The Scratchy Line-R. O. Blechman
Few illustrators have had such an impact in a variety of media forms for so long and remained so largely unknown as R. O. Blechman. The...
DAVID LEVINE
Above: David Levine's Franz Kafka I started drawing as a kid. I learned a valuable lesson one day in grade school. Often, I would draw...
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright (Artists # 2)
Recently I saw a posting for a home in the Real Estate section of The New York Times. I often look at the homes that are up for sale...
THE NEW NOVEL
I thought I'd start a series about those works of art that have made an impact on me over the years. I might as well start by discussing...
ON THE ROAD (Episode 2) The Codex Leicester
Here's another entry about a trip I took with students. Before we saw a Broadway show in 2003, I took my AP classes to the venerable...
THE FUNNY PAGES: Calvin and Hobbes
There were many motifs that ran through the strip, sparked by Calvin's vivid imagination. He travelled through the cosmos as a spaceman...
SILVER AGED WONDER
I grew up in the world of comic books, what today to collectors has come to be known as the Silver Age. Comic books really began in the...
THE SUMMER OF LOVE (PART V) POSTERIZED
When I reached my teen years I made it a point to try to cover every square inch of my bedroom with newspaper and magazine photos of my...
THE COLORS OF SPACE
Been reflecting more than usual and I thought I'd pay tribute to an artist about whom nothing is written these days. Yet he was as...