Ok, name me a famous water polo player…tough, huh?…now consider, a water polo player as the greatest athlete in the world…Check out this 2004 article about Tony Azevedo…some of the most intense athletes I’ve ever met are Water Polo addicts at schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA…rule the pool dude…
Seems that as an illustrator it’s important to draw/sketch everyday…this is the kind of stuff that comes out of the brush-pen…Jeremy, coffee, NYC…not sure what it all means…
Less media coverage but loads of heart and incredible talent at the Beijing Paralympics 2008…including wheelchair rugby, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and much more, check it out!
USA Today reports discovery…does this British guy’s diary prove it?
Seems the days of playing for hours, unsupervised with friends out in the woods or in the neighborhood vacant lot are long gone. Unfortunate, those were good times! While I love (and have coached many) youth sports, I sometimes wonder if the kids are having as much fun as we used to. I also wonder if some of the old sayings like “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game” have lost much of their luster in our win-at-all-costs, professional-athletes-as-god culture…anyhow, here’s the third installment of fun sports celebration dances…for the love of the game! (Illustrated Sports #28 )
Today I’ll be writing six different posts to officially launch a project that I’m really excited about: Shoff Illustrated; Daily Illustration (and the crowd goes wild!) Patterned after a bunch of successful Painting-A-Day projects (Daily Paintings, Duane Keiser,) I’ll be posting some very nearly profound editorial insights illustrated by an original brush, ink and watercolor piece. Each original will also have a link to purchase on Ebay. Enjoy!
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Nothin’ quite like the wide open space of flight, wind under your board, scent of upper-echelon street cred in your nostrils, total command of the skies…at least that’s what some of the kids in my neighborhood tell me (and I believe ‘em)…
Mixed in with the advertising and promotion jobs that I’m working on, I usually have a private commission project or two that I’m doing. This one was a lot of fun…a graduation gift for a kinesiology student from, you guessed it, Indiana University (going to grad school at UNC)…this guys a sports NUT / EMT / Athletic Trainer / Extreme Skier / Outdoor Fanatic as you can see…these special time pieces are a blast, I especially like the sports related ones! Happy graduation, congratulations!
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Is this Patriots versus Chargers game turning into a grudge match? Could the 2007 mock-Merriman-dance-on-the-Charger logo come back to haunt the undefeated (but caught chump-cheating) Patriots? I guess we’ll find out on Sunday… 
It’s NFL playoff time which can only mean the pure, blind passion of the fan who’s lying, sputtering, in a pool of sweat, blood, pulled-out short hairs and ranch flavored chips spilled on the field of fan-dom…ahhh, the emotional roller coaster of fanatical devotion…
There is nothing like the sensation of fearlessly soaring down a snow-covered mountain, heart pounding, powder flying, warm sun and cold air in your face…it’s that glorious time of year…
On November 11th I held an opening for my “Play Strong – The Exhibit”, a solo illustration exhibit running from November 1st thru January 31st at the Starbucks Coffee in Danbury. The exhibit overall has received great reviews. Thanks to all who attended the opening! Of particular note, I was delighted to have a few legendary cartoonists attend who I’ve had the honor of getting to know and learn tremendously from since moving to the area. Those were Joe Farris (with his amazing wife Cynthia) and Dana Fradon of New Yorker Magazine fame as well Orlando Busino (with his lovely wife Ann) creator of Gus and three time Cartoonist of the Year recipient. Following are a few photos:
Joe Farris
Orlando Busino
Dana Fradon
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Ready for the Holiday Rush? Are we ever? NFL preseason games start next week, then back to school, then, swoosh, Santa’s coming down the chimney! Thought we could get in the spirit with these Santa sports illustrations, enjoy!
A tiger cub character that I’m designing for a line of apparel and merchandise for a hot new sports store, Tiger Sports…
Just finished this illustrated design for a local (always packed, delicious food) deli celebrating their 25th anniversary, everyone in town loves this place…the town mascot is a tiger…felt pretty good about the way it turned out…they’re going to use it on t-shirts, mugs, merchandise…etc. I’ll be wearing out my t-shirt in matter of weeks. I love cool t-shirts.
One of my favorite delis of all time is Carnegie Deli in NYC, sky-scraper-stacks of corned beef on rye smothered in mustard, chased down with a monster-dill…my mouth is watering…where’s your favorite?
This Rafael Nadal kid is incredible, and amazingly fun to watch…today’s French Open final was another reason why tennis is such a unique international athletic spectacle…here’s my rendition of the clay-court wildman…Rafael Nadal! What do you think about Rafa? And, if you liked this, check out all the cool tennis stuff at the GPD ONLINE SPORTS STORE!
You just get the feeling this is going to be the greatest summer ever…I drew this just to get myself dreamin’…an illustration friday entry…
Ahh yes, it’s almost that time of year…bust out of school, put the new swim suit on, head to the lake and throw yourself off the dock, not a care in the world, the whole summer on the horizon, airborn freedom (with a little wave to the fans!), the inaugural cannonball splash! I love the lakes of the Northeast US and Tahoe, where are your favorite swimmin’ holes?
Did a few tournament t-shirts recently for the Brewster Sports Center’s A.A.U. Basketball Tournament series…there’s something about designing a t-shirt and then seeing it on a kid who’s wearing it with pride…awesome! I’m the kind of guy who wears my favorite t-shirt until it’s in ribbons…there’s nothing like an awesome, wear-it-’till-it-sheds-from-your-body t-shirt…what’s your favorite tee? Send me a pic and I’ll post it…
In our cool little Connecticut town, there’s an amazing sweet shoppe (notice the olde-time spelling?) where they make the most incredible homemade chocolate, scoop ice cream and where you can create your own candy bar…undeniably delicious! I did this illustration for their t-shirts, merchandise and advertising…good times!
A few entries from the sketchbook…
It’s been awhile, too long since I posted…this simple drawing I posted on Illustration Friday under the heading “Your Paradise”…life’s simple on the hoops court! More to come…thanks for checking in!
A true hoopologist has entered the building…step aside. BTW, my son went to a Harlem Globetrotters game the other night. Had a blast, guess the ‘Trotters are better than ever (I remember I thot they were awesome when I saw them as a kid…)! Also, we went with some of his buddies to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield…there’s nothing like be surrounded by the greats, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Magic Johnson, Micheal Jordan, Larry Bird and so many others! Amazing it all started with a peach basket, nice work Dr. Naismith!
Taking illustrations and combining them with type and color and design treatment is a blast…had fun with this skier…
Just writing my first post…looking forward to being a sketch-blogger or sketchy blogger (I think)…I got the blog to begin posting various drawings and illustrations along with some thoughts/comments/questions. Soon I’m planning to begin “Sports 100″ which will be 100 sports illustrations in 100 days…just figuring out how to work this thing…
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