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"<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Delenda est Carthago" The destruction of Carthage by the Romans was one of the first instances of co-ordinated genocide in recorded history. It was a phrase that Cato the Elder used in most of his speeches in the Roman Senate after the Second Punic War. (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est">Wikipedia link for </a></span></span></i><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthago_delenda_est" style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 22px;">interested parties</a><i style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">) </i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Paralells to certain aspects of our foreign policy seemed relevant to me so I started thinking of ways to work that into a picture. i was reading about the first battle of the American Civil War, and people from the north thought the war would be a joke and actually camped out on hillsides to have a picnic to watch the first battle. Nothing like watching people die as a backdrop to a party, again it seems very similar to the war we all sit around and watch people and civilizations bombed to shit from the comfort of our living rooms.</span></span><br />
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This started out as a preliminary sketch for another, bigger project but i just added some other things to it as I got going. I had a dream I was fighting off giant hornets while trying to drown a foul mouthed lamb in the ocean. I don't remember what it was saying but I <i>knew</i> that lamb was unspeakably evil and needed to be destroyed. It was not going down easy. I couldn't see the lamb's legs in the dream so I added all that paraphernalia on it's hindquarters to explain it's unreasonable stamina.<br />
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Here is the un-Photoshopped version:<br />
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"An elaborate summer gala hosted by the influential and despicable attended by the craven and corrupt, with an afternoon showing of genocide for the entertainment."<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">"She crept slowly along the dark corridor, regretting her choice of
direction. The air was thick, hot and wet with a hateful, bloody smell.
Cyclical echoing sounds of choking, maniacal laughter changing to a
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This one comes as a bit of a revamp of an older drawing:<br />
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I expanded it mainly for the purpose of adding to the disastrous etching that I finished, then hated and spent two days scraping out:<br />
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I decided to abandon it and let the corrosion take it. The facial expressions were terrible and the picture itself is kinda thin on it's own so I expanded on the idea and I think it looks much better now and the concept is much stronger. Upon completion, I watched the entire Twin Peaks gold box set and I think I created some alternate version of the black lodge:<br />
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I recently received some feedback on my work (that I didn't really ask for) and it seemed the general consensus was that the size of my work was holding me back. Those of you who have gone to art school will recognize a series of cliches: "make it really big", "Do, like, a hundred of these", and the ever popular, "Good direction, think about adding/subtracting color". They are very similar to the end of the game cliches you get form every ballplayer not named <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKa6mKd3T8I">Brian Wilson</a>. They seldom mean anything but these folks are paid to say <i>something</i> so that's the stock the pick from. My graduate professor was a bit different, because he was either smarter than those teachers, or he actually gave a shit what happened to his students. He always broached the "bigger is better" argument with reasonable qualifiers: The content of the work should <i>require</i> a larger size, a question of substance not form. I may be being a little too hard on my reviewers, that could be exactly what they meant. Well, message received I'm working larger:<br />
