tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post7322696037207586483..comments2024-03-28T03:30:53.831-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: NCS Luminaries: Al Dorneleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-50558023782349188662008-03-21T20:05:00.000-04:002008-03-21T20:05:00.000-04:00You know, Jim, I actually do think Dorne was a phi...You know, Jim, I actually do think Dorne was a philosopher in his own right - a very pragmatic one, as a result of having come up so successfully through the "School of Hard Knocks".<BR/><BR/>And you are so right about his demonstration of drawing hands in the Famous Artists Course... I had always thought Bridgeman's hand lessons were the tops - until I saw Dorne's. Of course Bridgman "wrote the book" on hands... but Dorne's lessons humanize them.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-10854473751323443332008-03-21T19:17:00.000-04:002008-03-21T19:17:00.000-04:00Dorne's demonstration of drawing hands in the Famo...Dorne's demonstration of drawing hands in the Famous Artists Course still sets the gold standard. He may not have been a philosopher, but he sure could deliver, and his work was a huge inspiration for all the EC Comics and Mad Magazine artists that followed after.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-80064189069610742432008-03-21T14:50:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:50:00.000-04:00That truly is the art classroom of a dirt-poor dep...That truly is the art classroom of a dirt-poor depression era kid growing up in Hell's Kitchen. Dorne's story never ceases to amaze and inspire me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments, gents! :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-12160999437985031582008-03-21T11:47:00.000-04:002008-03-21T11:47:00.000-04:00Al Dorne did have wonderful drawing ability, good ...Al Dorne did have wonderful drawing ability, good composition,and a painting technique of his own. I enjoy seeing the way he animated the figures he drew.haraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847533962327140580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-39937293541023844162008-03-21T11:17:00.000-04:002008-03-21T11:17:00.000-04:00What Dorne doesn't say here is that even before he...What Dorne doesn't say here is that even before he quit school in the 7th grade, he went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art every day and drew every piece of art he could see. I suppose that is an art classroom of a different sort!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting Dorne, Leif. He doesn't get enough attention these days.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.com