Mar
19
2009

"I'm thinking about putting my face on our new product line, like Paul Newman does...would that turn you on?" ©D.Barstow 2009
I heart Paul Newman! Not so much for his movies, although he was great - but for entering my own life by doing movies on location, where I found him in person.
I was dating the ...
Nov
07
2008

For Illustration Friday. Subject: Vacant.
Is he not vacant? Of course, it doesn't have to be a man in advertising. Could be a hedge fund manager, too.
The Drawing.
I had fun with this Wacom brush and the colors.
This is from a very early drawing. He has a neck! I struggled with the eyes, and couldn't figure out ...
Oct
01
2008

"I just told him to pack his bags, get out, and send me large checks."
Of course, this is a New Yorker cartoon, or SHOULD be a New Yorker one. Tell it to Mankoff. This is for the Illustration Friday topic of PACKED.
I guess divorce isn't very funny, is it? Probably why I don't have many ...
Jul
19
2008

I have this weird thing, where, when I color a cartoon, I often decide that there aren't enough colors. Not that there aren't enough colors in my paintbox or on my palette ( or more recently, in my Painter Essentials 4 program), but not enough colors in the universe.
LA is green.
I can't even think of ...