Nothing is more fun than making a stylized animal! This week, after having visited my zoo — where elephants are king — I felt like putting the giants on paper. As some of you may know, elephants with their trunk up are good luck, but where’s the danger and excitement in that? Where are the wild jungles and tundras teeming with herds of thundering elephants? No wussy elephants for me, please! Trunk down, ladies and gentlemen –Take That!
Here are some ways going the extra mile can help you deliver a better product: Character. Drawing animals from life instead of memory can add individual character. You would not draw a blank human form, Read more…
The three American shows that minted deco American-style were far behind the European tide. It took almost a whole decade for the US to start showing deco exhibitions, following the now infamous 1925 Exposition Internationale Read more…
I am a fan of Hildreth Meiere–as I’m sure are many Nebraskans, because of her work on their statehouse–but I’m not sure how many know her work. Perhaps you may know her as the artist Read more…