tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post5352427523565916354..comments2024-02-28T20:08:29.312-08:00Comments on The Pictorial Arts: SatisfyingThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-86213705065702615112013-04-13T04:38:18.013-07:002013-04-13T04:38:18.013-07:00Yes, it's great. I don't like pieces in th...Yes, it's great. I don't like pieces in this style too much, normally, either. But this one is done astonishingly well. Everything (lights, composition, subject, etc...)is right and each element on its particular level falls exactly in place. Actually this makes for an astonishingly successful piece of applied graphic design.<br />Great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038329756025304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-68636220553616435262013-04-11T20:36:30.064-07:002013-04-11T20:36:30.064-07:00I agree, it is very satisfying, and a bit mysterio...I agree, it is very satisfying, and a bit mysterious. It's on the cover of one of my vintage magazines -<br />Woman's Home Companion 1934 May.plaisanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911874710720330233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-53909818848155876382013-04-11T20:26:32.543-07:002013-04-11T20:26:32.543-07:00Beautiful. The woman's cast shadow really make...Beautiful. The woman's cast shadow really makes the piece; it turns a flat drawing three-dimensional by pushing her forward. I've always liked this outline/flat wash style, but usually the drawings were deliberately flat and decorative rather than "realistic" or whatever you call it.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.com