Comments | 4_eyez: The painting is in the mail

4_eyez

The painting is in the mail

Jun 15, 2005 11:17

I got an illo assignment Monday morning for a piece due yesterday evening. The article was about a painter (in Washington, DC) who pays his rent with his art. He makes pop-art pictures of George Washington. So immediately I made the connection between G-Wash and the one dollar bill. I did a couple of different concept sketches but this one made the ( Read more... )

money, washington city paper, illustration, art, process

Comments 11

man_size June 15 2005, 15:31:32 UTC

One of your finer illos. Great stuff!

4_eyez June 15 2005, 15:38:36 UTC

Hey! What are you doing sitting around reading LiveJournal? You gotta get on the train for our lunch date!

man_size June 15 2005, 15:41:10 UTC

I'm riding my bike. See you there!

rojagato June 15 2005, 15:48:11 UTC

I love seeing how work evolves, and how people do it. Thanks!

4_eyez June 15 2005, 20:47:16 UTC

Much appreciated. The concept is so weird: the guy actually pays his rent with his art! And all he does is pop art pix of George Washington? How many paintings by this guy does the landlord have?!?!

Anyway, I thought this one was a particularly odd/interesting topic, and worth the process rundown.

lordrexfear June 15 2005, 16:26:18 UTC

Damn that's some fine work there Josh...

4_eyez June 15 2005, 20:45:17 UTC

Thanks, dood!

chatterbox_dc June 15 2005, 21:47:41 UTC

Yeah, that's a nice illo and all, but we want to know about the now-developed George Corbett pics. Spill, dude!

4_eyez June 15 2005, 23:26:17 UTC

OK, OK! Check my latest entry...

indymag June 15 2005, 22:26:08 UTC

Sweet!