ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part eight

This lovely little drawing by Robert Fawcett appeared in Look Magazine in the 1960s. It was just a spot illustration, about 2 inches across....

A HERO'S ROLE AWAITS THE RIGHT ARTIST

At the start of the 20th century, artists and designers were excited by the prospect of a new era filled with miraculous inventions such as ...

SORRY, BUT MY RHINOCEROS DROWNED

Artists are most creative when they have to explain a missed deadline or a mistake in their artwork. This honorable tradition of excuses goe...

THE TRIBUTE OF A SIGH

In 1748, Thomas Gray stood alone at dusk in the crumbling remains of a small cemetery in the English countryside. He thought about the gener...

ARTISTS IN LOVE, part five

The meanest illustrator who ever lived was surely James Montgomery Flagg, who was always quick with an unkind remark. Flagg's autobiogra...

BEN JAROSLAW

When I was younger (and dumber) I didn't pay much attention to illustrations of cars. Sure, the illustrators had great skill, but I saw ...

FOLDS I LOVE

The world offers unlimited numbers of cool things to draw. Yet, artists seem to have special affection for drawing folds in fabric. Folds do...