ReviewBooks
Pictorial Composition: An Introduction by Henry Rankin Poore (book review).
In his book, ‘Imaginative Realism’, James Gurney spent a lot of time on the mechanics of composition and how to engage the viewer.…
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Illustration
Illustration and painting.
January 2021
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The Art Of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker by Phil Szostak, foreword by Doug Chiang (book review).
I’ll be honest, readers, I’ve put off reviewing ‘The Art Of The Rise of Skywalker’ ever since I emerged, blinking into the sunlight…
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The Magical History Of Mermaids by Russ Thorne (book review).
I’m fascinated by how mythologies along similar themes exist across the world. Oddly, as Russ Thorne points out in this book, ‘The Magical…
ReviewIllustration
Draw! #21 Fall 2011 (magazine review).
The main section of Draw # 11 is devoted to an interview with artist Dan Panosian by Mike Manley as they discuss the…
ReviewBooks
Imaginative Realism by James Gurney (book review).
No, that’s not James Gurney on the cover but as you catch up with the painting inside his 2009 book, ‘Imaginative Realism’, he…
ReviewBooks
Modern Masters Volume Two: George Pérez edited by Eric Nolen-Weathington (book review).
As I’ve commented in the past, if you’re patient and look around even the hardest to find books can often pop up and…
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Draw! #19 Fall 2010 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Draw!’ came out nearly eleven years ago, so make any allowances for that and I was checking the careers of…
ReviewBooks
The Fantastic Art Of Rowena (book review).
I like a challenge in finding things. A lot of the time I’m also very lucky at being at the right place at…
December 2020
ReviewBooks
The Sensuous Frazetta by J. David Spurlock and Frank Frazetta (book review).
As pointed out in the introduction, there was a gap from when Frank Frazetta turned from drawing comicbooks to his book covers. During…
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Doctor Who: Timeview: The Complete Doctor Who Illustrations Of Frank Bellamy by David Bellamy (book review).
It’s amazing what turns up on the off-chance. If you’ve seen the art of Frank Bellamy (1917-1976) illustrating ‘Thunderbirds’ in ‘TV21’ and the…
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Draw! #18 Fall 2009 (magazine review).
Before you ask why have I upped the number of early ‘Draw!’ issues I’m reviewing, its mainly because buying as a bundle means…
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Illustrators # 31 (magazine review)
The latest issue of ‘Illustrators’ is ready to feed you more pleasing images to your eyes. Artist Jason Edmiston (1974- ) has got…