So, I’ve posted illustration works in oil and in technical pen (nobody so far has walked off with a prize for identifying the comics portrayed in “The Comedians” cover). Truth is, I started out in high school drawing in pencil (we’ll get to that frightening flashback in a while, but first…). That was my medium, and by way of example, let’s look at a coquille pencil sketch representing “The Thin Man.” My dear friend Tess Kissinger created a meme back when it wasn’t even fashionable to create memes–in this case, it was “WWMLD.” Translated, that’s “What Would Myrna Loy Do?” Ms. Loy was an identifiable icon for Tess and others: strong, independent, and playing second fiddle only to a man who was worth it. For example, William Powell in the guise of Nick Charles. In creating my own Thin Man illustration, I tried to suggest that egalitarian relationship. After all, Nora Charles, having been sent on a joy ride around Grant’s tomb for an afternoon, responds that she’s having one just like it made for her dear Nick.
In any case, here’s a late addition to my work in pencil, which preceded virtually all other mediums: I give you The Thin Man films:
