David Gothard

2007

Steroids

December 21 As is the nature of topical work, often assignments for the same subject flood in at once. Here are three different...

Looking back, through broken glasses.

September 11 Four years ago, I worked through my grief by drawing. This was the first of what became 32 consecutive drawings before...

Recent quickies...

August 21 I'd like to post some long term projects I'm working on, but will have to wait. In the meantime...some ditties. The...

Midsummer's Influence

July 28 I find that whatever activities I'm engaged in at the moment tend to work their way into the images I create....

A Picture Perfect Day

July 16 A gathering of Drawgers and Inxsters took place on my turf this past Saturday under blue skies and perfect swimming...

an ENOS fourth of July

July 5 Along with my son, Dylan, and his girlfriend, Sam, we traversed four state lines to spend the Fourth of July with Randy...

Micro Spots

June 19 These mini illos appear in the current issue of Newsweek. They illustrate a lengthy article on coping with Alzheimers...

Wandering Wales

April 10 We are back from our Dublin to Wales to London trip. I left the sketchbook home, but brought all the camera gear to...

Applying Abstract Textures to the Human Form

March 18 Using the abstract piece from the earlier post, I began experimenting with what might happen if it were applied to the...

When not creating art on demand

March 17 I try to remain disciplined about using my "down time" constructively. Here is one in a series of...

My Armor Fetish

March 15 My two contributions to this interesting show on artist's take on armor at the Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette...

Why I love Watercolor

March 12 Appearingin in today's WSJ, I decided to render this piece (about extremists aquiring more media coverage than ever) in...

It's Showtime...Opening Night

March 2 Thoroughly Modern Millie began it's run last night, with my daughter in the role of Millie. It played to a sold out...

Punch the cop, Judy the judge

February 23 Just don't get stopped for a traffic violation in L.A. as this image illustrates. This cover art was for the LATimes on...

It's Showtime (part 2)

February 22 It's always startling to have an illustration you've done at, say 22 inches high, enlarged to 22 feet high. The high...

It's Showtime (Part 1)

February 20 There's been little time to blog lately because the backdrop time of year has rolled around again. My daughter is the...

My Rube Goldberg

February 20 I always strive for a fresh image and generally avoid the obvious, which I guess is why I never used the Rube Goldberg...

Happy Birthday Randy

January 30 Cheers to one of the sweetest and most talented guys I know, Drawger, Randy Enos.

The Journey Begins...

January 19 My daughter recieves the early decision acceptance letter to the college of her choice. Her criteria for choosing a...

Back to the Future

January 19 So I return to the place that inspired me to pursue my passion for drawing. It's tempting to say that my new role at...

Martin Luther King

January 15 Few public figures stir the heart and soul like Martin Luther King did, and still does. When my kids were small, I'd...

Still in Theater Mode

January 5 This job about intellectual property and the performing arts, landed in a timely way, since lately I've had occasion to...

A Round of Applause for Illoz.com

January 3