FRANK EMBRACES THE STRUGGLE AND THE ECSTASY.
He draws what he sees.
posted by Jim Woodring at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
He draws what he sees.
About Me
- Name: Jim Woodring
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
I was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California and enjoyed an exciting childhood full of poetry and paroniria among the snakes, rats and tarantulas of that enchanted realm. I eventually grew into an inquisitive bearlike man who has had three exciting careers; garbage collector, merry-go-round-operator and cartoonist. Some of my work is collected in THE BOOK OF JIM, THE FRANK BOOK and SEEING THINGS (all published by Fantagraphics) and in various toys, fabrics, prints and urban legends. Thank you for your interest.
Previous Posts
- CAUGHT IN THE LOVING TENDRILS OF THE SUN
- THE DESCENT INTO WEALTH
- HOPELESSLY OUTCLASSED
- FRANK AND THE LIVING ROCK
- FRANK IN THE MUSEUM OF SEX
- ICEBREAKER
- FRANK FACES A WHIPPING
- NYLON PNEUMATIC INTERLOPER
- NEW WORK AVAILABLE AT COMICART COLLECTIVE
- YOUR UNCLE JIM ON THE ART ZONE
2 Comments:
I really like how what seems at first glance to be a bucolic scene of an artist at work in nature is undermined by the gnarly details in the tree and that incredible wiggly line. It's like Frank's awareness of his surroundings is distilled into the rendering technique--something that poor Frank himself can't quite manage, judging by his sketch.
I drew what I saw once, and boy, did I get in trouble!
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