30 August 2010

The Luck of the Draw

Posy Simmonds . . . a life with pencil and paper.  



Punk'd

There's artistry in those posters from back in the day.  Don't believe me?  Check it out.



Wild Thing

Checking out the work of Martin and Osa Johnson -- deep in the heart of Kansas.



28 August 2010

Cutting Edge

A visual and aural treat as Martin Scorsese edits a commercial to the Stones' She Said . . . .

25 August 2010

New Art


Timbale Jim
Pencil
August 2010

23 August 2010

May I Recommend . . .

Once again, I bring you an artist of rare talent I admire -- award-winning photographer Bob Orsillo.  I hope you find his work as refreshing and impressive as I do.  


You can learn more about Bob and his work at his Web site.


Here is just a tiny sampling of his pieces.  Enjoy.










18 August 2010

Herman Leonard, R.I.P.

The work of the master, presented here as a short BBC slide show.  A must-see.



15 August 2010

New Art


Spann
Pencil
August 2010

12 August 2010

New Art


Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
Pencil
August 2010

09 August 2010

Unerring Eye

Why Larry Sultan is the king of color photography.


Dharma Bums

Harold Chapman discusses how he snapped his photo of Allen Ginsburg and Peter Orlovsky.

I Shot Myself

A new book focuses on the grand old tradition of the self-portrait.



Silver Screen

Patricia Neal, R.I.P.



07 August 2010

New Art


Heart of Darkness
Pencil
August 2010

03 August 2010

New Art


Blowin' Like Hell
Pencil
August 2010


The late blues harp master William Clarke.