... and another, with just a touch of a cartoony quality to it.
But this second jacket contains an additional bonus; three really nice black and white interior illustrations by Boyle.
And for those who missed it, here's Neil Boyle himself doing a painting demo!
Thanks to Harold Henriksen for the link!
* My Neil Boyle Flickr set.
9 comments:
I was at that demo and still have it on vhs tape. In all, it's more than an hour long. Neil had a great sense of humor and what was amazing is during the demo he had us laughing continually all the while painting an exquisite portrait. -Tom
I just wanted to say that I love the Boyle illustrations - I remember so many of them as a kid, not to mention many of the other artists you've posted. This is a treat for me - I recently 'found' your site and you've found the illustrations of my life! Thanks for keeping the "old" "new" again!
Lori
Tom; Thanks for sharing your recollections of Neil Boyle with us yesterday. How great that you knew him personally - he sounds like a wonderful guy. The video gives us a glimpse of his infectious good humour and makes me wish I could have been there.
Lori; thanks for your comment - I'm so glad you're enjoying this week's series on Boyle. I hope you'll continue to comment whenever the mood strikes you :^)
My family had the Tennessee Ernie Ford Hymn album when I was a kid, and I remembered I liked looking at the album artwork wa-a-a-y more than listening to the album!!
Good review of Boyle, Leif. Never met the guy but his energetic style helped change and give (the never ending change) illustration another nudge...and was inspiring to me. I saw, and competed, with Neil Boyle and some the other L.A. hotshots....and was glad we weren't in the same town. Must be truthful, though, I was disappointed with Boyle's draftsmanship....it just should have been better, given his skills at composition and design and drama. He had a marvelous loose style, but failed to top it off with the sharp drawing that the eastern illustrators displayed.
Great video, funny guy! I'm loving a lot of his illos of his you've posted. Thanks!
Charlie; Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Neil Boyle. I can't disagree with you - a lot of his work seems to waver between 'energetic' and 'rushed'. I think that's why it sometimes comes across as less than perfect in the draftsmanship department.
I know a few artists who worked that way and I guess it comes down to what the individual's priorities are, eh?
Randy and Kev; thanks for your comments :^)
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