tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post3278864825003452533..comments2023-10-26T05:21:31.542-07:00Comments on TuesdayArtGroup: I've now read the 1930s novelJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07985132183438922332noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-29493509132008230582014-11-09T13:30:08.741-08:002014-11-09T13:30:08.741-08:00Tom, I also saw that browsing the first entries on...Tom, I also saw that browsing the first entries on the tumblr. Big favorite of Harlan Ellison for his book illustration work.MrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-87627877251763424762014-11-09T06:24:37.600-08:002014-11-09T06:24:37.600-08:00Sorry to read that Leo Dillon passed away a couple...Sorry to read that Leo Dillon passed away a couple of years ago. I didn't know that. He and his wife Dianne were among my very favorite illustrators.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-61819086554325740032014-11-09T03:21:54.036-08:002014-11-09T03:21:54.036-08:00I carried around Illustrators 13 for ages. It made...I carried around Illustrators 13 for ages. It made a dozen moves with me. No telling what it would have been worth on ebay. I never checked. The height of everyone copying Bob Peak's style.MrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-21829338572887974822014-11-09T03:18:29.438-08:002014-11-09T03:18:29.438-08:00That Elmore Leonard story is as assured as anythin...That Elmore Leonard story is as assured as anything he wrote later. At no point did I read something where I thought "I'm glad he stopped doing that" Maybe less dialogue drivenMrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-89023381425511784962014-11-08T13:40:18.504-08:002014-11-08T13:40:18.504-08:00Yeah, I really got a lot of inspiration from his w...Yeah, I really got a lot of inspiration from his web page. Beautiful, delicate stuff. Made me more than a little nostalgic for those old Society of Illustrator tomes. Those things were hard to come by, extremely expensive and just beautifully produced. Something about scarcity makes you savor the experience more, I guess.<br /><br />The true illustrator of old is almost an extinct breed. More out of changing markets and media than anything else. <br /><br />Obviously a lot of tremendously awesome art being made today that would fall into the illustrator category, but there's not nearly as much being done with traditional media for print and marketing. Surly Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577852160598674926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-36938108146517348292014-11-08T09:02:59.195-08:002014-11-08T09:02:59.195-08:00One thing I appreciated about the book is noting t...One thing I appreciated about the book is noting that Kong has 4 hands. Like all apes his feet are as good at gripping as his hands. So instead of the impossible one armed climb of the Empire State bldg, it's a 3 armed climb.<br /><br />The Blackshear painting was shown to me in the candy factory loft. I was, I think, appropriately surprised that he was Black. There were not a lot of high profile Black illustrators at the time. Late 80s early 90s. Jeff and someone else that clued me in, maybe Brent Anderson, thought it hicksville of me to be surprised.<br /><br />Top illustrators are still slightly rarified, even with digital making it easy. Thug culture is not going to be fertile ground for developing those talents.<br /><br />Blackshear with his obvious spiritual emphasis would be the kind of guy giving the future talents the guidance they might need.MrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-53027697650939255862014-11-07T23:13:03.709-08:002014-11-07T23:13:03.709-08:00That Thomas Blackshear painting blew my mind in co...That Thomas Blackshear painting blew my mind in college. I was lucky enough to be at a school that had those huge Society of Illustrators hardback collections. Pre-Google image days, for sure.Surly Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577852160598674926noreply@blogger.com