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It's measuring in at an awkward 12" x 36". On copper, with Dutch Mordant. In a side rant-Fuck Ferric Chloride. I understand the need for less toxicity but it completely negates the advantage of using the way more expensive copper plates: the length and clarity of the bite. The non-toxic way of etching just doesn't work, the results are inferior. You may live longer but if all your work sucks who cares?Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-27702163526908358152011-09-26T21:56:00.000-07:002011-10-10T23:04:59.261-07:00Johnny Craig and some bits O' sketching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZPWMXlfJpp720J1SmWs0Oq5RCYw_FC-BlkuDZX49GBYBK3XiY-O5jh-y3vaja1nmoBjasDdkF4eqSmuvgca5Xsffkw9vn8sUaoa-fzNG_432K_q29ooSf93q0iGJLe0lm7wd_t9C4_cw/s1600/trike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZPWMXlfJpp720J1SmWs0Oq5RCYw_FC-BlkuDZX49GBYBK3XiY-O5jh-y3vaja1nmoBjasDdkF4eqSmuvgca5Xsffkw9vn8sUaoa-fzNG_432K_q29ooSf93q0iGJLe0lm7wd_t9C4_cw/s400/trike.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Finally working on some new stuff after two and a half months full of moving and work nonsense. This is going to be part of another composition, and from a completely different perspective angle, but I needed to do some stuff to knock the rust off. This is what it looked like the first time:<br />
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It's kinda funny, but also just looks wrong for what I intend to do, so I redrew the face:<br />
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When this one is done it will probably be one of those things where Chad Woody and I laugh maniacally and everyone else is filled with horror and revulsion.<br />
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Johnny Craig was one of the best artists of the EC Comics of the fifties. Compositionally he was without peer, unfortunately those skills also led to the near downfall of an entire industry.<br />
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They may be in bad taste but they are also fucking great. You can read more about the whole sordid 1950's "War on Comics" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EC_Comics">here</a> or in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cent-Plague-Comic-Book-Changed-America/dp/0374187673">The Ten Cent Plague</a>. It's been covered far and wide so I'll not reiterate. He was a good, verging on great draftsman. You can lose yourself in his work pretty easily but it doesn't have the same visual flourish of say Wally Wood or Alex Raymond. I'll stop talking and just let you peruse what is regarded as one of his masterworks, The Sewer.<br />
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Good stuff. I apologize to all the hipsters who accidentally got this page searching for that douche twat of a singer.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-26096138253342531322011-06-02T17:15:00.000-07:002011-10-10T23:05:11.271-07:00"Fan Art" and computer art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYZvRPsjCREcPkGQhxyBuz3IXTKhIE5AGq_JC_KL2OP7uXUL7fwlHXD7pHIC85o3I8F_LEWKJwUmNGYF8z9oeW2U34HzSqXs19StPcEi8KL4OGf7RC1VZzlBTvQxsQtx4HV6IgYKKIZjn/s1600/Weird+infamy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYZvRPsjCREcPkGQhxyBuz3IXTKhIE5AGq_JC_KL2OP7uXUL7fwlHXD7pHIC85o3I8F_LEWKJwUmNGYF8z9oeW2U34HzSqXs19StPcEi8KL4OGf7RC1VZzlBTvQxsQtx4HV6IgYKKIZjn/s400/Weird+infamy.jpg" /></a></div><br />
One day the discussion in class turned to fan art. One of my students was happy that a fan sent him a sketch of the characters in his online comic strip (which you can see <a href="http://www.coleclosser.com/littletommylost/archive/sept-14-2009-little-tommy-lost/">here</a>) One of his classmates, a young lady named <a href="http://alexcrowder.tumblr.com/">Alex</a>, turned and demanded that <b>I</b> do some fan art for her. I asked, "Am I a fan of you, or your work?" She cockily replied, "Um, <b>Both</b>" At which point, I invented an entire mythology based around the assumption that she was a hermaphrodite that I grew in a test tube and then unleashed on an unsuspecting public (to this day I still try to convince strangers she is half-man). <br />
