John Clapp
Illustration
(16k), large version (114k)
Art for "New Age Dentistry" article in WEST Magazine of the San Jose Mercury News.
Client: WEST
Magazine, San Jose Mercury
Art Director: Sandra Eisert
Watercolor on paper
Problem:
The article was
about painless new dental techniques. Sandra wanted
"Happy Dentists", so this is what she got. I
still think I'd be terrified if this smiling guy with a
drill was coming after me,...
Solution:
Kidding aside, this
has been a well-liked piece in my portfolio. People seem
to identify with the viewer for some reason.
The models are two friends of mine: my neighbor is my "generic bald guy" model who also shows up as a monk in the stained glass Madonna painting; Tracy is the former graveyard shift worker at Kinko's,...we have spent many hours together. Tracy also shows up as the Madonna and a monk in the above-mentioned piece.