I picked up a great book from the library, which features some fascinating illustrations by Winsor McCay. McCay was the creator of the Little Nemo comics, which are beautifully drawn, but which I haven't had the opportunity of fully reading.
The two following images are in the book I picked up, I love 'em!
First up, Winsor McCay's drawing on the Black Death, fittingly titled "When Black Death Rode." I think it's absolutely fabulous (but not a very happy drawing, which I hope you can recognize on your own, haha)...
Next up is a McCay drawing that catalogues the evils and power of drug addiction. This one is called "The Monster- A Horrid Reality." Pretty vicious imagery, this piece looks very contemporary...
And who knew having a drug addiction could be so uncool. I'm going to have to strike out 'Start a drug addiction' from my to do list.
8 comments:
My soul could use some goodness...I better learn to make stars.
I think Winsor McCay's work is amazing...surreal. And yeah, it is hard to believe he was drawing this stuff about 100 years ago.
I'm loving the happy stars theme
Laura: There is a workshop in most every major city. You should sign up for the star making class :) cool to hear you are a fan of McCay's, can't wait to check out his Little Nemo illustrations
Frenchy: I had a feeling you'd like that more than little kids with chainsaws, hehe...
Could you spare a cup of stars please? I'm running low on them. :)
Wow, that last drawing intense and disturbing. But then again, so is drug addiction I imagine!
Yah, that last image is freaky.
Cup o stars, coming right up!
The Black death is quite cool, in a disturbing kind of way. Reminds me of old legends in Brittany...
I like stars best. I rarely have nightmares with stars. :$
Me too, stars are usually safe. Except for exploding stars of course...
dear Sebastien, I'm touched by the little drawing ´drawing stars´. May I use this picture for my website ´ademster.nl´ (translation: breathing star)? Thank you. Ilse
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