On the other hand, I'm drawn to top hats, and spats, and mustaches. I haven't read a Missed Connection yet with someone wearing a monocle, but rest a….

I've illustrated many children's books and I feel awfully lucky to be able to do something I love so much, and yes, to be able to pay the rent, but t….

I usually draw in silence, but listen to music or public radio when I'm painting, after all the important decisions have been made..

I toyed with making portraits based on people's discarded shopping lists found on the street, or old diaries bought on eBay, or other forms of borrow….

I did have a couple of people asking me to illustrate their MC in a hope to widen the exposure, unfortunately the messages weren't a good fit, so I c….

The fellow who wrote the post about sharing a bear suit with a girl at a party saw my illustration and emailed me, which was kind of thrilling. He se….

There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter..

There are also dozens and dozens of success stories; many couples have emailed me with their original posts. I love reading these stories, but confes….

I glean a few times a week, and it's all about the subject line. I look for the lyrical, "Billowy Red Scarf Girl" or the funny, "Hipster Chick Who Pa….

Someone wrote to me asking me to illustrate a missed connection that "hasn't happened yet." This guy has seen the same girl waiting at a bus stop on ….

Odd things happen in New York, which is why it's such a great source of stories..

Nothing is known for sure, even the person who was there isn't entirely sure he or she had the same response as the other in that moment. One person ….

Many messages are just thanking a stranger for a kindness...I love those ones, because I imagine everyone else reading them feels encouraged by such ….

I have had people come to the site from all over the world. The US and Canada predominantly, but also Brazil and South Africa and Greece and Indonesi….

I dismiss posts where one or other of the couple was wearing anything named by brand, or you know, baseball caps, or sweat pants, because I don't lik….

But mostly I think two people do share a moment, and we all know that feeling, and it can put a spring in your step for the rest of the day..

Some people have recognized their friends in my paintings, but I'm not directly responsible for any hooking up as far as I know!.

There are more than a few messages from lonely people wondering why they never find themselves described...I illustrated one, "How come no one ever m….

I look for ambiguous messages to illustrate...I like some detail but not too much detail..