Frank Frazetta

I was around 14 when I bought the Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta, vol. 2 during summer vacation. I can still remember seeing his art for the first time, and the adrenaline rush that went through me. No other artist created such a strong emotional response in me, and I could think of little else for the next 10 years.

Frank Frazetta is far and away my favorite artist, painter, illustrator, and cartoonist, and the main reason I wanted to become an artist. No other person has had more of an influence on the way I think about drawing, composition, and shapes.

Rest in Peace.

S.

LILITH (eight of eighteen)

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Skibber in Spanish from Apa Apa!

My book Skibber Bee~Bye is celebrating it's 10th birthday this year! To commemorate this - I'll be making some Skibber related announcements in the next weeks and months - including original art from the book for sale, a Highwater Books art show in MA, and this:

A hardcover Spanish language edition of Skibber has just been published by Apa Apa in Barcelona!

(Hello? France? I'm waiting!)

Bug Trophy

TUP on Art

Cartoons by Bob Tupper, who over the last few years has become one of my all-time favorite cartoonists. There are currently close to 1000 prime Tupper cartoons at www.cartoonretro.com, and I am preparing a book collection. I haven't been able to find much biographical information on Tupper, so if you have any information or artwork to share, please contact me. I know he was in the Navy, and lived in San Francisco and Fallbrook, CA.
S.

LILITH (seven of eighteen)