Buscema and Alcala on Conan- the Ultimate Collab? by Sol-Caninus, journal
Buscema and Alcala on Conan- the Ultimate Collab?
Art Stuff: Spent more time drifting this week, reviewing my gallery, browsing those of others, and inquiring into the works and lives of different artists - among them Jack Hamm and, once, again, John Buscema.
I remember my introduction to Hamm more than a decade ago. And I recall the myriad questions I had at that time about how to proceed with inking. When I look at his work, now, it's all very clear. I have no questions. I know exactly how to proceed. Not because I figured out how Hamm did it, or how Loomis did it, or how anyone else did it - but because with years of fumbling, I learned to do it my way. And in doing it my way and
Twixt heart of deepest Limbo and the nil beyond all things
There stands The Three Manhood Decrees!
Number One.
Another one.
And the only one that matters:
Proudly brandish a swashbuckler's goatee!
The more you grab, clutch and coddle.
The more slips
Through your fingers Be thankful on the inhale.
Be kind on the exhale. Forevermore. Let Go. And so, unbridled,
Will the becoming
Of that wildflower of existence
Only you could ever be.
When contented, his eyes are the perfect steel grey
Of the spectral midpoint between dark and light.
When impassioned, they blaze the perfect purple
At the fulcrum between redshift and blue:
That purple of the mists of Limbo.
Like any being of consequence, he wears a moustache.
For truly, does any art or fashion transcend
A perfectly crafted moustache?
Cocked on a cropped shock of flaming red, he dons a derby hat.
For what says, “the power is mine to do as I wilt”
more fully than does a derby hat?
Also, a grey hooded sweater, against the winds of Limbo fierce.
And for those times when e’en for The Banjoman
C'mon, Dave. Daylight's wastin'. Think of the daily exercise as going to the bathroom. Get in there, knock it out, and forget about it until tomorrow morning. Regularity is the key for now - produce, mindlessly. Everything that follows depends on it.
Thanks for the motivation. Work is crushing me at the moment. My intention is to just start with some gesture sketching. I will aim to post some work Monday.
Here's what I think about that. How would it be if you waited till Monday to go to the bathroom? You think you want to train yourself to draw? I say you have to practice controlling your mind. Practice interrupting the OC track to focus a prescribed few minutes on what you want to do. That is manifest your desire in the here and now, here and now. In any event, let me know when you post.
Here is the link to a website hosting the Stanchfield papers. I would download them, since they already disappeared from the original host site. thinkinganimation.com/animatio… More good stuff in my Quick Picks in the Resource Center on my profile page.
No activity for a long while, except for the new deviant ID picture. Just wanted to let you know that an artist with whom I regularly converse is a playwright Thought you and Margriet might enjoy talking shop and exchanging experience on creative process, writing drama, etc.,
You are too kind! I have been out of action on the creative front. No drawing but I have spooled back up to Chapter 6 on a new attempt at my story. Really just more history before we get into the cosmic action. I haven't put an iteration on here. But you can see it at andycrowley.com