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26. Dotty

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/13/2012
Blog: Ellis Nadler's Sketchbook (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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From today's discussion with Terry Ryan.

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27. Drawing Inspiration: Hans Memling [ο]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 12/12/2011
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Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / Giant of Medieval Painting

Wounded in war and nursed to health by The Knights Hospitaller

Studied under Van Der Weyden

Painted the best Last Judgment

Hans Memling
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28. The Visionary

By: Ellis Nadler, on 12/5/2011
Blog: Ellis Nadler's Sketchbook (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I'm desperately reaching out to see the world.
Wood engraving 25mm x 40mm. Click to enlarge.

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29. Drawing Inspiration: Francisco Goya [ξ]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 11/27/2011
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Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / Printmaker / "The Sleep of Reason..."

Became deaf mid-career from... lead paint?

An artist in protest

Died alone, leaving his Black Paintings

Francisco Goya
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30. New Book Cover: Tuesdays at the Castle

By: David Hohn, on 11/7/2011
Blog: David Hohn (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I just found out that a book I did the cover for is now available at your favorite bookstore!
Written by Jessica Day George, it got a great review blurb from Kirkus:

“This enjoyable romp turns mischief into political action and a stone palace into a cunning character. These kids are clever, as is George’s lively adventure. May pique castle envy.” —Kirkus Reviews

This is a splendid YA fantasy and I had a great time coming up with all kinds of cover concepts.
And what the heck, since you're here at my blog what better place to show some behind-the-scenes stuff:

In hindsight it would have been awesome if I had waited until Tuesday to post this -- ah well, enjoy!

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31. Munnin

By: Ellis Nadler, on 10/12/2011
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The Raven of Memory has been flying around my studio this week.
Acrylic on canvas 15cm x 15cm. Click to enlarge.

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32. Cat v. Kat

By: Ellis Nadler, on 10/4/2011
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The same cat at different times. Or maybe the inner and outer aspects of the same cat.
Pen and ink 8cm x 14cm. Click to enlarge.

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33. Killing Joke

By: Ellis Nadler, on 9/29/2011
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This drawing is quite safe..it's an empty shell, just for display.
Ink and acrylic 15.5cm x 11.5cm. Click to enlarge.

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34. iPhone Ukiyo-e

By: Ellis Nadler, on 8/27/2011
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A fake woodcut made with the ukiyoe app for iPhone. As a confirmed woodcut nut, this tickles my "conceptual" buds.

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35. Drawing Inspiration: Ub Iwerks [μ]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 8/26/2011
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～PROFILE～

Animator / Inventor / Da Vinci of Disney

Yes, he created Mickey Mouse

Made the birds on Hitchcock's, The Birds

Oscar-winning FX pioneer

Ub Iwerks Wikipedia Bio

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36. Hamster Jam

By: Ellis Nadler, on 7/15/2011
Blog: Ellis Nadler's Sketchbook (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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A loved one flew to Amsterdam today. By coincidence I saw these road markings (left) outside my studio that resemble the flag of Amsterdam (right).
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37. The De-Curator

By: Ellis Nadler, on 7/13/2011
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I met a guy who is a painter and decorator. He's just decided to become a curator but can't afford to print new business cards....so he simply altered his current card.
Found business card 5cm x 9cm. Click to enlarge.

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38. Head Banger

By: Ellis Nadler, on 7/6/2011
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My brain needs a service.
Pen and ink with digital colour. 50mm x 75mm. Click to enlarge.

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39. Camouflage

By: Ellis Nadler, on 7/5/2011
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Spot the hidden word.
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40. Drawing Inspiration: Edmund Dulac [λ]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 7/5/2011
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Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Golden Age Giant / 'Arabian Nights' Artist

Born in France, worked in England

Studied to become a lawyer... then got bored of it

Designed many UK stamps and even European currency

Edmund Dulac Wikipedia Bio

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41. Drawing Inspiration: Howard Pyle [κ]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 5/31/2011
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Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Illustrator / N.C. Wyeth's Teacher

Known for his novel, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Painted Captain Kid like no one's business

Street cred: Vincent Van Gogh loved his work

Howard Pyle Wikipedia Bio

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42. Pew! Pew! Pew!

By: Chris Whetzel, on 5/23/2011
Blog: Chris Whetzel Illustration (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Recently, I was commissioned by Semper Fi magazine to create an image for an article outlining a new approach in the fight against terror: the cyber soldier. Apparently, hacking is a major national security threat, and the military is training soldiers as well as incorporating tech-savvy civilians into a cyber-defense task force.

Here are the sketches. #1 is my take on a soldier at a CPU juxtaposed with his "cyber-self." #2 is a Matrix-type approach of a soldier being made of "code." #3 is a soldier in "cyber-gear" that is schematic/blueprint looking and glowing (Tron shown as example of glowing).

