1,000th Post: Sharing Some Illustrations & Design I've Done
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I'm sure I could. Most of my magazines and tearsheets are in storage, though. But, I have access to much of the original art at our house. Is there anything in particular that you'd be curious about? Thank you for your interest.
You are an immensely talented artist. You have a style all your own!
That'd be great.
Maybe start a new post "TheIronMonkey Weekly Art Post", or something.
Not sure that there's anything in particular, I just found that it was all great work. The schoolboy in me enjoyed the nude sketches, of course!
By the way Eo-Jin has been awarded something from the Korean Government, regarding her art work. I'll PM you with details, if you're interested.That'd be great.
Maybe start a new post "TheIronMonkey Weekly Art Post", or something.
Not sure that there's anything in particular, I just found that it was all great work. The schoolboy in me enjoyed the nude sketches, of course!
Congratulating you (early) on your 2,000th post. Now go ahead and say a couple more things quickly so I don't look like a schmuck... 
Diggin' the work!
Diggin' the work!
Years ago, some of the freelance work I did was drawing storyboards for some music videos. I did ones for a Billy Idol video for the second version of "Hot in the City" that got banned on MTV for the S&M depiction, which is pretty tame by today's standards. When I met him, I remember being surprised how big his hand felt shaking it.
I also worked on storyboards for a video that was supposed to get projected onto the big thirty foot round screens when Pink Floyd was doing a tour with multiple cameras around the time of The Division Bell. They didn't get used.
I posted the following in another thread, but, I suspect it didn't get seen by many here. This was one of my earliest freelance jobs I did while I was a senior at the School of Visual Arts; there was an ad on a physical bulletin board with push pins for a music video for a new movie called The Goonies; unfortunately, the song only made the soundtrack, not the film, as I recall. I did the storyboards for this Arthur Baker video/tune, "Eight Arms to Hold You." It was directed by my friend, Peter Wallach (Eli’s son); Peter and I would work on many jobs together in the years following this initial project together (unfortunately, I didn’t get to work on the two stop motion Peter Gabriel animated music videos). It always cracks me up how punk rockers are depicted in mainstream media in '80s movies and this video is no exception:
I did the storyboards for a Nintendo Yoshi commercial:
and I did the boards and designed the gorilla and paper bird for this PayDay candy bar commercial:
I also worked on storyboards for a video that was supposed to get projected onto the big thirty foot round screens when Pink Floyd was doing a tour with multiple cameras around the time of The Division Bell. They didn't get used.
I posted the following in another thread, but, I suspect it didn't get seen by many here. This was one of my earliest freelance jobs I did while I was a senior at the School of Visual Arts; there was an ad on a physical bulletin board with push pins for a music video for a new movie called The Goonies; unfortunately, the song only made the soundtrack, not the film, as I recall. I did the storyboards for this Arthur Baker video/tune, "Eight Arms to Hold You." It was directed by my friend, Peter Wallach (Eli’s son); Peter and I would work on many jobs together in the years following this initial project together (unfortunately, I didn’t get to work on the two stop motion Peter Gabriel animated music videos). It always cracks me up how punk rockers are depicted in mainstream media in '80s movies and this video is no exception:
I did the storyboards for a Nintendo Yoshi commercial:
and I did the boards and designed the gorilla and paper bird for this PayDay candy bar commercial:
Thank you—I posted a couple of things a few minutes ago just so I could make this reply my 2,000th post.Congratulating you (early) on your 2,000th post. Now go ahead and say a couple more things quickly so I don't look like a schmuck...
Diggin' the work!
I love music. For me, as a visual artist, I find music conjures a more immediate emotional response in me than visual art. Very rarely do I get moved instantaneously by a painting. Perhaps, it's because I'm processing and thinking about and analyzing a work of art, trying figure it out. Music plays and my foot starts tapping right away. No processing. Because of my love of music, I got into high-end audio around 1995 and have enjoyed the pursuit of reproducing music more accurately since. I know there are several members here that have systems that lean towards that realm.
One of my proudest work associations is Stereophile Magazine. I made some beautiful friendships with editors and writers there. I did a number of feature illustrations for the magazine and I reworked their logo in 2011 because the previous one was so wonky, I took it upon myself to clean it up.
In the '60s, when J. Gordon Holt ran the publication by himself, the logo appeared like this:
Below is the May 2011 cover with the logo that bugged me. They debuted my version the following month in June 2011, which combined elements of the 1962 version and the one that bugged me:
Most audiophiles are familiar with Chesky Records, who are known for their great recordings. I began working with them in 2009 and designed CD and LP covers more to my liking for about ten years. Below are some of them, with some obvious nods to the design of Reid Miles at Blue Note and S. Neil Fujita at Columbia.
That's some really good work there, looks very inviting and professional. Gratulations to the 2000th!
Today you'd be banned for suggesting it might not be appropriate for first graders.
I forgot to post this tribute to Gordon Holt that ran in Stereophile when he died.
I thought a few audiophiles here might appreciate this painting of Gordon, as I suspect they're familiar with him and the magazine: @Searock Fan @AppalachianPiper92 @isaac liu @UB 40
I thought a few audiophiles here might appreciate this painting of Gordon, as I suspect they're familiar with him and the magazine: @Searock Fan @AppalachianPiper92 @isaac liu @UB 40
Fantastic body of work!
And a late thanks for info on the Macdonald!
And a late thanks for info on the Macdonald!
Your works is enviable. they are not only becomes the memory of an era, but also records some point of view.
Time will make them invaluable treasures.
Gratulations !
And……More bikinis ?
Time will make them invaluable treasures.
Gratulations !
And……More bikinis ?
Thank you.
Many years ago, I did some caricature illustrations for The Dallas Observer depicting some famous men in bikinis —televangelist, Robert Tilton; baseball player, Nolan Ryan; film director, Oliver Stone; children's show TV host, Mr. Peppermint (I gave the original painting to Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, as Mr. Peppermint was his dad, Jerry Haynes). I'll have to see if I can find those to post, although, they probably aren't the kind of bikinis you wanted to see.
Just thought I’d post a picture of a physical copy of Larry Block’s The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown.
I reworked the artwork a bit for the Italian edition for Larry:
The book has been well received—I’m happy for Larry—he’s eighty-four and still writing books that people love.
I reworked the artwork a bit for the Italian edition for Larry:
The book has been well received—I’m happy for Larry—he’s eighty-four and still writing books that people love.
I’m speechless!
You are so talented with your artwork. That is amazing!
You are so talented with your artwork. That is amazing!
I thought some of you might appreciate the evolution of a book cover I did about six years ago for a Margaret Millar reissue and some of the thought that went into it:
www.syndicatebooks.com
I think as of last Saturday, I've been a member of this forum for a year—boy, that zoomed by quickly.
Maggie Millar and Yorick's Skull: The Design of "How Like An Angel" — Guest Post by Jeff Wong — SYNDICATE BOOKS
Paul Oliver and I were going over ideas for the Syndicate Books cover of How Like an Angel . One idea was to have a row of monk- like figures walking along with their heads down (the California cult in the book) with the Grim Reaper amongst them, looking up — which we did. But, o
www.syndicatebooks.com
I think as of last Saturday, I've been a member of this forum for a year—boy, that zoomed by quickly.