tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21680203983312352932010-04-15T14:55:34.808-04:00Pat Lindgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16012568181368693000pat@lindgrensmith.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-84066314148701040152010-04-15T10:14:00.004-04:002010-04-15T10:28:37.884-04:00

Robert Rodriguez was in town to see Lend me a Tenor, the show he did the poster for. Serino Coyne invited us to their offices where we drank champagne and were treated like royalty!

Piper Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05277853816953787536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-59464960356331860552010-03-15T17:53:00.007-04:002010-03-16T11:28:38.082-04:00

Look at Robert Rodriguez's totally fantastic commercial for the broadway show...since I am not able to make the link work directly right now.. you'll have to go to our MOTION section to view the spot. thanks

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-60166292283026985272010-03-12T15:01:00.002-05:002010-03-12T15:04:02.168-05:00

It's a cold and rainy Friday night here in Toronto, so this recent sketchbook piece seems sort of appropriate. It's crying pentagram face lady!

Aaron Leightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438201637731240814info@aaronleighton.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-15671983724298373532010-03-12T13:23:00.006-05:002010-03-12T13:33:36.076-05:00

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-25743154140546882652010-03-12T10:41:00.002-05:002010-03-12T10:52:16.341-05:00

This morning while driving my son to school, we passed a trio of political signs posted on someone's front lawn. John Alcorn, Robert Crawford and Stan Watts are all running for city councilman or some such position. Now community service is an honorable thing, and I applaud them for their dedication, but does this really mark some even deeper decline in the illustration business that all these

Robert Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722479068240724983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-26841440505290649852010-03-07T11:34:00.002-05:002010-03-07T11:37:15.959-05:00

It's been awhile since Trio Magnus, the little collective I'm part of, has produced a collaborative project. However, for the last month we've been hooking up once a week, cracking tall cans of Sapporo and cranking out a 6 ft. square drawing each time. We plan to convert the drawings into smaller prints and sell them at an upcoming comic festival here in Toronto, so stay tuned for more info.

Aaron Leightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438201637731240814info@aaronleighton.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-6112406442276331962010-03-05T14:37:00.004-05:002010-03-05T14:44:19.502-05:00

Had a holiday break for a spell in late January. After that in February I've been working on several charity based projects lately. Still one to go, and a couple of illustration assignments. The one I'm posting is for the St Louis AIGA chapter, and the American Heart Association. The Heart, one of those two special organs. I leave the second to your choice. I've painted the heart a couple of

dugFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726949903324280533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-44502104153140782092010-02-19T11:40:00.005-05:002010-02-21T10:40:21.648-05:00

Imagine: Adolph Hitler escapes justice at the close of WWII by undergoing, gasp, a SEX CHANGE! The story unfolds in Creepy #3, just released from Dark Horse. This was so much (WEIRD) fun for Chuck Pyle to paint. His favorite part? Weaving swastikas into AH's hosiery.

Chuck Pylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361190681085703628noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-82164305748286460652010-02-02T11:21:00.002-05:002010-02-02T11:26:06.507-05:00

It looks like Robert Crawford's ground hog is headed back for another 6 weeks of winter.. Here's hoping he's wrong!!

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-879311304838644712010-01-30T14:10:00.002-05:002010-01-30T14:15:28.503-05:00

Check out the Robert Rodriguez interview in the NY Times!!http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/visual-learning-the-lend-me-a-tenor-poster/

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-43544728861223810612010-01-25T08:47:00.000-05:002010-01-25T08:47:24.241-05:00

I wear many hats these days besides being just an illustrator.I've produced a number of events - and when I was asked last week to put together a fund raiser for Haiti I was really happy to do it. I'd hoped someone else would do the poster as I thought it should just be strong type and type is not my thing (unless I do hand lettering!) But with very little time ( 1 day) I ended up doing it -

Gayle Kabakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073902523387723771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-16546287921171568452010-01-12T12:27:00.001-05:002010-01-12T12:33:05.764-05:00

We just received samples of gorgeous pet food packaging that Kazu illustrated.

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-40098430674535214032010-01-08T13:29:00.004-05:002010-01-08T13:35:49.487-05:00

OK.. So the oh-so-talented John Kachik has been at work... What do you think???

