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
Wednesday 24 October 2012
"Masquerade" By Kit Williams, Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London 1979, Part 2
To this day this is still one of my favourite books. I'd spend hours looking for the rabbit and the detail in these beautiful illustrations. And the fact that it was a real treasure hunt was mind-blowingly good!
Bathing Beauties: Barbara Payton
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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...
Dixon and White Fight A Draw
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One of the few Homer Davenport sporting cartoons with vignettes I have
found. Davenport was really the first popular Americana newspaper sporting
cartoonis...
DESIGNER FOR HIRE - stacie dale
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We have a new entry in the Designers for Hire Directory today. Stacie
Dale is an illustrator and surface pattern designer from Audubon,
Pennsylvania, USA. ...
#WyrdAndWonder 2024
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Wyrd And Wonder is a month-long celebration of all things
fantasy. If you want to know more, you can find out all about the idea and
about its n...
Brian Wildsmith Exhibition, Barnsley. Part 2
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Following on from post 1 for the Brian Wildsmith exhibition in Barnsley the
other week, here is post 2. The exhibition is spread over two spaces, The
Coope...
New Movies Do Not Fill the Landscape of My Dreams
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Why do I find going to the movies to see new films so unsatisfying? I want
to keep an open mind and heart and want to support the theatergoing
experie...
JOSEPH CLEMENT COLL: THE ENEMY OF CROSS HATCHING
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I've said some unkind things here about cross hatching-- those intersecting
lines that are used to add tone to a drawing.
Artists who aspire to somethin...
The Brief Origins of May Day, by Eric Chase
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Dandelion Salad Originally published May 1, 2015 Republished with
permission from IWW by Eric Chase IWW, 1993 May 1, 2024 Most people living
in the United ...
Pavement Art
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I promised pictures from last weekend, and so-in no particular order, the
highlights (or lowlights) from what may just be my final street fair.
Below: The ...
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....
Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse! Reprint News
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Coming back from the dead to let you all know that this book is being
reprinted in the spring from NYR Children's Collection. *Need a House? Call
Ms. Mouse...
Shannon Stirnweis, Part 4: Paperback Cover Art
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*My conversation with Shannon Stirnweis continues...* ~ *Leif Peng*
*Leif Peng:* I'm guessing around this time in the mid-1960s you started to
do paperback...
Whatever Happened to Adam?
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Dear Ones,
I'm sorry for the abrupt conclusion to this blog. 10 years of blogging is
a long time, and I thought I could keep it going after the hiatus,...
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...
The End 2010-2020
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Ten years and 3100 posts later, we're done. And on a Friday the 13th, yet.
I know I said that once before and I was only gone a few months but this
time, I...
The Pre-Impressionists: Camille Corot
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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was born in Paris in 1796; he died in Paris in
1875, the year after the First Impressionist Exhibition. The freedom and
sensiti...
Oxygen Antiqua (caterpillar/moth)
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A caterpillar of the moth called Oxygen Antiqua, also called Rusty Tussock
or Vapourer.
Found munching our raspberry leaves,
Au Revoir
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Ah, friends, it has been too long and I hope you are well!
I've had an interesting year filled with new discoveries, adventures,
a bit of sadness - but such...
Vintage Library Posters
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The kids are back in school and so begins the homework and carting of
backpacks bulging with books. I seriously question that - can't imagine
that there w...
2018 book - Early Struggles
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My latest book was produced in the largest ever run of 102 copies. It is
numbered and signed. 64 pages in two-colour tints throughout and each copy
comes w...
The Jim Flora blog has moved
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We're not here anymore. We're here.
*We upgraded JimFlora.com in October 2017, and our blog has been relocated
to that site. The entire contents of this b...
Έκθεση Κόμικς - THE VERY CLOSED CIRCLE
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*Έκθεση Κόμικς – THE VERY CLOSED CIRCLE*
*«Θα είναι σαν έκθεση, αλλά δεν θα είναι.»*
*15 - 22 Οκτωβρίου στο THE BOX*
Η ομάδα The Very Closed Circle (#T...
Bon Voyage
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Bon Voyage! Mrs. PJM and I will be spending some time traveling to see the
lovely Miss EAM. I will not have an internet connection for some time, so
this...
Viridarium Novum
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*A Little Book of Nature*
*'New little book of flowers, in it all kinds of beautiful flowers, also
fruits and little animals, which are very useful to pai...
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...
To this day this is still one of my favourite books. I'd spend hours looking for the rabbit and the detail in these beautiful illustrations. And the fact that it was a real treasure hunt was mind-blowingly good!
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