PORTLAND MERCURY
Art directing local & global talent - including a cameo from print design legend David Carson for the Time Based Art Festival held in PDX every year. Other highlights include a walk-in visit from Portland native, Sam Elliot (OMG) and art directing a ginger wizard playing pinball at Ground Control.
Please enjoy this flashback.
Miyamoto’s (after Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks). Oil on panel, 24in x 33in. 2011.
Commissioned by the Portland Mercury for the cover of Vol. 12 Issue 8, July 14, 2011 to go along with an article about the video game exhibit GameOn 2.0 at Oregon Mseum of Science. The diner is named after Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and Donkey Kong. From left to right: Mario, Donkey Kong, Pauline (the Donkey Kong Lady), and Satoru Iwata (president and CEO of Nintendo).
*WINNER OF ALT-WEEKLY AWARDS. 2012