Giuseppe Verdi & Nonna
book promotion, illustration processGiuseppe Verdi makes his entrance in The Famous Nini.
More research for Nonna's costume can be found here.
L’Imperatore d’Etiopia
book promotion, illustration processThe Famous Nini is due out June 7, but Amazon.com already has copies available.
A scene I particularly like: the Emperor of Ethiopia arrives in Venice to visit Nini the famous cat. Here's the thumbnail sketch—
Here is the sketch, built…
Nightly specials
UncategorizedRambling around the highways and byways on my way to visiting schools, sometimes I see a billboard that takes my fancy. Here's one I liked, and sent a photo to my pal Vince Dorse.
He sent this back:
Frank Frazetta, RIP
UncategorizedIllustration legend Frank Frazetta passed on today—no art student of my generation didn't feel his influence.
From the New York Times:
"Frank Frazetta, an illustrator whose vivid colors and striking brushstrokes conjured up fantastic worlds…
Fixing up the new studio
illustration career, UncategorizedHere is the main staircase of the National Transit Building, leading up to the art studios.
Painting over the gothic purple walls with 'custard yellow,' a Martha Stewart paint color.
