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, 2 December 2010
"The Frog Prince Continued" paintings by Steve Johnson - Part 2
A few more from Steve Johnson's dark and wonderful pictures - the book has fallen to pieces after scanning! I wish I had more information to give on this artist.
CHRISTMAS 24 - next
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Today's festive feature comes from Christmas designs spotted in store and
online at Next. The Apres Brights wrapping and card collection stood out
for prin...
@Home with Mary Nolan
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Further News
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As my ridiculously busy season finally winds down, I hope to be
able to get back to a more regular schedule of sharing excellent block
prints and...
Local Manchester Fair
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Hi Everyone, my last Craft event of the year is on tomorrow. Hosted by the
wonderful Pop-Up Art Show at the old Altrincham Town Hall on Sunday 15th of
Dece...
CARTOONISTS AND THEIR CHRISTMASSES
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CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTUREFROM THE CARTOONISTSby Rick MarschallAs
this site's late, beloved founder, John Adcock, occasionally planned, in
the run...
JAZZ AGE ILLUSTRATION AT THE DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
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*Nicholas Remisoff, cover for Vanity Fair, 1923*
One of the most exciting and edifying exhibitions of illustration art this
year is currently on display a...
Germany
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The British caricaturist Ronald Searle was on a four day visit of Germany
on invitiation of SDR. Interview with Ronald Searle. (August 26th 1959)
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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...
Donald Sutherland RIP
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*Twenty Best Donald Sutherland - in no particular order*:
1. Don't Look Now
2. Ordinary People
3. 1900
4. M*A*S*H
5. The Invasion of the Body Snatc...
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...
wow! these are beautiful!!
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