1950s illustration

Hello again from my weekly blog. I’ve just been putting the finishing touches to this and have been updating the images after the weekend Craft Fair. I knew you’d want to see it ! This…

inbed.quenalbertini: Woman Reading Newspaper in Bed by John Gannam

In the 1950s abstract expressionism was in full flower. American magazine illustrations, on the other hand, remained fairly tight and realistic. Yet, these representational illustrations often contained abstract flurries of brush strokes and color, frequently in the tousled hair of stylish women. Andy Virgil Compare Coby Whitmore's treatment of hair... Coby Whitmore ...with Willem de Kooning's abstraction: de Kooning In fact, flipping through the typical illustrations in women's magazines in…

While over reading at a favorite blog last month I happened across this Holiday apron pattern. Before I get too caught up in my thoughts I have to tell you how wonderful Barbara's blog is. Aptly named Oodles and Oodles it is filled with vintage finds and family stories. She is a talented writer who invites you in and shares with her funny quips and smart facts. If you haven't already subscribed to her posts I know you will and if your lucky you can snag an item from her Etsy shop or her Ebay…

Illustration from "A Spy Among Us", fiction feature from Kayak magazine, March April 2008. This is a slightly earlier version of this illo ( the final is blue, with no paper texture ) , but I like how it turned out so I thought I'd share it. I did the colour separations by hand on paper to try and achieve the 2 colour look of mid to late 1950s kid's magazines that were printed on newsprint ( Humpty Dumpty, Children's Digest, etc. ) . One of four illustrations for this story.

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