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Sandy Kossin, American Illustrator
Sanford “Sandy” Kossin is one of the best. You may not remember him as he stopped working professionally some years back, preferring instead to draw from the live model to keep his formidable drawing skills sharp. Selfishly, I never agreed with that. I wanted more and more from him. I wanted to keep running into his work on paperback covers or Boy’s Life, like I had as a kid. Sandy hit his stride through the…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Why’d You Make That?
July 12, 2024 - I recently posted an older painting on IG with some close up detail shots. I asked what people's interpretation of it was without revealing my personal intention behind the idea. I had a few people chime in with their thoughts and some gave me a new perspective on the piece myself! In a previous Muddy post, I exposed the timeline of the process for one painting. (see that post here) I thought it might be fun to zoom into just the idea and elaborate how and why I landed on the composition for "The Creation of Eve", and reveal the meaning behind it. Do paintings needs to mean something? No. Each person needs to decide what brings them satisfaction in what they make. For some, there needs to be a deeper meaning. Others are content…
PREVIOUS POSTS
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Inspiration: FASHION
Thursday, January 27, 2011
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Showing At The Society of Illustrators
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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Experimentation
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Dancing in the woods and other advice.
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Tips and Tricks from an Art Slave
Friday, January 21, 2011
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Life Models and the Art They Inspire
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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