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.

All New!! All Different!!

Welcome back to the brand new Not-So-Daily Dog. Sorry for the long layoff. Around the beginning of April, I suddenly found with the urge – no, more of a compulsion – to do my taxes. That done, I had to dig myself out from under my actual paying work before I could get back to this book.

The break gave me a chance to re-work the book a bit. The most radical alteration was that I changed the book into a square format. This required reworking a couple of pages, most importantly the cover (see above. Ain't it pretty?) I'll be unveilng the new look over the next couple of updates. 

I've also changed this little email blast. No more hopping to the blog to see the complete post, and I'll be featuring all the text in legibly sized type right below the picture. I know, I know, will the innovation never stop?

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