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I can't tell you how much I appreciated and enjoyed your art series. I hope you check in from time to time as your schedule permits.

This may sound like an odd request, but it's "arty". I hope in the future you will do an essay on famous illustrators from the Golden Age of Illustration and beyond.

I always loved Constantin Alajalov's Saturday Evening Post covers. They were so stylish and interesting to me, a little girl. Maxfield Parrish also intrigued me. There were other magazines and books illustrated by these deft and stylish artistes. I'd love to see some of their famous works again here so we can all have our memories happily refreshed.

These masters were in a class all by themselves and I miss their illustrative genius on the art scene today.

Leni

Leni,

Thanks for your kind words about this series. That's why I continued....nice words and comments like yours.

That's a good idea for another "lecture," but I know less than you about the great illustrators. Sorry, it's just not something that's covered in colleges. They are "just" "illustrators."

I don't know why illustrators get such second-rate status. Perhaps it is because they don't always go to a deeper level of meaning. But I think sometimes they do. And they are certainly much, much better than postmodern drivel.

Is this an image you are referring to by Constantin Alajalov?

My suggestion for a thread like this is to begin it on your own, or continue it here. Give us images and comments on the ones you like. I know other FReepers will jump in. We've discussed Norman Rockwell in another thread.

Do you know how to include images? They have directions under FR, but if you write again I'll give you a clue (but they may do it better). It's really quite easy once you get the hang of the HTML.

I'll be writing and commenting. I just may do only a few "lectures" per term.