HORRORS
The Quotable Hugo Chavez
“Remember, little girl, I’m like the thorn tree that flowers on the plain…. Don’t mess with me, Condoleezza. Don’t mess with me, girl.”, in a Sunday broadcast after Secretary of State Rice said Venezuela was a menace to democracy, February 2006. “If one day you ever get the crazy idea of invading Venezuela, I’ll be … Read more
Jeffrey Goldberg from Scratch
Jeffrey Goldberg an irrepressible dominant force on the foreign policy pundit scene, has been a writer I’ve always liked. Illustrated many pieces by him at The New Yorker. Now he is at The Atlantic and I get the chance to paint him for The Washingtonian and Michael Goesele, AD. In my piece here is the … Read more
7 Covers for 7 Nations
Today’s edition of The Nation is the seventh I did cover art for in 2012. Here it is along with the complete collection. So grateful to The Nation and all editors, writers, designers. Especially: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Milton Glaser, Roane Carey, Sue Walsh. It is a collaboration I enjoy tremendously: working for a magazine and … Read more
Pieces from the Cliff
Some of the 2012 avalanche as seen in the rear view. For the Washington Post Magazine, art director Beth Broadwater, I was happy to sign up for the annual Dave Barry cluster art experience. A cover, a spread and a bunch of spots. You probably know what Dave is driving at. He finds things in … Read more
