tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post2464692669418025198..comments2024-03-28T22:57:07.128-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: THE SKETCHBOOKS OF WILLIAM SMITH: day 2David Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-18113140821538704362012-09-12T11:24:25.999-04:002012-09-12T11:24:25.999-04:00Peggasus-- I'm glad you enjoy them. That Burl...Peggasus-- I'm glad you enjoy them. That Burl Ives drawing is one of several in these scrap books where Smith put aside precision and exaggerated the "feel" of a person. Smith was obviously comfortable with a variety of approaches.<br /><br />Anthony Zierhut-- "Seeing these very close-up" is the exact purpose behind this week's series. I don't think people can really appreciate Smith's gift without seeing high resolution, larger than life scans of his working drawings, and this is the only way I know to get them in front of a wide audience (although I have scarcely made a dent in his huge collection). I'm glad to see readers honing in on the special attributes you mention.<br /><br />अर्जुन-- Yes, Sir Duke. I often think of what it must have been like when these creative types got together, way back before their reputations became golden. PS-- Great song. David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-71114597098643276212012-09-11T22:42:50.487-04:002012-09-11T22:42:50.487-04:00Duke Ellington! A swift boot to the face of all th...Duke Ellington! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci7Q8d66_oI" rel="nofollow">A swift boot to the face of all the cats that think they're heavy.</a>अर्जुनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724439749828805512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-25807076737441671812012-09-11T13:56:02.432-04:002012-09-11T13:56:02.432-04:00This is fantastic, David. Thank you! It's supe...This is fantastic, David. Thank you! It's super-inspiring to see these very close-up scans; the delicacy and sensitivity of his line shows a thoughtful, mindful, even loving approach to recording what he saw. Drawing from life like this is a very special kind of meditation, and something you don't see very often. I can't wait to see what else you're going to post!Anthony Zierhuthttp://anthonyzierhut.com/main/?page_id=12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-72078599881057504832012-09-11T11:12:26.716-04:002012-09-11T11:12:26.716-04:00Wow, these are incredible, such economy of line an...Wow, these are incredible, such economy of line and yet so evocative. Burl was a big man. I am very much enjoying these, and it's only Tuesday! <br /><br />~ PeggasusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com