It was decided that #1 was the best visual, and I went to finish. I altered the figure at the desk as it was feeling a bit stiff. In dealing with color, I decided I like a cool feel to represent cyberspace; I also cooled down the camo of the uniform to reflect this. I would have loved to have worked more "tech"-style stuff into the image like the other two sketches, but it made sense to keep it a more realistic figure so that readers (soldiers and veterans) could easily relate and see themselves as this figure.

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43. Going Long

By: Ellis Nadler, on 5/19/2011
Blog: Ellis Nadler's Sketchbook (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I came across this charred log. I broke off a piece and used it to draw a picture of that log.

A circular walk of 2 miles starting at Parliament Hill car park including a 200 metre swim in the Highgate pond. Water temperature 16C. 19 May 2011
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44. Anchorite

By: Ellis Nadler, on 5/16/2011
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Another attempt at a decorative back to The Cards of Uut. Still not sure about this one.
Woodcut 30cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

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45. Drawing Inspiration: Caspar David Friedrich [θ]

By: Owen Schumacher, on 3/28/2011
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Illustration by Owen Schumacher

～PROFILE～

Painter / German Romantic

Master of mystical landscapes

Had early success, died poor and lonely

Work co-opted by the Nazis for its inherent Germanness

Caspar David Friedrich Wikipedia Bio

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46. Like Toy Soldierrrrrrrsss...

By: Chris Whetzel, on 3/20/2011
Blog: Chris Whetzel Illustration (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Howdy folks!

The Washington Post is a paper that I've unfortunately had to turn down for work on a few occasions due to a full schedule. It was always a bummer, and I always felt guilty doing so since I the topics were always of interest to me. So I was very happy when Kristin the AD called with a project just as I was wrapping up a few projects! The assignment was perfect for me as it was a great opportunity to draw some soldiers which I was hoping to do after recently watching the documentary Restrepo. I have mad respect for soldiers, and I always take great pride in creating artwork depicting these everyday heroes.

The subject of the article is about how the U.S. can remain a superpower while retaining a smaller wallet. With Congress looking to make drastic budget cuts, the article analyzes how military cuts would be beneficial to our economy as well as how the military could continue to operate at a high performance without unnecessary excess.

Sketches:

Kristin liked idea #1 with a sight revision of adding in an arm pulling the belt tight. And while not literally a heroic soldier, I like how that message comes through despite the limitation being imposed on the figure. So it was a win-win decision for both of us:

Final art:

Creating this piece was a great experience as I was able to work with an iconic hero-figure as well as to with colors outside my typical palettes; I also really tried to takes the concepts for this assignment to another level; this is a personal challenge I take on when I feel my work is getting stale or I feel I'm getting lazy :) It usually results in a piece that I really enjoy!

Enjoy the Day,

Chris

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47. Stoned

By: Ellis Nadler, on 3/17/2011
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Life distilled. A companion piece to this.

Digital drawing. Click to enlarge.

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48. Tania Candiani

By: dawire, on 3/14/2011
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Tania Candiani, Protection Helmets, Confronted, 2004 Tania Candiani & Regina José Galindo, Battleground, Live performance and streaming, El Paso, Texas, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Tania Candiani reveals and confronts head-on in her work the pressures that women face in society, the insistence on being stick thing, crazy fad diets and a combination of junk-food ad wars and fitness fanaticism, and much like a warrior, uses everything that is most typically associated with conventional women's 'work', from cooking utensils to needle and thread, to address it. In all this, the body is the main subject that allows her to call these issues into attention, that although considered somewhat trite, still concern women today.[...]

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49. MyBusiness: Republican Majority

By: Chris Whetzel, on 3/10/2011
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Way back in November, I was happy to get a commission from MyBusiness Magazine. It is a publication for small business owners that always provide interesting topics for an assignment. This particular commissiont dealt with the hot subject of the month: the likely prospect of the Republicans gaining majority in the House of Representatives.

In the sketches, I was asked to work up ideas that could go either way with tweaking; basically, the art had to work for a Democrat or Republican victory. So I worked on ideas that could work with a swap of the donkey/elephant as well as ideas that focused on using blue/red to show parties:

I was sort of bummed out that the higher-ups decided to use the chess image for the cover, and the art director shared my sentiments;however, there wasn't anything we could do at that point. So with the chess and capitol building sketches chosen, I worked up final art with the assumption that the Republicans would be victorious, and I had alternative Democrat-based images just in case I needed them.

Final Layouts:

Now some folks might ask if I supported the Republican or Democratic side of the election. I will just say that I try to keep my personal viewpoints on the back burner in situations like this. I think it is more professional to be objective with assignments like this unless the article has a certain slant to it.

Enjoy the Day,

Chris

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50. Pure Blindness

By: Ellis Nadler, on 2/26/2011
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Card 25 in the current series is now complete.
Woodcut 30cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

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