tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2 2009-06-02T18:58:01Z eben illustration is the website of illustrator alex eben meyer a regular contributor to the new york times and pc magazine, as well as designing and illustrating skateboards for 5Boro NYC, and t-shirts for moby's little idiot collective. Movable Type 3.35 tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.551 2009-06-02T18:56:24Z 2009-06-02T18:58:01Z

slate is running a special series this week examining food and food culture, for which i got to prepare some tasty illustrations. i am a little sad that they didn't use an illustration for the article about lard, but really,...

eben lard, but really, it's probably for the best. eat up, people. - the way we eat: slate celebrates food. - one part creativity: zero parts recipe: can just using ratios really teach me to be a better cook?, by jennifer reese. ]]> tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.550 2009-06-01T18:55:46Z 2009-06-01T18:56:52Z

sketching for a couple of projects, doodling, just a happy mess of a page. there's nothing to tell....

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per usual, it's been awhile, but here's another awesome addition to the guest gallery. welcome zach, sorry i took so long posting, next time i'm in philly, i owe you a beer. zacharia o'hora: guest gallery page / www.zohora.com...

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lunchtime drawing and question, why are there so many ford explorers parked on kent street? (note: drawing only shows two, but there were at least two others in close proximity that didn't get drawn.)...

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i love the look of commercial coffee pots, even if the coffee in them is often times lacking....

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i stopped by casey rubber stamps today and picked up a new stamp. if you haven't been, casey is an entertaining fellow, full of knowledge, and of course...stamps. it's one of my favorite new york stores. anyway, here is a...

eben casey rubber stamps today and picked up a new stamp. if you haven't been, casey is an entertaining fellow, full of knowledge, and of course...stamps. it's one of my favorite new york stores. anyway, here is a sketchbook page with my new royal baking powder stamp. ]]> tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.544 2009-05-12T18:34:30Z 2009-05-12T18:35:08Z

i find that when drawing people, i tend to default to white males, age 25-45. while i have absolutely no idea how this could happen, it's sometimes useful to acknowledge said ticks, crutches and habits with a note, or electrical...

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uh, this just turned into a big mess, but i kind of like it....

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i was mucking about today with some ideas for new textures. slap some hand lettering underneath, and... and... and... well, its an idea. we'll see where this goes. on a semi-related note, anyone notice how all this social networking (i'm...

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random doodles while waiting to get my haircut. note the text, "i scared off a junior barber." you don't mess with these curls. blam!...

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cover illustration for the texas observer. upset with the state of the union and the recession, "governor good hair" (texas governor rick perry), tea-partied and threatened secession. in an attempt to explain the situation, my personal texas advisor scoured the...

eben Texas never wanted any government to begin with, so we've just consistently sent our least able, totally wacked-out people to do the job. As our beloved Molly Ivins once wrote, "In Texas, it's actually better if a candidate for office has a criminal record." (via huffington post) yeah, that sounds about right. texas observer: rick perry's texas tea ]]> tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.539 2009-04-30T21:53:57Z 2009-04-30T22:14:56Z

last figure drawing session of the semester, although the highlight was the fried chicken post-draw dinner (i don't have any fried chicken drawings, it didn't last very long)....

eben ]]> tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.538 2009-04-28T15:28:59Z 2009-04-28T15:30:17Z

this little preview of summer on the east coast has me thinking of bbqs, outdoors, and not working (hence, blogifficating!). time to start dusting off those nerdbqs and grilling up whatever you like. do it. now. it's almost lunch time...

eben new york ]]> tag:www.eben.com,2009:/sketchblog//2.537 2009-04-27T19:00:31Z 2009-04-27T19:02:49Z

man oh man was it nice on friday, a little hot over the weekend, and then back to gorgeous today. i had some sketching to do, so i wandered across the street for some doodling and a beer (friday, not...

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since this sketchbook consists of a bunch of type and taped pages, i thought that i would end it with just that. now to start typing and and taping in the new sketchbook....

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