Comments on: Some Thoughts on Illustration

By: shenaniganbooks

shenaniganbooks — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:07:06 +0000

Great advice! I would also add that the hours of sketching you did as a kid are an important part of the process. Great illustrators are not born, they are made from that rare combination of inspiration and stick-to-it-ness that allows the artist to reinvent and improve their work everyday.

By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:17:00 +0000

In reply to ladiannegrace. What a lovely share - thank you for that.

By: saxtonstudio

saxtonstudio — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:16:17 +0000

In reply to Rand. From one who also knows... thanks much, Rand!

By: ladiannegrace

ladiannegrace — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:48:22 +0000

I especially love painting, drawings, artwork, that tell a story. one of my favorite is from the 1880s, of an old woman sitting by a bare table, with a young woman, in a flowing dress, on the floor, with her head and arms in the old woman’s lap. it showed the wisdom of the ages comforting the trials of youth. i used it to see if a person was an optimist or a pessimist, by asking what they saw in the picture. i saw the comfort by the old woman, others saw the pain of the young woman. sadly, i no longer have that print. but i’ll never forget it. I enjoy all your work, and your definition between art and illustration.

By: Rand

Rand — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:29:20 +0000

Whoah! Not only are your comments ‘dead on’ but they in themselves, illustrate the magic. Highly enjoyed the show with some of my favs. Kudos!