“Nude Duck Descending a Staircase”, fine art hand-pulled stone lithograph from original mixed media painting by Chuck Jones, 1989. Printed on 19th century Marinoni presses one-color at a time at the American Atelier, New York.
Edward Gorey’s Fantod Packwas first published in 1995. It is a 20 card tarot deck featuring a guide to interpreting the cards by Madame Groeda Weyrd.
“Now that you have learned of all the dreadful things that have overtaken your friends and relations during the past year as scribbled on the inside of their Christmas cards, don’t you want to know what dreadful things lie in wait for you?”
“Giants stalked the earth above us. First came the soft murmur of their dancing on the outskirts, then the grumbling of their plodding towards us, and finally the ear-splitting crashes of their heels upon us.” - Kurt Vonnegut, “The Blood of Dresden”
“Sketch for the panel ‘Pagan Gods: Moloch,’ north ceiling vault, west side, of John Singer Sargent’s mural cycle The Triumph of Religion, executed for the Boston Public Library between 1895 and 1925. The Moloch panel was installed in 1895.”
Many years ago in a galaxy far, far away I was faced with painting works to use as portfolio pieces, hoping to secure a commission from a national magazine like Time. Being an early and enthusiastic fan of David Bowie, I decided it was a good opportunity to combine my interests in SF and his music in one piece.
In the end, I believe it never was used for a publication, but I don’t regret taking the time to create it. (Needless to say, I was thrilled to learn that he was cast as the lead in the film THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH!)
Never forget that he attacked the EPA and FDA as soon as he took office. More Americans were killed last year by tainted Romaine lettuce than by his boogeymen of undocumented immigrants. His shutdown is weakening our country. This is looking less like a bug and more like a feature.
Agreed. This is just gas on the dumpster fire, and Trump must be loving it. Anybody still giving this creep the benefit of the doubt is either scheming, themselves, or hopelessly ignorant. Guy filled all his cabinet seats with people formerly involved in the industries they’re now supposed to be regulating. Nothing but a cadre of white collar criminals and white supremacists. And every foreign policy decision he makes lessens our standing in the world, sows chaos, and conspicuously aligns with Putin’s goals of Russian expansion.That beady eyed cunt is really getting his money’s worth.
