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
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Drinks Ads
More drinks ads to bring us into the Christmas spirit. This one's from 1948.
Searle the art instructor
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A fascinating item at auction recently reveals Searle to be a mentor to a
fellow artist while incarcerated in Changi Gaol by the Japanese in WWII.
I'd n...
Sweater Girl: Elke Sommer
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Original content copyright 2008-2014 by Mark A Clark No rights are claimed
or implied for images shown herein. Individual photos may be reposted
with...
TRUNDLING TOWARD BETHELEHEM
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President John Kennedy was a passionate believer in the importance of the
arts; he was a voracious reader and intellectually curious. He invited
over ...
Big Botanicals by Kubish
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I haven’t had a chance to do this in a while, but one of my
favorite winter activities is visiting a greenhouse, where it’s warm,
humid, green an...
THE MAN WHO SPENT HIS LIFE WORKING FOR PEANUTS
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The Only Day Charles Schulz Made Any Of Us Sadby Rick MarschallThis week
marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Charles Schulz, which itself
coincided...
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...
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