SUITS LA was cancelled...

Well, that was short-lived! Suits LA was cancelled last week, not that many probably noticed, and I never did know if my art was seen in Samantha's office or not. I watched the first two episodes and that was a real struggle to get through. I contend that NBC should have paid me to sit through them. When episode three was to be aired I thought life was just too short to sit through another and so I didn't see the remaining episodes. I like Stephen Amell ('cause he was Green Arrow) but he sure looked weird clean-shaven. It was kind of off-putting. That and the bad writing... I almost got to a point of just contacting actress Rachelle Goulding on her Instagram and asking her direct if she saw my art on her office set. Sadly, I never got up the gumption to do that.

Oh, well...

Did any of you happen to see it on TV? If so, let me know.

A piece of my art to be on the TV spinoff show... SUITS LA!

In November 2024, I was approached by the acquisitions department for the NBC Universal TV Division. They wanted to use a piece of my artwork for the new upcoming spin-off TV show called Suits LA.

The piece of art they had attached surprised me as it was something that has been sitting on my art blog for 14 years! I had to go back and read my original post to remind myself about the circumstances of its creation. I posted it back on September 9, 2010 and it was titled "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" - Maltese Falcon Sketch. I wrote the following:

As I was waiting for an approval on some sketches today, I did a still life drawing of the Maltese Falcon. I have a replica prop of it that I bought back in the mid 90's and it's a great conversation piece in my studio. Always been a fan of the movie as well so I thought why not sketch it. It's always better to do a still life of something you like as opposed to organizing a bunch of fruit on a table. It was penciled on cheap 11 x 17 copy paper and then lightboxed and inked onto good 11 x 17 art paper with a Pitt Brush Marker. After I scanned the artwork I then used a Photoshop brush to create a light gray background behind it to give it some push. Possibly I'll color it later on but it looks kinda cool in black and white. 

In 2025, it still looks cool to me! It still jumps off the page. The show deals with criminal law in the entertainment industry, so I can see why it might have appealed to one of the creatives on the show as even the small Google search pic that leads to my blog really pops!

I signed the release for them to use it (I retain all the rights to it) and then inquired about what episode it might be in so I could watch to see it on TV. I received a reply back that my art was to be part of the permanent set decoration for Samantha's office (Ted Black's ex-girlfriend / rival lawyer played by Rachelle Goulding) on the show and that I might be seeing it often!

I have no idea how the art will be used. I've seen the first two and not seen it yet. We did see part of her office in Episode 2, but the tight camera angles didn't show much. Keep an eye out if you watch the show!

To be updated!