tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post115616600527855426..comments2024-03-19T04:22:31.613-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: A Walk in the Woodsleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156316948026850022006-08-23T03:09:00.000-04:002006-08-23T03:09:00.000-04:00The copying I'm referring to doesn't so much conce...The copying I'm referring to doesn't so much concern the realistic styles from the past as the more cartoon-like styles. (Like in the book 'Krazy Kids' Food!') But I'll be awaiting you post on this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156254400959725442006-08-22T09:46:00.000-04:002006-08-22T09:46:00.000-04:00Marco; Many thanks for your long and thought-prov...Marco; Many thanks for your long and thought-provoking comment! I appreciate especially your suggestion about what might have happened if Al parker hadn't been such an innovator. But I disagree that there are many illustrators imitating the 40's/50's period. Its a topic worth discussing in greater detail, and you've inspired me to put together a post about it in the near future - I hope you will contribute to the discussion!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again - L ;-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156232754536707222006-08-22T03:45:00.000-04:002006-08-22T03:45:00.000-04:00Hi Leif,Great blog you've got over here! The stuff...Hi Leif,<BR/>Great blog you've got over here! The stuff you're showing brings back a lot of memories. As a kid I learned a great deal by drawing from the Famous Artists School-series my father owned. The work of Albert Dorne, Al Parker and Robert Fawcett are etched in my mind for ever. All the basics are in there. Later I went to art school and they really looked down on all that stuff. But I always felt that I'd learned fundamental things from those books. <BR/>I think it's a good thing you and others are archiving commercial art from the past. It contains a huge amount of craftsmanship from which we can learn.<BR/>But I'm also critical towards the growing interest in commercial art from the 40's and 50's. There are loads of illustrators who are not only inspired by the craftsmanship of the past but are also copying the exact styles from these periods creating nearly exact replicas and indulging themselves in nostalgia. The art that was made in the 40's and 50's fitted that period perfectly. I guess we would have missed out on some great stuff if Al Parker had decided to become a Retro Kid copying the exact styles of his predecessors.<BR/>Looking at the work of all those great known and unknown commercial artists from the 40's, 50's or whatever period fills me with joy and inspires me to investigate new ways to express ideas and feelings that are relevant today. In the knowledge I can always fall back on my predecessors for good advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156187530643399332006-08-21T15:12:00.000-04:002006-08-21T15:12:00.000-04:00thx Troy - my pleasure. :-)thx Troy - my pleasure. :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156181593465661542006-08-21T13:33:00.000-04:002006-08-21T13:33:00.000-04:00good stuff as always. thanks!good stuff as always. thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156175233209083012006-08-21T11:47:00.000-04:002006-08-21T11:47:00.000-04:00Thanks buddy! For truely awesome imagery, people ...Thanks buddy! For truely awesome imagery, people should check out Jeff's site at http://www.jeffnorwell.com/leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1156167946845737982006-08-21T09:45:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:45:00.000-04:00Awesome imagery!No nookie in the bush?!Whar's Rene...Awesome imagery!<BR/><BR/>No nookie in the bush?!<BR/>Whar's Rene gonna do?<BR/><BR/>Great stuff LeiferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com