Monthly Archives: March 2008

studio share

By eben | Published: March 31, 2008
big news on the eben front is that i am getting a studio. wahoo! (more on this later) currently there are three of us (two illustrators and a designer), and we are looking for a fourth. the studio is in the pencil factory in greenpoint (map), 600 sqft, bright and sunny, great art community, 24 hour [...]
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what’s online: rethinking real estate

By eben | Published: March 29, 2008
a recent report came out saying that inclusionary zoning (ie, affordable housing in new construction) rarely if at all, affects housing prices and production. seeing these new condo buildings with apartments going for ridiculous prices, mixed housing at the very least, is welcome in these developments. i have little sympathy for developers as i imagine [...]
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times sketching

By eben | Published: March 27, 2008
some rough sketches for a what’s online illustration. these are not the cleaned up sketches that i send to art directors, but sometimes i like the mess that comes from the early thought process. one of the early ones even turned nicely into the final.
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sva figure drawing workshop

By eben | Published: March 26, 2008
for some reason, this week’s figure drawing turned into some kind of strange foot fetish drawing session. for the record, i am not a foot fetishist, however, i do not mind drawing feet. i mention this as some people are really anti-feet. i recall a session when teaching a class of highschool students to draw [...]
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chairs

By eben | Published: March 25, 2008
more chairs, good comfy reading chairs.
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