I just sent the family Christmas card off to the printer. It features a recent addition, our Wheaten Terrier puppy, "Bandit". While he hasn't watered our tree, he has been periodically chewing on the many tempting things hanging from it.
The Dancing Moose
The journal of cartoonist & illustrator Mark Hill
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Saturday, November 26, 2022
On the Digital Drawing board wrap-up: Google, Pixar, Spanx, Elections and Books
I was contacted by an editor in Philadelphia to do a series of political cartoons for her magazine, beginning with cartoons covering this race. And on that note, I think it's amazing how a political race (for the only seat) in Wyoming became a national news story. Additionally, celebrities (like Kevin Costner) have been spotted wearing a t-shirts supporting each of the candidates.
A side note: after drawing the two women, I can say that they are both very interesting looking people.
An illustration of Roseanne Cash performing at Carnegie hall. One of over a dozen illustrations currently in process for a book about prioritization. The author just sent it to the publisher for final editing.
One of several cartoons created for Pathway Academy in London.

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Sunday, October 02, 2022
Relaxation and reflection
Monday, July 04, 2022
Monday, May 30, 2022
On the Digital Drawing Board
Happy Memorial Day!
The annual Bolder Boulder 10K race just wrapped up, (after a two-year pandemic hiatus) attracting over 40,000 runners from around the globe. It was great to see the race resume and so many people enjoying the spectacle. We just watched the jets fly over the finish line at the University of Colorado's Folsom Stadium.
This is just a quick drop-in to share a few things that have been on the drawing board...
First, a caricature illustration of the current POTUS, for a book being published by Wiley and Sons later this summer.
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This is a commissioned illustration created for a racing team in Minneapolis. The owner of the team contacted me with an idea for an illustration like the old "CAR-toons and Rat Fink art from the 1970's. He wanted something wild and fun to use on posters, signs and shirts. I did some research to see how to integrate the styles with mine, but I have to say this was a great deal of fun. (Added note: I just received a box of t-shirts from the racing team as a thank you!)
Friday, December 31, 2021
Happy New Year
For the first time in years we did not send out a custom family Christmas card. I was swamped with client projects, my wife and daughter equally busy with work and school...and just as we were catching our breath, unfortunately, our family dog passed away. I drew a card, but didn't have the heart, or the time to print it and mail it.
Without further pontificating, I'll share a few recent things.
First, some photos from a family Christmas trip to visit my Mom in Illinois..
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First, from the drawing board last month are two New Yorker cartoons.
The next project goes back to November. Most of my clients are out of state, and this was a rare local gig - a fun one at that. I was commissioned to write and draw five political cartoons to fight a well-funded initiative pushed by a group of real estate investment firms located outside Colorado.
Here are two of the five pieces...all were published in the Boulder Camera newspaper, and a in series of website pages, posters, mail pieces, etc.
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I just wrapped up a similar project for an executive at Golin Public Relations. Golin is a Fortune 500 company with 50 offices around the globe, (and I was admittedly unfamiliar with them.) Their HQ is in Chicago, where they occupy the 26th floor of the John Hancock Tower, one of my favorite buildings in the world.
The illustrations are a gift, commissioned to honor a career milestone for Fred Cook, the Chair Emeritus of Golin. I discussed the five scenes with two of Golin's management, via Microsoft Teams. Then I created sketches, and after approval, finished pen and ink drawings with watercolor washes. Everything was matted and framed in a horizontal layout of five scenes.