New RSS feed

Oops….
During the switch to my new blog it looks like I posted my new RSS feed incorrectly. Which means some of you RSS folks weren’t able to get the new feed. My bad. Hopefully I haven’t lost too many subscribers.
Also, one of the reasons I switched to WordPress was so that I could track RSS [...]

Free iPhone Wallpapers

(EDIT: If the images below aren’t visible, just click the “Refresh” button and they should appear. If that still doens’t work, please leave a comment and let me know.)
Today is the big day. At precisely 6pm gadget-loving hordes will descend upon Apple stores all over the country and begin snatching up iPhones. I won’t be [...]

17 Lessons on Freelancing

From the archives of the Drawn! blog:
“Megan Jeffery is celebrating 17 years of freelance illustration by sharing 17 of the most valuable lessons she’s learned.”
Excellent advice for anyone who freelances or is considering a freelance career. I’ve been doing it myself for over ten years now, and I’ve made a few mistakes along the way. [...]

Sketchbook Update: “Actors Acting”

I’m currently busy with several projects which I can’t really talk about (yet). Since I can’t post any new art, here’s some studies I did a while back from the book In Character: Actors Acting:

The book is an excellent resource for studying facial expressions. Most photo reference books have amateur models giving stock expressions (sad, [...]

Welcome to my new home!

It’s moving day. I’m in the process of transferring my blog from Blogger to WordPress. Please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. The link to my new feed is the blue button on the right.
I’m quite fond of Blogger, but the more I’ve learned about WordPress the more I’ve found its just a better site [...]

This and That

iPhone mania is coming Friday. People are posting on Craig’s List hoping to hire someone to stand in line for them (lines have already started at one New York store.) I smell a career opportunity here. Find a wealthy businessman and offer to stand in line for him at the post office, the grocery store, [...]

Conferences and Networking

As a freelancer, working at home has a lot of benefits. But one drawback is that I spend most days holed up in my little cave and isolated from the outside world. (Weather…what’s that?) The busier I am, the worse it gets. So when my time and budget permit, I go to as many conferences [...]

To iPhone Or Not To iPhone?

Unless you’ve been living in a cave you’ve heard about the upcoming release of Apple’s new wonder-gadget, the iPhone. I’m a bit of a Machead, and I’ve been excited about the iPhone ever since Steve Jobs introduced the dazzling new product back in January. It’s a truly amazing device…but also an expensive one. The “cheap” [...]

The Amazing Color Card Trick

Watch this magic trick…..carefully. You may not be as observant as you think you are.

New Art Blog: Sherwin Schwartzrock

Introducing a new art blog by the amazing and talented Sherwin Schwartzrock. He’s not only a terrific artist, but he can play the Star Spangled Banner with his armpit. Okay, I made that part up. But he really is a stellar designer, illustrator, and comic book artist. Check it out.