tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post2838603067779303099..comments2024-03-19T04:22:31.613-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Francis Marshall: Lessons in Loveleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-48694190810426947282012-07-12T07:54:47.088-04:002012-07-12T07:54:47.088-04:00Great post. I totally agree, after F. Marshall the...Great post. I totally agree, after F. Marshall the standard is terrible. <br /><br />I've decided to collect all or as many of Barbara Cartland books as I can (439 so far), and I think I've run out of the Francis Marshall ones. :(<br /><br />The cover does subtly influence the reading of the book I think. Or maybe he was more expensive so the books were better. But I have noticed the badly painted covers seem to be rather more poorly written (if thats even possible.) than the ones with better drawn / more expensive covers.Tin Roof Presshttp://tinroofpress.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52035602904259278562009-12-28T22:46:12.844-05:002009-12-28T22:46:12.844-05:00I no longer have any BC books to compare, but thes...I no longer have any BC books to compare, but these covers remind me greatly of the Bantam (I think) covers in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-48338911078144237202009-11-12T20:15:30.430-05:002009-11-12T20:15:30.430-05:00I have a original by Francis Marshall...it is of i...I have a original by Francis Marshall...it is of ink...two women standing both with long dresses..one standing by a table with tulips..the other by a suit case... the women both have short hair.On the back it has the date 1940 with his signature "Marshall" And then the word "JAYS" written in hand by him.I believe he must have done this piece for a magazine.Just wondering if anyone know any info on this...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022561482840701628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-73433873136686036202009-09-21T00:28:08.184-04:002009-09-21T00:28:08.184-04:00So thrilled to find this post about Francis Marsha...So thrilled to find this post about Francis Marshall! When I was in art school (SVA), I had a long two hour commute each way and there was often a Barbara Cartland novel in my bag. Over a few short years and many trips to used book stores, I found every book that he did a cover for. I was crazy for his style and scrutinized the art, wanting to find out more about them. That was before the internet of course!<br /><br />I've desperately wanted to see his originals in person - I wonder if Ms. Cartland's estate has made them available to be seen publicly(?)<br /><br />And yes, I still have the books. They're safely tucked away in a box. They were a quick read but I learned a tremendous amount of British history through them. And now I finally know something about the artist too - thank you!!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956330879272068241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-9599772687759724992009-09-14T15:47:45.014-04:002009-09-14T15:47:45.014-04:00Leif, I loved this post. Great fun. I didn´t know ...Leif, I loved this post. Great fun. I didn´t know Barbara Cartland "stole" the originals! What a storylobstersquadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130188841853502828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-24677875345863033172009-09-11T13:56:24.788-04:002009-09-11T13:56:24.788-04:00Love those robes. What a vigorous style! Looks to ...Love those robes. What a vigorous style! Looks to me like finished and unfinished at the same time - fascinating.<br /><br />The male person here seems to be always the same. A real lady-killer.Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16823708164951786462009-09-10T18:16:56.264-04:002009-09-10T18:16:56.264-04:00Hah! Now I know who been bidding against me for th...Hah! Now I know who been bidding against me for the Marshall books!<br />Lovely scans Rhonda<br />Leif, you got it in one - they're exactly like first sketches, but with an assured flair and touch that make them so much more vibrant than the usual tightly finished fare. Some of Charlie Allen's initial sketches from the 60's have that quality - so much more evocative than the tightly rendered final work, and a style he made good use of in the 70'sRoger O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886618097731741114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-53651808449495327062009-09-10T17:31:40.886-04:002009-09-10T17:31:40.886-04:00Beautiful. I have most of Marshall's books, b...Beautiful. I have most of Marshall's books, but I've never seen these before. Stunning.<br />S.cartoonretrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513067522570302084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-91975107207283705132009-09-10T15:58:19.585-04:002009-09-10T15:58:19.585-04:00Oh, and it is correct that Marshall's cover ar...Oh, and it is correct that Marshall's cover art was definitely a cut above what was available during the mid 1970's. Allan Kass and Walter Popp are two other illustrators that did great cover art for the romance genre.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276293906016537818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-82818077599214233062009-09-10T15:55:40.303-04:002009-09-10T15:55:40.303-04:00Thanks everyone, for your enthusiastic comments. ...Thanks everyone, for your enthusiastic comments. Don, I'm pleased that you've found something new to enjoy about an artist you thought you were already familiar with. As far as British artists go, I don't really know of many at all. The ones I have become <i>a tiny bit</i> familiar with are Michael Johnson, Walter Wyles, Fancett, Peter Gibson, Earnshaw, Edwin Philips, Frank Haseler, Jac Mars, Hofbauer, Robert Viby, and Camps.<br /><br />All of these were the subject of a week-long series here on the blog back in March 2007 courtesy of guest author, David Roach. If you check the archives in the blog sidebar, you should be able to find those posts. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-4584796189844469712009-09-10T15:53:51.809-04:002009-09-10T15:53:51.809-04:00Thanks for posting the link to my blog. I hope eve...Thanks for posting the link to my blog. I hope everyone enjoys looking at the Francis Marshall covers. Please realized that I'm a reader, not an artist, so I admire, but can't describe!!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276293906016537818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-49738856829865922012009-09-10T14:21:39.638-04:002009-09-10T14:21:39.638-04:00I thought I knew Francis Marshall's work well,...I thought I knew Francis Marshall's work well, but I have never seen these Barbara Cartland covers. Many thanks for posting them.<br /><br />I am wondering how many other British illustrators you may not know? - John Worsley, Eric Fraser, C. Walter Hodges, Marcia Lane-Foster, Charles Keeping ...Don Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232752398252841794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-72307658505916801722009-09-10T13:59:43.695-04:002009-09-10T13:59:43.695-04:00GORGEOUS! Thank you!GORGEOUS! Thank you!Kendra Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469215910768047034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-50797118652549055302009-09-10T12:01:40.623-04:002009-09-10T12:01:40.623-04:00Excellent post. I love how quick and angular his f...Excellent post. I love how quick and angular his figures are, and especially like the female heads - usually short hair, pitched from the top of the skull like a perfect roof top. Very nice!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891803494450719808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-28428589523754284402009-09-10T11:59:59.954-04:002009-09-10T11:59:59.954-04:00boy,those francis marshall covers are beautiful le...boy,those francis marshall covers are beautiful leif....he had a great "loose" style,with beautiful design....i wish there was more stuff like his around today....BRIAN POSTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928403126188857237noreply@blogger.com