Working People Drawings
I want to draw people doing what they do best — musicians, writers, preachers, cooks, teachers, lawyers, and doctors.These are people who stand out—because of what they do, how they look, or the story they carry.
Musicians and song writers
creators
people at work
Community leaders and clergy
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Tail Waggin' Howlers is a laugh-out-loud collection of 30 cartoons by Steve Hall, capturing the quirky and heartwarming moments between dogs and their humans. Perfect for dog lovers and humor enthusiasts, this book is available in softbound, hardbound, and ebook formats. A must-have for any dog-loving home or coffee table.Enjoy these sample pages. Then order a copy!
"My groomer asked me to pick up my game, so here we are."
"I'm watching my carbs, so no bun."
"So, I said to my human, let me take the blasted cat for a walk."
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Available in hardback, softback, or digital formats from the publisher or Amazon.
I'm a cartoonist and graphic designer.
I started scratching out drawings as a 1950's kid in the midwest (my mom studied as a commercial illustrator). I grew up devouring Mad Magazine and New Yorker Magazine cartoons. I gravitated into advertising graphic design and illustration. But I've always loved cartooning and drawing.At libraries in high school and college I'd pour through the ads in the glossy full-color pages in the Art Directors Club of NY Annuals.But, Most of all these days I love to draw: Animals, people, spacemen, dinosaurs. It doesn't matter.I'm working on my next book. It's for all the people that have thought, "I wish I could draw! But, I can't even draw a straight line!"Once and for all: straight lines don't amount to a hill of beans. It's what you want to draw and how to get there. And when you're done, there's only one person that decides if it's good, weird, or inexplicable: you.
Editorial and Advertising Cartoons
I walked into the managing editor’s office of a local Gannett newspaper more than ten years ago and said, “I want to draw your editorial cartoons.”He said, “That’s fine. Our cartoonist just retired and we need someone to take his place. I’ll pay you fifty dollars a week per cartoon.”I’ve illustrated client assignments for years. But a fifty-dollar editorial cartoon is different. If the editor doesn’t print what you draw, you think, “Well, that’s fifty dollars I won’t see.” Mostly, though, you’re working in the moment. I drew some local subjects and some national ones. The editor was tolerant. The Gannett people in the Washington metro area were terrific. Occasionally, another daily paper would pick up my work.Here's a quick sampling of my cartoons for clients and newspapers:
Editorial cartoons.
Ad art.
Dinosaur art.
Humorous cartoons.
Why editorial cartoonists make the big bucks.
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Graphic Design, Art Direction & Creative Work
My forty-five–year career was in graphic design, disguised as art direction. I was a poor project manager. But I was good at building relationships. Many of them turned into long friendships. I have worked with one client for more than thirty-five years.Most of my clients were national or regional firms. Since the 1980s, many have been large law practices—mostly plaintiff firms. Trial lawyers. I value long relationships. I know their children and their grandchildren. They know mine.
Marketing and Social Media Graphics
Direct Mail and Direct-to-Client
Advertising.
Logos and identities.
Signing and donor recognition.
Campaigns and trade show graphics.
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