Saturday, August 06, 2022
WHAT ART CAN DO, part 1
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Maxfield Parrish's landscape of a still winter night gives us a feeling of tranquility. As you look at this picture, you're on a pl...
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Sunday, July 31, 2022
PAUL COKER JR. (1929 -2022)
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This week the great Paul Coker Jr. passed away at age 93. Over a long career working for diverse clients such as Rankin/Bass, Hallmark card...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
CLAES OLDENBURG (1929-2022)
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Many of the most famous fine artists of the 20th century aspired to be commercial artists. Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, ...
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 67
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Milton Glaser had guts. Here is his unconventional drawing of Count Basie. . On this blog we've seen many imaginative pictures of a pia...
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Saturday, May 28, 2022
BETTER WAYS TO SPEND YOUR TIME THAN CROSS HATCHING
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I’ve previously suggested that cross hatching is rarely the best use of an artist's time. It involves much busy work in the service of a...
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Friday, May 20, 2022
THE WARMTH OF A MINOR SUN
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"In the days of the frost seek a minor sun." -- Loren Eisley The 1950s and 60s were great decades for American illustration. Mag...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
ARTISTS IN LOVE, part 20
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I’ve previously written about Alice and Martin Provensen , the husband-and-wife illustration team responsible for more than 50 children'...
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