EMPTY ARMS

You hardly ever see pictures of men carrying women in their arms these days, but once upon a time such pictures made up 71.32% of all illust...

0NE LOVELY DRAWING, part 38

This woodcut by  Lynd Ward scared the crap out of me when I was a boy: Ward (1905-1985) became known in the 1930s for his "wordless nov...

PRELIMINARY SKETCHES BY BERNIE FUCHS

I love the wildness in these preliminary sketches by illustrator Bernie Fuchs: They were done quickly, and with some violence: They look com...

THE OLD QUESTION FINALLY ANSWERED: "WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ILLUSTRATION AND FINE ART?"

. Over the years, many people have wrestled without progress over the difference between art and illustration.  The internet is riddled with...

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ART

Last weekend I gave a lecture at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge Massachusetts.  The following is an excerpt from what future gene...

LECTURE ON ILLUSTRATION: SEPTEMBER 24

For those who live near the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the Museum was kind enough to invite me to come present m...

CHRIS PAYNE

Detail                                                                                         It is easy to become dazzled by Chris Payne...