Leiji Matsumoto 1938-? Mangaka Leiji Matsumoto came into my life in high school with my discovery of Captain Harlock and Queen Milenia. His film, My Youth In Arcadia devastated me. I scored a copy of it on VHS, back in the dark days of anime trading and no subtitles, and watch the crap out ofContinue reading “Inspiration 2 Leiji Matsumoto”
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Cool comic covers 4 – Uncanny X-Men #138
This was the first X-Men comic I ever purchased. It was at a 7-eleven on the road to Busch gardens. I knew nothing of these characters. After this, I began collecting comics seriously. I needed more. It lead to comic shops, conventions, drawing seriously, and much more. All from the issue after the key issueContinue reading “Cool comic covers 4 – Uncanny X-Men #138”
Silent Movies 2 – Shadows
There are three aspects of silent film that I study: acting poses, storytelling, and use of shadows. This post will focus on shadows. Silent filmmakers were very aware of light and shadow because their cameras needed extreme amounts of each to create good images. As creative as the Lumiere Brothers dived headfirst into fantasy andContinue reading “Silent Movies 2 – Shadows”
Faces 3
I occasionally do a series of Black Power images. I’ve been an ally and an advocate fighting against racism in a real way since 1987. I spent time learning about black history in college, given lectures with the NAACP, protested, supported black politicians and fought racism in every job I’ve had. Different forms of AfricanContinue reading “Faces 3”
Cool comic covers 3 – Judge Dredd #8
Brian Bolland 1983. I discovered Judge Dredd a scant few months before his debut in American comics. John Byrne had drawn a story in 2000AD, the British comic home of Dredd, and I managed to get a copy. I fell in love with 2000AD and Dredd. While I like most of the artists that workedContinue reading “Cool comic covers 3 – Judge Dredd #8”
History of Cinema 1 – Earliest Cinematography
I am going to document the factual history of cinema in a very random order. In the 1600s-1800s artists were discovering a concept later called cinematography. Painters were trying to find a way to improve their realism for a variety of reasons. This led to a crude Camera Obscura, a hole in the wall ofContinue reading “History of Cinema 1 – Earliest Cinematography”
Faces – 2
I wanted to do a piece on the hundreds of years of death the average indigenous person carries. Something subtle. I know more about indigenous people than the average American, which is horrifying as I know so little. The majority she’s a face, a race, an controlled image. Not a person or a people orContinue reading “Faces – 2”
A Touch of History of Both Me and of Digital Art
I have been 100% digital since 2019. When I was in art school, back in the eighties, I took my university’s first computer art class. I participated in heated debates within the department about computers and art. I had an Atari 800 with a disc drive and a drawing pad in 1983. I was noContinue reading “A Touch of History of Both Me and of Digital Art”
Cool comic covers 2 – Spectre #5
There are certain characters that lend themselves to creativity. Spectre has gone thru multiple iterations including a series that seemed published solely for the covers. This is by Charles Vess. His style harkens back to illustrated childer’s books of the 19th Century. All of his work is delightful. Vess made several Spectre covers that areContinue reading “Cool comic covers 2 – Spectre #5”
Faces – 1
I’ve been working on a series of faces for over a year. The current batch is all digital. The inspiration for the series came from being intrigued by the number of artists who paint less and less detail as you move away from the subjective target. The less relevant to their perceived focus, the lessContinue reading “Faces – 1”
Inspiration 1 Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum (1943-2006) was a comic book artist of some prominence in the 70s and 80s. He co-created Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Black Cat, and the Starjammers for Marvel comics. Cockrum redesigned the Legion of Super-Heroes, the X-Men, and Ms. Marvel. Cockrum was Marvel’s main cover artist for almost a decade. He won an Eagle AwardContinue reading “Inspiration 1 Dave Cockrum”