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Well here we are, the last blog post of the class! I thought perhaps it was time to do something novel and have a concise post that actually adheres to the brief instead of the shambling hulks that currently make… Continue Reading →

For this week I wanted to cover an artist I’ve greatly admired over the years, but also gained a deeper appreciation for as I returned to drawing on my own terms. I’ve been an avid lover of graphic novels since… Continue Reading →

John Blanche occupies an interesting position in the ranks of illustrators that had influence on me while growing up. When I think back, his drawings (perhaps more than any other) captivated me when I was young. I had seen nothing… Continue Reading →

Frank Frazetta has been one of those illustrators I’ve been wanting to write on for quite some time now. Over my adolescence I was a very quiet kid who spent hours in the realm of books, burning through new titles… Continue Reading →

I will admit with some shame that though I greatly admire the craft and technical skill of the illustrators in this era… things sometimes get a little boring, no? (~~~Controversial Opinion Alert Please Don’t Kill Me Jeff Thank You~~~) Now… Continue Reading →

Tove Jansson was a figure who’s work I was aware of growing up, but faded out of my consciousness as an illustrator until this year. Early on I grew up with a lot of European children’s books, and collections such… Continue Reading →

I actually chose to go with Kay Nielsen this time because of a comment you ended up making last February when I first came to the university, ha! I had almost no artwork to my name because I’d only been… Continue Reading →