A presentation and appreciation of illustrations from my book and magazine collection. A tribute to the talent and hard work of past and present illustrators and designers
Thursday, 13 May 2010
"Great Grandmother Goose" by Helen Cooper, illustrated by Krystyna Turska (published by Hamish Hamilton, London 1978) - part 2
Three more from this book. Fantastic characters! Brilliant drawings.
Girls Who Wear Glasses: Shirley Jones
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with Robert Preston in *The Music Man* (1962)
Original content copyright 2008-2014 by Mark A Clark No rights are claimed
or implied for images shown he...
Distant Stars
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Here’s my most recent block print, an epic one by my standards, as
it's very nearly the full size of the rubber blocks that I use (18x12
inches) ...
Brian Wilson RIP
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There's a fair bit I don't agree with here - the simplification of the
post-SMiLE years, for a start, but it's decent:
https://www.theguardian.com/mu...
Evalyn Knapp: Not Just Quite.....
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Why do some performers make it into the unquestioned "star status"
stratosphere and others not? Many are just as talented, just as beautiful
and just as ...
Bernice Myers Fondly Remembered
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Hi everyone, I want to dedicate this post to the memory of a very special
lady. I was very fortunate to interview her 5 years ago with the help of
her son ...
MORE ABOUT BEAUTY AND UGLINESS IN ART
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The illustrator A.B. Frost drew with a marvelous line. He had a special
knack for infusing animals with character:
*Note the unorthodox way Frost depict...
Julian Assange is FREE!!!
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Dandelion Salad June 25, 2024 Guardian Australia on Jun 24, 2024 Stella
Assange, Julian Assange’s wife, has released a video statement on her
husband’s rel...
Naoyuki Katoh SF Illustrations
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Images found in two 1980s books, Naoyuki Katoh SF Illustrations I and II
(there's also a volume III), which I occasionally have for sale at 50 Watts
Books....
DENIS SIRE [1953-2019], HOMMAGE...
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*Denis Sire* [4/9/1953 – 16/1/2019]
[GR] Ο σπουδαίος Γάλλος καλλιτέχνης Denis Sire γεννήθηκε στις 4 Σεπτεμβρίου
του 1953 στο Σαιν-Ναζαίρ. Σ...
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Clutch Cargo-1961
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I read JACK AND JILL as a kid but not 'til 1965. I watched Clutch Cargo as
a kid but not 'til also around that same time. So I missed his 1961 comic
str...
Silo
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So the year that was January has come and gone then, and whilst the US
moved one goosestep closer to what Orwell portended as a vision of the
future, he...
RIP Tomi
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Still mourning the loss of Tomi Ungerer.
If you haven't checked it out, read my interview with Tomi from a few years
back. :( And the fabulous *New York ...
In Which Mike McGuire is Sick of Hash and Stew.
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Let's take a gander at some random panels I found in *Daredevil Comics*,
starting with this beauty:
Mike McGuire amuses me. He reminds me of that "I wa...
Studio: New Paintings
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I hope you all had a wonderful summer!
I took a break from blogging but I hope to be back more frequently.
I just updated my *shop *with a few new wate...
Mambo for Kittens
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Music critic Dan Armonaitis: *Sound Observations: I’ve been looking after a
jumpin’, rockin’, screamin’ cat*
"Having volunteered to take care of a kitte...
Britain in the First World War
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Today's picture shows British troops in World War I. The picture is from
around 1915. World War I was an interesting war in that there was no clear
reaso...
A.C.E.'s book !
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Pour celles et ceux qui se demandaient ce qui m'a tenu à l'écart du blog
pendant aussi longtemps, voici un livre qui vous donnera quelques éléments
de répo...
Humble Heather
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*Early 19th century hand-coloured *
*engravings of heath flowers*
The vast majority of the 860+ species in the genus Erica (heaths/heather)
are endemic t...
April Showers Bring May Flowers...
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There seems to be some discrepancy as to when the rhyme was first penned
by farmer and poet Thomas Tusser "Sweet April Showers Do Spring May
Flowers." Some...
Sherry Lee Short
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Sherry Lee Short
Sherry Lee Short is an artist, teacher, writer, and activist. She received
her Master of Fine Arts with Distinction from the...
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