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I'm kind of in love with old 50's horror and science fiction comics. The draftsmanship of those comics dwarfs most comics today (with the exception of Europe). I thought I would do a homage to those old covers and practice some Photoshop painting. The biggest obstacle to this kind of work (for me) is always the mental aspect. You're painting, but not painting and you have to let go and realize that no matter how you approach it, digital will always look digital so exploit it for what it's worth. It was fun, but I'm not trading in traditional methods anytime soon. doing digital under-paintings and then glazing and painting over the top seems like an interesting idea I'm gonna play with in the future.<br />
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I've found many interesting websites in the weeks that I have been trapped doing committee work so I thought I would lay 'em out for you:<br />
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<a href="http://thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com/">The Horrors of it All</a>- Painstakingly scanned old-time horror comics.<br />
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<a href="http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/">Pappy's Golden Age Blogzine</a>- He likes Bill Everett and Bob Powell as much as I do.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65185095@N00/sets/72157623444242645/">Jack Kirby double page spreads</a>- Unbeatable quality<br />
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<a href="http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/">Golden Age Comic Book Stories</a>- Old Illustrators and comics<br />
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<a href="http://theairtightgarage.tumblr.com/">Airtight Garage</a>- big online collection of Moebius work, very nice because with a few exceptions, very little of this stuff is available in English<br />
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EnjoyMarcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-71826420067492535302011-04-04T23:11:00.000-07:002014-03-23T17:15:41.686-07:00Another Chance to Make the Same Mistakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When the time comes and the brains behind the muscle get what they fucking deserve.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-79834129438689417122011-03-21T11:14:00.000-07:002011-10-10T23:05:47.055-07:00Seven Deadly DwarvesI originally drew this as a submission for a now defunct web imprint for Time/Warner. needless to say they were less than thrilled with the comedy stylings of myself and Mr. Chad Woody (the writer and letterer). Most people find it completely horrifying and I still think its pretty damn funny, but keep in mind we are the men who laughed uncontrollably while watching the Human Centipede. <br />
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In the words of David Fuentes, "America is the best worst place in the world. It's like living in Candyland, but you have diabetes.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-16632030587886376252011-03-05T22:22:00.000-08:002011-03-05T22:22:24.536-08:00BabiesAt the Request of Chad Woody:<br />
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I hear and obey, puppetmaster.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-62961169071904698712011-02-22T00:07:00.000-08:002014-04-01T19:41:58.091-07:00Escalation of Hostility<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Sometimes people get exactly what they have coming to them, it's just a question of intensity and duration"Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-91453313774994891422011-02-16T19:24:00.000-08:002011-10-10T23:06:23.487-07:00HEY KIDS! (crappy) COMICS!I imagine some people reading this will be way too young to remember the old comic book spinner rack with "Hey Kids! Comics!" on it, but I thought I'd try it anyway. I did the following minicomics almost fifteen years ago and I guess I still think they have some rude, oafish charm. The title of the strip was "Los Ninos Enojado Borrachio Muerte" or The Angry Drunken Dead Children. I could never really think of anything else for these little creeps to do past the four initial stories I drew, so it died pretty quickly. I'm including the two passable ones, and hopefully if I ever said anything bad about your work you feel better about how crappy this is (unless you're on the fox news channel then I don't apologize, you can still eat a whole bag of dicks).<br />
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In those days, the world of mirrors and the world of men were not, as they are now, separate and unconnected. They were, moreover, quite different from one another; neither the creatures nor the colors nor the shapes of the two worlds were the same. The two kingdoms -- the specular and the human -- lived in peace, and one could pass back and forth through mirrors. One night, however, the people of the mirror invaded this world. Their strength was great, but after many bloody battles, the magic of the Yellow Emperor prevailed. The Emperor pushed back the invaders, imprisoned them within the mirrors, and punished them by making them repeat, as though in a kind of dream, all the actions of their human victors. He stripped them of their strength and their own shape and reduced them to mere servile reflections. One day, however, they will throw off that magical lethargy."<br />
"The first to awaken shall be the Fish. In the depths of the mirror, we shall perceive a faint, faint line, and the color of that line will not resemble any other. Then, other forms will begin to awaken. Gradually they will become different from us; gradually they will no longer imitate us; they will break through the barriers of glass or metal, and this time they will not be conquered. Water-creatures will battle alongside mirror-creatures."<br />
"In Yunnan province, people speak not of the Fish but rather the Tiger of the Mirror. Others believe that before the invasion, we will hear, from the depths of the mirrors, the sound of arms."<br />
-<b>Jorge Luis Borges</b>Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-71940387979146672482011-02-04T20:10:00.000-08:002011-10-10T23:06:55.060-07:00Swamp Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy4HA8go6naD3quZ03OOi2zi6nvtv8QPCRe9hOAi_133z_9vfBR9bHAZQGAWvN9UNJ7uud8lbDZMVMbLCobcBvFZYOlDvlMb48c93IFPnT1PFI9msf9SgqfH18dqn6fua8xUoW7237Vxg/s1600/Swamp+thing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy4HA8go6naD3quZ03OOi2zi6nvtv8QPCRe9hOAi_133z_9vfBR9bHAZQGAWvN9UNJ7uud8lbDZMVMbLCobcBvFZYOlDvlMb48c93IFPnT1PFI9msf9SgqfH18dqn6fua8xUoW7237Vxg/s400/Swamp+thing.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I did this drawing for an old friend who has been pestering me about it on and off for three years. I was recently re-reading the Moore/Bissette/Totleben comics (the stories are still very creepy and very relevant) and I gave it a shot. Even dismembered I can't make Arcane look as creepy as those guys did, and after drawing all those leaves I know why those guys took several months off here and there.<br />
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I usually don't go for internet memes, but this one seemed really interesting. it's like a fun cliff notes version of the autobiography parts of a thesis. I was a little surprised at how much I was influenced by certain things while others were kinda no-brainers.<br />
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I almost left out Robert Williams for no really good reason. I have been accused of ripping him off on several occasions, mostly for work I did before I knew he existed. He is very skilled at offering intellectual and a relevant defense of making pictures. He's pretty unapologetic about his work and was hacking it out like a real man before "lowbrow" became an obnoxious buzzword. Anyone who is interested in that type of work and "isn't really into Robert Williams" or at the very least has an understanding and respect for his importance is to be avoided at all costs. Teh same goes for the guys who are "really into comics" and don't like Jack Kirby. Morons to be avoided at all costs.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-69857990058756828542011-01-23T21:01:00.000-08:002011-01-23T23:08:12.427-08:00Unbeatable HeatWe all have artist whose work we idolize and appreciate, and since I'm too insecure to post much work in progress, I'm gonna take up space and talk about work that is relevant to me and hopefully to you as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jack Kirby</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiQszFOBruM-X6_JxcknFvV1IEkgNyA0Is2GiyT1PISwv-PVcwo8wfd0uE9udbh995Z_nhi0wQzekbvKm5faV5-vU8CG8FTQNigUjLM1fgTqHeubc7w9UmbmFKX4DgD1uCdL1gGOPUOwZ/s1600/angrycharlie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiQszFOBruM-X6_JxcknFvV1IEkgNyA0Is2GiyT1PISwv-PVcwo8wfd0uE9udbh995Z_nhi0wQzekbvKm5faV5-vU8CG8FTQNigUjLM1fgTqHeubc7w9UmbmFKX4DgD1uCdL1gGOPUOwZ/s400/angrycharlie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565613396670901586" /></a><br /><br /> All around bad-ass and one of the most prolific, yet disrespected artist of the twentieth century. I could go out on a limb and say at least 50% of the ideas in science fiction, fantasy, and action movies being produced are still just some watered down version of his work and ideas. He was a leading advocate of creator's rights in the face of corporate tyranny back in the day when it was actually a serious issue and not a celebrity cause of rich pampered rock stars. Unlike most artists his work actually evolved and changed to match to concerns of the content. It didn't seem to be empty stylistic change but something necessary to match the ideas that seemed to be always pouring out of him. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWKIFViYMTswm6vxeRmsGg7BrzvfzbM6GExwQNyql4nz9YuzQHhtbb9KZ7Jw3BKtEwG0-y34997FssSiuWp8CoJnm5cGDmg7IN31IGMKKvHV6MLQKC4FrtifeHxqOytonsmuTqafQzCZ2/s1600/Demon01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWKIFViYMTswm6vxeRmsGg7BrzvfzbM6GExwQNyql4nz9YuzQHhtbb9KZ7Jw3BKtEwG0-y34997FssSiuWp8CoJnm5cGDmg7IN31IGMKKvHV6MLQKC4FrtifeHxqOytonsmuTqafQzCZ2/s400/Demon01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565617248022581890" /></a><br /><br />This was one of my favorites growing up and he came up with the entire concept and several issues worth of material waiting for a hamburger at a restaurant. His older, more restrained work was my favorite for a while:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cQjVCcz3chodYGXJiQwSJ8rwKUc-QyQSL5AaaRbqt6GRu5uQNQ7dzk5XHx56frxOvhrS4L93e1XIeDS9rK9ndnagW-qptA0_wbXU7Poj0rjnsleokAqRdMvB8mWEnav6MlBq99YLYk2W/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cQjVCcz3chodYGXJiQwSJ8rwKUc-QyQSL5AaaRbqt6GRu5uQNQ7dzk5XHx56frxOvhrS4L93e1XIeDS9rK9ndnagW-qptA0_wbXU7Poj0rjnsleokAqRdMvB8mWEnav6MlBq99YLYk2W/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565618124113841314" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGS1dhXtOoE_wN9tVMTQkxqbBmWoJPL1xcofcVH2nXBAIF5xKTzA7JUFkx5R_ck_rjfwokI7_7w6YvO9WvmakMNm7gGgzuPcT-VtI8O1aQ8fDfDBAbHX75A4g7gu0sK-nziVMqYuWreQ9S/s1600/jack-kirby-captain-america-vs-red-skull.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGS1dhXtOoE_wN9tVMTQkxqbBmWoJPL1xcofcVH2nXBAIF5xKTzA7JUFkx5R_ck_rjfwokI7_7w6YvO9WvmakMNm7gGgzuPcT-VtI8O1aQ8fDfDBAbHX75A4g7gu0sK-nziVMqYuWreQ9S/s400/jack-kirby-captain-america-vs-red-skull.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565618361211712418" /></a><br /><br />And this cover is worth more than the past twenty years worth of contemporary fine art:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3XE7NK3t1hTbwGKCf5FMf0saTwLwmUQfR4zRya3UWhkvSLiep0E8WzT6-nTk-OWHVeg5s9uAdYtfhyphenhyphenczJ-n5_eSkYd_yV6yJ3VvG4L9CjCsm3zGntJC15OqHd8jF2ncg4HJ3m-iA789H/s1600/80-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3XE7NK3t1hTbwGKCf5FMf0saTwLwmUQfR4zRya3UWhkvSLiep0E8WzT6-nTk-OWHVeg5s9uAdYtfhyphenhyphenczJ-n5_eSkYd_yV6yJ3VvG4L9CjCsm3zGntJC15OqHd8jF2ncg4HJ3m-iA789H/s400/80-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565618828066725922" /></a><br /><br />He was ridiculously prolific, and much like Picasso, some of his more hurried later work could get pretty crappy, but when he was on no one was better. It's accepted fact by most people the the public generally doesn't appreciate stuff that's ahead of it's time and that was the sad fate of the New Gods. It was canceled to early and we can only imagine what face melting brilliance was coming down the pipe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2uBHiVGVCkYGIjjFCAT0qlGiBQ3RfRQuRNYSqPv5x1KBELsgMgjIBnqClv4o9-IwZbvCkD22v3jgzk-FclMfXn-2kCuIlfNF7khr-ZV93I9xIvOTGG5M5yHtFl0JzueQDpofk1X82O_C/s1600/DeathOldGodsNG1pg1_sml.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2uBHiVGVCkYGIjjFCAT0qlGiBQ3RfRQuRNYSqPv5x1KBELsgMgjIBnqClv4o9-IwZbvCkD22v3jgzk-FclMfXn-2kCuIlfNF7khr-ZV93I9xIvOTGG5M5yHtFl0JzueQDpofk1X82O_C/s400/DeathOldGodsNG1pg1_sml.