If this is “Jumping The Gun” ….
Then what on Earth would you call this, this, or this?
See if you can figure out all 21 conundrums on Matt Cruikshank’s relaunched blog, The Crooked Leg. It’s harder than you might think at first sight.
Brilliant!
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It was on the 4th of July
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This extraordinary image was left over from a recent post about Andre Duranceau
I show it here A) Because I think it’s an astonishingly confident sculpture for its young designer, and B) Because it’s such a robust expression of optimism, reflecting the mood of the 1939 World’s Fair after the [...]
This brilliant cartoon by P.J.Polyp was originally published in The Ethical Consumer and is one of nearly 1000 postcards published by Leeds Postcards.
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The New Internationalist regularly features his work.
Update. Polyp has kindly added a link to an animated version of the Rat Race on Friends of the Earth’s website, [...]
No.1: The Macaw
(You’ll have to do what the parrot says, and click on his image.)
And yes, you’re right it is a macaw. It’s the image that started me off on a long rumination about parrots.
I found it in the astonishingly well constructed site run by the New York Public Library, amongst a few thousand [...]
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Senator Barack Obama painted for The Chicago Magazine - October 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton, for The Weekly Standard
A self promotion piece. The expression on Bush’s face is perfect.
As well as his published illustration, Jason also works as an online tutor at Schoolism.com
You don’t have to be a student there [...]
Guillermo White in “Caras y Caretas” 1906
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A brief bio of Señor Cao reveals that he was born in the North-East of Spain (Galicia) in December 1862. He showed a precocious talent for drawing, and from a very early age put his artistic talents to use in a [...]
I’m delighted to include Stephen Hanson’s name in the blogroll once more, since he recently resurfaced on his old blog address.
Moon Jelly (Click on these pictures to enlarge them, please.)
His blog is chock full of the goodness you’ll remember from its previous incarnation before its disappearance.
Catch Me If You Can
Poker Club on the Ark
Here’s the [...]
Should you ever be stuck while trying to recall how to draw a tricky pose, or even a walk cycle, and you haven’t got a lay figure handy, then posemaniacs.com might be just the right online tool for you.
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You can rotate all the models clockwise or widdershins. [...]
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Of course the more perspicacious among you readers of Articles and Texticles will have immediately spotted what the artist is doing wrong in this picture.
That’s right, he’s wearing completely the wrong footwear for the job. He should be wearing very heavy boots so that he can keep his knees down, and support [...]
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