JONATHAN CASE

Here are a couple new McMenamins paintings, hot of the presses.

My Morning Jacket is up first, with ‘I’m Amazed’… When a band is sort of visually nondescript, put them in scuba gear and insert pretty mermaid. Boom!

Then there’s The Shins, with ‘Sleeping Lessons’. The song has a few lyrics that remind me of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. I’ve always hated the screaming queen, so I did a more demure version. Still scary, I think.

Hey all! I’ve been painting faster than I’ve been posting lately, so here’s some catch up! Three new pieces for McMenamins featuring more musical peoples…

First off, the Gogol Bordello crew go for a spin on the Crystal Ballroom jester face, above something map-like (It’s for the song ‘Wanderlust King’).

Next, The Reverend Horton Heat ala scare film poster. ‘Liquor, Beer, and Wine’, obviously.

And finally, Lemmy from Motörhead joins some Jane Austen-y types for a game of cards. ‘The Ace of Spades’.

Most of you have probably heard about the massive earthquakes that hit Haiti this week. Because my wife and I have some history of medical relief work there, people are asking me where to make donations that will serve Haitians best. Here are some recommendations:

Medical Teams International. This is a terrific organization with a large presence in Haiti. We’ve traveled under their umbrella to Haiti several times, and often work alongside their people. And we have friends who work at their Portland offices who are now tagging medical supply donations for Haiti.

Haiti Foundation of Hope. This is the organization Sarah and I volunteer with. We serve once a year alongside teams of doctors and nurses in a Haitian-built clinic in the north country. They are incredible people, and one of the best bits of news we received is that the Haitian team lead, Delamy Bizilme, and his family, are safe. The American team leads, Joe and Linda Markee, are arriving on a chartered plane in Port au Prince today, to start medical relief there.

Clean Water for Haiti. Our Portland community partners with them to provide clean water to Haitians via bio-sand filters. They help thousands to better health by introducing their simple filtration systems across the country. Clean water was hard to come by in Haiti before the quakes. As it stands now, water is scarce to completely unavailable in the most effected areas.

Partners in Health. Paul Farmer, the man behind this organization, has been involved with Haiti for years and understands the country’s needs as well as anyone. He and his work are the subjects of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tracy Kidder’s book, ‘Mountains Beyond Mountains’.

If you’re able, please consider giving to one of these organizations, and spread the word in your communities about the practical ways we can help Haiti. Thanks!

Here’s another McMenamins painting, and it’s schmaltz-a-riffic! But hey. Sometimes you need to bring the schmaltz.

A new Acorn Minutes sees Hotlanta responding to a delightful e-mail from a pre-K fan, dictated to her daddy. Topics include: Being an acorn person, civil rights, and family, among others. So come in out of the cold and cozy up to the fire with a cup of soup and some splendid conversation with everyone’s favorite acorn warrior!

Here’s an illustration I did for Comics Alliance’s 12 Days of Christmas blog series. Other folks at Periscope did really great pieces too- go give them a look!

Hotlanta explores the wonders of modern technology at Periscope Studio! Part two in the acorn warrior’s profile of Jonathan Case’s life and times. Viva la cintiq!

Also on Vimeo!

Another entry in the McMenamins cannon. This one was inspired in part by Dylan Meconis and her leg-warmered llama. Much like zeppelins, llamas are always useful!

A new piece for McMenamins, referencing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song ‘Zero’. I’m on a dot kick, lately- trying some things out digitally, as below with the 40s noir project, and now with real world media, via the power of those rubber sheets you put in the cupboard to keep dishes from sliding around.

Why a blimp? Why NOT a blimp? Blimps are rad, and kind of eighties Blade Runner-y, which is very Yeah Yeah Yeahs to me. I have spoken!

Documentary time. A day in the life of a cartoonist, presented by your acorn-headed host, Hotlanta! The first in a series profiling Jonathan Case’s professional and personal practices, as observed by everyone’s favorite nut.

Today’s entry: Breakfast!

Now, also on Vimeo!