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620057085339794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrkcaBa1NjCoU4UvTYK1uVTSVi9FCn9ggSq5UVNwSC4YIXxshVwavPb66LrdyDKvrPB5vVVwqBsu6aLUiJyrc1uS62VRpzM1nXWCI86IXgIBx30uWwsXFJm1uhLdvmRvEYa07JCyHIAm4/s1600/article01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrkcaBa1NjCoU4UvTYK1uVTSVi9FCn9ggSq5UVNwSC4YIXxshVwavPb66LrdyDKvrPB5vVVwqBsu6aLUiJyrc1uS62VRpzM1nXWCI86IXgIBx30uWwsXFJm1uhLdvmRvEYa07JCyHIAm4/s400/article01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620052235507506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXrW-JmJUPsmOfgPshSHxAYiohzw0yAdh8BSglCZq-80rnddgO2QwDnyXV0OkoyUPYWvmH8lIAXqntlIy1AUc40p5nmqm9uwdeQbFo1-7oRX-MT9AbaQOEoqZvhsRdt_RWqyo3pQpR_wC/s1600/7-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXrW-JmJUPsmOfgPshSHxAYiohzw0yAdh8BSglCZq-80rnddgO2QwDnyXV0OkoyUPYWvmH8lIAXqntlIy1AUc40p5nmqm9uwdeQbFo1-7oRX-MT9AbaQOEoqZvhsRdt_RWqyo3pQpR_wC/s400/7-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620051465712946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn4zBDz2rkWoILH7DJo3ZmNW5qcDvsuXcK1ooREeykl7KIvFHYpLieR526sOiE848J-FeTK7c4DnmADbm8OXma_sD7VdLgCwvuTmFllyy2G5WLsKTAc5tlyYKLD9YRdT9VRLWXViZKQsm/s1600/6-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn4zBDz2rkWoILH7DJo3ZmNW5qcDvsuXcK1ooREeykl7KIvFHYpLieR526sOiE848J-FeTK7c4DnmADbm8OXma_sD7VdLgCwvuTmFllyy2G5WLsKTAc5tlyYKLD9YRdT9VRLWXViZKQsm/s400/6-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620050260228930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAzS1iEXTbpochqvWYYR47shCYEYrd2wWvMrKVr388_leWtgsifC78GG_QARCyPJ_e9en774YrQzeAafob2-GVPKiGvcu3aedy4RPCq1WZf7_p0OhrYgQqoJEqms2RyXU9FEOBmrOEXnu/s1600/3-war-e1287592864518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAzS1iEXTbpochqvWYYR47shCYEYrd2wWvMrKVr388_leWtgsifC78GG_QARCyPJ_e9en774YrQzeAafob2-GVPKiGvcu3aedy4RPCq1WZf7_p0OhrYgQqoJEqms2RyXU9FEOBmrOEXnu/s400/3-war-e1287592864518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620044982036770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vb_jE0jWmHp6rAF7xnC3yUnrYcSl6_6d2Z-lE_yvkoDNJA1clV4N_oLSO7WuqbCJ79Ty0FQZz46oK5WQwFD5ylB5W70vjPn3gpoctbsCyPVTqSCTlwh9z1dgm1axocKNcRVcw2F_fQDw/s1600/Untitled-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vb_jE0jWmHp6rAF7xnC3yUnrYcSl6_6d2Z-lE_yvkoDNJA1clV4N_oLSO7WuqbCJ79Ty0FQZz46oK5WQwFD5ylB5W70vjPn3gpoctbsCyPVTqSCTlwh9z1dgm1axocKNcRVcw2F_fQDw/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620838973979634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHoROl34FLC6aDEwvigTaZ2pyKVbcr0Uo6ciBb_0zM5UnIbStJUZnwJJkXGKh7ZOCt2B7JfZYfmsTtr-3LB6oK5c09N7vWCb7vkNe-8-lAnsvSKyG_htsg8d2csxCWCZ_imWSGkRxQ9wq/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHoROl34FLC6aDEwvigTaZ2pyKVbcr0Uo6ciBb_0zM5UnIbStJUZnwJJkXGKh7ZOCt2B7JfZYfmsTtr-3LB6oK5c09N7vWCb7vkNe-8-lAnsvSKyG_htsg8d2csxCWCZ_imWSGkRxQ9wq/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565620798848179682" /></a><br /><br />There is a Jack Kirby Museum and Research center that you can check out <a href="http://kirbymuseum.org/">here</a>.The thing I love most about the guy is that no matter how crummy things are or how lousy I feel, rereading his comics with their amazing imagination and furious optimism actually makes me feel better. One of the most valuable lessons you can learn about art, I learned from him : If it's got no guts or feeling then it doesn't matter, throw it out and start again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXtl9KOcnpM01Z6_-plqmQtj6RTCLKQ-_C-QdTvfYWlDH6QUcxym7ZbwNDNFFoOz8hDQLa9PtFQElcAU4IT7zWmlSO6DGHHHjVwQpO7r0rxTtCtSYtwFg4WqkHrklVz_zHm6VQYUdCcFE/s1600/kirby2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXtl9KOcnpM01Z6_-plqmQtj6RTCLKQ-_C-QdTvfYWlDH6QUcxym7ZbwNDNFFoOz8hDQLa9PtFQElcAU4IT7zWmlSO6DGHHHjVwQpO7r0rxTtCtSYtwFg4WqkHrklVz_zHm6VQYUdCcFE/s400/kirby2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565622845894800786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoZhGbjfgSs_OfOWOfyNRlPoZahQ17a0eIjJf-VCvAd3DqggfZtWtDBOxvans7UGhnfpXNeWMn6TAKQ7cJJLypeQ4GTl346nnmgimrc4yahrb8Myl9326AHOIGQ4VxCwOwiXMKlgQnYhE/s1600/KIRBY%252BGalactus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoZhGbjfgSs_OfOWOfyNRlPoZahQ17a0eIjJf-VCvAd3DqggfZtWtDBOxvans7UGhnfpXNeWMn6TAKQ7cJJLypeQ4GTl346nnmgimrc4yahrb8Myl9326AHOIGQ4VxCwOwiXMKlgQnYhE/s400/KIRBY%252BGalactus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565622843372774594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRrS6Nl3x1HBLSjR9LS1MsYN_YJGlSHgNmLQECS-Fo2mIBoDrZx6ykBWIlzYQZzp-m2rKJ5LB2UAvAnpbT8L6eHFJnAnB5U7Qmgy2s3Td2r_JaXpPIWyZzLBNyOWO3DTxiH6pMMeKpsWR/s1600/kirby_capt_victory_1982.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRrS6Nl3x1HBLSjR9LS1MsYN_YJGlSHgNmLQECS-Fo2mIBoDrZx6ykBWIlzYQZzp-m2rKJ5LB2UAvAnpbT8L6eHFJnAnB5U7Qmgy2s3Td2r_JaXpPIWyZzLBNyOWO3DTxiH6pMMeKpsWR/s400/kirby_capt_victory_1982.