tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post7214020521017784572..comments2024-03-28T03:30:53.831-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Robert Fawcett and Manuel Auad on Doing Your Best Workleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-24023009614390712042011-02-19T03:14:19.913-05:002011-02-19T03:14:19.913-05:00Great advice. Unfortunately, after seeing the SOI ...Great advice. Unfortunately, after seeing the SOI students competition, it looks like almost everyone is ignoring it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-33310522052473670182011-02-18T22:30:40.868-05:002011-02-18T22:30:40.868-05:00Interesting post. I am having an argument with my...Interesting post. I am having an argument with my fellow neighborhood committee members about a new spray painted mural that I find to be sub par on so many levels. Mostly because of poor composition. In particular the placement dead center of a tree trunk. Seriously the middle third of the piece is just a wide brown stripe. So this post has two images with figures dead center. And I'm wondering why is Fawcett doing this and getting away with it? The back ground. There's plenty going on and he can draw. But enough about my problems. Love your blog. I read it every day. Good stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496313198274349063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-26684762646588000642011-02-18T21:18:05.342-05:002011-02-18T21:18:05.342-05:00Leif, thank you for your very kind treatment of ou...Leif, thank you for your very kind treatment of our book. It sounds like you even read it!<br /><br />It was my great privilege to witness Manuel at work on this book over two past years; he wanted to make it a book worthy of Robert Fawcett, and also worthy of the Master Sensei, Walt Reed, to whom Manuel dedicated it. That set a very high standard indeed. Manuel was wise enough and tasteful enough to recognize that standard and take it seriously. He chased individual images to the four corners of the earth, and wrestled with rapacious corporations that wanted to assert unreasonable copyright claims to ancient material. Besides, he was always very diplomatic when he told me that the photographs I had taken of originals were not up to snuff. It was great working on this project, and I appreciate your giving it so much attention.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-51526714187242337572011-02-18T20:26:07.175-05:002011-02-18T20:26:07.175-05:00I love when great illustrator's are asked abou...I love when great illustrator's are asked about how they do their work or how to get inspired, they always seem to answer (in so many words) 'Just do it.' I think a rock hard work ethic mixed with passion and talent made drawing seem easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-11935498143502010502011-02-18T18:04:44.964-05:002011-02-18T18:04:44.964-05:00RF was able to experiment because at the root of i...RF was able to experiment because at the root of it all was rock solid draftsmanship.Remonoreply@blogger.com