Ball point pen on today's newsprint Annoyed by all the negative press, Rupert Murdoch and his son James have agreed to testify before U.K. Parliament. Murdoch told The Wall Street Journal, which he owns, that he is "just getting annoyed" at all the recent negative press. To appreciate the irony, read this. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint Ironically, had The News of the World not closed it's doors, the scandal that's rocking News Corp is just the kind of story that it would have loved to cover. But behind the eye catching headlines the tabloid was a major source of power and influence. Ball point pen on today's newsprint read and this ...
Read MoreElvis drawn on 1956 newsprint Last month I saw this article in the New York Times, Arts Beat. Elvis Presley Enterprises was looking for art to help celebrate the 55th anniversary of the release of Heart Break Hotel. I've been drawing on newsprint for years. I like how the underlying text of the articles adds context but until now, all the subjects have been as current as my daily newspaper. Drawing Elvis circa 1956 was an opportunity to search for some old articles written before history had a chance to put Mr. Presley's life into context. As the authors of the 1956 news articles could not have predicted the legend that Elvis would become, the underlying text becomes as innocent as the young Elvis, helping to anchor the drawing to that specific time. I was just informed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, that my drawing was selected as one of the 56 finalists in the Elvis in '56 art contes ...
Read MoreI had a great time drawing yesterday afternoon with a group of talented artists that meet the first and third Wednesday of each month for a drink and draw at the historic Vasac at 7B. A Big thanks to Stephen Gardner for the invite and Peter Cusack , Ed Murr, and Monika Maniecki for welcoming me into the fold. Some very nice drawings & watercolors were done be the group... mine were quick ball point pen gesture drawings. ...
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