IEK Portraits: Wilson 2012

IEK Mural 2012

Aaron Pierson asked me to design a text-based inspirational mural for the office wall where we work. I came up with this (a). Then it turned into something like this (b). Then I added a pictoral element and some color (c). But that was going to be too expensive to print, so we went with this (d). And at the bottom are some photos of what it looks like in the office. I think I like it.

Happy Birthday, Joe Gustave 2012

Eroica (Italian: "heroic").

Noir January Jones 2012

Casper Sparks No.2 2012

That's better.

Malin Akerman in Green 2012

The Happy Ending (tiny excerpt) 2012

Did I ever tell you about the time I met Jean Simmons? It was at The Vagabond Theater that used to be on Wilshire Blvd. near Carondolet in L.A. (of course.) Occasionally they'd have tribute nights there at the poor, fading moviehouse and so I went one night by myself to see a double of Guys and Dolls and Elmer Gantry, I think it was. Little did I realize she was right there on hand doing a little Q&A and then autographs afterwards. Now I was 18 at the time, a krazy art student and very into my punk rock thing so when I approached the concessions counter for my autograph (which, yes, I still have) it was on her face that she was pretty uncomfortable with me. She was very polite, however, and signed quickly. I, for my part, feel certain I expanded her demographic that night and have been a loyal adulant since.

In more recent news, Ms, Simmons finally succumbed to lung cancer on January 22nd, 2010, nine days before her 81st birthday.
So, here she is in a tiny bit of The Happy Ending, saying goodnight and rushing off into the dark.
Bye, Jean. Miss you!

This Town 2012

Ella Raines from Hail the Conquering Hero and, yes, some Go-Go's lyrics.

Casper Sparks No.1 2012

Angela Casper. a colleague of mine, took these pictures of sparks which I thought might make an interesting animation. I don't think I'm wrong about that, though I don't think this is quite the right approach. So be it. I'll just take another pass at another time.

Idyll

Frances Rafferty