Saturday, January 31, 2009

More art for sale



Top piece is display only or make me an offer.
Rough layout from the Lost Episodes of Ren & Stimpy. Ralph and the Pizza Parlor.

More art for sale

Cartoon Art for sale


We're slashing prices folks! Make me an offer you can't refuse! We've gone clazy over here! Clazy I tell you.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Rap

Is it music or just noise? Discuss.
In the comments I meant Tone Loc.

Job by Szyk


From the Book of Job illustrated by Arthur Szyk, 1944.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

Hermann "Munster" Goering


For all you Goering fans (or is it Georing?) I forget. The only top Nazi with blonde hair.

Szyk


From Arthur Szyk the illustrated Haggadah 1939.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Arthur Szyk


From the same WWII book mentioned previously. Google Szyk for the scariest war cartoons.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009

WORLD WAR II CARTOONS







The top post is the original by Leslie Illingworth from Wales. His work always had mood and drama - lots of heavy dark areas with sinister elements creeping up. The artist who borrowed from him was found on a WWII cartoon website as were the others. The Illingworth pice is from a book titled "World War II in Cartoons" by Mark Bryant, published 1989, Gallery books. This book led me to Arthur Szyk.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Monday, January 12, 2009

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Lobby card


Rare card for a movie I have not seen yet, though it looks like a fun fest. My dear friend Jennifer Waters found it in a Hollywood poster and bookstore that closed down earlier this year. Another victim of the makeover done to Hollywood blvd. Lobby cards are mostly frames from the film, and usually show a scene in a off moment, between actions or just a tinted copy of the poster. Truly a lost bit of American culture like drive-ins, and burger shops with waitresses on roller skates.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Szukalski


The greatest sculptor you never heard of - or maybe you have. He said Picasso was a bum but that doesn't make him less lovable. He lived in Santa Monica until passing away several years ago. Most of his original work was destroyed by commies in his native Poland. How do you describe a style beyond description? Arrogant, self-absorbed, and brilliant, he was the proto-typical artist.

Monday, November 03, 2008

Sokol


Three great examples of the great Erich Sokol best known in the U.S. for his Playboy cartoons, which have some of the best girl drawings ever seen by millions of perverts. In Europe he is mostly known for his political cartoons. His use of color is awesome, dude.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Meltdown Comics


Saturday Nov 1 we will be at Meltdown Comics, 7522 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, (818 851-7223) starting at 2PM. John K. will be there signing the new Political figures (Obama, Hillary, and McCain) as well as Jim Smith and some surprise guests. There will be some guitar pickin too if the situation is right. To see the box art scroll down on this blog or go to John K.s site.