tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post6909988055781329120..comments2024-03-28T05:04:06.624-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: AN ARTIST'S ATTIC, part 5David Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-8449580402727516622019-03-11T15:37:43.836-04:002019-03-11T15:37:43.836-04:00As if Leonard wasn't interesting enough! Grea...As if Leonard wasn't interesting enough! Great stories David - did you research all this yourself?Tony Marinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005472601576833279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-5157332502992210212016-03-28T14:20:20.483-04:002016-03-28T14:20:20.483-04:00Bobbi sure was an amazing beauty. Still is... Char...Bobbi sure was an amazing beauty. Still is... Charles<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-51484729504591327822016-01-11T22:56:16.564-05:002016-01-11T22:56:16.564-05:00Thank you for this amazing look at Leonard Starr&#...Thank you for this amazing look at Leonard Starr's attic.<br />You run this blog so darned well, I'm sure I'll like where ever you turn next-- but I must tell you it'd be fine with me if we had plenty of more looks at what you found at Mr. Starr's house.<br /><br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630903209033858724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-66217654240846846752016-01-06T11:42:58.498-05:002016-01-06T11:42:58.498-05:00Your attic series has brought up a question I'...Your attic series has brought up a question I've been pondering on a while. What would be left behind in the estates of purely digital artists that have primarily given up paper, pen, paints, etc.? Do you dig through hard drives, flash drives and CD's? What happens to files stored on the cloud? Old sketches and sketchbooks have some value to collectors at estate sales and auctions. Do digital files have value after death? Can digital files willed to family or others?<br /><br />I guess it was a series of questions. Thanks!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706660706844877504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-66465524079774961412015-12-24T13:10:41.657-05:002015-12-24T13:10:41.657-05:00Hmm. Fancy house in Westport. Neighbor is Paul N...Hmm. Fancy house in Westport. Neighbor is Paul Newman. Slick, expensive car. Drop-dead-gorgeous wife...<br /><br />Why on earth did I ever decide to drop out of art and become a mere blogger?Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-64209128219996889612015-12-22T15:56:02.192-05:002015-12-22T15:56:02.192-05:00I'm not sure how we could prove cause and effe...<b>I'm not sure how we could prove cause and effect. Do people use stimulants because they are adventuresome and experimental, or are they adventuresome and experimental because they use stimulants? It is certainly true there is a lot of self-medicating with booze in the arts.</b><br /><br />Well, whether booze is acting like a stimulant or a depressive, or both at once really depends on the metabolism of the individual, and often on what else is ingested to accompany the booze. Very few souls can get much useful work done after a three martini lunch. Which is why I'm much more interested in the way the history of simple carbs, coffee and smokes parallels cultural achievement. For all I know a clean-living nutritive ketogenic diet might be the more creatively beneficial way to go. This is not just an interesting question, its also, I think, an important one. kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-48660679812790919192015-12-21T21:16:52.415-05:002015-12-21T21:16:52.415-05:00Jame Gurney-- Good point!
Kev Ferrara-- I'm ...Jame Gurney-- Good point!<br /><br />Kev Ferrara-- I'm not sure how we could prove cause and effect. Do people use stimulants because they are adventuresome and experimental, or are they adventuresome and experimental because they use stimulants? It is certainly true there is a lot of self-medicating with booze in the arts.<br /><br />Kurt Cyrus-- Sounds like Leynnwood took his demotion with more equanimity than many. There was a lot of bitterness during that era.<br /><br />António Araújo-- Truly it was.<br /><br /> David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-57861410969772940712015-12-20T08:39:13.329-05:002015-12-20T08:39:13.329-05:00This is no attic, it's Aladdin's cave. :)This is no attic, it's Aladdin's cave. :)António Araújohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059765930331992020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-41954977150532508522015-12-19T22:56:30.535-05:002015-12-19T22:56:30.535-05:00I remember Jack Leynnwood telling our Art Center c...I remember Jack Leynnwood telling our Art Center class, circa 1980, "I used to drive a Lincoln. Now I drive a Ford. But you can still make a pretty good living." I don't know if his wife was a model.Kurt Cyrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243127417137807509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-6673572970548049992015-12-19T20:18:57.976-05:002015-12-19T20:18:57.976-05:00I never understood why illustrators were supposed ...<b>I never understood why illustrators were supposed to be authorities on cigarettes. Booze maybe, but why cigarettes?</b><br /><br />Sorta on the topic: I have a pet theory that the history of the arts is tied up with the history of artificial stimulants, "creativity-boosters", and "social-lubricants." These things alone may not make a vibrant art community. But I can't imagine a vibrant art community without most its members on at least simple carbohydrates, booze, spicy foods, and coffee. Nothing flows in the arts without energy and the feeling of freedom. (And the natural versions of those things generally fade soon after youth does.)kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-53303581603119770092015-12-19T17:34:39.519-05:002015-12-19T17:34:39.519-05:00"A custom Mercedes with a burled walnut dashb..."A custom Mercedes with a burled walnut dashboard and a pull-out bar." <br /><br />Wow! If we don't live like they did, it may not just be a shortage of income. It could be a shortage of imagination.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-79704650322360992222015-12-19T17:28:47.210-05:002015-12-19T17:28:47.210-05:00Paul Mccall-- Yes, that's certainly true. And...Paul Mccall-- Yes, that's certainly true. And we see in the Society of Illustrators annuals from the early 60s a concern that they too believed the "golden age" of illustration had passed, as the artists in the 50s and 60s were painting with casein on illustration board rather than painting in oil on canvas the way Rockwell did. Casein and other water based paints dried faster for shorter deadlines, and illustration board was cheaper and more portable.<br /><br />I had to smile recently when I saw that Ross MacDonald said, "In the warm glow of hindsight, the 1980's and 1990's can sometimes seem like a golden age for illustrators – a time of civility and decorum, waters thick with amazing magazines, and plenty of great work to go around." <br /><br />I guess the "golden age" is a moving target. By the way, I also agree about those endorsements (although I never understood why illustrators were supposed to be authorities on cigarettes. Booze maybe, but why cigarettes?) David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-17088672199653957802015-12-19T16:46:34.666-05:002015-12-19T16:46:34.666-05:00Even Norman Rockwell, when he was just starting ou...Even Norman Rockwell, when he was just starting out, felt that the golden age for illustration was past.<br />Don't forget endorsements! I've seen ads with famous illustrators endorsing art supplies, cigarettes and other thingsPaul McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725050365857405546noreply@blogger.com