BlogHide Resteemswintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: "The Sleeper," illustration #2The tranquility of "conscious slumber" is what I aimed for in this illustration, with nature moving in slow motion among the creeping tendrils of fog. The swans are my own addition - to…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: The mystic moon of "The Sleeper"I've never read more evocative lines, and I'm pleased with the fidelity I brought to the condensing, dripping moon vapor of Poe's imagination. These illustrations typically run to 25 Photoshop…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: The next poem is "The Sleeper"For my second set of illustrations I've chosen "The Sleeper" which, like Poe himself, I prefer to "The Raven." Over familiarity may have something to do with it: As a child I memorized "The Raven"…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: "Annabel Lee" is finished!I let the poem "tell" me how many illustrations it required and the answer was eight. So far I haven't seen a slideshow anywhere on Steemit, but that would be a good format to display the entire…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: Of Annabel Lee and typosHard to believe but I read the poem on this page 10 times and missed that I'd spelled "dissevered" wrong - didn't notice till I went to post just now. It's easily corrected, just finicky: I make 3…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Sunday original: "Street Flowers"In order to experiment and try new techniques, once a week I take a break from my illustration work and do whatever takes my fancy - in this case a still life. I've set the flowers in front of…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: How Annabel Lee met her endSince the poem doubles back to the killing wind, I did too - Annabel Lee goes wandering or sleepwalking and ends up on the rocky seashore, rose petals of blood red surrounding her now lifeless…wintery (27)in music • 7 years agoThe indomitable fighter, Ireland versus RussiaIt's 38 rounds (!) of bare-knuckle, knock down, drag out personal combat between the Irish favorite Morrissey and a nameless Russian sailor, sung by Ewan MacColl with an interesting sort of quaver…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: Annabel Lee "goes west"The trees in this illustration are perfection, providing a barren and slightly menacing frame for the departing horse-drawn carriage bearing away his beloved. I decided to go with no drama for…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: A killing wind"Annabel Lee" was published posthumously, Poe's last completed poem, and it feels like the work of a young and vigorous man, not someone as hard pressed as he. For the infamous wind I've put…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: Annabel Lee and devotionI pictured a 4- to 5-year age difference between Annabel Lee and her beloved, with him as an angsty teenager, already plugged into the life of the court and capable of the fierce devotion (albeit…wintery (27)in music • 7 years agoFeed your soul: Viking rune musicEarly music and period instruments are a love of mine, so here's 13 minutes from a Norwegian concert of 2016. I am in awe of Einar Selvik - and that's BEFORE he starts singing...wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe Project: Annabel herselfI decided to make Annabel young ("I was a child and she was a child"); I've seen illustrations where she looks 25, but I'm trying to adhere to Poe's own words insofar as possible. That makes room…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoThe Poe ProjectHow would you illustrate Edgar Allan Poe? If you are at all familiar with his work, doubtless some images popped up in your mind instantly: ravens, crypts and maidens. But that's the subject matter…wintery (27)in art • 7 years agoWhat is digital compositing?Digital compositing is creating a new image by assembling various disparate pictures into an organic-looking whole. I use stock images from dreamstime.com, my own photos, vintage photos from Ebay…wintery (27)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoInstant recluse -- just add waterImagine this: You live in northern Minnesota in a ramshackle house with 7 cats and more than 5000 books. Electricity but no indoor plumbing. Internet but coyotes. All your food (and everything…
