tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post1169385534300726610..comments2024-02-28T00:44:25.483-08:00Comments on Charlie Allen's Blog: OL' ROCKIN CHAIR'S GOT ME....'leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-20865392520358671652009-07-13T11:36:33.075-07:002009-07-13T11:36:33.075-07:00Del Monte rocks! Definitely.
I can only second Bru...Del Monte rocks! Definitely.<br />I can only second Bruce Hettema.<br />Congrats<br />RichRichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-65728142918102383422009-07-10T19:24:24.973-07:002009-07-10T19:24:24.973-07:00Happy Anniversary Charlie,great work as usual.A pl...Happy Anniversary Charlie,great work as usual.A plethora of styles held together by one essential ingredient, outstanding skill. I hope I speak for everyone when I ask you to continue your project for as long as possible as its both a joy to look at and downright educational! All the Best for the next year.Chadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-55315751824477364652009-07-05T18:08:04.645-07:002009-07-05T18:08:04.645-07:00So right, Roger. It was often said at P&H tha...So right, Roger. It was often said at P&H that comps looked better than the finishes. It seemed to apply to all of us.....for some reason we tend to tighten up and lose much of the energy and charm of the original. A note on TI's great blog this week on Fred Ludekins. An amazing dramatic illustrator, I think we can agree. Comparisons are never fair, though, and almost every Parker, Fawcett, Sickles, Whitcomb (yes) I'd see would just amaze me....and could easily lead to envy. But....we're all different....and see life through entirely different lenses. Fortunately I decided early....be yourself, for better or worse. You can't fake it for very long. And....last....vive la difference! Art is a show....an entertainment....and we need all the creativity and excellence that artists can provide.Charlie Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-81573133415018427212009-07-03T01:58:36.512-07:002009-07-03T01:58:36.512-07:00Congrats on your first year of blogging Charlie.
H...Congrats on your first year of blogging Charlie.<br />Hopefully there are many more to come.<br />I've loved looking at the range of your work.<br />Despite any reservations you may have, I often prefer looking at the comps to seeing the finished work. For a start it's an aspect of the work we generally aren't privileged to observe, but it's also like looking at the nuts and bolts construction behind the finished product. Comps are so full of potential and generally completely unselfconscious in their execution.<br />Keep 'em coming!Roger O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886618097731741114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-14376361062822221812009-07-02T21:17:24.385-07:002009-07-02T21:17:24.385-07:00Thanks, Harry....You probably have more room than ...Thanks, Harry....You probably have more room than I....and I know you're better organized. I will show several more 'not so golden' oldies....a couple from art school even. The whole year has been...not a blast....but a fun project. And, I've been dragged, kicking and screaming, into a digital age that astounds my antiquated brain. Thanks to Leif, glad to be a tiny part of it.Charlie Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-71502884229406196122009-07-02T09:13:07.706-07:002009-07-02T09:13:07.706-07:00Hi Charlie,
Beautiful stuff, as always.It's re...Hi Charlie,<br />Beautiful stuff, as always.It's really interesting seeing those great comps. Congratulations on one year of blogging. Dig around, you'll find some more stuff that's been hidden for years. I keep finding old proofs and other stuff that I forgot I had saved.<br />HarryHarry Borgmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442891906124199120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-42932015501573388162009-07-01T11:53:48.066-07:002009-07-01T11:53:48.066-07:00Thanks, Bruce....and Matt. No, not an 'endles...Thanks, Bruce....and Matt. No, not an 'endless' stream for sure. And I might have inherited an engineering gene or two, and a looser playful gene from an aunt who illustrated her letters with funny cartoons. Whatever....I worked on a tight auto job one week, then some loose figure illustration the next. Enjoyed the change and not having to repeat the same type of work over and over. Cheers!Charlie Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-3396067390237751032009-07-01T09:45:13.338-07:002009-07-01T09:45:13.338-07:00another fine post.
and yes, congrats on the blog ...another fine post.<br /><br />and yes, congrats on the blog - an endless stream of incredible work... and by "endless", I'm inferring a hope that there's <i>at least</i> another year ahead.<br /><br />also, did you have a particular subject matter that you liked working on best? figurative, architectural, landscapes, nature, etc? I haven't had the time to read every post here yet, so you may have covered this already... but your lines are so solid with the the architectural stuff, and playful but sure with the more organic things, that I can't quite tell... either way it looks like you enjoy every piece.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891803494450719808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064869808377826774.post-74245989707166471312009-07-01T08:52:08.246-07:002009-07-01T08:52:08.246-07:00Too bad the music around America didn't go to ...Too bad the music around America didn't go to final. I bet they would have looked great. Congrats on a year of blogging.<br />BruceBruce Hettemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528651482236878527noreply@blogger.com