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Beware of the "Big Moments"

[Diary entry, May 2008] Though I started doing my “Cartoons drawn on the back of business cards” in December, 1997, it took me a few …

In Memoriam: Ed Koch, 1924-2013

[Buy the print here etc.] I was sad to learn that the former New York Mayor, Ed Koch passed away last week. To me, Koch was always THE New York …

The gapingvoid Tapestry

Tapestry, a wonderful little picture-storytelling app from NYC did a lovely job of capturing the backstory of my “I don’t have friends” piece, one of my …

Our BizSpark Canada Commission

This was a nice little gig: A large print for Bizspark Canada. Three thoughts: 1. This is my first Microsoft gig for a while [Bizspark …

Denial

[Buy the print here etc.] This is an old cartoon of mine, dating from circa 1994. The original was small, 4” x 6”; I was …

Gape Into The Void: Podcast Episode 9 with Seth Godin

[Direct Link to Episode 9] [Link to the Podcast in iTunes] [The gapingvoid Seth Godin Store] [Seth’s blog] Show notes [compiled by Jeff Sass:] In …

The "Middle Shit", The Bane Of My Life

The cartoon above got me thinking… The artist’s job is made up of two main elements: Making and Selling i.e. the internal and the …

I love doing Private Commissions. There. I've said it :D

[Awwww… We were sent this photo, a commission for Dan Sullivan and Babs Smith, the husband & wife strategic coach team, that was done …

Start-up Blues

I drew this cartoon because a recent story in the news made me sad: A lively and popular figure of the start-up scene, Jody Sherman …

"Art's purpose is to express Consciousness."

So having been in the business for a while, I keep asking myself, what is the purpose of art? Decoration? Pictoral storytelling? Conceptual mind tricks? Entertainment …