Dogs! Dogs! Dogs!

As I work through more and more of this book, it occurs to me that it needs more of one thing: dogs. It's got anxiety, humiliation, degradation, ingratitude, self-loathing – all the basics. But dogs? In this category, it is sorely lacking. To help fix this shortcoming, please accept this drawing, which will be the inside front cover. Drawn in ink directly on paper with no pencil preparation, it's as loose and friendly as a labrador retriever. I may go ahead and add more dogs as I keep drawing if the urge strikes.

Incidentally, I've been AWOL for a week or so because I've been finishing a couple of projects, including getting ready for a portfolio show at the Art Directors' Club in Manhattan. All went well (he says, crossing his fingers). Part of the preparation including updating the illustration section of my site and also my page on TheIspot.com. Please pop on over to see some new work, including at least one piece that even attendees at the show didn't see.

More soon, I promise. In the meantime, please, please send me emails or make some comments on the blog.