TODAY'S FEATURED POST
The Thing!
Since Halloween is a few weeks away I was talking to a friend recently about our favorite horror films and I have to confess I've got a bunch. Most of them I first encountered as a kid watching on our black and white TV (three channels all of which went off the air with the playing of the National Anthem at midnight and didn't start again until 7am): Them!, Curse of the Demon, Bride of…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Sandy Kossin, American Illustrator
October 2, 2024 - Sanford “Sandy” Kossin is one of the best. You may not remember him as he stopped working professionally some years back, preferring instead to draw from the live model to keep his formidable drawing skills sharp. Selfishly, I never agreed with that. I wanted more and more from him. I wanted to keep running into his work on paperback covers or Boy’s Life, like I had as a kid. Sandy hit his stride through the 60's and 70's, working for major corporations, major magazines, major movies, and about every major project that appeared over those years. He was hot and in high demand. Many paperback publishers then enjoyed using covers of a white background with a splash of colorful illustration enticing the potential reader to pick it up. Sandy’s work was especially suited for this…
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Turning Points: In Italy Edition
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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Sandy Kossin, American Illustrator
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Anatomy and Studying the Muscles of the Human Body
Monday, September 30, 2024
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Conversation in Clay
Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Timelapse of my latest Musicscape!
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Announcing Cut Flowers Web Comic
Monday, September 23, 2024
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