tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post8849001435505877409..comments2024-03-29T03:40:49.981-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Merle Bassett: "Fashion illustration came so easily for me..."leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-83650559244442713482016-09-11T03:35:14.623-04:002016-09-11T03:35:14.623-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-86789034263345304772015-01-18T13:36:31.214-05:002015-01-18T13:36:31.214-05:00Great article and FANTASTIC art work. I LOVE fash...Great article and FANTASTIC art work. I LOVE fashion illustration and wish it was as easy to get freelance work as a fashion illustrator today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-62250376867909962432014-06-01T19:18:51.417-04:002014-06-01T19:18:51.417-04:00I think it would be a wasted effort to try to expl...I think it would be a wasted effort to try to explain to those who would make a connection of fashion illustration and automotve illustration, as it would be to explain "style". They simply would not get it.<br /><br />Like referring to the black cat illustration as a cartoon. It was a brilliant, tongue-in-cheek capture of the essence of the name of a Lanvin perfume My Sin Black cat? White kittens? DuhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-19710294087770728342011-09-10T01:25:03.846-04:002011-09-10T01:25:03.846-04:00Wonderful blog and thanks for sharing this blog.Wonderful blog and thanks for sharing this blog.Havenhttp://www.fotoclipping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-33975728870263922052011-06-25T10:09:04.714-04:002011-06-25T10:09:04.714-04:00Daniel;
Not really - if anything, it sort of rein...Daniel;<br /><br />Not really - if anything, it sort of reinforces my confusion (that might not be exactly the right word) about what motivates someone to specialize in fashion illustration. I get that it may be perfect for an artist of a certain personality, as with any artist who settles into a specialty - but to my mind, fashion illustration is a very limiting specialty.<br /><br />I don't think your earlier comparison to a comic artist or storybook artist is quite accurate. Comic artists and storybook artists may work within a limited style - but they have the opportunity to explore a huge range of subject matter, conceptual work, compositional, colour and narrative variation.<br /><br />In my mind, I would equate the level of specialization I see in fashion illustration to, say, an automotive artist - the one who paints only the cars, not the people and surrounding environments. I think Tom Watson expressed a similar feeling to mine in his description of the time he was offered a position as a fashion illustrator and turned it down.<br /><br />All that being said, I have the greatest admiration for fashion illustrators. I don't mean to disparage them - I'm in awe of their abilities! -- its just not something I personally would find particularly compelling to do day in and day out over the course of a decades-long career. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-80123769949277150702011-06-25T09:51:41.325-04:002011-06-25T09:51:41.325-04:00Kevin and Eva, thanks for your kind words -- I'...Kevin and Eva, thanks for your kind words -- I'm delighted that you enjoyed this presentation of Merle's work.<br /><br />Steve, thanks as well - I've sent merle an email asking about the cartoon heads and will post his reply if I get one. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-17096123451260830292011-06-23T04:25:13.138-04:002011-06-23T04:25:13.138-04:00Loved the interview. Very interesting to read how ...Loved the interview. Very interesting to read how careers got made and the display of work is very inspiring, the commercial and non commercial alike. Thanks for this! Will check out some more on your blog!Evahttp://evalindeman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-26974805502909674022011-06-22T20:40:19.985-04:002011-06-22T20:40:19.985-04:00Leif,it's a pleasure to hear the artist descri...Leif,it's a pleasure to hear the artist describe his experiences.Nice drawing throughout!Judging from his high school drawings and the black cat drawing,he must have had an interest in cartooning as well.I was wondering if he was drawing a girl named Jo on the page of cartoon heads,or is it just a friend's name?Steve Fastnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550271224882245081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-8074296627182306522011-06-22T20:22:54.304-04:002011-06-22T20:22:54.304-04:00Leif-
Did Merle's story shed some light on th...Leif-<br /><br />Did Merle's story shed some light on the questions you posed the other day? Or were you thinking more about artists from today?<br /><br />Very cool to see all this work in one place. I had seen a few of his illustrations but not all of them. The drawing he did for Darbury stands out to me.Daniel Zalkushttp://www.danielzalkus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-18241751823699282182011-06-22T19:29:10.916-04:002011-06-22T19:29:10.916-04:00Leif, These stories of how illustrators navigated ...Leif, These stories of how illustrators navigated their way are wonderful! Many thanks! All the best, KevinKevinhttp://www.kevinmelchionne.comnoreply@blogger.com