Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
Illustrating Anthony Siriano's Novel, Nod
Drawing like a crazy man this week. My work on Anthony M Siriano's novel Nod is nearly done. Seventeen chapters, fifty-one illustrations.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Clickwheel_Evolution
Friday, November 11, 2016
Veteran's Day
Click here to join the Facebook group for Jack Kirby Society Central Ohio Chapter: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJackKirbySocietyCentralOhio/
Champion City Comic Con Program Book
The Champion City Comic Con program flyer had art I created for the con on the front and a promo for the Gem City Comic Con on the back. Looking forward to Gem City!
Luke Herr Does Daumier By Way of Wally Wood
I'm now the proud owner of a poster of Luke Herr's interpretation of Daumier's Pleading Lawyer, created for the Comics vs. Art exhibit last month at Wild Goose Creative!
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Recently Read: Andrew Carnegie, by David Nasaw
I can't imagine there being a need for a more comprehensive
biography of Andrew Carnegie, so hats off to David Nasaw for years of
amazing research, compilation and detailed writing. Every era of
Carnegie's rags-to-riches life is illuminated, with little commentary,
judgement or the sort of psychoanalyzing used by lesser biographers.
Carnegie was once, arguably, the richest man in the world and the means to which he acquired his wealth, his strategic business tactics, complex relationships with working partners and varied interests in nearly all the arts makes for a fascinating tale. He gradually began giving away as much, and then more, money than he was making, and the list of institutes, organizations and philanthropic councils he created or provided seed money for is longer than can be tabulated here. Foremost was the money he gave for the building of libraries. In fact, the library from which I borrowed this biography was a "Carnegie library". (It's sad to consider how many of them have been torn down in the last hundred years or, as in the case of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, purged themselves of a substantial percentage of their book holdings).
Carnegie was far from admirable in some of his business tactics and Nasaw's books tells the good with the bad, building a portrait of a man full of contradictions, but one who, unlike many so-called robber barons, created a lasting legacy which continues to today. I'm looking forward to reading Nasaw's biography of William Randolph Hearst.
Carnegie was once, arguably, the richest man in the world and the means to which he acquired his wealth, his strategic business tactics, complex relationships with working partners and varied interests in nearly all the arts makes for a fascinating tale. He gradually began giving away as much, and then more, money than he was making, and the list of institutes, organizations and philanthropic councils he created or provided seed money for is longer than can be tabulated here. Foremost was the money he gave for the building of libraries. In fact, the library from which I borrowed this biography was a "Carnegie library". (It's sad to consider how many of them have been torn down in the last hundred years or, as in the case of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, purged themselves of a substantial percentage of their book holdings).
Carnegie was far from admirable in some of his business tactics and Nasaw's books tells the good with the bad, building a portrait of a man full of contradictions, but one who, unlike many so-called robber barons, created a lasting legacy which continues to today. I'm looking forward to reading Nasaw's biography of William Randolph Hearst.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Do You Need a Comics Letterer?
Recently Read: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, First Edition Replica
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's classic status is due to many reasons, foremost being that Lewis tells a relentlessly compelling story, with characters flawed (thus, true to life) and engaging, told in homey, confidential language. The world of Narnia seems infinitely exploratory. Atheists may dislike the transparent central allegory. That's okay; there are hundreds of thousands of other books for them to read. This book's emotional resonance is such, though, that only the most hard-hearted curmudgeon could put up a shield against it.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
I Design Posters! Would You Like Me to Design One for You?
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