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565622840682389394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDCGHfckAm_sOOp-F4irMprFcyJ7HIRmi_ElBRaV04dh4p6mmwtFhlOicXithqY9dv3dQ99iDF8Dr7MgHnjfqDb_6qc0z3Hpck6B7x82eq_Ss9WCh_ugchAAcO74twZb7VNFyEHTXRNmy/s1600/jack%252Bkirby.%252Bfrom%252B2001.%252B008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDCGHfckAm_sOOp-F4irMprFcyJ7HIRmi_ElBRaV04dh4p6mmwtFhlOicXithqY9dv3dQ99iDF8Dr7MgHnjfqDb_6qc0z3Hpck6B7x82eq_Ss9WCh_ugchAAcO74twZb7VNFyEHTXRNmy/s400/jack%252Bkirby.%252Bfrom%252B2001.%252B008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565622838516772626" /></a>Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-73193972574757567582010-12-30T20:50:00.000-08:002014-04-01T19:42:47.062-07:00Cocaine Napalm Beach Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nothing like a serene picture of a pleasant party on the beach to shake you out of the winter blahs. I tired to fix a lot of the drawing mistakes with this painting but it's far from perfect. This whole painting/monoprint schtick started in a really weird roundabout way. I was trying to do some ultra slick genre stuff by ripping off Frank Quitely. Who is one of the best storytelling artists around:<br />
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Some of that stuff is archived on here and you can see that my mimicry was a miserable failure. I typically work on way too many things at once so it got shoved to the back burner when I started working on other sutff. A friend of mine told me it was some of the best stuff he'd seen me do, so I tried to do some Fine ART with it. I made some line drawings and screen printed them on etching paper. I started watercoloring them which wasn't really satisfying on it's own, even with the Old Holland brand paints which are a bit thicker and have better pigments than the other brands. I started spray varnishing them to seal it so I could glaze more colors over the surface. I start with a couple of layers of acrylic and then move onto some heavy enamel oil glazes. It's a real roundabout way of doing things but It's seems to be a good way form me to keep the thin cartooning lines that I'm enamored with and still layer on the color and contrast with the glazing. I've ended up starting a lot of these things The same way Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac did, by treating the paper with lifting preparation solution and applying a base color. A nice trick to give the painting an overall color temperature/mood.<br />
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First two are Dulac and the third is Rackham. Probably not very bright of me to include those pictures along with mine as I will suffer greatly by comparison. They used line to "lock" the registration of the colors when they were printed, I like it aesthetically, but I wonder if they only used it out of necessity or if they would have abandoned it if the printing technology was better. <br />
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I've got at least 7 to ten things started and halfway finished. It seeming like lately as soon as I get the idea roughed out I have a hard time staying interested in finishing it after I am forced away form it by important things like returning work e-mails and other boring madness. If you made it all the way through this odd rambling, contact me and I will send you a prize.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-40186138015223915072010-11-15T18:49:00.000-08:002014-04-01T19:43:40.273-07:00Beating a Dead Horse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The galkyd glazing I use for the final layers of darkness make an accurate scan almost impossible. It has a slightly more yellow tint to it and the nuggets of enamel and pigment make little white dots but, aside from all that it turned out okay. Last time with this image I promise.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-21116973123399817372010-10-18T20:15:00.000-07:002014-04-01T19:44:31.501-07:00Magical Apparition (etching)Here's a new one. I'm not especially pleased with it but it's a war of attrition at this point and it's probably not getting any better.<br />
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Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-47067001071479238622010-09-05T22:36:00.000-07:002014-04-01T20:03:44.565-07:00Sexy Slaughterhouse PhotohootPart 2<br />
