Rich Sigberman Art & Illustration

The Blue Herons are showing at the Pt. Reyes Visitor Center, and my jazz art is showing in Santa Cruz, at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. That’s good. As for commissioned work, I’m now on the second of 3 illustrations that will somehow tie the Lang jewelry store in with April 15th (that’s tax day, in case you forgot). I’ve also just completed an anniversary piece for a man who will present it to his wife on their anniversary in two days. The art pretty well sums up their last 14 years, since they met. And, I’ve gotten commissioned to do my first Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) in a decade, and I’m excited about that. Each piece I work on uses about every bit of concentration and creativity I can muster, and I usually try to do at least one new color, style, approach on each piece, to keep it fresh and interesting for me. For example, on the Lang card’s frontpiece, my client said, “let’s have the scene lit as if by one bare bulb at the top”, which lead to a lovely, soft, warm Disney-esque circa 1940 glow. Now that I established that look and feel for the front, I’ll need to carry it through to the other two pieces involved. It’s all most rewarding, and the way I have always wanted my life and work to be: intertwined and stimulating.