Risk

"It's a Risk"
Financial Post: January 23rd 2010

Happy Saturday the January 23rd everyone?...yeah really need to work on my intro's. Here is today's Investing section Illustration for the Financial Post.

Swimming In Risk: The bond market used to be a cornerstone of every investors portfolio. However nowadays buying into bonds is very risky, and if investors want safety in this dangerous market. One has to be careful of the many risks swimming around.

I think this is the third piece I've done regarding bonds. I must admit when I see an article almost similar to one I have approached before I get a little nervous. However one always has to remember, the beauty of illustration is that you can approach one subject one million and one ways. But what if you've done a million and one illustrations on bonds?...then God help us all.

and one last thing!!!... J E T S JETS JETS JETS!!

Hollywood's Got a Smash Hit

"Hollywood's Got a Smash Hit"
Financial Post: January 16^th 2010

Investing Feature this week: Since Avatar's gigantic success, investors have taken an interest in the re surging film market. Where movie goers spent over 1Billion dollars last year. I was asked to create a simple image of people looking at a blank screen, and they would place a graphic in the middle. It was very different since most of the time I was working on it I was looking at a blank section. However I knew that something was going to be there, I just didn't know what. I thought it was a nice change of pace also something fun and different to approach an illustration.

New Tapestry

"Peace"
Kessels Kramer's New Tapestry Project

Awhile ago I posted this piece for Kessels Kramer's New Tapestry Project check out the original post here! Recently the site has been updated with all pieces from contributing artists put together! Thanks to Christian Bunyan and Kessels Kramer for putting this together! Check out http://www.newtapestry.org/

Some bad news for the weekend: Due to some difficulties my website is down this week, I will resolve this issue as soon as possible and let you know when I fix it!

Cut Off: First Post of 2010!!!

"Cut Off"
Financial Post: January 9^th 2010

First post of the New Year!!! Hope everyone had a fun and weight filling holidays!! There’s always something about the holidays that I love besides getting gifts...but really, it’s the getting gifts part. Anyways , before I talk my art speak I wish everyone good luck on their new years resolutions!

Investing Feature this week: One big problem for markets in 2010 is the removal of the central bank life support. Which in this case are the low interest rates implemented to help the economy recover. Eventually the interest rates will rise and the life support will be cut off. This piece was tones of fun for me to do, I felt like trying something different since it was the New Year. I’m really pleased I took the risk during a tight deadline to try something new. Perhaps this is a new direction for 2010? Who knows!

However what I do know is that the NY Jets are still in the playoffs and the Toronto Raptors aren’t doing too bad either. Hurray for 2010!!!!.

I’ve ALSO updated and tweaked my website a bit check it out! www.juansolon.com.

"Cut Off in Print"