Thanks esmi. I dont know if it makes a diff but the code is in the loop.
I tried the following with no success.
<?php
if(is_author('chimpact'))
{
echo "<img src=\"images/cheryl-125x125.jpg\">";
echo "is this working?";
}
?>
there are multiple authors in the same blog (see impactgr.com/blog) and I want a different picture to display beside the post depending on the author…