much ado about MECA
Have you noticed the color streaming from Maine College of Art? I drew this for all the rainbow buzz that is alive and well as the spring semester draws to a end. My senior illustration majors have been hustling. Dee Wiegand has a bold eye on her Horror Sweet Horror project. Anabelle Souza is working the squeegee for her zine series, Misconceptions. Emma McCabe is building books for her fable series, one delicate gold leaf at a time. Kara Munro is inking up temporary tattoo designs, graceful stories in adornment. Cecil Cates is illustrating a narrative of his ancestry. Liam Murphy is...
Read Moreroadtrip: MICA!
We blasted to Baltimore last week for a college visit with our daughter, who was accepted to Maryland Institute College of Art. It’s a good road trip when your name is on it… We kept our eyes peeled for anything and everything, spotting a black rooster along the Cross Bronx highway, and also this spectacular mural. Baltimore has quite the buffet of mural art, too. This one greeted us when we rolled into town. Our hosts are former Peaks Islanders, award-winning writers, and now educators in Baltimore. Karen teaches at Morgan State and Steve teaches in the grad program at Towson...
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I’m privileged to work with Portland Stage, creating posters over the last five seasons for their locally made productions. It’s a creative challenge with the best perk: seeing the great theater they put on stage. Two of my posters flank the entrance on Forest Avenue, connected by a red color scheme. Last week we saw The Whipping Man, and I only regret we didn’t go sooner. It was by far one of the most powerful plays I’ve seen. Of course, I knew what was coming, as I read the scripts before doing anything else. The play by Matthew Lopez unfolds directly after the...
Read MoreOn the Shelves…
John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall by Julie Danneberg will be shared with young readers on July 23, 1 – 2 PM at the Louis T. Graves Memorial Library in Kennebunkport. As part of the “Every Hero Has a Story” Summer Reading program, Illustrator Jamie Hogan will talk about hero naturalist John Muir and lead a drawing activity. “Hogan’s expressive renderings of the explorer’s face are the highlight of this book…” —School Library Journal...
Read MoreOut in Bookstores…
Delighted to contribute illustrations to Mitali Perkins latest chapter book, Tiger Boy (Charlesbridge). “Perkins’s evocative descriptions, boosted by Hogan’s dramatic pastel drawings, convey an intense love and respect for the region’s culture and environment. Readers should find it easy to become invested in the cub’s return to the reserve and in Neel’s fight to help create the best future for himself, his family, and his home.” —Publishers...
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