[This is not my last digression into the difference between illustration and abstract art. It is probably not even my second to last digress...

A few of you have wondered just what the heck I was yodeling about in my last posting on abstract art. Let's start by acknowledging that...

My numerous unkind remarks about modern art have led some to conclude that I am opposed to all such art. Nothing could be further from the t...

This lovely little drawing by Robert Fawcett appeared in Look Magazine in the 1960s. It was just a spot illustration, about 2 inches acros...

At the start of the 20th century, artists and designers were excited by the prospect of a new era filled with miraculous inventions such as ...

Artists are most creative when they have to explain a missed deadline or a mistake in their artwork. This honorable tradition of excuses goe...

In 1748, Thomas Gray stood alone at dusk in the crumbling remains of a small cemetery in the English countryside. He thought about the gener...

The meanest illustrator who ever lived was surely James Montgomery Flagg, who was always quick with an unkind remark. Flagg's autobiogra...

When I was younger (and dumber) I didn't pay much attention to illustrations of cars.  Sure, the illustrators had great skill, but I vie...

The world offers unlimited numbers of cool things to draw. Yet, artists seem to have special affection for drawing folds in fabric. Folds do...