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The first attempt was a disaster which I fully apologize for. the painting was crap, and the lighting was bad, etc. I fixed most of that stuff and redrew the image. I decided to make My Misery Engine comic black and white like this, instead of the full color. It's the only way it could ever be finished in a reasonable amount of time. I'll have two to three of the pages following this one by the end of the month.<br />
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Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-24736381845508801712010-08-01T23:16:00.001-07:002011-10-10T23:08:54.653-07:00Odds and EndsIt's pretty typical of my working process that I start to many things at once so here are some drawings for various projects. I also have three paintings started, two comics, and about four etchings. Not organized in the slightest. The batgirl/deer is and idea that I "borrowed" from Ms. Sarah Jackson, she is a wonderful person and probably won't stab me for it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbRUy5omJ0jtfD11od7QJ_a3O_BzVdwNA0aVvk4tzG6N5iWuEKAOas8qwt4hwCClalYvBIYN9-q38Ik-aRgqVkJYeX8SlUTetK_QAgJTgxmfLzNJF0CILC1Nq2boY0mJZ5tjFn4FH7dQp/s1600/cold+snap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbRUy5omJ0jtfD11od7QJ_a3O_BzVdwNA0aVvk4tzG6N5iWuEKAOas8qwt4hwCClalYvBIYN9-q38Ik-aRgqVkJYeX8SlUTetK_QAgJTgxmfLzNJF0CILC1Nq2boY0mJZ5tjFn4FH7dQp/s400/cold+snap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500693273070702562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQu37akPuDa632MPqoLx8xSXK3XeKXrC-w2ZO6gaZ_WwlIaAKXU4pySK_DFjJd50Rwhq3VwHqDdw2gtELq33vHob4IdRwZqWHLxZBslVlNJctrrHLojVJAKVnY80oHZnwJk0Sqs1V_BlB/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQu37akPuDa632MPqoLx8xSXK3XeKXrC-w2ZO6gaZ_WwlIaAKXU4pySK_DFjJd50Rwhq3VwHqDdw2gtELq33vHob4IdRwZqWHLxZBslVlNJctrrHLojVJAKVnY80oHZnwJk0Sqs1V_BlB/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500693194354346226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0G6n0-f5MJALpbmK7rZRHnV4Z9sbuMd1dfFUz9Y6hE5whIVBBZ_nR_MGf2OdPCP4QFZIPdD9xI8CbheDPcWU6qMj_YKcvhwltudGHtKDtAqlAL46OTzv4pe7PcfO69tn0QNlcC4sFRm7/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0G6n0-f5MJALpbmK7rZRHnV4Z9sbuMd1dfFUz9Y6hE5whIVBBZ_nR_MGf2OdPCP4QFZIPdD9xI8CbheDPcWU6qMj_YKcvhwltudGHtKDtAqlAL46OTzv4pe7PcfO69tn0QNlcC4sFRm7/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500692802395525218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6PJx5bpR_iifg3_a55DrwuGAkzooosloNp5gx5q_4Rl01Yod1yplCBrQANpThvncZ505EljNTjg-OktovG2BYvcEtO0TiarUyYJUS4YWoJSs0P7J8PHJrzpfuyQFEL03gJPG6Cn5JaZv/s1600/rich+guys+wife(high+school).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6PJx5bpR_iifg3_a55DrwuGAkzooosloNp5gx5q_4Rl01Yod1yplCBrQANpThvncZ505EljNTjg-OktovG2BYvcEtO0TiarUyYJUS4YWoJSs0P7J8PHJrzpfuyQFEL03gJPG6Cn5JaZv/s400/rich+guys+wife(high+school).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500692683170377554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR5oiK7ii2JTNDl7eo-Vo-Eev6NDKFc6EKgaqFP6oqOrS5pdmtpOvTqkX7iB0YPaOXPnCxO4HONpbtHeaXjb4JMwb5y1i_zQPRcxikWkmR5zdQ4V3bH2ewUBwzO6gcGmzKSMFHkMo8FY6/s1600/batdoe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcR5oiK7ii2JTNDl7eo-Vo-Eev6NDKFc6EKgaqFP6oqOrS5pdmtpOvTqkX7iB0YPaOXPnCxO4HONpbtHeaXjb4JMwb5y1i_zQPRcxikWkmR5zdQ4V3bH2ewUBwzO6gcGmzKSMFHkMo8FY6/s400/batdoe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500692562638403970" /></a>Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987352103588644669.post-56898934482153189012010-05-25T03:15:00.000-07:002014-04-01T20:02:30.205-07:00Afterthought<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So here we go. Progress. I've been beating this thing to death for weeks now slaving over the scraping and burnishing to get just the right range of tones. I'm not completely satisfied but I'm moderately satisfied, Marcusspeak for "it doesn't make me want to stab myself" Here is a detail view for people who enjoy such things:<br />
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I've been slaving away on etchings and monoprints for awhile and I haven't posted too many new works so here goes. There should soon be a flurry of visual activity for you enjoy or ignore at your discretion. This is a very subtle portrait of the main character of a comic I've had kicking around my head lately. I've got a chapter or two written out long hand so I should be ready to get going soon.Marcus Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162863292405650138noreply@blogger.com0