I got an article in Illustrator's Journal this winter!

With winter about over, I realized that I forgot to post a feature I got in the winter edition of "The Illustrator's Journal"...

http://illustratorsjournal.wordpress.com/digi-mag-winter/

Drawing Inspiration: Howard Pyle [κ]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Illustrator / N.C. Wyeth's Teacher

Known for his novel, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Painted Captain Kid like no one's business

Street cred: Vincent Van Gogh loved his work

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: Marie Bashkirtseff [ι]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / Humble author of I Am the Most Interesting Book of All

Studied at the Académie Julian, one of the few schools to accept women at the time

Died of tuberculosis at 25

Tomb is a full-sized artist studio

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: Caspar David Friedrich [θ]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / German Romantic

Master of mystical landscapes

Had early success, died poor and lonely

Work co-opted by the Nazis for its inherent Germanness

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: Georgia O'Keeffe [η]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / American Treasure

Said her paintings weren't vaginal

Married to the influential photographer, Alfred Stieglitz

Has her own dinosaur, Effigia okeeffeae

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: Aubrey Beardsley [ζ]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Illustrator / Author / Foppish Pervert

Buddies with Wilde and Whistler

Lecherous pen-and-ink drawings inspired by Japanese shunga

Died of tuberculosis at age 25

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

A Slippery Slope

Look out! Here's a piece I did recently for the January issue of Virginia Living. It's about an awkward skier trying to woo his little lady friend. Obviously she was having none of it.

Thanks for making it happen, Sonda! You and the team did a bang-up job on the layout.

Drawing Inspiration: El Greco [ε]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher
～PROFILE～

Painter / Old Master of the Moderns

Offered to repaint the Sistine Chapel(!)

Concerning Michaelangelo: "he was a good man, but he did not know how to paint."

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Jew of the Week: Moshe Dayan [פ]

～PROFILE～

Israeli Military Commander / Symbol of Jewish Strength

Amateur archaeologist

Oversaw the capture of East Jerusalem

Eye patch sold on eBay (starting bid: $75,000)

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Drawing Inspiration: Ivan Bilibin [δ]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Illustrator / Czar of Slavic Fairy Tales

Born in a suburb of St. Petersburg

Influenced by traditional Japanese prints

Died in the Siege of Leningrad

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Jew of the Week: Rod Serling [ע]

～PROFILE～

Screenwriter / Sci-Fi Legend

Served in the 11th Airborne Division during WWII

Known as the "angry young man" by execs

"You're traveling through another dimension..."

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Houston, We Have(n't) a Headline

So, here's a fun series I did for the fine people at the Houston Press. It's about their staff picks for the rootin'est, tootin'est food and entertainment in all of—you guess it!—Houston.

Yee-haw! (Thanks for making it happen, Monica.)

Seen top to bottom: Bimbo's Beer and Bar-B-Q, Mezzanine Lounge, Alice's Tall Texan, and the Phantom of the Opera touring company.

Drawing Inspiration: René Magritte [γ]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / The Son of Man

Mother committed suicide when he was thirteen

Friends with writer, André Breton

Forged Picassos during lean post-WWII period

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: Otto Dix [β]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / Printmaker / Spirit of Weimar

Served in the German Army during WWI

Deemed a degenerate artist by the Nazis

Painted Lady Gaga's great grandmother?!

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Drawing Inspiration: David Hockney [α]

Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / Printmaker / Fashion Plate

Friends with R.B. Kitaj and Andy Warhol

Enjoys the Brushes app for iPhone and iPad

Thinks the Old Masters probably cheated

Wikipedia Bio

[Drawing Inspiration is a portrait-and-profile feature highlighting the outstanding figures of the art world—and!—my monthly contribution to the art and design blog, Illustration Pages.]

Jew of the Week: Marcel Marceau [ס]

～PROFILE～

Actor / Author / Moses of Mime

Father died in Auschwitz

Joined the French Resistance

Garnered worldwide fame as Bip the Clown

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Jew of the Week: Sandy Koufax [נ]

～PROFILE～

Davidic Dodger / Beloved Hall of Famer

First to pitch four no-hitters (including a perfect game)

Forwent Game 1 of the 1965 World Series to observe Yom Kippur

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Jew of the Week: George Burns [מ]

～PROFILE～

Comedian / Actor / Modern Methuselah

Born Nathan Birnbaum

Quit school in the fourth grade to enter show business

Met his other half, Gracie, during their vaudeville years

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Jew of the Week: Annie Leibovitz [ל]

～PROFILE～

Photographer / Friend of the Famous

Worked for Rolling Stone from 1970-1983

Lover to feminist writer, Susan Sontag

Once a kibbutznik in Amir, Israel

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]

Jew of the Week: "Macho Man" Randy Savage [כ]

～PROFILE～

Pro Wrestler / '80s Icon / Beef Snack Maniac

Italian father, Jewish mother

Played Minor League Baseball after college

Signature catchphrase: "Ooh, yeah!"

Yo, Macho raps!

Wikipedia Bio

[To see past editions of Jew of the Week, visit Owen's blog, Winning the Polyglottery!]