Today two of the three key witnesses were teenagers. Because they were minors the judge instructed all of courtroom sketch artists to not sketch them. At all. We asked if we could just draw outlines or even genderless mannequin-like "ghost" shapes and even that request was denied. The judge was very nice about it but he wasn't taking any chances....
Today was the first day of testimony for one of the star witnesses, ex-NFL player and local celebrity Joe Senser, who's wife is on trial for the hit-and-run The TV station asked me not to come in until 11am today. Even though I showed up early the courtroom was packed and every seat taken. I had to draw out in the...
Today was Day 2 of the Amy Senser hit-and-run trial, and once again I was hired by local station KSTP-5 to do some courtroom sketches. Several witnesses took the stand so I was drawing fast and furious. Courtroom sketching is always a balancing act. Do I focus on quantity or quality? A couple of really good sketches or several hurried...
A couple of times a year I'm hired by local TV station KSTP-5 to do courtroom sketches for trials that are deemed "big news" to Minnesotans, or on rare occasions, even nationally. Today was the start of a hit-and-run homicide trial with ties to a local celebrity. The defendant, Amy Senser, is the wife of Joe Senser, a former Minnesota Viking...
Since I'm doing a book sale to thin out my studio shelves and make room for new stuff, I thought it would also be a good time to part with my "Emperor's New Groove" maquette-and-drawing combo. I originally purchased this pair of Disney goodies at a fundraising auction. The first item is a limited edition animation maquette of Kuzko from "The...
That's right. I'm having another book sale. I've got a pretty large collection of art books in my studio library. Too many in fact. I bought a stack of books last summer at Comic-Con and they've been piled neatly on my studio floor all these months because there's just no room for them on the shelves. So it's time to prune...
