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happy winter

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:25:10 GMT

we’re a couple of days early, but in honor of the great snowpocalypse/snowmageddon which dumped feet(!?) of snow on the east coast this weekend, winter seemingly has already arrived.

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marlow and sons

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:05:19 GMT

marlow used to have my favorite breakfast, a spectacular biscuit served up with butter and jam…big, flaky, crumbly, moist, delicious. however, the pastry chef who made those biscuits left, and this biscuit was not THAT biscuit.

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sva figure drawing workshop

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:08:55 GMT

it’s december, thus more naked drawings on the blog (huh?). one of the better models of the season.

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peter pan bakery

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:05:53 GMT

greenpoint’s own peter pan bakery where i have just been introduced to their red velvet donut, their red velvet donut WITH COCONUT!? and their whole wheat donut which sounds like some kind of delusional health-nut abomination, but in fact is possibly their most delicious invention of all (and not healthy at all)!

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crap scribbling

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:03:00 GMT

this page is really just a mess, and not even a particularly good mess. internet, you’re welcome!

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doodling

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:10:45 GMT

it’s a short thanksgiving doodle week, doodle, doodle, doodle.

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sva figure drawing workshop

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:52 GMT

some bamboo and ink messes from wednesday night figs. i have missed way too many figure drawing sessions this fall, as opposed to the amazing and dogged gb tran, who currently has a perfect attendance record (are you happy now? jerk).

also, special request to shake shack, please change your winter wednesday night hours to 10pm. thanks.

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15 Uses for Newsprint

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:22 GMT

i am very pleased to be part of the illustrators and designers working in the pencil factory building in greenpoint, brooklyn who have stopped being polite…and start getting real…to create a recession special poster-zine for your wall…
15 USES FOR NEWSPRINT.

More information available at www.thepencilfactory.org, heck, you can even buy one!

first 100 orders get an original drawing by one of these drunk pencil factory artists:
Kim Bost, Josh Cochran, Jennifer Daniel, Gilbert Ford, Jessica Hische, Grady McFerrin, Ted McGrath, Alex Eben Meyer, Chris Silas Neal, Zacharia O’Hora, Leif Parsons, Rachel Salomon, Joel Speasmaker, Jillian Tamaki, or Sam Weber.

*special thanks to josh cochran and jennifer daniel for making this sucker happen.

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rebel iphone

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:50 GMT

think you’re a tech badass? oh yeah? come on then, jailbreak that iphone of yours. ooooh, it’s so precious, i’m scared, i’m scared. yeah, i thought so. (full-disclosure-illustration note: the creator of this illustration’s iphone does not have spiky hair, ride a motorcycle or smoke.)

pcworld: jailbreaking your iphone: the pros and cons, by mike keller

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letters, numbers, cutting and taping

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:16:03 GMT

more effing around with cutting out paper and taping, cutting out some more paper, etc. november, you certainly are designed for plodding and pondering, football watching too.

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nytimes: letting your grad student go

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:17 GMT

a spot last week for the new york time’s education life section about parents letting their grad student child go. seems obvious enough, but these are parents who are still helping their kids get into grad school, going on interviews, etc. uh…

nytimes: letting your grad student go, by amanda m. fairbanks

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paris, france

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:25:06 GMT

i love me some parisian rooftops.

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paris, france

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:14 GMT

i started to get worried that all i did was draw in coffee shops, so ao and i decided to hop across the atlantic to have the opportunity to draw in cafes. seriously though, just got back from a lovely vacation in paris, and while i never draw as much when i’m away as i hope to, here is some wine and cheese soaked sketching (the second drawing is actually wine soaked).

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paris

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:24:51 GMT

in case you are surprised by my lack of chatter, twittering, blogging this coming week, it’s because i’ll be being on vacation (wahoo!). yes, the lady and i are off on a lovely fall trip to the city of bears, paris. plenty of sketching and bloggering upon my buttery-winesoaked return.

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sva figure drawing workshop

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:04:22 GMT

nothing like kicking the tires on a new season of figure drawing. some pen, some pencil, a hint of watercolor, and some ink and bamboo (good suggestion, josh). some of these are tough to look at, you’ve been warned.

was getting a lot of back poses from the models, so hello to other people in the class! (note: clothed)

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watercolor + vector

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:54:00 GMT

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technical difficulties

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:15:56 GMT

sitting at a coffee shop sketching ideas for an assignment, we here at EBEN WORLDWIDE INCORPORATED were experiencing…technical difficulties. we apologize for any inconvenience to those in the immediate vicinity. fortunately, the situation has been rectified, and all systems are returning to normal. we thank you for your understanding during this time of difficulty.

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september

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:06:08 GMT

is it just me, or has september flown by?

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watercolor + vector

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:27:56 GMT

messing around with watercolor and adding faces to it. in the past, i would just ink over the top, but this time i wanted to see what would happen if i did the facemaking in illustrator. not completely convinced, but a fun experiment.

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marlow and sons

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:00:38 GMT

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slate: why won’t anyone give me a credit card?

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:01:38 GMT

trying to get a credit card with good credit, but no credit history. maybe i’ve seen too many of those stupid and predatory (yeah, i went there!) capital one commercials with the vikings (or i just wanted to draw 2×4s).

slate: why won’t anyone give me a credit card?, by kevin o’donnell.

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happy autumn // portfolio update

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:12:26 GMT

it’s cooler, the days are getting shorter, and the apples are tasty. much like the leaves changing color, it’s time for a portfolio update, so throw on some corduroys and a sweater and take a look.

happy autumn: eben fall portfolio update

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WNYC transmitter park

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:36:31 GMT

view of manhattan skyline from the new WNYC transmitter park.

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vote amp-bear-sand!

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:07:15 GMT

thumbs up to everyone who voted/commented/RT’d, bear and i are most appreciative (he’s more formal than i am, hence the tie). if you haven’t had a chance to vote, you still can! TODAY! FINAL DAY! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

threadless: amp-bear-sand

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threadless: amp-bear-sand

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:19:10 GMT

every bear’s dream is to make their typographic mark, AND this bear loves the ampersand. i have a submitted this amp-bear-sand (& + grrr) shirt design to threadless. if you have a moment and like it, please vote/comment/RT/digg/etc it, and hopefully with your support it will get printed!

threadless: amp-bear-sand

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