Ball point pen on newsprint Jerelle Kraus is the award-winning New York Times art director whose thirty-year tenure includes a record thirteen years at Op-Ed. A champion of illustration, she's commissioned the brightest stars in the industry to reflect the nations political and cultural pulse. Hundreds of artists, expert at pushing the buttons of the most powerful and the boundaries of what's acceptable. Unfortunately, the realities of publishing, have allowed a few vocal critics threatening to cancel a subscription to influence what the rest of us see on the pages of our Times. Some of the most thought provoking and interesting drawings went unpublished....until now. All the Art That's Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn't): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page A must have book of great art. ...
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Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Tom Adams is the CEO of the language-learning company, Rosetta Stone. Since he joined the company in 2003 it has grown into the leader in the industry. A native of Sweden, Tom grew up in France and England. He holds a B.A. in history from Bristol University, England, and an MBA from INSEAD. He speaks Swedish, English and French fluently and has a working knowledge of Spanish. His Chinese is basic, and he is currently learning Russian. Rosetta Stone made its debut yesterday as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange. It closed up 40% on it's first day of trading. Translation: Ca-Ching! ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Steve Lonegan earned his B.A. in Business Administration from William Paterson College and his Masters in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He went on to own custom home building and cabinet making businesses. He was elected as Mayor of Bogata in 1995 and was reelected in 1999 and 2003. Lonegan is presently opposing Chris Christie for the Republican nomination in the upcoming New Jersey Gubernatorial election. Stay tuned ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Jack Kemp was cut from a different cloth than many republicans. “The party of Lincoln needs to rethink and revisit its historic roots as a party of emancipation, liberation, civil rights and equality of opportunity for all.” An all-star quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, twice champions of the American Football League. He connected his concern for minorities with his respect for his black teammates. A self described bleeding heart conservative, Kemp was elected to Congress representing suburban Buffalo and served from 1971 to 1989. He left the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid. He later served as President George H.W. Bush's housing secretary and ran for vice president as Bob Dole's running mate. Jack Kemp passed away at his home in Bethesda, Maryland on May 2nd after a battle with cancer. He was 73. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Today I continue posting my doodles from our trip to London and Paris. British actor Peter Dennis passed away in California on April 18th. Dennis fell in love with the literary works of Alan Alexander Milne and Illustrator Ernest Shepard at an exhibition in London and gradually made it his life's work to tour America and Europe with his one man show of readings from Winnie-the-Pooh and other classics from A.A. Milne. He also appeared in dozens of television shows including Murder, She Wrote, ER and in the films Sideways and Shrek. He was 75. Above, just beyond my doodle, is London's Green Park. Donna and I stayed in a hotel just a block away. One interesting dichotomy between London and Paris are it's parks and gardens. The French proudly proclaim man's triumph over nature, and what a triumph. It seems throughout the entire city of Paris, not a ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the London Daily Telegraph Today I continue posting my doodles from our trip abroad. Alan Bristow, a buccaneer leader of the British helicopter industry past away at the age of 85. Having pioneered helicopter flying during the Second World War, he went on to build the largest civilian helicopter fleet in Europe. A lifelong risk taker, Bristow was a man of a thousand hair raising stories. He thrived on adventures and survived any number of scrapes and air accidents. On the subject of adventure - If you've traveled all the way across the pond, there's no reason not to visit Paris even if it's for a day. I did this doodle aboard the Eurostar traveling 186 miles an hour between London and Paris. We saw some beautiful English and French countryside, were served a wonderful breakfast of crepes and English sausage and were in Paris in a short 2 and a quarter hours. We spen ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The Swine flu was a very big story in London last week. A Scottish couple, honeymooning in Cancun Mexico, were the first known cases in Britain. They had the unfortunate luck of sharing the nine hour flight home near five guys who were coughing and shaking with the chills. The couple was recovering in quarantine but not before passing it on to members of their family, a six-a-side football team (soccer) and the best man. Just beyond my doodle stands Big Ben and beside that, Westminster Abbey. Donna and I enjoyed visiting both the Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral on this day. The Abbey is of coarse older with it's flying buttresses reminiscent of Notre Dame Cathedral. The Abbey is where all the great and good of England are buried or memorialized.. Along side Kings and Queens lie Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Tennyson, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kip ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Today, I continue my doodles on London newsprint. I really liked the way the London media presents the news. No nonsense. Unfortunately the content these days is the same no matter where you travel. banking, and financial crisis. From the Financial Times of London, (yes, it's salmon colored) Josef Ackermann accepted a new three year contract to continue his duties as CEO of Deutsche Bank. Ackermann has managed to steer his bank through the financial crisis better than many of his competitors. But he's not without controversy. When Spiegel reported a statement made by Ackermann to Deutsche Bank's annual meeting of senior executives. "I would be ashamed if we were to accept government money in this crisis." it outraged German officials who believe that he undermined the bailout program by stigmatizing those companies who accepted aid. Here my ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the London Telegraph Donna and I held our annual after-tax-season-pallooza in London and Paris. We arrived in London at 9:00 am Sunday, April 26th. Feeling a bit jet lagged, we thought we would keep the first day light. Sit in a pub, absorb some local atmosphere and make an early night of it. On the advice of my friend Stephen we headed out on the underground to Embankment Station to hang at Tattershall Castle - a floating pub just opposite the London Eye, we could have a few pints with a great view of London. When we exited the tube we found that the London Marathon was in progress and we were near the finish line. Even though we could see our intended destination we couldn't cross the street. We walked along the Embankment towards Westminster Abby and closer to the finish line. We snapped a few pictures of what was a beautiful day and spectacle, but the crowds got ...
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