5 ARTISTS AT COMIC-CON: CHESTER BROWN

Cartoonist Chester Brown stood in front of a room full of people at Comic-Con and described his sex with prostitutes.  As he went through t...

5 ARTISTS AT COMIC-CON: NATHAN FOWKES

 I have previously written about the work of Nathan Fowkes , a talented artist for DreamWorks Animation, a fine landscape artist, and an ar...

5 ARTISTS AT COMIC-CON: SEYMOUR CHWAST

I just returned from Comic-Con in San Diego.  This week I will write about five of the artists I encountered there. One of the best things a...

DIALOGUE WITH A FIG LEAF

Ever since civilization invented modesty, the fig leaf has created special challenges for artists. One of Denis Zilber's typically fun ...

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

Thomas Hart Benton was a serious painter whose allegorical pictures of slow country life showed skill and intellect: Thomas Hart Benton. Per...

A THING FOR SHOULDERS

Illustrator Henry Raleigh had a thing for shoulders. Other artists loved to draw hands.  Al Dorne , Steve Ditko and Mort Drucker all emp...