Entries from March 1, 2008 - April 1, 2008

American Affairs Desk: Preacher Smackdown

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By Mark Kaufman

Posted on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 07:49PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

Stupor Delegates

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By Mark Kaufman

Here’s a new spot I did for an article on WA Super Delegates. Final image and some of the rush sketches I did in about an hour for this last minute spot for a news feature. Whatever. I think at this point we are spending way too much time talking inside the Beltway, inside state capitol USA shenanigans and political machinations and just plain bullshit than we are talking about substantive issues. Hell I'm guilty of it myself, this week in my American Affairs Desk comic I wrote about Rev. Wright and Pastor Hagee. I'll try to do better, and let those without sin cast the first bon mot.

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:41AM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

My God What Have I Done?

DRAWMARKFILES.jpgBy Mark Kaufman
With the move to a new office I am trying to corral close to 30 years worth of sketches, drawing, cocktail napkin ideas and file them. I am trying to make some kind of sense of boxes and boxes of projects for clients far and wide, personal work and just plain scribblings that make no sense at all.  Photos are of a tiny sample of a pile of stuff and me next to the filing cabinet wondering how on earth I am going to manage all of this. Many thanks to Jean McCarthy for helping me get started on this.

Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 01:49PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

American Affairs Desk: Guvs Gone Wild

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By Mark Kaufman

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 10:00AM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

How to Draw a Presidential Candidate II

ChipmonkCheeksDM.jpgBy Mark Kaufman
Very interesting and insightful article from The New York Times on drawing the remaining troika of presidential candidates, with a top-notch cadre of illustrators, Anita Kunz, Steve Brodner, Barry Blitt and Rick Meyerowitz weighing in. The reader comments run the gamut from intelligent to downright ridiculous. What else is new?

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 01:16PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

American Affairs Desk: Obama is a Muslim!

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By Mark Kaufman

Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 04:26PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

Judge and Jury Creativity 38

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By Mark Kaufman

I am please to announce that I will be a member of the Publications, Illustration, Typography & Photography jury for the 38th Annual Creativity Awards.

Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 05:04PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

Drippy Time Waster

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You have probably seen this, but I stumbled across this the other day. A fun and addictive waste of time, you can digitally paint like Jackson Pollack, without all that messy paint, smoking and screwing around

Posted on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 04:41PM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail

American Affairs Desk: Tim Russert Interview  Technique

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Posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 10:12AM by Registered CommenterMark Kaufman in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail