Your drawings remind me very much of the novels of Jonathan Carroll. I don't know if you're familiar with his work, but he's sort of a magic realist in the vein of Gabriel Marquez or Murakami who makes the real world come alive with the things we dream at night. Well worth reading if you haven't already. Also he keeps one of the most interesting daily blogs around on his website
I love these drawings, Jim. The turtle things are great. You should check out my Creature Features drawing series sometime. I really need to pick up one of these moleskin sketchbooks.
the last drawing on here reminds me of Auguste Rodin's Cambodian Dancer drawings - is that where the drawing came from? If not - you should check out those few drawings of his...
Your drawings remind me very much of the novels of Jonathan Carroll. I don't know if you're familiar with his work, but he's sort of a magic realist in the vein of Gabriel Marquez or Murakami who makes the real world come alive with the things we dream at night. Well worth reading if you haven't already. Also he keeps one of the most interesting daily blogs around on his website
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Urg, the nostril-lobes on that shifty-eyed dude in panel number three are disconcertingly twitchy.
ReplyDeleteSomeone got the Sluggo-floating Nancy panel tattooed on them:
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what's up with them moleskins?
ReplyDeleteisn't it better to have a sketch book that's spiral bound?
tell us the truth
Spiral bindings always fail without fail.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Jim.
ReplyDeletelovely drawings. I like them alot.
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I love these drawings, Jim. The turtle things are great. You should check out my Creature Features drawing series sometime. I really need to pick up one of these moleskin sketchbooks.
ReplyDeleteSo delightful to see raw imagination given wings and flight. Thanks for posting this.
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the last drawing on here reminds me of Auguste Rodin's Cambodian Dancer drawings - is that where the drawing came from? If not - you should check out those few drawings of his...
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