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The Last “Spectral”
I have been filling sketchbooks for more years than I want to admit. Suffice it to say, there is a shelf in my workroom which is 38 inches long with over 40 books in it and another which contains maybe … Continue reading
Using Ball Point
Ball point pens are not just for doodling anymore. That’s the word from the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT, where they have an exhibit of ball point works as part of their currently running “Extreme Drawing” show. Is this news … Continue reading
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Tagged ball point, drawing, fantasy, figurative, Ikeda Tatsuo, pen and ink, weird
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Things I forgot: Premonitions #34
The trouble with turning out a lot of work is that you forget stuff. I just discovered that I forgot a whole sketch book full of work that I did not more than two or three years ago. This book … Continue reading
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Tagged drawing, Edward Gorey, fantasy, figurative, horror, monster, Redon, watercolor
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Life on Mars: Small herd animal
I have been slowly filling a sketch book called “Spectral” for months. This is the latest. I only work on this notebook when I am waiting for or riding on a train or a plane. And, half the time, I … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, beast, drawing, fantasy, pen and ink, watercolor
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Dragon Bird
This is from what I am beginning to think of as an ongoing series of paintings, tentatively called “Zombie Paintings.” It started with some left-over paint and a quick painting, done without much “malice aforethought.” Everyone who saw it, though, … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, devil, Dragon, fantasy, horror, oil painting, small work
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Dr. Zwig and Mummy
Another example of what happens when there is paint left over on my pallete. What happens is that I do a zombie painting. A visitor seeing it said this to me: “ we all have demons and it seems that … Continue reading
Another from “Life on Mars”
No, they haven’t found life on Mars just yet. But, who among us doubts that they will? Of course, they will. It’s is a sure thing. All they need to do is to dig around with one of those robot … Continue reading
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Tagged beast, drawing, Exploration, fantasy, Mars, monster, nature
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Kepler’s Lion — From “Life on Mars”
From the series “Life on Mars” we have here the only image extant of the fierce Kepler’s Lion that roamed the bountiful plains of the Martian high plateaus in search of delectable feasts. Soon remains of this creature will come … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemy, beast, cat, discovery, drawing, Extra-terrestial, fantasy, figurative, Mars, nature, small work, watercolor
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Cartoon Funzies
There is nothing more fun than doing spontaneous, little cartoons. Well, that’s an overstatement of course. There are some things that are more fun. But, spontaneous little cartoons are still loads of fun. I did the original for this cartoon … Continue reading
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Tagged alice neel, anime, Asuka Ohsawa, cartoon, Chelsea, Dancing, drawing, fantasy, fun, hans hoffman, manga, manhattan, Nancy Margolis gallery, PhotoShop, spontaneous
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Recent Work: Another Occult Screamer
This is the latest and 21st entry in a sketchbook, started in June 2011. Virtually every drawing is an addition to what of my friends calls my “tooth-and-claw fetish.” I love drawing these little beasts but I have no idea why … Continue reading
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Tagged beast, Da Vinci, devil, drawing, Edward Gorey, fantasy, Kubin, Michelangelo, Redon, watercolor
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