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January 29, 2012

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Art and Artists I Love: Charley Harper

Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 – June 10, 2007) was a Cincinnati -based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. Born in Frenchton, West Virginia in 1922, Harper's upbringing on his family farm influenced his work to his last days. He left his farm home to study art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and won the academy’s first Stephen H. Wilder Traveling Scholarship. Also during his time at the Academy, and supposedly on the first day, Charley met fellow artist Edie Mckee , whom he would marry shortly after graduation in 1947. Known for his graphic design and illustrations as in "The Golden Book of Biology". Everything is broken down it to it's least graphic element. Nothing wasted using geometric forms.

Illustration Friday: AHEAD

ss s "Ahead " is the word for Illustration Friday this week. Here you see my submission. "To move ahead in life, I always need to remember...The best things in life, aren't things..." ~ me Please leave comments or suggestions. Have a wonderful week!

Positive and Negative Linocut Printmaking

Linocut printmaking is all about the negative and the positive, what is cut away and what is left behind. This material is a bit too soft to get any real detail. It's a bit like a pencil eraser. Next time I intend to use the real material linoleum. Just now looking to see what my subject matter will be. Suggestions are welcomed!

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