I was hired by KSTP-TV to do some courtroom sketching today in St. Paul. Quick background: In 1989 eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted by a masked gunman and has never been seen since. Whatever became of Jacob remains a mystery. Since then Wetterling has become something of a poster child for abducted children and his parents have become high-profile advocates for children's safety. Everyone Minnesotan who...
Courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg is the latest target of the internet's ridicule thanks her unsuccessful drawing of NFL quarterback Tom Brady. As a courtroom sketch artist myself, I have a few thoughts to share. [youtube_sc url=veO_U_FAYNs width=450]...
My apologies for the horrible pun in the title of this post. In addition to my normal illustration work, every once in a while I get requests from the local media to do a little courtroom sketching. My courtroom sketches have been purchased for broadcast by MSNBC, ESPN, 20/20, Good Morning America, the NFL Network, and the NNS. I’ve worked on court cases...
One last courtroom sketching post before I get back to my normal illustration work...
Today was the final day of the trail. Both sides made their closing arguments and fate of Amy Senser is now in the hands of a jury. I was making my final trek down to the camera crew by lunch. I knew this would be a short day so I drew extra fast. Good Morning America has been including my sketches...
Today Amy Senser finally took that stand and got a chance to tell her side of the story. A very emotional day, and everyone in the courtroom seemed riveted as she spoke. Everything should wrap up tomorrow and then I'll start getting busy catching up on other client work. [caption id="attachment_4026" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The defense attorney asks Amy Senser to explain...
