Jeff Passetti Blog

M. Ward Poster Illustration #2

2010-02-18T19:08:00.001-08:00

3.5″x 8.5″, Ink, Digital, Letterpress, 2010

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M. Ward "Hold Time" Poster Illustration

2010-01-06T08:19:00.000-08:00

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Sketchbook: Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY

2009-09-27T17:34:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook update: Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY - 9/26/09
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Sketcbook Update: Beautiful autumn day at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY

2009-09-25T08:33:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook Update

Beautiful autumn day to sketch/paint at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY.

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Sketchbook update from Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY

2009-09-06T11:21:00.000-07:00

9/6/09 - Updated my website with sketches from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY.
Click here to see the sketches.

Sketchbook update from Martha's Vineyard

2009-09-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

I updated my sketchbook from a recent trip to Martha's Vineyard.

You can check it out here:
1.) Larger sketch painting
and
2.) Mini-sketches

End of the Bush Era Illustration #4 FINAL

2008-12-16T09:03:00.000-08:00

So I've come a long way since my original illustration concept. Time to take out the trash. Out with the old, in with the new. So long, George.

Ink and Digital, 2008, 4.75"x7.5"

End of the Bush Era #3

2008-12-07T15:50:00.001-08:00

Illustration about the end of the Bush administration. Yes, this is my 3rd version. This one deals with Bush being swept out of office. Out with the old, in with the new.
5"x7", Ink and watercolor, 2008

The End of the Bush Administration #2

2008-12-01T14:24:00.001-08:00

Another concept for the end of the Bush administration era.

Ink and Digital, 9x7, 2008

Sullivan Holiday card

2008-11-25T13:24:00.000-08:00

Sullivan Holiday Card 2008, Rochester, NY

It's always a good idea in the beginning when you say "yeah sure, no problem" when your girlfriend's mother asks you if you can do caricatures of them for their annual holiday card. It seems like a "piece of cake/no-brainer/I can do this with my eyes closed" moment.

...But then you start doing it, and you realize what you've done. Yeah it's all fun and games until you realize that you have alot of likenesses to capture (specifically likenesses of non-famous average all-american people). You realize there are health and beauty preservation issues to consider while inking each caricature (one stroke out of place adds 10 years). You want to make sure your girlfriend looks beautiful and not goofy. And then there's the time limit. Gotta get it done ASAP, or both her Mom and my Mom will crucify me (never under estimate Mom-pressure from both angles).

But alas, I finished it, the card was fun to do, and it will get mailed to 350 family members, friends, and clients of Jackie's family.

5x7, Ink and Digital coloring.

The End of the Bush Era

2008-11-17T18:49:00.000-08:00

Illustration about the end of the Bush era, and what Bush will do when he's done.

Pen and ink, digital, 2008.

Higher Gas Prices

2008-08-19T19:41:00.000-07:00

"Uncertain Times at the Gas Pump," watercolor, digital, and ink, 2008.

Illustration about higher gas prices.

Monster doodle - Go Celtics!

2008-05-22T19:12:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, I'm from New York, but I'm enjoying the Celtics dominant run during the NBA season and playoffs. It's nice seeing the return of the Celtics to the playoffs. I'm not saying I'm a Celtics fan, but I enjoy seeing new teams in the playoffs, especially ones that are returning to their past glory.

Iron Maiden Billboard Magazine Ad

2008-05-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Check out the May 17, 2008 issue of "Billboard Magazine" for an ad I designed about Iron Maiden for Metropolitan Talent Presents, an independent music label in NYC. Thank you to Metropolitan Talent Presents, including John Scher and Dana Wise, for the opportunity to design and contribute to the Iron Maiden Billboard issue.

http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=886

http://www.metrohybrid.com/

Monster doodle

2008-04-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

Monster doodle in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Editorial illustration

2008-04-12T08:15:00.000-07:00

Editorial illustration about the many military programs at Syracuse University.

Frankenstein

2008-04-07T16:31:00.000-07:00

Random doodle of Mary Shelley's version of Frankenstein in Adobe Illustrator.

Come Home to Syracuse logo concept for GRA500

2008-02-27T19:47:00.000-08:00

Monsterrrrrr #2

2008-02-05T17:22:00.000-08:00

Monsterrrrrrrr

2007-10-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

Color version

2007-07-13T09:29:00.001-07:00

It's done!

2007-07-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

A caption that accompanied my illustration:
The mother of all governmental abuses since 9/11 is the way Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney have subverted the Constitution to justify their political agendas. Whether its making up laws, or erasing them, or blatantly ignoring them, or even commuting the sentences of those rightly convicted, they are a bigger danger to our freedom than Osama ever was. Finally, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney have truly proved who they really are: privileged, elitist, undemocratic, irresponsible, anti-constitutional, and ironically, excellent sharp-shooters.

Governmental Abuses since 9/11

2007-07-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a recent piece i'm working on, still in the sketch phase. It's about the top 10 governmental abuses since 9/11. Of course, i'm not illustrating all 10, but more summarizing the whole article. Basically this is what I think Bush/Cheney have done in the past 7-8 years. This is for a regional newspaper for the Syracuse Peace Council.

Tiki Heads

2007-06-03T13:21:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't like tiki heads? My little homage to the tiki heads found in Finding Nemo's fish tank, near Mount Hockaloogie.

Navigating College

2007-05-24T15:38:00.001-07:00

An illustration for college health and wellness, about navigating your way through college.

Also is an illustration for "Illustration Friday," with the topic of "signs."

Digital, Ink - 2007

God Bless Virginia Tech

2007-04-17T12:07:00.000-07:00

Status: Being published 4/22/07 in the Observer-Dispatch newspaper in Utica, NY.

Figure Drawing

2007-04-13T19:00:00.000-07:00

Recent figure drawings from the past week or so (April 4-13, 2007).

Imus-stupid-fool!

2007-04-10T13:38:00.000-07:00

Just shut up Imus, for once.

American Blood

2007-02-19T17:40:00.000-08:00

2007-02-15T08:22:00.000-08:00

Muqtada al-Sadr

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr "flees" to Iran? Hmm, this probably doesn't help the brittle diplomatic relations between the US and Iran. I think something is brewing between the US and Iran, I don't know, just a guess.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_al_sadr_18

2007-02-04T20:02:00.000-08:00

Dear President Bush, has everything that has happened in Iraq so far... been worth this one moment?

And the best actress in a supporting role oscar goes to...

2007-02-04T14:29:00.000-08:00

Abigail Breslin
Little Miss Sunshine

Abigail Breslin plays Olive, a brightly optimistic seven-year-old who dreams of traveling to California and competing in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. My personal favorite movie of 2006. It might be a long shot, but i'd like to see her win an Academy Award.

Political Sketchbook - Saddam

2007-02-03T17:19:00.000-08:00

Let the games begin!

2007-01-30T11:52:00.000-08:00

Over the next few weeks, I'll be publishing my editorial cartoons/sketches of current events, but more specifically about the upcoming 2008 presidential election. Before I start drawing and publishing, I probably should form an exploratory committee...

Barack Obama - Even though I've followed him in the news the past few years ever since his Senate election in 2004, most people know almost nothing about this guy. And now he's running for the president?!? He just came out of nowhere and is using the popularity momentum to his advantage. However, I'm pretty sure we're going to get to know the guy in the next couple of years quite well...