The addition of Erik Swanson to Thumbtack Press marks a very special milestone for me, personally. He is a former student of mine (I teach part-time at Otis College of Art + Design in LA). I’d like to take credit for his meticulous craft, knack for likeness, and his clever visual puns but I can’t. I teach a visual storytelling course, not painting. Maybe Bob and Nathan (fellow instructors at Otis) can take some some credit for Erik’s academic accelerations. But mostly, I’d guess, Erik already had it him.

Buy a print, he’s got student loans.