tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post4812404160208338528..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: An Alex Ross Christmasleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-62209202973008352532007-12-13T06:54:00.000-05:002007-12-13T06:54:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more, Tom - it IS great - and hop...I couldn't agree more, Tom - it IS great - and hopefully that enthusiasm will extend outward and eventually influence art directors and the general public. That would be a dream come true.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-25896047266812665842007-12-12T22:31:00.000-05:002007-12-12T22:31:00.000-05:00Leif, Good point about 50's illustrations getting ...Leif, Good point about 50's illustrations getting more exposure today due to the Internet. I have noticed recently, more art students that express their inspiration and interest in the 50's technique... and consider it very cool looking. When I was teaching in the 90's, my students did not think 50's illustrations were cool at all. <BR/><BR/>Regardless, it's great to hear the positive comments these days, whether on the Internet or in the class room. Quality is timeless.<BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-30693890543138206122007-12-11T20:49:00.000-05:002007-12-11T20:49:00.000-05:00Thanks to you all for your comments!Tom; as alway...Thanks to you all for your comments!<BR/><BR/>Tom; as always, you strike at the heart of the matter, and far better than I could ever hope to. If I could quibble with you on one point, its that I have serious doubts that there is any "renewed interest in 50's illustration". I suspect there are exactly as many people interested now as there have been in years past - just that the internet has brought us together in away that was not previously possible.<BR/><BR/>Ron; that's a great little story - its a small world indeed and you've proved that we are all separated by 6 degees (or less). And get this: The original Alex Ross actually had a connection with comics as well. he was best friends and neighbours with Alex Raymond of Rip Kirby fame - this according to my friend, <A HREF="http://profmendez.tripod.com/html/ripk2.htm" REL="nofollow">Armando Mendez</A> (scroll all the way down).<BR/><BR/>pablo and pumml; you're most welcome. :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-14094356917048188952007-12-11T17:39:00.000-05:002007-12-11T17:39:00.000-05:00Such outstanding work. Makes me wish I had been ar...Such outstanding work. Makes me wish I had been around in the '50s when these illustrators were at their height. Thanks for posting these gems!Drake Brodahl (pumml)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02921739744113390465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-14911610843543983132007-12-11T16:38:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:38:00.000-05:00It’s amazing that two different persons... same na...It’s amazing that two different persons... same name, and both amazing illustrators.<BR/>Thanks again Leif for sharing your knowledge ;)<BR/>RegardsPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103016957409463516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-80379569680863140672007-12-11T16:12:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:12:00.000-05:00Ha, Leif, thought you'd like to know this. That "o...Ha, Leif, thought you'd like to know this. That "other" Alex Ross you mentioned, who went on to fame and fortune with Marvel & DC, becoming one of the most successful illustrators of our times, well the very first comic book series he ever painted was Terminator-Burning Earth for the late Now Comics out of Chicago. I was the humble soul who wrote that series. And I had no inkling of this older Alex Ross. Man, there must be something about that name that inspires art talent?Ron Fortierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309149554499286208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-26130316122675198552007-12-11T14:00:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:00:00.000-05:00This is a reality check for me. "The Star on the ...This is a reality check for me. "The Star on the Christmas Tree" spread illustration, is simple, yet very well designed. The ornament and type face for the headline is outstanding, and the main illustration is quite pleasing, professionally executed and in my world... believable. Although all these illustrations were rendered realistically, they do what a photo can't do... they are subjective. After all, a camera is only one eye and no brain!<BR/><BR/>What I see in many of today's illustrations... not "TODAY'S INSPIRATIONS", are cluttered disjointed caffeine induced mish mash of unexplainable images that mean little to me, or most people I know. Is it any wonder that there is a renewed interest in these 50's illustrations.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again Leif, for continuing your display of visual Christmas treats. <BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.com