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July 2006 Sixteen Dollars www.commarts.com

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Books 1 (series) Robert MacKenzie, illustrator/art director Paquet, publisher/client These illustrations are from a story that appears in the book, Out of Picture, a collection of comics and illustrated short stories, written by artists in animation. Various sizes, gouache.

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Books 1 (series) Peter Brown, illustrator/writer Alvina Ling, editor Tracy Shaw, designer Little, Brown and Company, client Images from Flight of the Dodo by Peter Brown. “Nobody likes being hit with bird poop, especially flightless birds. And when Penguin feels the humiliating sting of bird poop on his favorite jacket, he decides to take matters into his own wings. But Penguin doesn’t want to get even, he wants to get airborne. He and his waddling friends set out to build The Dodo, a flying machine that could finally give them the birds-eyeview they’ve never had.” 17 × 11, acrylic and pencil on board.

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Editorial 1 (series) Josh Cochran, illustrator Ekaterina Furceva, art director Esquire Russia, client Images from “100 Cars We Love.” All the editor’s favorite cars throughout history depicted in various surroundings. 153⁄ 4 × 107 ⁄ 8, digital.

2 Jack Unruh, illustrator Robert Perino, art director Carol Rheuban, designer Field & Stream, client “Blind Pig Gets Lucky.” One bullet two big bucks.

One more than was allowed. Even a blind pig every now and then gets lucky or....unlucky, read on. 4 × 9, ink and watercolor.

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© Shane McCauley

The Heads of State

Location: Philadelphia, Seattle and www.theheadsofstate.com.

Duration:

Perpetual consciousness since

2003.

Staff: Dustin Summers and Jason Kernevich (pictured above), one loving spouse, the occasional freelancer and Zero the cat.

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Education: BFA in graphic design from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia.

Cultural Influences: Action movies, Spaghetti Westerns, 1966 and the first half of 1967, typography, electric guitars, facial hair, leather boots, Swedish automobiles, New Zealand, wine and spirits, the out of doors, Saul Bass, Alex Steinweiss, Dashiell Hammett and General Ulysses S. Grant.

We reside on opposite coasts and maintain a very non-traditional partnership. We both work from home offices and communicate via cell phones, e-mail, instant messenger and telepathy.

For illustration projects we work with our rep Frank Sturges, but sometimes clients just throw stones at our windows late at night. When not at the computer, we can often be found wrestling with the photocopier, drawing in comfortable chairs or raiding used book stores and flea markets for source material.

Environment:

We believe images should be simple, memorable and must possess a quality of familiarity. We want our work to resonate conceptually, emotionally and stylistically.

Philosophy:

1 “Cover and jacket design for Elizabeth H. Winthrop’s debut novel.” Alice Wright, art director; Jason Kernevich, designer/ illustrator; Hodder & Stoughton, U.K., client.

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