Recent Drescher
This is a piece Hernik Drescher recently did for art director Soojin Buzelli for Plan Advisor Magazine.
Fresh Fruit by Sylvie Thamsir
A new still life done with graphite pencil on paper by Sylvie Thamsir.
June 11, 2015The Juggler of Our Lady: Forbear of the Graphic Novel
Originally released in 1953, R.O. Blechman’s picture book, The Juggler of Our Lady will be reprinted by Dover Graphic Novels this summer with an introduction by Maurice Sendak. The Juggler of Our Lady is one of the great examples of the graphic novel form. In the book, Blechman gives us a satirical, visual retelling of a classic medieval Christmas tale of the same name. The story is simple: An innocent juggler named Cantalbert sets out to save the world with his talent but is scorned and ignored by everyone he meets until an encounter with a statue of the Virgin Mary changes his life.
The first edition was published by Henry Holt in 1953.
June 10, 2015Alëna Skarina’s Music For Memory
Alëna was commissioned by Denise Cole of JWT to create a poster for the Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s “Music and Memory iPod Projectâ€. The project program is based on the effects of music and stimulation on people with dementia. The poster encourages the donations of old iPods, which are then loaded with personalized music for patients with dementia.
June 9, 2015The Winds of Change are blowing bringing Spring weather. Enjoy the earth today.
Art by Alexandra Iorgu.
Home is where your hive is.
Sylvie Thamsir’s Pencil Drawings
Maurice Vellekoop gets the centre spread treatment.
Maurice’s show, “Cockadoodle: The Erogenous Art of Maurice Vellekoop†was given a double page review in the Manchester Evening News.
Now showing! “Cockadoodle: The Erogenous Art of Maurice Vellekoopâ€
The show in Manchester, England is a flamboyant new exhibition of Maurice’s contribution to illustration, underground comics and contemporary erotica. This is Maurice Vellekoop’s first European solo exhibition with a wide selection of his erotic work on show alongside examples of his mainstream editorial work. The exhibition comes at a moment of renewed significance for Maurice as he embarks upon a graphic memoir, I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together! commissioned by the Canadian Council for the Arts and edited by author and award-winning art director Chip Kidd, to be published by Pantheon Books.
The exhibition is supported by a programme of events and activities that address notions of private shame, empowerment, sex-positivism and the often overlooked role of personal fantasy in critical cultural appreciation.
Cockadoodle: The Erogenous Art of Maurice VellekoopThe show is at Twenty Twenty Two in Manchester, England from 15 August to 13 September 2014. The show will move to a Liverpool venue and dates will be announced soon.
Curated by Bren O’Callaghan, is supported by Arts Council England, Manchester Pride and Homotopia Liverpool.
New work from Benji
