Cincinnati Magazine. 


October 25, 2010

How Did Cincinnati Lose U.S. Playing Cards?

One of Cincinnati's most famous products moves to Kentucky. Appearing in the November issue of Cincinnati magazine for the Dr. Know column. 

October 8, 2010

Android Karenina

Another cover for the Ben Winters series from Quirk publishing. It's a nice opportunity to have fun with my oil paints and to make that android as sexy as possible (with a dash of propriety, of course). Doogie Horner was the fantastic art director.