Holy God. These just arrived in my mailbox courtesy of the lovely jkluge, who has the originals. They're probably at least 10 years old. I'm LJ-cutting 'cause they're bigses.
Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as Jeeves. Colored pencil.
They're both just perfect, aren't they? Lucky, lucky me! (One is now tempted to go into the "luck, luck, luck-luck-luck" clucking routine, considering the Hugh Laurie connection, but will restrain oneself.) Bertie has the quintessential Bertram Wooster expression-- a bit foolish and kindly and dear. Exquisite! And Jeeves! That wonderful dubious, rather pained look. {beam} They're PERFECT.
Not to mention the incredible use of color. I am so awed. And Ann's pen and ink work is just incredible -- flawless. Equally awe-inspiring. I cherish the zines I have containing her gorgeous pen and inks. I could just pore over them for hours. She has such an incomparable talent. She is an Art Goddess.
I challenge ev'rybody to look -- really look at the colors -- all the gorgeous colors! -- that make up the skin tones in Bertie's face. Astounding! {stumbles, but recovers}
And . . . and . . . the people all look like themselves Exquisite vesri . . . very . . . verisimilitude. Serious 'tude. Even in pen and ink. Pen & ink! I bow in your general direction.
Ann? Ann? Where are you? It's all fuzzy, and not just because I don't have my new glasses yet.
{pops up like Jason or whomever in a Halloween movie}
And the delicacy and inventive use of Ann's pen and ink crosshatching with stippling and other shading techniques -- totally unique and kick-ass. The varying methods always *work* together! How does she *do* that?
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Date: 2003-04-09 05:44 pm (UTC)Not to mention the incredible use of color. I am so awed. And Ann's pen and ink work is just incredible -- flawless. Equally awe-inspiring. I cherish the zines I have containing her gorgeous pen and inks. I could just pore over them for hours. She has such an incomparable talent. She is an Art Goddess.
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Date: 2003-04-10 08:56 pm (UTC)You still do the most touchable, silky, sink-your-fingers-into-it hair in pen and ink I've ever seen. Incomparable!
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It's for your own good.
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Date: 2003-04-11 08:25 am (UTC)I challenge ev'rybody to look -- really look at the colors -- all the gorgeous colors! -- that make up the skin tones in Bertie's face. Astounding! {stumbles, but recovers}
And . . . and . . . the people all look like themselves Exquisite vesri . . . very . . . verisimilitude. Serious 'tude. Even in pen and ink. Pen & ink! I bow in your general direction.
Ann? Ann? Where are you? It's all fuzzy, and not just because I don't have my new glasses yet.
Zzzzzzzz . . . .
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Date: 2003-04-11 08:27 am (UTC)Jeez.
::covers Jean with scratchy blanket::
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Date: 2003-04-11 08:38 am (UTC)And the delicacy and inventive use of Ann's pen and ink crosshatching with stippling and other shading techniques -- totally unique and kick-ass. The varying methods always *work* together! How does she *do* that?
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::picks up bat again::
POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!POUND!
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Date: 2003-04-11 01:07 pm (UTC)