PRELIMINARY SKETCHES
Here is a sampling of preliminary sketches for illustrations of mine over the years.
View ArticleA B O R T I O N
Here are drawings of the Lower East Side mainstay Russ and Daughters for an aborted illustration assignment. Pantheon Books asked me to illustrate scenes of the delicatessen for a forthcoming book on...
View ArticleMAD MAGAZINE & ME
My childhood friend Scott Dikkers and I are mentioned in this article about Mad magazine....
View ArticleREPORTAGE - HURRICANE AFTERMATH
With no electricity, heat, or hot water in the Lower East Side during the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, I found relief as a guest member at a friend’s gym in midtown. As I sat in the steam room at a...
View ArticlePROTAGONIST
The buttons are in! Depicted here is Conrad, the protagonist of my forthcoming children's book "Everyone Sleeps" (Penguin May 2013). More to come.
View ArticleWATERCOLOR - STEPS 1 and 2
Detail from a children's book in progress. This spread depicts Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, 1964. Next I will add Japanese language characters on the building in the background.
View ArticleMISCELLANY
Sometimes random watercolor doodles have more character than finished illustrations.
View ArticleNEW CHILDREN'S BOOK
The books have arrived! Here is an interview: http://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/6441/marcellus-hall-everyone-sleeps.html
View ArticleART & MUSIC
My band and I have been raising funds for our album in progress: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/442775662/marcellus-halls-next-album-0. Please take a minute to watch the funny video. I'm...
View ArticleTHE NEW YORKER
With an interview to boot: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/05/cover-story-urban-cycles-marcellus-hall.html#slide_ss_0=11. And an article from Shanghai:...
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