This is Pitter Patter Pets, another limited-edition screen print of mine. It is A4 size, and available for purchase.

• Silkscreen Print, 4 Colors
• Paper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.3 x 11.7 in)
• Limited Edition of 52
• Signed and Numbered
• Munken Pure Matte White Paper, 240 g/m2
• Unframed (Frame and Passe-partout are Recommended)
• Price without shipping 55 EUR | 83 US$

This is my whimsical cover art for today’s New Scientist on the topic of Wikipedia authors that are overall white males from Western countries, which leaves out much of the rest of the world. I did a few more interior illustrations in that same style.

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I have illustrated an article for today’s Süddeutsche Zeitung weekend special (SZ Wochenende) on e-book writers, showing on a full page multiple writers in a wimmelbild setup, crowding an e-book reading device, and chipping in to write a novel together.

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Why on earth should one tackle a problem while it is still small and can be handled easily? Why not wait until it has grown to larger size instead?

In his provocatively humorous book, Problem Lovers, Johnatan Briefs, a business coach, lays out an anti-success strategy along the lines of Paul Watzlawick’s infamous Pursuit of Unhappiness.

I have created the book’s jacket design using an illustration of a surfer falling off a great Kanagawa-style wave. The title has also come out as an audio book.

Jonathan Briefs: Ich habe keine Lösung… aber ich bewundere das Problem – Provokatives Coaching für den Berufsalltag

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Here’s my cover for a current calendar of events in Munich. I once again employed that multifaceted style that I have been using quite a lot over these past couple of years.

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In this spot art for The Christian Science Monitor, I visualized an article on a contageous book – a book that is quickly catching on among the public.

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Here’s another silkscreen print that’s up for sale – I called this one Bye-Bye Blackbird:

• Silkscreen Print, 4 Colors
• Paper Size A3 (420 x 297 mm / 16.5 x 11.7 in)
• Limited Edition of 51
• Signed and Numbered
• Munken Pure Matte White Paper, 240 g/m2
• Unframed (Frame and Passe-partout are Recommended)
• Price without shipping 95 EUR
• http://www.oweiss.com/shop/art_bye-bye-blackbird.htm

A new book with my illustrations has come out. Written by Joja Wendt and Kester Schlenz, it is called Der kleine Flügel, which might be loosely translated into Grand Piano Little: A Musical Fairy Tale.

This modern fairy tale tells of the dangerous adventures of a little grand piano who is setting out to combat the vicious organ king who reigns a magic tower that houses all the musical instruments.

Joja Wendt is a concert pianist who was discovered by Joe Cocker, and Kester Schlenz is a bestselling author and a journalist working for Stern news magazine.

My cover illustration in whimsical style shows the the little grand piano, the story’s main character, in full flight. I have also created interior illustrations of instruments for the book. >MORE

I created this spot illustration on international mystery novels for The Christian Science Monitor. I went for a fun-looking black cat strolling around in-between crime books.

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Here’s a piece I created on the topic of social media. It shows a large network of people being connected in various ways.

I have illustrated an article for today’s Süddeutsche Zeitung weekend special (SZ Wochenende) on “Wutbürger” (enraged citizens) who take to the streets in protest of controversial issues. For the full page, I illustrated a large crane swinging a massive demolition ball crowded with little protesters. >MORE

This is this year’s winter cover for Süddeutsche Zeitung’s three-monthly SZ-Vinothek wine supplement that got printed both in a tabloid newspaper format, and on a glossy wine brochure. I created the cover art for this edition and an interior illustration showing a couple dreaming of far-away travels. >MORE

I have illustrated an article written by Willi Winkler in a Süddeutsche Zeitung weekend special (Das Prinzip Heimat in SZ Wochenende) dealing with people who are feeling at ease with their particular cultures from different regions of Germany.

I have showcased five different “prototypes” for the various regions here, which range from Bavaria to Berlin. >MORE

TOP: Traditional Bavarian, Berliner Hipster Girl
BELOW: Skipper from Hamburg, Black Forest Girl

This is my latest cover art for The Writer magazine. It is on a writer’s demons. >MORE WHIMSICAL

Richard David Precht’s bestselling book on philosophy has just been released in a paperback edition.

I have created the cover illustration and signature jacket design for Wer bin ich, und wenn ja, wie viele? (Who am I, and if so, How Many?)

Precht’s book has sold more than 1.3 million copies to date in Germany alone. >MORE