FELIKS TOPOLSKI

Feliks Topolski (1907-1989) traveled the world, illustrating the great places and events of his day. Born in Poland, Topolski set out for ad...

WORDS AND PICTURES

When words and pictures are combined to tell a story, one medium or the other usually ends up doing most of the heavy lifting. Personally, I...

MASTERS OF DESIGN

I have irritated some readers by criticizing popular illustrators such as Bama , Boris, Rowena or Vargas . These artists have good technica...

APPLES, ORANGES AND ELEPHANTS

We've all been taught that you can't compare apples and oranges. They are as different as... well, a Rembrandt drawing and a Disney ...

ART, FLOWERS AND DINOSAURS

The famous scientist and naturalist Loren Eiseley explained how flowers made human beings possible. 100 million years ago, wrote Eiseley, th...

THE LOW NOTE IN THE HARMONY

In my youth, I was easily impressed by fine, detailed linework. Fine lines are a great way for artists to show off. They also feel cool to d...