I am now a part of Gawker Artists (here’s my page there). This is a very cool program: when Gawker Media has leftover unsold “remnant” adspace on one of their many websites (a few non-Gawker sites have also signed on to the program), they fill it up with art!
It’s wonderful to have been accepted, even if it did take them 6 months to get my stuff up after I submitted it. There are three images of mine in their system. One is a 300×250 version of “Coffee Shoppee,” the drawing reproduced above. I did this in March of 2006, and it’s one of my more popular drawings. Like all of the pre-redesign images on this site, it was published way too small, so I’ve taken this as an opportunity to get a larger version up for you. (As someone is bound to ask, the paper original is about 7¾” by 6½”.)
My other Gawker ads are the 728×90 banner above and the 160×600 skyscraper below. These are collages of various sketches, all of which I’m pretty sure appear in their original versions somewhere on this site.
(Comments are off on this post, as it became a spam magnet; sorry!)
Hi Jason,
I love your work, you’re very talented this is a gift from God.
I did a google search and I saw your name on The Nation, are you currently working FT there? Are you happy at Nation?
best!
Robin
robin_younger@yahoo.com
— robin June 19, 2007 #
Robin, if you’re thinking about applying for the Web Producer job at the Nation, go for it. It’s a great place to work! And, no, I don’t work there full time.
— Jason June 19, 2007 #
Worked in the East 70’s in Manhattan 30 years ago. Used to travel to around the city, including Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene, to visit friends and sites. To me your beautiful cityscapes are both nostalgic and changeless.
Thanks.
— John July 25, 2007 #
This is the best idea I ever had!
— Olivia Lane February 14, 2008 #
I love your work, and i love the selection of artists at Gawker artists, I always click through.
You’re an inspiration.
thanks,
Maribeth
— maribeth February 17, 2008 #
Thanks to all of you!
— Jason Das February 17, 2008 #