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-70143351890234513082010-01-07T17:32:00.007-05:002010-01-08T08:43:06.711-05:00

It's here! 'No Easy Way' is up on Amazon.Hats off to Lucia Monfried and Irene Vandervoort for all their help and guidance.And here's a quote from one of the rave reviews!! : "Pyle's brilliantly composed paintings, reminiscent of 1940s book illustrations, underscore the baseball action and teem with period details. Newsboys hawk papers on street corners, soda jerks serve up ice-cream cones, and

Chuck Pylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361190681085703628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-53151521644565039722010-01-06T13:03:00.002-05:002010-01-06T13:14:07.030-05:00

According to Chinese astrology, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. Sharpen up those claws - it's going to be a good one. Happy new year!

Aaron Leightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438201637731240814info@aaronleighton.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-13980410271223915222009-12-25T03:13:00.001-05:002009-12-25T03:15:37.561-05:00

STUDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02995502484833963260studbox.01@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-85044084701851615922009-12-18T10:05:00.001-05:002009-12-18T10:07:20.407-05:00

Happy holidays everyone, and all the best in 2010!

Aaron Leightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438201637731240814info@aaronleighton.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-49209962565139063102009-12-16T00:38:00.003-05:002009-12-16T08:02:15.014-05:00

Beth White created 4 amazing Holiday Kleenex Tissue Boxes!You can find them in Target.

Piper Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05277853816953787536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-83693668334162013692009-12-12T12:04:00.001-05:002009-12-12T12:05:29.087-05:00

Hello all.. Have a great HOLIDAY in these tough times.

Mickey Paraskevashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18111986858004307147jrkroll@mac.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-23157640796297967002009-12-12T06:54:00.002-05:002009-12-12T06:58:27.276-05:00

I've been doing sets of cards for a while - just printing them at a local quick printer and selling them in a few stores and to friends - in trying to be extra creative and careful of money this holiday I've made a few sets of personalized cards - here's one I did for my niece. In this day of e-mail texting etc. the art of sending notes and thanks you's should not be forgotten!

Gayle Kabakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073902523387723771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-50728840965223820052009-11-17T10:04:00.005-05:002009-11-17T10:11:06.048-05:00

Ok I received this email from a satisfied client and want to share it..WE know how amazing our artists are.. but it is always SO nice to hear it from our clients!"...AND I would like to rave once more about Our Man of Steele. Robert was the only artist's work that needed no revisions. (not counting the one lousy outline on the roof of the firehouse...big deal). Bing bang boom - he got the

Lindgren & Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00527510718765401611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-91366192079985586332009-11-15T12:42:00.002-05:002009-12-14T10:09:49.596-05:00

STUDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02995502484833963260studbox.01@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-40618113798791529632009-11-09T11:03:00.004-05:002009-11-09T11:06:47.040-05:00

Introducing Tickle Tap Apps, a series of iPhone games for pre-schoolers that are both educational and fun! At the request my friends at zinc Roe, I came up with the art and the character design, while they made the magic happen (which to a layman like me is how iPhones operate). The Sound Shaker game is particularly cool. Click here to visit the website.

Aaron Leightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438201637731240814info@aaronleighton.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-20874533040668279552009-11-05T13:08:00.003-05:002009-11-05T13:28:36.179-05:00

I just finished this piece for the Wall Street Journal, delivered today, should appear tomorrow. What do they do if you blow the deadline? Very unusual job for me, but fun. It is photography and type, no painting involved really. Just retouching. They wanted it to look like a tabloid on a bookcover, like the National Enquirer, or one of those. I was happy with it. And I got it on Tuesday

Robert Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722479068240724983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-78802185512984793432009-11-05T11:23:00.003-05:002009-11-05T13:32:01.125-05:00

When you are a museum quality artist, it is hard to keep your humility. It tends to go to your head. Recently we went to a show at the Fullerton Museum of "The 100 Worst Album Covers", and half way through, there it was, hanging there, the worst illustration I have ever done. The one that never goes away. The one that haunts me, repeatedly, every five years, since I did it back in 1980 or so.

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