Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Sketches from My Salad Days (what the hell does that mean?)

As I mentioned recently in an earlier blog, in performing the wretched task of cleaning out the debris from my file cabinets I have come upon a goldmine of stuff including folders of some of my old sketches greeting cards and cartoons.  At the time I did most of these I was suffering the pangs of being a starving and unappreciated artist and I did not find my work particularly wonderful or appealing.  Not having received much encouragement from the world in the way of fortunes rolling into my coffers I felt that my work had little merit or worth and so I let it die an uneasy but unprotesting death.

In rediscovering it now, 50 some years later I realize that I had the makings of a blooming genius.....who knew?  Anyway, now that I have a platform to display some of my works I am proud to offer some of my recently rediscovered gems.

This charmer is one I used to call Vampire Lady or else Coffee House Aficcionada.

Most of these did not have captions and were intended to be used on greeting cards.

The couple below is one of my favorites.....it was inspired by a lot of my old family photos.

I think of my Grandma and Gandpa when I see this now.














Mamie and Jake





            
 I think the following were going to be Wedding cards, but I was too fearful
 that they would be

                     misinterpreted.   


18 comments:

  1. These never should have been hidden away.

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  2. I'm so glad you have published these, they are wonderful! I wish I had even a quarter of your talent.

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  3. These are great, Lo! I love them!

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  4. These are Fabulous...thanks for sharing!

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  5. They are really wonderful! They would make great cards.

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  6. C'est magnifique!!!!!!!!!! These must be shared with the world!!!

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  7. I couldn't see the second one, but the others were there.

    They are incredible.

    By the way, "In my salad days / When I was green in judgment, cold in blood" Shakespeare, at all his punny best, in Antony and Cleopatra. It has come to mean in the best time of your youth.

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  8. These look as good (or better) than similar "works" seen in the Saturday Evening Post. You have a real talent - perhaps you can doodle your raccoon and possum buddies (you have the eyes down perfectly).

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  9. You were way before your time with these, you know. So glad you found them.

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  10. These pictures are priceless!! I have a couple you sent me and I wouldn't take anything for them!! These are an example of the amazing gal you are!!

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  11. Wow. These are great! Another facet in the jewel that is Lo! The style is so distinctive you could do New Yorker cartoons & help them regain some class. LOL.

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  12. Keep Posting. I am laughing aloud over here. I wish even more that you lived next door.

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  13. The more I look at these drawings, Lo, the more they remind me of Gorey's work. I have several of his books on my bookshelf and I used to keep a copy of "The Doubtful Guest" in the bedside table of the guest room. :) I was never certain how a guest might take that, though. But I thought it was very funny.

    Do you remember a PBS (I think it was PBS ... maybe it was on the BBC) show called "Mystery!" I loved the graveyard scene where the woman does a theatrical faint across the tomb. Used to just crack me up. It wasn't until recently that I learned Gorey had done that, as well.

    I love, love, love your drawings! Just love them. :)

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  14. I so enjoyed your drawings..genius at work..I love the couple and that last little old lady with the mink around her neck is just precious:)

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  15. I agree with AngelMay: You drawings instantly reminded me of Edward Gorey. And definitely New Yorker magazine. What a great talent.

    And thank you so much for the comments you've left on my blog—deserved or not, they encourage me to keep blogging on . . .

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  16. Hi Lois! Thanks for stopping by my blog! It's through WordPress, so we don't have a "followers" function. You have to use good old fashioned bookmarks, or subscribe with an RSS feed!

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  17. I want to compliment my fans on picking up the influence that both Ronald Searle and Edward Gorey had on my work. I have worshiped both of them for years and, undoubtedly, some of their style seeped into my own. I am not ashamed....I only steal from the best.

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