Today....in spite of the current global and domestic financial meltdown....and not to mention the normal pitfalls of our human existence on this somewhat weary planet....most of us have much to be thankful about. Not least, as I write, I'm grateful for 'Today's Inspiration', and for Leif's untiring efforts to inform and entertain with historic artists and illustration. This week he informed me of the Google Analytics chart showing the number of visitors to TI and the CAWS from around the world. To this old timer, just mind boggling....and I'm thankful for the chance to share some of my efforts and interests, over a lot of years, with generations from the digital age'.
A 'Lucky Lager' billboard (above) to start, from a poster, again photographed propped up on a patio chair. Not the greatest fidelity. The turkey, still in plastic wrap, and the laden 'Lucky' shopper, are the only Thanksgiving illustration I recall doing. I illustrated many Christmas themes...and have done a bunch of 'turkeys'....but those are of a different definition!
We'll return this week to many of the rest of the 'Telephone News' mailers from the 60's. I enjoyed the variety of subjects.
Most of the technical reference was provided by BBD&O, and the rest, including most figures, by the illustrator.
All were done in a gouache technique....using Windsor Newton Designers Gouache, Perma Greys Gouache, often with Liquitex acrylic matte medium mixed in.
* Charlie Allen's Flickr set
* Gary Larson cartoon © 1992 FarWorks Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1 comment:
That Globemaster freighter looks grand. It would actually be a rather ugly plane, but you got it from the best perspective possible. Also the persons on all of your ads are depicted in lively poses, each of them. So telling; not to speak of them hands...
And then you're always getting the values just perfect! It makes it all look so real.
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