tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:02 +0000http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/pat@lindgrensmith.com (Pat Lindgren)Blogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-6016629228302698527Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:01:00 +00002010-03-12T15:04:02.168-05:00It'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!http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/03/its-cold-and-rainy-friday-night-here-in.htmlinfo@aaronleighton.com (Aaron Leighton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-1567198372429837353Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +00002010-03-12T13:33:36.076-05:00http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/03/chuck-pyle-poster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-2574315414054688265Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:00 +00002010-03-12T10:52:16.341-05:00This 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 thesehttp://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/03/is-illustration-business-really-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Rodriguez)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-2684144050529064985Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +00002010-03-07T11:37:15.959-05:00It'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. http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/03/trio-magnus-video.htmlinfo@aaronleighton.com (Aaron Leighton)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-611240644227633196Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +00002010-03-05T14:44:19.502-05:00galleryHad 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 http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/03/golden-pump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dugF)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-4450210415314078209Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:00 +00002010-02-21T10:40:21.648-05:00Imagine: 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.http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/02/creepy-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chuck Pyle)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-8216430574828646065Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:21:00 +00002010-02-02T11:26:06.507-05:00robert crawfordIt looks like Robert Crawford's ground hog is headed back for another 6 weeks of winter.. Here's hoping he's wrong!!http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/02/happy-ground-hog-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-87931130483864471Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:10:00 +00002010-01-30T14:15:28.503-05:00Check 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/http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/theater-poster-raves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-4354472886122381061Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:47:00 +00002010-01-25T08:47:24.241-05:00I 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 - http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/help-for-haiti-benefit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gayle Kabaker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-1654628792117156845Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:27:00 +00002010-01-12T12:33:05.764-05:00packagingWe just received samples of gorgeous pet food packaging that Kazu illustrated. http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/kazu-sano-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-4009843067453521403Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:29:00 +00002010-01-08T13:35:49.487-05:00political cartoonspoofOK.. So the oh-so-talented John Kachik has been at work... What do you think???http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/political-posters-and-shepard-fairey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-7014335189023451308Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:32:00 +00002010-01-08T08:43:06.711-05:00It'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 http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/its-here-no-easy-way-is-up-on-amazon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chuck Pyle)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-5315152164456503972Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:03:00 +00002010-01-06T13:14:07.030-05:00According 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!http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2010/01/year-of-tiger.htmlinfo@aaronleighton.com (Aaron Leighton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-1398041027122391522Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:13:00 +00002009-12-25T03:15:37.561-05:00studillustrationhttp://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/12/122409-1158-pm.htmlstudbox.01@gmail.com (STUD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-8504408470185161592Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +00002009-12-18T10:07:20.407-05:00Happy holidays everyone, and all the best in 2010!http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/12/happy-holidays.htmlinfo@aaronleighton.com (Aaron Leighton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-4920996256513906310Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:38:00 +00002009-12-16T08:02:15.014-05:00Beth White created 4 amazing Holiday Kleenex Tissue Boxes!You can find them in Target.http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/12/beth-white.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Piper Smith)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-8369366833416201369Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:04:00 +00002009-12-12T12:05:29.087-05:00Hello all.. Have a great HOLIDAY in these tough times. http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-paraskevas-studios.htmljrkroll@mac.com (Mickey Paraskevas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-2315764079629796700Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:54:00 +00002009-12-12T06:58:27.276-05:00I'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!http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/12/peronalized-cards-for-holiday-gifts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gayle Kabaker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-5072884096522382005Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:00 +00002009-11-17T10:11:06.048-05:00accoladesOk 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 http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/robert-gantt-steele.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lindgren & Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-9136619207998558633Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-12-14T10:09:49.596-05:00studillustrationhttp://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/super-city.htmlstudbox.01@gmail.com (STUD)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-4061811379879152963Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-11-09T11:06:47.040-05:00Introducing 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.http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/tickle-tap-apps.htmlinfo@aaronleighton.com (Aaron Leighton)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-2087453304066827955Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +00002009-11-05T13:28:36.179-05:00I 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 http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/wall-street-journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Rodriguez)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-7880218551298479343Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +00002009-11-05T13:32:01.125-05:00Album CoversWhen 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.http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/museum-quality-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Rodriguez)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-3040324869404166366Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-11-03T15:00:07.822-05:00galleryI've finished another canvas. The subject was a photo I shot out the window of an airport while waiting for our flight. I developed my sketch from elements in my photo. The tarmac/concrete had subtle bands of tone. I worked up a pencil, and did a colour study in vector. Below are my preliminaries.http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/ive-finished-another-canvas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dugF)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168020398331235293.post-1714863936316223336Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-11-02T12:47:31.231-05:00Having fun expanding my creative horizons - I've been exploring film making and just love it. This 5 min. movie that I made with a lot of help won the Ashfield Film Festival's Grand Prize. I was going to hand letter the titles or something to get an illustrated hand in there - but it really didn't need it. But I did do my logo! Made it move too in Flash - you can see that on the motion page at L&http://www.lindgrensmith.com/blog/2009/11/great-ashfield-pancaper-gayle-kabakers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gayle Kabaker)1