My process: A combination of traditional and digital methods. The image is of Sir Ian McKellen in his one-night presentation benefiting Only Make Believe.

A look at Squigs’ coverage of the 2014 - 2015 Broadway season.

 

ABOUT SQUIGS

Justin "Squigs" Robertson is an acclaimed illustrator and caricaturist specializing in capturing the ephemeral and collaborative art form of theatre. He has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the "Line King's Heirs", carrying on the theatrical caricature traditions exemplified by legendary Times artist Al Hirschfeld. He is the illustrator, designer, and co-creator of The Lights of Broadway Show Cards trading cards for Broadway fans with over a dozen editions published and many charities benefited. His illustrations were seen regularly between 2010 and 2020 as the Broadway Ink feature on Broadway.com. They have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Hemispheres, the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Jennifer Ashley Tepper's Untold Stories of Broadway series, and in promotional campaigns for Actors' Equity Association, Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, the Theatre World Awards, and theatrical productions in New York, London, and around the world. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for many years, and now calls New York City his home.

To read more about Squigs, check out an interview with the Stephen Sondheim Society or the Write Teachers blog. Or read an interview from home state paper, the Statesman Journal that gets an assist from Squigs' grandma Dottie. (Click links to see.)

For information about Justin’s acting and voiceover work, click here.