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[MrG]

Ohh yes. The essence of Art?

Frank Frazetta is one of my all time favorites.





Saturday, May 29, 2010
Frank Frazetta
"All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay" ~ Dennis DeYoung

May 10, 2010 came and went with barely a whisper of news about the passing of a giant. On that day, Frank Frazetta, one of my personal heroes, passed away.

I have always loved art, and once believed I had some talent. So much so, in fact, that I attended college with the intention of majoring in art, but eventually dropped out for a multitude of reasons. One of those reasons was because after observing the talent the other art students possessed, I realized I really didn't have that much talent in art, after all.

But, I still love art, and a few years after I left college, I discovered Frank Frazetta. No doubt, everyone is familiar with Frazetta's work, but don't know who he was. To this day, when I spy a cover illustration by Frazetta, I immediately recognize the familiar style. I can also recognize the imitators, of which there are many.

I first became acquainted with Frazetta's work shortly after college when I became interested in a particular type of comic book. I started buying and reading comic books with titles such as "Creepy", "Eerie", and my personal favorite, "Vampirella". The allure of these particular comic books came mostly from the artwork, which was far better than the ordinary DC Comics (which is very good in it's own right) style artwork.

Probably the most popular and most sought after comic book cover illustrators was Frank Frazetta. Frazetta's artwork was distinctive, and singularly recognizable by it's incredible detail.

Frazetta's art was probably the chief reason I became familiar with the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Although Burroughs' novels have gone through possibly hundreds of printings since he wrote them in the 1800's, Frazetta's cover illustrations of books such as "Warlord of Mars", and the "Tarzan" series, spawned an entire new generation of Edgar Rice Burroughs fans.

I was one of them.

During one period of my life, I voraciously read virtually every Edgar Rice Burroughs book I could get my hands on, particularly those whose covers had been decorated with Frank Frazetta paintings.

Now, besides loving art, I also love Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, thanks to the artistic genius of Frank Frazetta.

It was the "out of the frying pan, into the fire" style of Burroughs that inspired one of my personal original quotations:

"My life is an Edgar Rice Burroughs book without the adventure."

Those readers familiar with Burroughs' novels will no doubt understand my meaning.

In honor and memory of Frank Frazetta, I now present my two readers with examples of some of his amazing artwork:

[jan-has-art]

nice pieces of art..indeed

[jan-has-art]

big in belgium blog / check it out !!

http://big-in-belgium.tumblr.com/

jan

[jan-has-art]

ROA San Fransisco



njoY!

[jan-has-art]

Blu_@ Draw The Line, Italy 01







jha*

[exisnet]

Jan, you have a great sense of humor...

[jan-has-art]

you're welcome YBA..

this one is for you..



tattoo art by jan fabre

[bootysweat]

Nice Board sir. Board Marked :)

[jan-has-art]

must see !!!

my tumblr blog

[jan-has-art]

thanks mako ! feel free to bring them on..

best, jan-has-art*

[Mako Hunter]

Check out UNVC looks pretty good to me may get some in the morning

[jan-has-art]

> best radio station in the world !


http://www.stubru.be/home

[Zardiw]

Interesting......et z

[jan-has-art]

> morning "GREG GOSSEL"

this guy is def. worth to keep an eye on..(read: to buy some stuff)



not pumping, just sharing good things with opp.

greggossel.com

i purchased the "kate moss" 1 original

jan

[Carlito]

Board marked <> Gl !

[Essence Of Wealth]

The Crevasse - Making of 3D Street Art

AND MORE . . .

They looks so real

[jan-has-art]

> more pedro matos

[jan-has-art]

Dan Baldwin...



Dan Baldwin "Politics 2"
Year: 2005
Media: Emulsion with butterflies on canvas.
Edition: 1 / 1 Original
Size: 180 x 180 cm / 72 x 72 inch.

www.danbaldwinart.com

My favourite work of art... I just bought a piece by the artist Dan Baldwin called 'Autumn Girl'. It's a graffiti-style cartoon with a girl on a spider web. It's hanging next to my pool table.

Petra Ecclestone
link

[Essence Of Wealth]

Yes they are. If I could paint like that, I think I would be as happy as I could ever hope to be.

[jan-has-art]

They really are amazing !

jan

[jan-has-art]

> Pedro Matos / Without doubt an investment..



Pedro Matos “Untitled”
Year: 2008
Media: Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas
Size: 100 x 100 cm / 40 x 40 inch
Edition: 1 / 1 Original
www.pedromatos.org

upcoming show:
Pedro Matos’ “Ephemera” at Shooting Gallery (Curbs and Stoops)

[Essence Of Wealth]

More 3D paintings . . .

[Essence Of Wealth]

Your welcome "jan"

[jan-has-art]

> On of the best on line art magazines :

www.juxtapoz.com

jan

[jan-has-art]

Fine penny_man!

Will do my best to postinteresting stuff, now and then ..

jan

[jan-has-art]

Thanks Essence of Wealth !

jan

[Essence Of Wealth]

I love Art and always wanted to be an artist but, artist's are born not made so, I dream.
I enjoy all kinds of art and am amazed at (and love) all the 3D art I've discovered via the internet like this one;




"smArt_invest" board Marked!


Sincerely,
Essence of Wealth

[jan-has-art]

thanks pharaoh-1 !

jan-has-art*

[penny_man]

Thanks Jan. Following this board also.

[Pharaoh-1]

Marked the board and you jan.. best of luck

[jan-has-art]

oeps, was too busy..

[MaxPowerLove$Ihub]

marked the boar...how come it still says only 1 follower?

[MaxPowerLove$Ihub]

Marked this board...GL and continue with your artwork...u got great talent my friend...

[jan-has-art]

links to some cool artists sites:

greg gossel
mariel clayton
the k-guy
slinkachu
sam dillemans

enjoy !

jan-has-art*

[jan-has-art]

> first post must be something really awesome..

check out this BLU vid. !!

push here

enjoy, jan-has-art*