tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post4454685926796905665..comments2024-03-19T04:22:31.613-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: John Ruge: an "unbridled enthusiasm for good drawing"leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-74693144264212459352008-03-15T15:47:00.000-04:002008-03-15T15:47:00.000-04:00Great observations, Ron - its nice to have you and...Great observations, Ron - its nice to have you and your astute comments back! :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-54168366358425611142008-03-15T12:40:00.000-04:002008-03-15T12:40:00.000-04:00Not only gorgeous cartoons, but funny as well. I ...Not only gorgeous cartoons, but funny as well. I always appreciate the sophistication of those dames and<BR/>their off the cuff sayings. But honestly, the one with the director<BR/>advising the amply endowed miss to<BR/>"let the dress" do the acting is just priceless. Marvelous stuff. Was away on vacation last week, and am now playing catch up.Ron Fortierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309149554499286208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-53628629444218457692008-03-12T22:36:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:36:00.000-04:00Another excellent post! Wow, those are well-drawn ...Another excellent post! Wow, those are well-drawn cartoons... humbling stuff.Jeffrey Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555472715577841881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-30832535953528163522008-03-12T15:35:00.000-04:002008-03-12T15:35:00.000-04:00I love John Ruges illustrations. This is a great ...I love John Ruges illustrations. This is a great example of the importance of learning good draftsmanship... not necessarily so that you can draw realistically, but so that you can draw any way you choose, and it will still be well drawn. When I started art school in the late 50's, good draftsmanship, particularly in illustration classes, was a must. And years later, art classes got watered down, and academic drawing was eclipse by "computer mania". Renderings began to look like rendered slides... traced and painted. That's the beauty of Ruges illustrations, they have character. He simplifies and leaves out what is not important, and emphasizes what is. He makes it a charming personal statement, because he understands the importance of good draftsmanship. <BR/><BR/>I never understood how someone who calls themselves an illustrator, figure or portrait painter, doesn't get excited about draftsmanship, and the process of getting it right! It is the underlying foundation of all great illustrators and painters... even Picasso. A structure is only as stable as its foundation and framing... and Ruges delightful illustrations are rock solid.<BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-4995478139274888652008-03-12T11:02:00.000-04:002008-03-12T11:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post. Ruge is one of my all-time fa...Thanks for the post. Ruge is one of my all-time favorites!Paolo Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-40473646182061292312008-03-12T10:42:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:42:00.000-04:00You bet, Mark - I sure do remember. I will probab...You bet, Mark - I sure do remember. I will probably dip into Playboy very occassionally as I did today and during 'Avant-garde week' ... but a lot of Playboy cartoonists are well documented elsewhere so I'll probably only ever feature the more obscure ( but worthy ) artists. :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-36178933746298649762008-03-12T09:49:00.000-04:002008-03-12T09:49:00.000-04:00Ah, memories of dad's Playboys.Leif, The Art of Pl...Ah, memories of dad's Playboys.<BR/>Leif, The Art of Playboy would be a cool topic. Remember Little Annie Fanny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com