June 20th, 2008
The U.S. Postal Service has honored Pulitzer Prize winning author James Michener and physician Edward Trudeau, whose life was devoted to the eradication of Tuberculosis, with commemorative stamps illustrated by Mark Summers. The two stamps are part of the Postal Service’s “Distinguished Americans” series.
Summers has also created art for previous Distinguished Americans stamps: Joseph W. […]
June 12th, 2008
My wife Joan and I recently came back from the Trouville Book Fair in Normandie. I signed books there along with many choice illustrators, including guest of honor Nathalie Novi, with a mind-blowing exhibit of her oil pastel illustrations. Nathalie is one of the most talented French illustrators of the “new” generation. Her work is […]
June 5th, 2008
One of the first full color oil paintings I ever attempted as a young teenager was a portrait of Steven Tyler. I thought that our hairstyles were similar, which tells you how long ago that was.
My sons were introduced to “Guitar Hero” this past Christmas, and it became an instant hit, which made it understandable […]
June 4th, 2008
Friday in San Francisco was my solo day, and I had plans to visit the San Francisco Museum of Asian Art, which is a truly world-class institution. Don’t miss it. During my visit I concentrated on Southeast Asian art, including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, and Indonesia. I’m very slow, and I read many of […]
June 3rd, 2008
Already in San Francisco to judge the Academy of Art University’s Spring Show, I took the opportunity to meet with my two Bay Area artists, Owen Smith and John Mattos. John picked me up on Wednesday morning and we headed across the bridge to Alameda, where Owen lives and has a studio in a separate […]
